Unit 2 Reading Sunshine Town

museum shopping mall library sports centre cinema restaurant

Beijing ,the capital of China, a place of interest 名胜

railway station underground n. 地铁 It is only 40 minutes from the railway station by underground.

It is + 时间+from A to B + by 交通工具/on foot Eg: It is only 5 minutes from our school to my home on foot. It is 2 hours from here to Shanghai by bus. It is + 时间+from A to B + by 交通工具/on foot

local |'ləukl| adj.本地的，当地的 Beijing Duck

enjoy Beijing Opera

theatre |'θiətə| n. 剧院；电影院 It is in the west of Changzhou. Western |'westən| adj. 西方的

buy some souvenirs 亚细亚

pollution|pә'lu:ſn| n. 污染 air pollution 空气污染

Sunshine Town There is less air pollution in Sunshine Town than in other areas of Beijing. less…than… 少于…, 不如…

Welcome to Sunshine Town

Life in Sunshine Town live in a modern town? living live in flats? Would you like to go shopping? shopping eat Chinese food? food enjoy Beijing Opera? Entertainment 娱乐

It is 40 minutes from the centre of Beijing by underground. Listen to/read the first part and answer the following questions. How far is Sunshine Town from the centre of Beijing? 2. Is it good for your health to live in the town? Why? 3. What do you think of the park nearby? It is 40 minutes from the centre of Beijing by underground.

Because they can be close to our friends. Listen to the 2nd part and answer the following questions. 1. How many floors do most of tall buildings have? 2. Why do they like to live in tall buildings? Because they can be close to our friends. 离……近 Our house is close to the shop. My school is close to my home. It is only 5 minutes on foot.

Listen to the 3rd part and match the sentences You can shop Star Shopping Mall You can pay a little money for most souvenirs You can buy lots of souvenirs is our favorite shopping mall. because they are not expensive. in the shops in the centre of Beijing. until ten o’clock at night in most shopping malls.

Listen to the 4th part and fill in the blanks. If____, you are here in the ____place! How ____restaurants are there in Sunshine Town? You can choose ____food you like in Sunshine Town. You can ____Beijing Duck in one of the Chinese restaurants in Star Shopping Mall. How ______Beijing Duck can you eat? If you don’t like Chinese food, there are lots of _______restaurants too! right so many any try much western Listen to the 5th part 1. What can you enjoy here? 2. Where can you enjoy it?

living Life in Sunshine Town in a modern town shopping eating 40 minutes from the capital of Beijng less air polution living a country park tall buildings with 18 to 35 floors in flats be close to our friends don’t have to go far to ask for help Life in Sunshine Town lots of good shops shopping shop until ten o’clock not expensive souvenirs eating many Chinese restaurants(Beijing Duck) lots of Western restaurants enjoyment Beijing Opera (local theatre)

A guide to Sunshine Town Suppose you are a tour guide(导游) in Sunshine Town. Work in pairs and tell us something about the great new town. The tourist can ask any question you like.

food from different places noodles and pastry(糕点) Sichuan hotpot traditional food

Guanqian Street in the centre of Suzhou all kinds of shops

the Tiger Hill (虎丘) be famous for (因…而著名) classical gardens (园林)

enjoy Pingtan performance(表演) have a long history(历史) tell the stories lively(生动的)

A guide to Suzhou Work in groups of four and write a guide to Suzhou