Unit3 Reading 1-2.ppt

1、Around the world in Eight Hours,by Phoebe,New York: the Big Apple the biggest city in the USA in America,Asia,Africa,Europe,America,North America,South America,Oceania,Antarctica,Wall Street,the world-famous trade centre at the southern end of Manhattan Island many big companies and international ba

2、nks,bull market,Times Square,people gather there on New Years Eve see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness,Central Park,in the centre of the island several lakes, hills, and a large green lawn relax after a hard days work,be famous for its theatre since the early twentieth century,the fa

3、mous Broadway musical Cats,Answer some questions: How can we visit the world in eight hours? Where is Wall Street? Have you ever heard of the song “Memory”?,( ) 1. trade a. a play filled with many songs ( ) 2. international b. rest after work ( ) 3. gather c. come together ( ) 4. huge d. a period of

4、 100 years ( ) 5. several e. more than two ( ) 6. relax f. the activity of buying and selling ( ) 7. century g. two or more countries taking part ( ) 8. musical h. very large,f,g,c,h,e,d,b,a,Homework 1. Review the Reading. 2. Read and recite the new words and sentences. 3. Finish some exercises.,Uni

5、t3 Reading2,New York, the biggest city in the USA.,Wall Street,Times Square,Central Park,Answer some questions: What is Wall Street famous as? What is in Wall Street? Why do so many people gather in Times Square every year? Where can we relax ourselves in New York? What can we do in Broadway?,T or F

6、: The website helps people buy tickets to different places. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of the page. New York is also called “the Big Apple”. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island. A big apple falls from the sky on New Years Eve at Times Square. There are no hills or lakes

7、in Central Park. The son “Memory” comes from the musical Cats. Click on the “Back” icon and you can start a new online tour.,F,F,T,F,F,F,T,T,Make an interview: A: I am the tour guide, Robin. B: Hi, Robin, whats the website called? A: . B: What can we do in Wall Street? A: B: (try to find more questi

8、ons to ask),Finish B4 and practice the dialogue. Try to introduce New York in pairs.,1. at the top/ bottom of 在。顶部/ 底部 1. 你注意到页面顶部的图标了吗？ 2. 在屏幕的底部有一个菜单条(menu bar)。 1. Have you noticed the icon at the top of the page? 2. There is a menu bar at the bottom of the screen.,2. click on. 点击 1. 点击一下这个图标，那么你

9、就可以在八小时以内环游世界了。 (click on. , and you can/will.) 2. 选择另外一个城市，你就可以在线开始你的新旅程了。 1. Click on the icon, and you can travel around the world in eight hours. 2. Pick another city, and you can start your new tour online.,3. at the southern end/part of. 在。最南边 1. 华尔街是世界闻名的贸易中心，位于曼哈顿岛的最南部。 2. 三亚位于海南的南端。我已经来这里两天

10、了。 1. Wall Street is the world-famous trade center, at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 2. Sanya is at the southern end of Hainan. I have been here for two days.,4. gather 聚集，集合 1. 成千上万的人在除夕夜聚集在国际广场观看烟火。 2. 明天我们将在校门口集合。 1. Thousands of people gathered on the international square on New Years Ev

11、e. 2. We will gather at the school gate tomorrow.,5. It is adj. to do sth. 1. 看到巨大的玻璃球在黑暗中往下掉是令人兴奋的。 2. 当时我看到他正在沙滩上玩玻璃球。（see sb./sth. doing） 3. 在线旅游是令人兴奋的。 4. 太阳落下，夜幕降临。(darkness) 1. Its exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 2. I saw him playing with a glass ball on the s

12、and/beach at that time. 3. Its exciting to take an online tour. 4. The sun went down and darkness fell.,6.介词短语做主语的倒装句 1. 岛的中央是中央公园。 2. 城堡前面有一个喷水池(fountain pool)。 3. 房间中央有两张桌子。 4. 页面底部有几个图标。（several） 1. In the center of the island is Central Park. 2. In front of the castle is a fountain pool. 3. In t

13、he center of the room are two tables. 4. At the bottom of the page are several icons.,7. 动词不定式做后置定语 1. 中央公园是个在辛苦工作了一天后放松的好地方。 2. 参观中国园林的最佳时间是在春天或秋天。 3. 纽约时报广场是另一个参观的好去处。新年前夕，许多人聚集在此迎接新年到来。 1. Central Park is a good place to relax after a hard days work. 2. The best time to visit Chinese Gardens is i

14、n Spring or in Winter. 3. Times Square in New York is another good place to visit. Many people gather there to welcome the New Year on New Years Eve.,8. be famous for/ as 因为。出名/ 作为。出名 since the +序数词 century 自。世纪以来 1. 自20世纪早期以来，百老汇就因他的剧院而闻名了。 2. 自19世纪以来，这个镇就以他古老的建筑而闻名。 3. 自10世纪起，苏州就以丝织业而闻名了(silk indu

15、stry)。 4. 周杰伦作为歌手而闻名。 1. Broadway has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century. 2. This town has been famous for its old buildings since the nineteenth century. 3. Suzhou has been famous for its silk industry since the tenth century. 4. Jay Chou is famous as a singer.,9. so much for. 纽约就介绍到这儿了。 本节课到此结束。 今天就到这吧。 1. So much for New York. 2. So much for this