外研版八年级英语上册 （Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England）My home town and my country 教学课件

Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.

theUK-theUntiedKingdomsofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandScotlandEnglandWalesNorthernIreland1.Whereisit?It’sEngland.2.WhatisthecapitalofEngland?ItisLondon.

N(north)E(east)S(south)W(west)directions方向Makeadialogueaboutthedirections.—WhereisManchester?—Itisinthenorthof

England.—WhereisLondon?—Itisinthesouthof

England.—WhereisCambridge?—Itisintheeastof

England.—WhereisBristol?—Itisinthewestof

England.1.TowerBridgeandtheRiverThames2.CambridgeUniversityandtheRiverCama._______b._______12aReadthepassageandchooseatitleforeachpicturebelow.Scanning1.What’sthepopulationofCambridge?Itisabout120,000.2.What’sCambridgefamousfor?University.Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.Carefulreading3.HowoldisLondon?It’sabout2,000yearsold.4.What’stheweatherlikeinEngland?Itisneververyhotinsummerorverycoldinwinter.CambridgeLondonLocation（位置）PopulationFamousplacesRiverIntheeastofEnglandInthesouthofEngland120,000About7.5millionUniversity,oldbuildingsandchurchesBigBen,BuckinghamPalace,TowerBridgeRiverCamRiverThamesCompletethetablecomparingCambridgewithLondon.countrysideeasthometownislandLondonmountainssouthuniversityEnglandispartofa(n)(1)_______.Itisfamousforitsbeautifulgreen(2)___________with(3)___________andlakesinthenorth,islandcountrysidemountainsCompletethepassagewiththewordsandexpressioninthebox.Postreadingandhillsandvillagesinthesouth.My(4)__________isCambridge,inthe(5)______ofEngland.Ithaslotsofoldbuildingsandchurches,andawell-known(6)_________.Itissmallerthan(7)_______,whichisinthe(8)_____ofEngland.hometowneastuniversityLondonsouthcountrysideeasthometownislandLondonmountainssouthuniversity1.ItisontheriverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.1)ontheriverCam表示“在康桥河畔”，on表示在河的沿岸。

2)haveapopulationof…表示“有……

人口”。指人口的多少用large或

small。2.Myhometownisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.

befamousfor因…而出名e.g.TFBoysarefamousfortheirsongs.befamousdas作为…而出名e.g.Langlangisfamousasapianist.【运用】汉译英。(1)中国以其悠久历史而闻名。(befamousfor)

______________________________________(2)张艺谋以他的电影而闻名。

______________________________________(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。

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ZhangYimouisfamousforhismovies.China

isfamousforitslonghistory.Beijing

isfamousasacapitalcity.YangLiweiisfamousasagreatastronaut.4.Touristsliketheareaoflowmountainsandbeautifullakesinthenorth…

low意为“矮的；低的”，常指建筑物、山的低或矮、价格的低、声音的低。

e.g.TheBrownsliveinalowhouse.Thehillislow.Todaythepriceofsweatersislow.Joanoftenspeaksinalowvoice.short也有“矮的”的意思,但常指人的矮。e.g.Thegirlinthefrontoftheclassroomisshort.根据句意选用low或short填空,有的需要变换形式。(1)ThepriceoftheT-shirtisvery______.(2)LiLeiis________thanhisbrother.(3)Thehillis_____andwecangetthetopverysoon.lowlowshorter

Answerthequestionsandwritenotesaboutyourhometown.1.Whereisit?2.Whatisitspopulation?3.Isitbigorsmall?4.Whatisitfamousfor?5.Howoldisit?6.Whatistheweatherlike?Myhometown---DalianinthenortheastofChinaoversixmillionabigcityfamousforbeaches,theUnderwaterWorld,theBirdParkandthePolarRegionZooover100yearsoldwarminwinterandhotinsummerPossibleanswersUseyournotesandwriteanswerstothequestionsinActivity5.DalianisinthenortheastofChina.Ithasapopulationofoversixmillion.Itisabigcity.Itisfamousforitsbeautifulbeaches,theUnderwaterWorld,theBirdParkandthePolarRegionZoo.Itisover100yearsold.Itiswarminwinterandhot