Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Module 4 A Social Survey —My Neighbourhood SectionⅠ Introduction & Reading —Pre-reading Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Ⅰ.Which words do you know about buildings? 参考答案： apartment/apartment block/five­storey/high­ rise building/(second) floor/concrete

Ⅱ. Guess the names of the cities according to the pictures.

Read the text quickly and match the main idea with each part. Part 1 (line 1 － line 6)　　 A．The climate. Part 2 (line 7 － line 15) B．Tourists can be a nuisance in summer. Part 3 (line 16 － line 21) C．Greetings. Part 4 (line 22 － line 25) D．Xiamen is one of the most attractive places John has been to.

Part 5 (line 26 － line 36) E．Going to a restaurant for lunch. Part 6 (line 37 － line 46) F．The modern business district. Part 7 (line 47 － line 53) G．The western district. 答案：Part 1：C　Part 2：D　Part 3：A　Part 4：B　Part 5：F　Part 6：G　Part 7：E

Ⅰ.Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)． 1．John Martin has never visited Xiamen before. (T) 2．The last time John Martin and Xiao Li saw each other was six years ago. 3．Xiao Li lives in the northwest of Xiamen.

4．There are many tourists in the winter. (F) 5．John Martin wants to buy a beautiful dress like Xiao Li's wife's. 6．There are some pretty parks in the eastern district of Xiamen. 7．Xiao Li and Martin will have lunch in a little fish restaurant. (T)

Ⅱ.Read the text again and choose the best answers. 1．Where is the most wonderful part of the city? A．In the western district. B．In the eastern district. C．In the Gulangyu Island. D．In the northern district.

2．The climate in Xiamen is ________. A．cool in summer and warm in winter B．hot and dry in summer, cold in winter C．not very hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter D．very hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter

3．Which sentence is RIGHT from the text? A．Xiao Li and John haven't seen each other for 6 years. B．There are so many tourists in autumn. C．Xiao Li's hometown is an old city that is no apartment block. D．John doesn't like eating fish.

4．The following statements are what John Martin thinks of Xiamen EXCEPT ________. A．being fortunate B．being lively C．being interesting D．being attractive

5．We can know from the text that ________. A．there are a lot of fish in the sea B．tourists may annoy local people C．the weather there is wet in winter D．people there like swimming in the sea 答案：1.A　2.D　3.A　4.A　5.B

Fill in the blanks according to the text. Xiao Li lives in Xiamen.He is now taking John Martin to visit his hometown.John Martin thinks it is one of the most 1. places he has been to.The city is 2. and its people are so friendly.Xiao Li says that he feels 3. living here.The climate in Xiamen is 4. hot and wet in the summer, 5. it can be quite cold in the winter.There are too many tourists around in the summer, which sometimes can be a 6. .Many modern buildings attractive lively fortunate pretty but nuisance

have been 7. , and there are some great shopping malls in the business district.As they are 8. the harbour, they see some really pretty parks and Gulangyu Island 9. the water, which is 10. with some really interesting architecture.And now John Martin is 11. , so they decide to 12. their car to have lunch in a nice little fish restaurant. put up approaching across gorgeous starving park

Where would you like to live, in the city or in the country？Why? 参考答案： ①I'd like to live in the city.Because here are modern equipment, convenient shopping and tra nsportation, and colorful entertainments. ②I'd like to live in the country.Because here is fresh air, peaceful environment and friendly atmosphere.