Module 2 My home town and my country

Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.

Work in pairs. Look at the map of China and talk about where are these cities.

1) Beijing is ____________ of China.

2) Guangzhou is ____________ of China. 3) Nanjing is ___________ of China.

4) Urumqi is ___________ of China.

5) Shanghai is ______________ of China.

6) Chengdu is _______________ of China.

in the north

in the south

in the east

in the west

in the east

in the west

a map of

England

region of

Britain

--- Where is …? --- It’s in the … of England.

--- 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.

1. What does the word

“ 康桥” mean?

2. Where is it?

3. What is it famous for?

Cambridge University

River Cam

Discussion

Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again --- by Xu Zhimo

Cambridge University

Tower Bridge

Listen to the passage and choose a title for each photo.

Tower Bridge and the River Thames

Cambridge University and the River Cam

1.Tony’s hometown is _____________.

2.What’s the population of Cambridge?

It has ___________ people.

3. What’s the population of London?

It has __________________ people.

Cambridge

120,000

7,500,000

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

Para 1.

1. Where is Cambridge?

2. What is Cambridge?

3. What’s it famous for in Cambridge?

It’s in the east of England.

It is a beautiful city on the River Cam.

It’s famous for its university, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

While-reading

Ask and answer.

Cambridge

lots of / a lot of old buildings and churches

120,000 people

be famous for

the River Cam

Cambridge University

Listen and fill in the blanks.

Cambridge is a ________ city in the ______

of __________, and it has about _________

people. It’s ______ the River _______.

There are lots of old ___________ and

_________. It’s _______ for its ___________.

beautiful east

England 120,000

on Cam

buildings

churches famous University

Para 2. Read and fill in the blanks.

Where

How

Age

Population

Be famous

for

In the south of England

Bigger and busier

About 2000 years old

Seven and a half million

Big Ben, Buckingham Palace

and Tower Bridge

London

London --- the capital of the UK

7,500,000 people2,000 years old

the River Thames

Big Ben

Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace

Tower Bridge

London is the ______ of the UK, ____ seven

and a half million people, so it’s ______ and

______ than Cambridge. It is in the _____ of

England and it’s on the _____ Thames.

London is an ___ city. It’s about 2,000 years

old. It’s _______ for Big _____, Buckingham

______ and Tower ______.

Listen and fill in the blanks.

capital with

bigger

busier south

River

old

famous Ben

Palace Bridge

Para 3-4. Ask and answer.

1. What’s in the north of England?

2. What’s in the south of England?

3. What’s the weather like in England?

There are some low mountains and beautiful lakes.

There are the hills and pretty villages.

It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.

Britain

England

an island

England is a region of Britain.

It’s never hot in the summer, or very cold in the winter.

Manchester is in the north of England.

*

Manchester曼彻斯特

lakes

low mountains

*

Bristol布里斯托尔

Bristol is in the west of England.

There are lots of small villageson the coast.

Cambridge VS London

Cambridge London

Place

Population

RiverFamous Places

In the east In the south

120,000 7,500,000

River Cam the Thames

Universityold buildings and churches

Big Ben, Buckingham PalaceTower Bridge

Read and fill in the form.

1. … in the south of …

in the south of 意为“在……（内部）的南部”，与此类似的还有 in the east / west /

north of ...,

意为“在……（内部）的东 / 西 / 北部”。如：

Shanghai is in the east of China.

上海位于中国的东部。 广州在中国的南部。 _______________________________ Guangzhou is in the south of China.

Key words and expressions

2. 以 west( 西方 ) 为例，讲讲方位词和不同的介词搭配时的意思。 A. Gansu is in the west of China.

甘肃在中国的西部。 B. Shanxi is on the west of Hebei.

山西在河北西部。 C. China is to the west of Japan.

中国在日本的西方。

例句 A 中 , Gansu 位于 China 范围内的西方 , 本句用的介词是 in ；例句 B 中 ,

Shanxi 在 Hebei 的西部 , 彼此接壤 , 本句用的介词是 on ；例句 C 中 , China 位于日本范围外的西方 , 本句用的介词是 to 。 in 指在某地域范围之内的某个方位； on 指与某一地域边界相接的某个方位 ;

to 指在某一地域范围之外某个方位。

3. be famous for

be famous for 是一固定短语，意为“因……而闻名 / 出名”。如： Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.

