1、P2 Reading and Vocabulary,Module 4 A Social Survey My Neighbourhood,Words Review,hometown attractive fortunate pretty sound tourist bother nuisance rent,n. 家乡 adj. 有吸引力的 adj. 幸运的，吉祥的 adv. 很，想当vi. 听起来n. 旅游者vt. 打扰，烦扰n. 令人讨厌的人或事n. 租金,1. Fortunate means _. A. sad B. lucky,Choose the correct answers.,2.
2、Pretty hot means _. A. very hot B. too hot,3. Bother you means _. A. amuse you B. give you problems,P33 3,4. Nuisance means _. A. amusing B. causing problems,5. Shopping mall means _. A. shopping centre B. small shops,6. Gorgeous means _. A. lovely B. boring,7. Starving means _. A. very hungry B. ex
3、cited,Objectives,1. To get some information about Xiamen and retell the passage 2. To learn to make an introduction of your city or another city you are interested in 3. To learn some useful words and expressions to introduce a city,Words: fortunate bother hometown attractive pretty sound tourist nu
4、isance rent Expressions: feel fortunate doing sth. put up walk around Patterns: It is/has been+时间段+since状语从句 This/It is the first /last time (that) ,Focus on,Gussing game,Which city is it?,Work in groups. Each student writes the name of a city on paper and lets the rest of the group guess which city
5、 it is by asking questions. Each student lets the others guess in turn.,Now guess the city according to the hints.,Hint 1. Its a coastal city, which is beautiful and clean. Hint 2. It is located in Fujian province. Hint 3. It enjoys the title of the National Garden City (国家园林城市). Hint 4. It is famou
6、s for the Gulangyu Island.,Xiamen,Xiamen,Area: 1865 square kilometers,the fourth largest island in Fujian,Population: 3.81 million,Location： on the southeast coast of Fujian Province,Planform 俯视图,Apartments in Xiamen,Residential area in Xiamen,It is said that Xiamen is a garden on the sea. The scene
7、ry is beautiful and the weather is pleasant. It is reported that Xiamen is one of the most livable cities in China.,Travelling in Xiamen,Zhongshan Road the main commercial street in Xiamen,Southern Putuo Temple 南普陀寺,Tourist attractions,Emplacement 胡里山炮台,Xiamen University 厦门大学,Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿,for
8、 general ideas,Skimming,1. Which city does “A Lively City” refer to?,Xiamen.,Answer the questions.,2. How long havent John and Xiao Li seen each other?,They havent seen each other for six years.,1. John Martin is visiting _.(a) Xiao Lis hometown(b) a town near where Xiao Li lives(c) a shopping mall
9、2. Xiao Li lives _.(a) on the island of Gulangyu(b) in Xiamen(c) in a town to the northwest of Xiamen 3. John and Xiao Li are _.(a) at Xiao Lis home (b) driving around the city in a car (c) on a train,Choose the correct answers.,P33 1,for specific information,Scanning,1. John and Xiao Li havent seen
10、 each other for six years. 2. John has never been to China before. 3. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast. 4. There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen. 5. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings on Gulangyu Island. 6. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.,P33 2,in
11、the business district,/,a lot of,Choose the best answers.,1. What is Johns impression of people in Xiao Lis hometown? A. Brave. B. Hard-working. C. Friendly. D. Serious. 2. How do John and Xiao Li travel around the city? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By boat. D. By train. 3. Which is the most interesting
12、 part of the city? A. The eastern district. B. The harbor. C. The business district. D. The western district.,4. What will John Martin probably do tomorrow? A. Leave for Gulangyu Island. B. Do some shopping. C. Visit Xiao Lis family. D. Leave Xiamen. 5. We know from the passage that _. A. there are
13、a lot of fish in the sea B. John Martin is impressed with his visit C. the weather there is wet in winter D. Xiao Li invited John Martin to visit Xiamen,Xiamen (Xiao Lis hometown),1. The city,2. The people,3. Climate,_, interesting and lively,_,Pretty _ in summer, _ in winter.,hot and wet,cold,attra
14、ctive,friendly,Fill in the charts according to the passage.,4. Businessdistrict,5. Western district,6. Gulangyu Island,lots of _ have been put up; there are some great _,the _ part of the city there are some pretty _,_ island with some interesting architecture,high-rise buildings,shopping malls,park
15、s,gorgeous,most interesting,Try to retell the passage with the help of the charts.,重难点句子分析,Careful Reading,1. Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know.,要知道，我们六年没见面了。,时间状语从句,插入语,句型“It is/ has been + 一段时间 + since从句”用法如下： 当从句谓语动词为非延续性时, 表示这段时间从该动作开始时算起，即“自从做以来已经多久了”。 当从句谓语动词为延续性时, 表示这段
16、时间从动作结束时算起, 即“自从不做以来已经多久了”。 从句通常用一般过去时。,2. And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown.,而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。,定语从句，在口语中常省略关系词that,句式“This/It is/was the first/second . last time + that从句”表示“这是第次做某事”。其中，that引导的是定语从句，that在口语中常省略。that从句的时态：若前面的be动词为is，从句通常用现在完成时；若其为was，则从句用过去完成时。,practice,1. 他参军两年了。I
17、t is two years since he joined the army. 2. 这是他第三次问同一个问题。It was the third time that he had asked the same question.,Post-reading,activities,Points you need to mention about a place,local specialty,history,tourist attractions,population,traffic,location,climate,environment,economy,Role-play,Work in g
18、roups. Suppose one of your group members is a foreigner and the rest of you are local people in Xiamen. You are going to show him/her around the city. Tell him/her as much as possible about Xiamen.,John comes to Xiao Lis hometown Xiamen. It _ six years since they saw each other. This is the first ti
19、me he _ Xiao Lis hometown and he thinks Xiamen is one of the most attractive places he _. Xiao Li loves living by the seaside and he feels very fortunate _ there. Its pretty hot and wet in summer, but it can be quite cold in winter. There are so many tourists around in summer that they can be a nuis
20、ance. A lot of high-rise buildings _ recently in the business district. And there are some great shopping malls. Gulangyu Island is in the western district. When they arrive there, they decide to stop and walk around _.,has been,for a while,have been put up,has been to,living,has visited,Quiz : Comp
21、lete the passage with proper words.,Possible answers:,to plant more trees near my neighbourhood,to be a volunteer in the organisation of neighbourhood,Do you like your neighbourhood? What can you do for a better neighbourhood?,to go for more walks and bike rides,to set up a free library,We all, whet
22、her we know it or not, are fighting to make the kind of the world that we should like. Olive Wendell Holmes,不管知道与否，我们都在为创造一个我们喜欢的世界而努力。奥利弗温德尔霍姆斯,Now 2 mins to test our spelling.,Spelling Bee,English-Chinesehometown fortunate attractive district tourist rent gorgeous 2. Chinese- English听起来 打扰；烦扰；麻烦 接
23、近 饿死 停车 建造；搭起,When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,Review,课时重点回顾,have been to a place have gone to a place This/It is the first/ second/ time (that) sb. feel fortunate (in) doing sth. put up walk around,(某人)到过某地 (某人)去了某地 这是某人第几次做某事 (某人) 因有机会做某事而感到幸运 建造，搭起 到处走走,Homework,1. Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions. 2. Write a short passage to introduce your hometown or a city you are interested in.,