1. Lesson 4

2. 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?

3. Lesson 4 Virtual Tourism

4. Map of the World
China
New Zealand

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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?

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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 .