1、 To listen to a dialogue and then complete some tasks To learn to describe location To write to describe a city from Great European Cities To learn the intonation of a questionWhat do you know about these places?Cardiffthe capital of Walesthe seventh largest city of the UKmany beautiful countries ar
2、ound itfamous tourist cityValenciaa big city in Spainfamous for its soccer team,beautiful beaches and sunshineon the east coast about 200 km south of BarcelonaEdinburghthe capital of Scotlandthe most beautiful city of Europefamous for its natural scenery and towers1.Where is Edinburgh?In Scotland or
3、 in England?Listen and answer the questions.Cardiff is in Wales.Edinburgh is in Scotland.2.Where is Cardiff?In Scotland or in Wales?3.Where is Valencia?In Italy or in Spain?Valencia is in Spain.AmyHelenCarloscomes from Ces from Ees from Valencia.is studying English.is studying French and Chinese.is
4、studying German and Russia.Listen again and complete the form.Listen again and decide if the sentences are true(T)or false(F).1.All of them are living in the same city at the moment.()2.All of them come from the same country.()T F 3.None of them speaks Spanish.()4.None of them is a student.()5.Neith
5、er of the girls comes from England.()F T F There are so many _ cities in the United Kingdom.Edinburgh and Cardiff are two of them.Edinburgh is in _ and Cardiff is in _.They are in _ countries of the United Kingdom.capitalScotland Wales separate Fill in the blanks according to the listening text.Ther
6、e is a big city in Spain called _.It is _ the east _ of Spain.Its _ team is fantastic.on coast soccer Valencia Italy is in the south of Europe.Portugal is to the west of Spain.Barcelona is on the northeast coast of Spain.Read these sentences.Write three similar ones about places in China.in the sout
7、h of 在在的南部的南部,常指在某一范围常指在某一范围 to the south of在在的南边的南边,常指超出了某一范围常指超出了某一范围 on the south of 在在的南面的南面,强调两者毗邻强调两者毗邻,接壤接壤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.Look at the pictures,then describe the locat
8、ion.United Kingdom(London)English ChannelFrance(Paris)Portugal(Lisbon)Spain(Madrid)Italy(Rome)Greece(Athens)1.Where is Italy?Italy is in the south of Europe.Portugal is on the west of Spain.The UK is off the northwest coast of continent Europe.Study the map and answer the questions.2.Where is Portug
9、al?3.Where is United Kingdom?4.Where is France?France faces the UK across the English Channel.Barcelona is on the northwest coast of Spain.5.Where is the Barcelona?1.Whats 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 t
10、he sea;off the coast means that the place is an island(or on an island)not far from the mainland.Answer the following questions.2.Whats 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
11、(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.across through along on off between ac
12、rossthroughalong onoffbetweenMatch the propositions with the pictures.Now 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 cit
13、y _ 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.Shen
14、yang is _ Beijing and Harbin.5.The Qinghai Tibet Plateau(高原高原)is _ of China.between in the southwest Choose one of the cities from Great European Cities.Example:How many people live there?What kind of work do people do there?Think of some questions about the city.Find answers from another source and
15、 write an extra paragraph about the city.你打算给某英文报社的你打算给某英文报社的“城市风采城市风采”栏目写栏目写一篇短文，介绍世界文化名城法国首都一篇短文，介绍世界文化名城法国首都 巴黎。要点如下：巴黎。要点如下：1.巴黎的人口超过巴黎的人口超过220万，面积为万，面积为105平平 方公里。方公里。2.属温和的海洋性气候，夏无酷暑，冬属温和的海洋性气候，夏无酷暑，冬 无严寒。无严寒。Sample3.巴黎是法国政治、文化中心，对世界有重巴黎是法国政治、文化中心，对世界有重要的影响。要的影响。4.作为世界文化名城，吸引了众多游客。作为世界文化名城，吸引了众
16、多游客。要求：要求：1.词数：词数：100左右。左右。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。介绍一个城市，一般主要介绍其位置、人口、介绍一个城市，一般主要介绍其位置、人口、面积、气候、景点和影响。属于说明文范畴，面积、气候、景点和影响。属于说明文范畴，通常以一般现在时和第三人称为主。写作时通常以一般现在时和第三人称为主。写作时要客观地介绍，用词准确，语言简练，使读要客观地介绍，用词准确，语言简练，使读者对该城市有一个清晰的认识。者对该城市有一个清晰的认识。审定主体结构审定主体结构本文可浑然一体、一气呵成，用短小精悍本文可浑然一体、一气呵成，用短小精悍的语句勾勒出文化名
17、城巴黎的总体印象。的语句勾勒出文化名城巴黎的总体印象。注意事项：注意事项：1.要按照合理的说明顺序进行写作，如要按照合理的说明顺序进行写作，如 时间顺序、空间顺序等。时间顺序、空间顺序等。2.介绍城市特点的事实要准确，条理要介绍城市特点的事实要准确，条理要 清楚，层次要分明。清楚，层次要分明。确定篇章结构确定篇章结构常用词汇：常用词汇：总体印象总体印象:beautiful,famous,modern,attractive,large.地理位置地理位置:lie,situated,located,stand,east,coast,west,southeast,opposite.核定句子结构核定句子
18、结构气候状况气候状况:climate,mild,gentle,hot,cold,warm,cool.景点风光景点风光:landscape,clean,amazing,sightseeing,attraction,ancient.地位影响地位影响:center,culture,influence,politics,economy,technology,education.lie/be situated/be located+in/on/to+the+方位词方位词+of+地点名词地点名词.have a population/an area of.neither.nor.be known as/fo
19、r.be the center of.have an influence on.句型应用句型应用Example:Paris,the capital of France,is situated on the river Seine in northern France.Its population is over 2.2 million and it has a total area of 105 square kilometers.Its neither hot in summer nor cold in winter there because of the mild sea climate
20、.The Eiffel Tower is one of the worlds most popular attractions.The Louvre,one of the worlds largest art galleries,attracts large numbers of visitors from all over the world.Paris is the center of French politics and culture and also has a great influence on the world.Look at the question tags in th
21、is conversation.A:Where do you live?B:In Edinburgh.A:Edinburgh.Thats the capital of Scotland,isnt it?B:Yes,it is.And where are you from?A:From Brighton.B:Whereabouts is that?A:Its in the south of England.C:Amy,youre from Wales,arent you?D:Thats right.C:Thats in the west,isnt it?Whats it like?D:Its v
22、ery quite.And youre from England?C:No,Im not.Im from Dublin.D:Thats in Scotland,isnt it?D:No,its in Ireland.Now listen and mark if the speakers voice rises on the question tag,or if it falls.Work in pairs and practice the conversation in activity 1.Remember:your voice rises when you ask a real quest
23、ion,and falls when you check you know something.Work in pairs.Ask real questions or check what you know.1.Hollywood is in the US,isnt it?2.France is in Europe,isnt it?3.Leonardo da Vinci was a painter,wasnt he?4.Picasso painted the Mona Lisa,didnt he?5.Amy lives in London,doesnt she?6.You speak English,dont you?Work in pairs.Role-play the conversation about the places where you live.Student A:Imagine you are from one of the places mentioned in this module.Student B:Youre from China.Example:Chongqing is situated on the Yangtze River.Write sentences to describe geographical area of China.
