外研 八年级 上册

Module 2

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

Review Words and expressions

单词回顾 学生早读时已预习过本单元单 词，可利用几分钟时间带学生 快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练 度越高，阅读的速率也越高。

Read the words and expressions loudly.

Words and expressions north south west hometown especially n. 北；北方 a. 在北方的；朝北的 n. 南；南方 a. 在南方的；朝南的 n. 西；西方 a. 在西方的；朝西的 故乡；家乡 adv. 尤其

Words and expressions be famous for university island area low mountain mountryside umbrella 因 …… 而闻名 n. 大学 n. 岛；岛屿 n. 地区；区域 a. 矮的；低的 n. 山；山岳 n. 农村地区；乡下 n. 雨伞

How much do you know about London? Let me show you some famous places in London.

National Gallery 国家美术馆 London Eye 伦敦眼

Tower of London 伦敦塔 Houses of Parliament 议会大厦

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 Tower of Bridge 塔桥

Now, let’s watch a video to enjoy the

1. To get a general understanding of Cambridge, London and England 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions 3. To describe the location of a place 4.To read the sentences correctly Objectives:

Words: North south west east home town university island area mountain countryside Phrases: be famous for in the east/west/north/south of… Patterns: 1.It has a population of … 2. it’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. 3. It is in the northwest of …

Look at the map of England. Cambridge University 剑桥大学 Bristol Cathedral 布里斯托大教堂 Mancheser United 曼联 1 Big Ben 大本钟

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. Mancheser is in the north of England.

Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below. Tower Bridge and the River Thames Cambridge University and the River Cam a b 2

Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London. CambridgeLondon Location Population Famous places River in the east of England in the south of England 120,000about 7,500,000 Cambridge University, old buildings and churches Big Ben; Buckingham Palace; Tower Bridge River Cam River Thames 3

Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box. countryside east home town island London mountains south univesity England is part of a(n) (1)______. It is famous for its beautiful green (2) __________ with (3)__________ and lakes in the north, and hills and villages in the south. countryside island mountains 4

My (4) _________ is Cambridge, in the (5) _____ of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and a well-known (6) __________. It is smaller than (7) _______, which is in the (8) ______ of England. home town east university London south

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? 5

Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activity 5. Dalian is in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. 6

Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony’s passage to help you. I came from Dalian, a beautiful city in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. It is… 7

一、根据句意及首字母, 写出相应的单词。 1. I missed my h_________ very much. 2. They want their daughter to go to u________. 3. We spent a week on the i_____. 4. I’m living in a house just s_____ of Market Street. 5. He grew up in the c__________. ome town niversity outh ountryside 注 : word 文档 点击此处链接 Quiz sland

二 根据所给单词，完成以下句子。 1.– John, is Henry your twin brother? - Oh, yes. He is twenty minutes _____(old) than me. 2.- The cake looks _____(good). - Yes, and it tastes even _____(good). 3. Summer is coming. The day is getting ______ (long). 4. The left one is _______ (pretty) than the right one. 5. Ge You is ______ ___(famous) his humour. famous for prettier longer better good older

三 完成句子. 1. 纽约在美国的东面。 _________________________________ 2. 剑桥城以剑桥大学闻名。_________________________________ 3. 东京 Tokyo 比纽约的人多。_________________________________ 4. 昆明夏天不太热，冬天也不太冷。_________________________________ New York is in the east of America. Cambridge is famous for Cambridge University. Tokyo has a larger population than New York. It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter in Kunming.

Write a passage to introduce your home town.

1.To preview the usage of comparative adjectives 2.To practise the vocabulary about London