外研版八年级上册M2U2

1、Module 2,My home town and my country,Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.,Where is it?,Its England.,Its famous for Big Ben.,What is it famous for?,It is London.,What is the capital of England?,N(north),E(east),S(south),W(west),北方,南方,东方,西方,New words,north n. 北；北方 adj. 在北方的；朝北的

2、 e.g. Canada lies to the north of USA. 加拿大位于美国的北部。 Is your home town in North China? (翻译) 你的家乡在中国的北方吗？,south n. 南；南方 adj. 在南方的；朝南的 e.g. She works on the south coast. 她在南方沿海地区工作。 Guangdong is in thesouthof China. （翻译） 广东在中国的南部。,west n. 西，西方； adj. 在西方的；朝西的 e.g. The sun rises in the east and sets in th

3、ewest. 太阳从东方升起, 从西方落下。 They live inWestGermany. （翻译） 他们住在德国西部。,university n. 大学 e.g. My uncle is a professor in this university. 我叔叔是这所大学的一名教授。 island n. 岛，岛屿 e.g. There are some banana trees on that island. 那个小岛上有一些香蕉树。,countryside n. 农村地区；乡下 e.g. The young people from the countryside are honest. 这

4、些农村来的年轻人都很老实。 area n. 地区；区域 e.g. There are many gardens in this area. 这一地区有很多公园。,mountain n. 山；山丘 e.g. The mountain is 3500 meters high. 这座山有3500米高。 low adj. 矮的；低的 e.g. The office is in a low building. 办公室在一幢低矮的房子里。,umbrella n. 雨伞 e.g. I left my umbrella on the bus. 我把雨伞落在公共汽车上了。,especially adv. 尤其

5、e.g. I love reading, especially novel. 我喜欢阅读，尤其是小说。,Reading and vocabulary,Look at the map of England and read the sentences.,east north south west,1. Cambridge is in the east of England. 2. London is in the south of England. 3. Bristol is in the west of England. 4. Manchester is in the north of Eng

6、land.,Make a dialogue about the directions., Where is Manchester?, It is in the north of England., Where is London?, It is in the south of England., Where is Cambridge?, It is in the east of England., Where is Bristol?, It is in the west of England.,Beijing Guangdong Chengdu Shanghai,Tell where the

7、four cities are.,Look at the pictures and listen.,a,Pre-reading,1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames,2. Cambridge University and the River Cam,a._,b._,1,2,a,Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.,Scanning,1. Whats the population of Cambridge?,It is about 120,000.,2. Whats Cambri

8、dge famous for?,University.,Read the passage again and answer the questions.,Careful reading,3. How old is London?,Its about 2,000 years old.,4. Whats the weather like in England?,It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.,In the east of England,In the south of England,120,000,About 7.5

9、million,University, old buildings and churches,Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge,River Cam,River Thames,Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.,countryside east home town island London mountains south university,England is part of a(n) (1) _. It is famous for its beautiful green (

10、2) _ with (3) _ and lakes in the north,island,countryside,mountains,Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.,Post reading,and hills and villages in the south. My (4) _ is Cambridge, in the (5) _ of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and a well-known (6) _. It i

11、s smaller than (7) _, which is in the (8) _ of England.,home town,east,university,London,south,countryside east home town island London mountains south university,University of Cambridge,It is founded in 1209. It is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the UK. It has

12、 a worldwide reputation for academic achievements. Cambridge affiliates have won more than 80 Nobel Prizes.,1. north, south, east和west north, south, east和west都是方位词。请仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。 【例句】 1) North points up on the map. 在地图上， 北方指向上。 2) Is the country in the east? 这个国家在东 方吗？,3) They are facing

13、west. 他们正面朝西。 4) The U.S. is south of Canada. 美国在加拿 大之南。 5) The east wind is blowing softly. 东风轻轻 地吹。,【结论】 通过观察上述例句可知： 1) north, south, east和west可用作名词，意为“北方”、“南方”、“东方”和“西方”（如例句1）；表示“在北方/南方/东方/西方”常用短语_ the north / south / east / west（如例句2）。,in,2) north, south, east和west可用作副词，意为“向北”、“向南”、“向东”和“向西”，常用于

14、动词之后（如例句3）。有时也用于短语north / south / east / west of，意为“在之北/南/东/西”（如例句4）。 3) north, south, east和west可用作形容词，意为“北方的”、“南方的”、“东方的”和“西方的”，作它们后面名词的定语（如例句5）。,【运用】 请根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。 1. 你知道哪个方向是南方吗？ Do you know which way _ _? 2. 我们的学校在南京的西部。 Our school is _ _ of Nanjing. 3. 一位老人正向东走。 An old man is _ _. 4. 一场

15、北风带来了寒冷天气。 A _ _ brings cold weather.,is south,in the west,walking east,north wind,2. It is on the river Cam and has a population of about 120,000. 1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河 畔”， on表示在河的沿岸。 2) have a population of 表示“有 人口”。指人口的多少用large或 small。,3. My home town is especially famous for its university

16、. be famous for是一个固定短语，意为“因而闻名；以著名”。 主语既可以是表示人的词语，也可以是表示地点的词语。主语是表示人的词语时，多表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，多表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。,e.g. She is famous for her sweet voice. The town is famous for its fruit. be famous as意为“作为而著名”，指某人以某种身份、职业等出名；或指某地作为什么产地等而出名。,【运用】汉译英。 (1) 中国以其悠久历史而闻名。 (be famous for) _ (2) 张艺谋以他

17、的电影而闻名。 _ (3) 北京作为一个首都城市而闻名。 _ (4) 杨利伟作为一名伟大的宇航员而闻名。 _,Zhang Yimou is famous for his movies.,Chinais famous for its long history.,Beijingis famous as a capital city.,Yang Liwei is famous as a great astronaut.,4. Tourists like the area of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north low意为“矮的；低的”，常指

18、建筑物、山的低或矮、价格的低、声音的低。 e.g. The Browns live in a low house. The hill is low. Today the price of sweaters is low. Joan often speaks in a low voice.,short也有“矮的”的意思, 但常指人的矮。 e.g. The girl in the front of the classroom is short. 根据句意选用low或short填空, 有的需要变换形式。 (1) The price of the T-shirt is very _. (2) Li L

19、ei is _ than his brother. (3) The hill is _ and we can get the top very soon.,low,low,shorter,Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.,1. Where is it? 2. What is its population? 3. Is it big or small? 4. What is it famous for? 5. How old is it? 6. What is the weather like?,My home

20、town - Dalian in the northeast of China over six million a big city famous for beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the Polar Region Zoo over 100 years old warm in winter and hot in summer,Possible answers,Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activity 5.,Dalian is in the

21、northeast of China. It has a population of over six million.,It is a big city. It is famous for its beautiful beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the Polar Region Zoo. It is over 100 years old. It is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian.,Possible answers,Exercises,. 根据句意从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式。 1. Many birds will fly to the _ when winter comes. 2. This kind of si