Lesson 4

Warm-up 1. What do you do in your summer or winter vacation? 2.Which country would you like to go if you are given a chance to go abroad?

Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism

Map of the World China New Zealand

What are we going to learn ? 1. words and expressions related to introduce a place 2. some reading skills 3. the introduction of Auckland 4. how to introduce some place

New words and expressions: 人口 Population n. Suburb n. 市郊，郊区 Locate vt. 坐落于,位于 Government n. 政府 Capital n. 首都 Whole adj. 整个的 Protest against 抗议、反抗 Average adj. 平均的 Nuclear test 核试验 Seaside adj. 海滨的，海边的 Wonder v. 想知道& n. 奇迹，惊异 Be known as/for 作为/因为…而出名 Go back to 追溯到

1. The three theaters are l_____ in the center of the town. ocated 1. The three theaters are l_____ in the center of the town. 2. We all w______ if the hungry children had any food for these days. 3.Madame Curie was well k____ ___ the discovery of radium _as_ a scientist ___ the world. 4. China has a p_______ of about 1.3 billion. ondered nown for to opulation

5. The boys are playing by the s_____. 6. Washing D.C. is the c____ of the United States. 7.The history of the city g____ back to 2,000 years ago. 8. We have one day to relax ourselves a week on a______. easide apital oes verage

Reading skills A. Pay attention to : first sentence of each paragraph B. Identify the most important words

Fast-reading 3. Match the topics a-f with the five paragraphs in the text. a) the history of the city b) travel links c) things to see in Auckland d) night-life in Auckland e) for water lovers f) New Zealand’s largest city 2 5 3 4 1

Detailed-reading 2. Read the text and complete the table below. Population Location History less than a million On North Island Maoris settled 650 years ago European settlement began in 1840

Mt Eden; Parnell village; Auckland museum; Sky Tower; Auckland Harbour Bridge Famous sights Climate Warm; plenty of sunshine

Detailed Reading (Ⅱ) 1. True or False: Listen to the tape, are these statements true or false? 1) Auckland is the capital of New Zealand. 2) Auckland is located on South Island. F F

3) Sky Tower is Auckland’s tallest Tower. 4) Maoris were the first people of New Zealand. 5) The climate in Auckland is wet and rainy. 6) It’s the paradise(天堂) for water lovers. T T F T

Post-reading There are some tourists from America. They are going to visit Qingyuan. Suppose you were a tour guide in Qingyuan, How would you like to introduce Qingyuan to the tourists?

Auckland Qingyuan Population less than a million 人口约235万 Location in North Island 位于广东省北部 History a history of 650 years 距今有800多年历史

Mt Eden; Parnell Village; Sky Tower;…… 通天岩;清远漂流…… Famous sights Mt Eden; Parnell Village; Sky Tower;…… 宝晶宫 通天岩;清远漂流…… Climate warm; plenty of sunshine 气候暖和，少雨；全年平均气温约为摄氏22度

Useful expressions and sentences: A. xxx is a beautiful/wonderful/great city located in northeast Guangdong province. B. It/xxx has a population of 200million. C. It dates back to 300 years./ It has 300 years of history.

D. You’ll visit /see some places of interests such as… E. You can also enjoy the beautiful natural scenery. F. It enjoys a warm/cool climate with an average yearly temperature of 20 degrees.

G. introduction: Welcome to our city. I would like to tell you something about xxx H. conclusion: I hope you’ll have a good time in our city. I hope you’ll enjoy yourself/yourselves in our city. I hope you’ll have a wonderful journey .