1、Module 1Read the information and pay attention to some words.The United Kingdom is off the northwest coast of continental Europe.It has four countries with one government.These countries are England,Northern Ireland,Scotland and Wales.France is Europes third largest country and faces the United King
2、dom across the English Channel.Spain is to the south of France.Between France and Spain is another mountain range-the Pyrenees.Italy is in the south of Europe on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.It looks like a boot.Greece is in the southeast of Europe.Twenty percent of the country is covered by i
3、slands.Next look at the map and then complete the table.CountryCapitalLanguageUnited KingdomLondonFranceParisFrenchAthensEnglishGreekItalyGreeceRomeItalianSpainMadridSpanishREADINGCan you recognize the following places?Now listen,match the photos with the sentences.DISCUSSION1.What did you know abou
4、t these cities before you read the text?2.What new information did you learn?3.Which of them would you most like to visit?Read the text and answer the questions.1.Which of the cities are capital cities?2.Which one is situated on the coast?3.Which is famous for its places to eat?4.Which ones are or w
5、ere important cities for writers and artists?5.Which was the worlds greatest city a long time ago?1.Paris is the capital and largest city of France,situated on the River Seine.the capital and largest city of Francesituated oneg.The singer and writer is famous across the world.be situated on/be locat
6、ed in/eg.The gallery is also located in Paris.Barcelona is situated on the northeast coast.这个美术馆也位于巴黎。这个美术馆也位于巴黎。Barcelona 位于东北海岸。位于东北海岸。LANGUAGE POINTS2.The city is also famous for its restaurants famous forbe famous for/as/to 她作为作家要比歌手名声大她作为作家要比歌手名声大 She was more famous as a writer than as a singe
7、r.西湖世界闻名。西湖世界闻名。The West Lake is famous to the people all over the world.3.Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926.worked on until work on 从事于某事从事于某事 work for 为为工作工作 work as 作为作为FUNCTION Read the sentences.Italy is in the south of Europe.Portugal is to the west of Spain.Barcelo
8、na is on the northeast coast of Spain.The UK is off the northwest of Europe.FUNCTION Now do you know how to describe location?Paris is situated _the River Seine.There is a mountain _France and Italy.Barcelona is a city _the coast of Spain.Britain is an island _the coast of Europe.France and England
9、face each other _ the English Channel.onbetweenonoffonFUNCTION Mongolia is _China and Russia.China is _of India.Guangzhou is _of China.Shenyang is _Beijing and Harbin.Chongqing is situated _the Yangtze River.The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is_of China.in the south betweenbetweenonin the southwestto the no
10、rtheast GRAMMAR Paris is visited by more than eight million tourists every year.The Sagrada Familia was designed by an architect called Antonio Gaudi.Florences most beautiful paintings and sculptures were produced by great artists.Athens is known as the birthplace of western civilisation.The Parthen
11、on was built during this period.(1)PASSIVE VOICEGRAMMAR(1)PASSIVE VOICE About a million tourists visit Florence every year.Ten million people visited London last year.Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.Picasso didnt paint the Mona Lisa.Thousands of workers built the Great Wall of China.Make the
12、 following sentences passive.GRAMMAR Florence is visited by a million tourists every year.London was visited by ten million people last year.The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.The Mona Lisa was not painted by Picasso.The Great Wall was built by thousands of workers.(1)PASSIVE VOICEGRAMMA
13、R My family lives in Cardiff.Our soccer team is fantastic.The whole class is here.Neither Amy nor Helen is English.None of them has arrived yet.Each of them has a capital city.Neither of them is English.(2)SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENTGRAMMAR The police are searching for him.Some sheep are over there.F
14、ive minutes is enough to do this exercise.More than one student has seen this film.Many a ship has been damaged in the storm.Men of this kind are dangerous.Between the two windows hangs a picture.(2)SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENTCULTURAL CORNER Do you know this picture?What is the European Union?The Eur
15、opean Union is an organisation of European countries.The countries are independent and governed in different ways.How did it start?The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s.How many countries belong to it now?In 2004 the European Union increased to 25 countries.The expanded European Union ha
16、s a population of more than half a billion people.PRACTICE1.A new_(美术馆美术馆)will be built in the city.2.We are _(面临面临)with a difficult decision.3.There are many _(古代古代)building in Rome.4.The station is just _(对面对面)the store.5.At last we came to an _(协议协议).6.The company will send some _(代代 表表)to London.MODULE 1 gallery representativesancient oppositeagreementfaced PRACTICE7.A famous _(建筑师建筑师)made plans for his home.8.A pigeon is the _(象征象征)of peace.9.Chinese _(文明文明)is one of the oldest in the world.10.The new _(工程工程)is to build our own swimming baths.MODULE 1 architect symbol civilisationproject
