1. Main task

2. Show sb around my flat

3. not very far from our schoolbig and beautiful lots of tall buildings around it now go boating and go fishing there

4. Information about John’s hometown John’s house small, have a garden, near a bus stop The nearest town lots of buildings there,a park near the center, his favourite place is the youth center Things to do go to town by bike,go swimming in summer

5. Useful patterns My favourite place is… I really like… It is a wonderful… There is/There are… It has… I often go to… It is near…

6. Listen John’s notes and answer Is his home big? No.It’s small. It’s a quiet town. They are friendly. Yes,there is. What kind of place is it? What about the people there ? Is there a park in his hometown ? What about his own house ? What can people do there ? Which is his favourite place ? His favourite place is the youth centre.

7. Read and answer the following questions What does John’s mother do in the garden? She grows flowers and vegetables there It is about twenty minutes by bus. He likes going into town on his bicycle. He sometimes goes swimming. No,there isn’t.Because cars cannot go into the centre of the town. How far is it from John’s home to the nearest town? What does John like doing ? What does he do when it is warm and sunny? Is there much air pollution there ?Why or Why not?

8. 1. 带领你参观家乡 2. 种蔬菜和花 3. 在花园外面 4. 做某事花费 20 分钟 5. 到达最近的城镇 6. 那里也有一个公园 7. 忙于（做）某事 8. 骑我自行车到镇上（ 2 ） 9. 在镇上没有太多污染. 10. 我希望你能尽快来参观 show you around my hometown grow vegetables and flowers outside the garden It takes about twenty minutes to do sth get to the nearest town There is also a park there. be busy with/doing sth go into town on my bicycle There is not much pollution in the town I hope you can come and visit soon. ride my bicycle to go into town

9. Questions help you write the presentation Where do you live? What type of house do you live in? What interesting places are there in…? What is the best thing about…? What do you usually do at the weekend in…? What else can you tell me about…?

10. 改写句子 1. It take about twenty minutes to get to the nearest town by bus. 2. There is also a park near the center of the town. 3. My favourite place is the youth center. - It is about twenty minutes to the nearest town by bus. There is a park near the center of the town, too. I like the youth center better than other places. - I like the youth center best.

11. 4. I like going into town by bike. 5. It is a wonderful place. - I like to go into town on my bike. - I like riding a bicycle into town. - It is a very nice place.

12. Translate the Chinese into English 1 ． 我的祖父喜欢住在乡村。那里空气好 。 2 我们这儿没有青年活动中心。我们放学后没有地方可去。 3 我喜欢在周末和朋友们一块起自行车和打球 。 4 无锡是我的家乡。那是一个绝妙的地方。欢迎你们来 观光。 My grandpa likes living in country. The air there is nice. There is no Youth Center here. We have no place to go after school. I like riding bikes and playing balls with my friends at weekends. Wuxi is my hometown. It is a wonderful place Welcome to visit Wuxi.