1. Unit Reading
Sunshine Town

2. museum
shopping mall
library
sports centre
cinema
restaurant

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

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

5. 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

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

7. enjoy Beijing Opera

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

9. buy some souvenirs
亚细亚

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

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

12. Welcome to Sunshine Town

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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?

18. 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)

19. 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.

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

21. Guanqian Street
in the centre of Suzhou
all kinds of shops

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

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

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