1. London is bigger than Cambridge.
Unit 2
London is bigger than Cambridge.

2. north
northwest
northeast
west
east
southwest
southeast
south

3. Talk about these cities in China.
Urumqi
Beijing
Dalian
Nanjing
chengdu
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Hong Kong
eg. Shanghai is in the east of China.

4. London is in the south of England.
Bristol is in the west of England.
Manchester is in the north of England.
Cambridge is in the east of England.
4.Manchester
3.Cambridge
2.Bristol
1.London

5. the River Cam Two famous rivers in England the River Thames
Cambridge University
Tower Bridge
Two famous rivers in England
the River Thames
the River Cam

6. other famous places of England
Big Ben

7. Buckingham Palace

8. Pre-reading: What’s Cambridge famous for?
Where are Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge?
Is London smaller than Cambridge?

9. Read and check true (T) or false (F):
Cambridge is a big city.
London is the capital of the UK.
In the north of England there are high mountains.
It’s always hot in summer and cold in winter in England.
(F)
(T)
(F)
(F)
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10. Where is Cambridge?
What’s its population?
What is it famous for?
What’s the capital of the UK?
Where is it?
It’s in the east of England.
It has about 100,000 people.
It’s famous for its university.
It’s London.
It’s in the south of England.

11. How old is it?
What’s in the north of England?
What’s in the west of England?
What’s the weather like in Britain?
It’s about 2,000 years old.
There are some lakes and low mountains.
There are lots of small villages
on the coast.
It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.

12. ☆ Cambridge ☆ London 记忆力大挑战: Compare these two citiesin
_________of England
_________ of England on
River_________
River _________
population
_______ thousand
__________ million
Famous Place
__________University
________________, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
History
_______ years old
____________ years old
others
old buildings, churches
city
information
east
south
Cam
Thames
100,000 7
Big Ben
Cambridge
2,000

13. Read the text and find out:
在…的东部/南部/西部/北部
在康河河畔
因…而闻名
在岸边
…的一个地区
…的首都
剑桥大学
泰晤士河
白金汉宫 塔桥
in the east / north / west / north of
on the River Cam
be famous for
on the coast
a region of
the capital of
Cambridge University
the River Thames
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge

14. 1. 广州在中国的南部。
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
2. –香港以什么闻名? --太平山。
--What’s Hong Kong famous for?
–Victoria Peak.
3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。
Beijing is the capital of China, and it has a larger population than Nanjing.

15. 4. 中国有大约五千年的历史, 有大约13亿人。
China is about 5,000 years old, with
about 1.3 billion (十亿) people.
5. 广州位于珠江边。
Guangzhou is on the Pearl River.
6. 珠穆朗玛峰有8844米高，是地球第一高峰。
Mount Jolmo Lungma Everest is 8844 metres high. It is the highest mountain on earth.

16. How to write a place? Tips 要点 Title 题目 Position 位置 Population 人口
Famous things or people 闻名的人或事
Age / history 历史
Weather or climate 天气或气候
Don’t forget to use: and ;but; so…

17. Introduce your hometown

18. The end