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Module 4 Reading and Vocabulary A Lively City

Location Climate Building Place of interest mentioned Different districts Find out the information about Xiao Li’s hometown in the northwest of Xiamen pretty hot & wet in the summer, quite cold in the winter lots of high-rise buildings, great shopping malls Gulangyu Island the business district, the western district

True or False 1.John & Xiao Li haven’t seen each other for 6 years. 2.John is visiting a town near the place where Xiao Li lives. 3.Xiao Li lives on the island of Gulangyu. 4.Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast. 5.John has never been to China before. 6.There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen. 7.There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island. 8.John and Xiao Li are on a visit to the city on foot. True False True False

Answer the following questions 1. How does Xiao Li find living by the sea? He loves and feels fortunate living by the sea. 2. Are the tourists a bother in Xiao Li’s eyes? Yes, they can be a nuisance in the summer when there are so many of the tourists. 3. Is the harbour far away from the western district? No, the western district is near the harbour.

Xiao Li is from Xiamen, one of the most interesting cities on the coast. It’s very lively and everyone is friendly. Xiao Li lives in the northwest of Xiamen. It is pretty hot and wet in summer, but quite cold in winter. In summer, a number of tourists come to Xiamen and there may be so many of them that they can be a nuisance. The district where Xiao Li lives is very modern. There are a lot of newly built high-rise buildings and great shopping malls. The western district is near the harbour and it has some pretty parks. You could also see the gorgeous island, Gulangyu Island, with some very interesting architecture, making it a really beautiful sight worth seeing.

Dialogue between a guide and tourists. Imagine yourself being a guide or tourist on a visit to Xiamen. The guide is to introduce the city of Xiamen and answer some questions from tourists.

Match 1.High-rise building A. a set of rooms in a building, usually on one floor. 2.Apartment B. the number of people living in a particular area or country. 3.Household C. all the people living together in a house. 4.Population D. the art and science of building. 5. Architecture E. a very tall building that has many floors.

hometown bother tourist Guess words. (Work in pairs. One explains a word in English,trying to get the other to guess it out.)

Translation -- 这是我到过的最吸引人的地方之一。 This is one of the most attractive places I’ve been to.

unemployed fortunate nuisance Guess words. (Work in pairs. One explains a word in English,trying to get the other to guess it out.)

Translation -- 这是我第一次参观你的家乡。 This is the first time I’ve visited your hometown.

Choice making When we talk about traffic, we generally mean the number of ______. A.Vehicles in the road B. people in the city C. Cars in a garage( 车库 )

Choice making The suburb of a city is ______. A.in the city center B. a shopping district C. away from the city center

What’s the most interesting part of the city? (give one reason) The western district is the most interesting part of the city. It’s got some really pretty parks.

Listen and tell us the song’s name.

1.Review what is learned today. 2.It’s up to you to write a description of Xiamen or that of your hometown.

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