Book3 Module1 冠县一中 Function, Pronunciation and Everyday English, Cultural corner

Function: Describing location

on the left below on the right beside between with in front of from to next to near behind opposite above describelocations describemovement on the left between on the right near in front of next to behind beside above below opposite to from

in the south of 在 …… 的南部, 常指在某一范围 to the south of 在 …… 的南边, 常指超出了某一范围 on the south of 在 …… 的南面, 强调两者毗邻, 接壤 Read these sentences. Write three similar ones about places in China.

e.g: Jilin Province lies in the northeast of China. Jilin Province lies to the northeast of Hebei Province. Korea lies on the northeast of China. Northeast of Hebei Province lies Jilin Province.

Look at the pictures, then describe the location. United Kingdom (London) English Channel France (Paris) Portugal (Lisbon) Spain (Madrid) Italy (Rome) Greece (Athens)

Study the map and answer the questions. 1.Where is Italy? 2.Where is Portugal? 3.Where is United Kingdom? 4.Where is France? 5.Where is the Barcelona? Italy is in the south of Europe. Portugal is to the west of Spain. The UK is off the northwest coast of continent Europe. France faces the UK across the English Channel. Barcelona is on the northwest coast of Spain.

Match the propositions with the pictures. across through along on off between across through along on off between

1. What’s the difference between on the coast and off the coast? On the coast means that the place is actually on the land, where it meets the sea; off the coast means that the place is an island (or on an island) not far from the mainland.

2. What’s the difference between across and between? Across means that something is on the other side, that there is something between two places, two objects or also two people (e.g. You can sit across the

table from someone; live across the street from them); between refers to the “thing” which separates two objects, places or people, e.g. There is a river between the two parts of the city; there is a busy street between your house and time.

Complete these sentences using correct prepositions. 1. Paris is situated ___ the River Seine. 2. France and England face each other _____ the English Channel. on across

3. There is a mountain range _______ France and Italy. 4. Barcelona is a city ___ the coast of Spain. 5. Britain is an island ___ the coast of continental Europe. between on off

Complete these sentences using correct prepositions or prepositional phrases. 1. Mongolia is ________ China and Russia. 2. China is _________________ of India. 3. Guangzhou is ____________ of China. between to the northeast of in the south

4. Shenyang is ________ Beijing and Harbin. 5. The Qinghai ---Tibet Plateau ( 高原 ) is ______________ of China. between in the southwest

Write sentences to describe geographical area of China. Give some places: Such as Jinan, Qingdao, Shandong Province, Shanghai, Beijing.

CULTURAL CORNER 冠县一中 李庆丰

1) Do you know European Union? 2) Where is it? 3) Is it one country? 4) Is the United kingdom its member? 5) How many countries were its first members? 6) Are its member countries independent? 7) How did it start?

Belgium 比利时 Luxembourg 卢森堡 the Netherlands 荷兰 Denmark 丹麦 Finland 芬兰 The Czech Republic 捷克 Estonia 爱沙尼亚 Hungary 匈牙利

Latvia 拉脱维亚 Lithuania 立陶宛 The Slovak Republic 斯洛伐克 Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Cyprus 塞浦路斯 Malta 马耳他

The development of the European Union

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Read the text fast and then answer the question. Find the name of first three members and three new members of the European Union.

First three members: France, Germany, Belgium Luxembourg. New members: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak, Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta (choose 3).

Read the text again and get the main idea of each paragraph. What is the main idea of each paragraph? Para 1:? The definition of the European Union. Para 2:? How did it start? Para 3:? The members of the European Union.

1) Is the European Union an organization? The European Union is an organization of European countries. 2) Do the countries have one government or their own governments? The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. Read the text carefully and answer the questions.

3) What does each government do to the EU? Each of them sends representatives to the European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries.

Language points. 1. in terms of 就 …… 来说 ; 从 …… 的角度 It was a bad year for the company, in terms of both quantity and quality. 公司今年无论是就 ( 产品 ) 数量还是质. 量来说都不好。 In terms of money, her loss was small. 从钱的角度看, 她的损失很小。

高考链接 ____ achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade. ( 湖南 2006) A. In terms of B. In case of C. As a result of D. In face of 选 A 。 in terms of 就 …… 来说 ; in case of 以防万一 ; as a result of 由于 …… 的结果 ; in face of 面临, 不顾, 在 …… 面前。

2. on the other hand 另一方面 3. govern 管理, 统治 ( 国家 ) 营运

The mayor governed the city very wisely. 那位市长治理此市非常的贤明。 govern a school 管理一个学校 govern a bank 经营一个银行

4. head n. 领袖 ; 领导人 5. representative n. 代表 6. parliament n. 国会 7. little by little 逐渐的 8. Have (no) control over/of 能（不能）控制 …… He was so excited that he had no control over his feeling.

8. But each of them sends representatives to the European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries. 但是每一个成员国都会向欧洲议会派 遣代表, 而欧洲议会又对各成员国所发 生的事情起一定的控制作用。

本句是一个主从复合句。逗号前的部分 是主句，逗号后是 which 引导的非限制性 定语从句修饰先行词 the European Parliament ， which 在从句中作主语。在 该定语从句中 what 引导的宾语从句又作 介词 over 的宾语， what 是宾语从句中的 主语。

Total country numbers. Beginning time Names of first members. in the 1950s 25 France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Italy. Close your books and finish the following chart by yourselves.

Names of new countries in 2004 The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia, Malta, the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus

Names of new countries by 2000 Population Australia, Denmark, Finland, Greece Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. More than a billion people.

Now you have learnt the whole module, you have know a lot about Europe. Write a passage about your favorite European city.