杭州以西湖而闻名。 中国以长城而闻名。 _______________________________China is famous for the Great Wall.

[ 辨析 ]

be famous for; be famous as

都是“以……而出（著）名”的意思，但它们会在含义和用法上有区别。 (1) 当主语是表示人的名词时， be famous

for 表示“以某种知识、技能、作品或特征而出名”， be famous as 则表示“以某身份而出名”。试比较：

Einstein was famous for his Theory of

Relativity.

爱因斯坦以他的相对论而著名。 Einstein was famous as a great scientist.

爱因斯坦以一位伟大的科学家而著称。 He is famous for his novels.

他因他的小说而出名。 Lu Xun was famous as a writer.

鲁迅是位著名的作家。

Scotland has many lakes and mountains, and is famous for its beautiful countryside.

苏格兰有许多湖泊和山脉，并以其乡村美景著称。

The area is famous as a green tea producing place.

这个地区以绿茶产地而出名。

(2) 当主语是地点名词时， be famous for

表示“以某种特点（产品）而出名”； be

famous as 则表示“以什么样的产地而出名”。如：

This grammar book is famous for its practical usage.

这本语法书以其实用性而被人所知。This book is famous as a reference book.

这是一本有名的参考书。

(3) 当主语是事物名词时， be famous for 表示“以其内容、特征、价值等而被人所知”；be famous as 则表示“以某种形式出名”。如：

China is _____ the Great Wall and

pandas.

A. famous as B. famous for

C. ready to D. ready for

B

4. … with seven and a half million people.

这里的 with 意为“带有；具有”。 如： I have a new building with a big garden.

我有一座带有一个大花园的新楼。 另外 , with 还可表示“使用工具、手段等 ; 和……在一起”的意思。如：

The little boy writes with a pencil.

这个小男孩用铅笔写字。 Tony lives with his parents in Beijing

now.

托尼和父母现在一起住在北京。

Retell the passage.

Cambridge

population 120,000

where In the east of England, on the River Cam

be famous for university

London---capital of the UK

population 7,500,000

where In the south of England, on the River Thames

how old About 2000 years

be famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge

England --- A region of the UK

place near the sea

On the coast Small village, beach

In the north Low mountains & beautiful lakes

In the south the hills & pretty villages

Think of a city / town you know in China.1. Where is it?

2. What’s its population?

3. Is it big or small?

4. What is it famous for?

5. How old is it?

6. What’s the weather like?

It’s in the north of China.

It’s over 6 million.

It’s famous for ...

It is over 100 years old.

…warm in winter and hot in summer.

A big city.

Think of a city / town you know in China.

Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is also the nation’s cultural and political centre. It is an ancient and modern city at the same time. Its story reaches back as 300,000-500,000 years ago. It has about 20 million people …

请改为同义句，每空一词。1. How large is the population of Shanxi?

_______ the population __ Shanxi?

2. The population of Hong Kong is seven

million.

Hong Kong ________________ seven

million.

What’s of

has a population of

Exercises

3. Tom is taller than me.

I am ___________ Tom.

4. John is younger than Jim.

Jim is _________ John.

5. This street is ten metres wide. That street

is sixteen metres wide.

That street is _________ this street. wider than

shorter than

older than

Guangzhou is in the south of China.

---What’s Hong Kong famous for?

---Victoria Peak.

1. 广州在中国的南部。

2. – 香港以什么闻名 ? -- 太平山顶。

翻译句子。

Beijing is the capital of China, and it has a

larger population than Nanjing.

China has a history about 5,000 years, with

about 1.3 billion people.

3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。

4. 中国有大约五千年的历史 , 人口大约有 13

亿。

My hometown is …It’s a … town in the … of China, and it has about … people. It’s famous for …It’s … in summer and … in winter.It’s never … in summer or … in winter. I like my hometown very much. It’s very beautiful and people here are very friendly. Welcome to my hometown!

Write a passage about your hometown.

Homework