Readaholic (初二上)M8

Cape Town
The second-populated city after Johannesburg
Geography-City Bowl
Table Mountain Devil’s Peak
Lion’s Head
City Bowl
Currency–South African Rand(ZAR)
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波光粼粼的蓝色的大海 the glittering blue sea 太阳正在西沉。 The sun was starting to go down. The sun is going down. 灯光开始亮起。 Lights were coming on.
Cape Town
Tour Of London
Read the passage and put the following places in the correct order according to the text.
A.Tate Modern Art Gallery B. London Eye C. Tower of London D.Downing Street E. Westminster Underground Station
MODULE 8 Around Town
NEW WORDS settle [ˈsetl] Indonesian [ˌɪndəˈni:ʒən] Dutch [dʌtʃ] Bushman [ˈbʊʃmən] Hottentot [ˈhɔtntɔt] tribe [traɪb] obviously [ˈɒbviəsli] glittering [ˈglɪtərɪŋ]
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Everyday English
• • • • • I believe I can fly. I believe I can touch the sky. I think about it night and day. Spread my wings and fly away. I believe I can soar.
进行一次特殊的旅行 on a special trip Cape Town被叫做…… Cape Town is called… 作为……被熟知 is known as… 最美的地区之一 one of the most beautiful areas 不同风格的建筑 different styles of buildings
Bus Tour Of London
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NEW WORDS [tʃaɪm] chime [dɪˈpɑ:t] depart Westminster [ [ˈwestmɪnstə(r)] ] Downing [ˈdaʊnɪŋ stri:t] Street chop [tʃɒp] hop on [hɔp ɔn]
Keys: E-D-B-A-C
• 欢迎登上…… • 观光巴士 • 你可以随意上下车。
• 边休息边随我们车游一些伦敦最有名的地方。
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它被称为大本钟。 你可以听到Big Ben的钟鸣声。 你可能听说过唐宁街10号。 欣赏到伦敦绝妙的美景 继续沿河游览 数以千计的名画 某人丢掉他们的脑袋
Everyday English
• Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. self-distrust / ˌselfdɪs‘trʌst / n. 没信心 bow /bau/ v.使弯腰 spirit /spirit/ n.精神 忧烦、惶恐、丧失自信，定使心灵扭曲， 意气如灰。
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欢迎登上…… Welcome on board… Welcome on board Bus 316. 观光巴士 a sightseeing bus 你可以随意上下车。 You can hop on and off as often as you like.
• 边休息边随我们车游一些伦敦最有名的地方。
•Top-ranked university in Africa •The only African university to make the world's Top 200 university list at No.146. •Two graduates won Nobel Prize
Tourism-Table Mountain
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擅长读地图 be good at map reading be good at reading a map 在第二个转角右转 take the second turning on your right 把那个蠢货关掉 turn that stupid thing off 及时到达 arrive in time
Black African:38.6%
White: 15.7%
Indian/Asian: 1.4%
Language ♪ Official Languages:
Afrikaans(南非荷兰语) & English ♪ Local Dialect: Xhosa ['kɔ:sə]
The University of Cape Town
READING
Read the passage and finish Exercises 1 & 2 on Page 61.
2.Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1.Alex eas really happy because he had just got a satellite navigation system F 2.The satellite navigation system kept telling them where to go . T 3.They finally arrived in Oxford by following the map.
Exercise 1&2
• Cape Town is called the “Mother City of Africa”. • Table Mountain is right in the middle of the city. • Because Mrs. White was unfit and they stopped too often.
Tourism-Cape Point
Tourism-Cape Town Beaches
Tourism-Robben Island
Former President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on this island for 27 years.
Tourism-Boulders Beach
Read passage 1 and complete the table
Location of Cape Town People In the Western Cape
I, F, D, B, G, B, H, NA & C A table White sand beaches, Robben Island, blue sea, green hills, city
100ZAR=9.782USD 100ZAR=59.6744CNY
Climate ♪ Winter:
June to August , 7℃- 18℃ ♪ Summer:
December to March,15 ℃-26 ℃
Population-3,740,026 people
Coloured:42.4%
• I see me running through that open door.
spread /spred/ v.展开 soar /sɔ:(r)/ v.高飞 see sb doing 看见某人正在做某事
Everyday English
• • • • People love and people cry. Some give up and some always try. Some say hi while some say bye. Others may forget you but never will I.
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定居在Cape Town settle in Cape Town 几个世纪以来 over the centuries 在Cape Town安家 make Cape Tow their home 在城市的中部 in the middle of the city 徒步爬山 hike up the mountain
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进行一次特殊的旅行 Cape Town被叫做…… 作为……被熟知 最美的地区之一 不同风格的建筑 定居在Cape Town 几个世纪以来 在Cape Town安家 • 波光粼粼的蓝色的大海 在城市的中部 • 太阳正在西沉。 徒步爬山 • 灯光开始亮起。
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• Relax as we drive you round some of London’s most famous places.
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它被称为大本钟。 It is called Big Ben. 你可以听到Big Ben的钟鸣声。 You can hear it chime. hear sb do sth. 听见某人经常做某事 hear sb doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事 你可能听说过唐宁街10号。 You might have heard of 10 Downing Street. 欣赏到伦敦绝妙的美景 get a fantastic view of London
Tourism-Seal Island
Tourism-Whale Watching
Lost In Oxford
New Words
junction roundabout
[ˈdʒʌŋkʃn]
[ˈraʊndəbaʊt]
satellite navigation system [ˈsætəlait ˌnæviˈɡeiʃən ˈsistəm]
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在牛津大学参加一场面试 某人在某物上花费很多钱 尝试一下它 那纯属浪费金钱 擅长读地图 在第二个转角右转 把那个蠢货关掉 及时到达
百度文库 • • • • • • • •
在牛津大学参加一场面试 have an interview at Oxford University 某人在某物上花费很多钱 spend a lot of money on sth. 尝试一下它 try it out 那纯属浪费金钱 It’s a waste of money. It’s a waste of time.
• 继续沿河游览, 你会在右侧看到塔特现 代美术馆。 • Traveling further along the river, on your right, you’ll see the Tate Modern Art Gallery. • When I was young, I’d listen to the radio, waiting for my favorite songs. • He sits by the window, thinking about what to eat for dinner.
Shape of the mountain What to see (on the way to the top)
Everyday English
• • • • People love and people cry. Some give up and some always try. Some say hi while some say bye. Others may forget you but never will I.