八年级上英语M2u2课件

Compare : Cambridge VS London
A small city 120,000 people
The capital of UK Seven and a half million people London is bigger and busier than Cambridge。
Hong Kong about 150 years old
old Shanghai 700 years old Shanghai is older than Hong Kong.
Guess: What do the letters stand for?
N north west W E east
S south
The capital , 7 and a half million people, bigger and an old city—about 2000 years old
The River Thames 336KMs Long
Tower Bridge
London Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
You are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the
An island
It’s never very hot in the summer, or very cold in the winter.
Cambridge VS London:
The UK (The Great Britain)
a region of Britain
England
in the 1. Cambridge is _____ east ______of England. in the ______ south 2. London is ____ of England. in the _______ west 3. Bristol is ____ of England.
1. How old is it? It’s about 2,000 years old. 2. What’s in the north of England? 3. What’s in the south of England? There are the hills and pretty villages in the south 4. What’s the weather like? It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
方位介词：
in
on
to
Henan is on the west of Shangdong. Taiwan is in the east of China. Japan is to the east of China. Shengyang lies to the north of Dalian.
in the+方位名词 表示在范围之内 on the+方位名词 表示两地接壤 to the+方位名词 表示在范围之外 （如美国与中国） on是相邻,to是不接壤,in是在境内
Famous Places
Read the passage and answer the questions:
bridge capital mountain region
• • • • • • • • •
famous university
lake village
Where is Cambridge? What’s its population? What is it famous for? What’s the capital of the UK? Where is it? How old is it? What’s in the north of England? What’s in the west of England? What’s ts
1.in the east of 在„„东部(范围内)
山东在中国的东部。 Shandong is in the east of China.
2. be famous for 因„„而出名
中国以长城而著名。 China is famous for the Great Wall.
Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is in London.
Choose a title for each photo:
• Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London • Cambridge University and the River Cam
Cambridge
London
Location In the east In the south Population 120,000 7,500,000
River
River Cam the Thames
Cambridge University
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace Tower Bridge
1. Where is Cambridge? It’s a small city in the east of England. 2. What’s its population? It has about 120.000 people. 3. What’s it famous for? It’s famous for Cambridge University. 4. What’s the capital of the UK? It’s London. 5. Where is it? It’s in the south of England and on the River Thames.
Read the passage quickly, then match each paragraph with its main idea.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4
sth about Cambridge sth about London sth in the north and south of England the weather of England
Compare : Hong Kong VS Shanghai
Hong Kong 7 million people big Shanghai 13 million people Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.
The population of Shanghai is larger than Hong Kong.
Read the second paragraph and answer the questions.
1. What’s the capital of the UK? London is the capital of the UK. 3.What’s its population? It has seven and a half million people. 2. Where is it? It’s in the south of England and on the River Thames. 4. How old is it? It’s about 2,000 years old. 5.What’s it famous for? It’s famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
Match the words with the pictures
• • • • • • • A. river B. mountain C. hill D. population E. lake F. church C G. village
A
B
G
F
E
D
Do you know these places?
Beijing Guangzhou Nanjing Urumqi Dalian Chengdu Hong Kong
Answers:
Beijing is in the north of China. Guangzhou is in the south of China. Nanjing is in the east of China. Urumqi is in the northwest of China. Dalian is in the northeast of China. Chengdu is in the southwest of China. Hong Kong is in the southeast of China.
3. the capital of … „„的首都（省会）
济南是山东的省会 Jinan is the capital of Shandong.
a small city about 120,000 people
Cambridge University
the River Cam
Cambridge
Old buildings and churches
Tower bridge is on the River Thame
Big Ben is very famous.
London is famous for Big Ben.
Church in Cambridge
Cambridge University Cambridge University is near the River Cam.
North
South
The hills and pretty villages in the south.
There are some beautiful lakes and low mountains. The mountains are about 1000 metres high.
coast
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions (use the answes to retell the paragraph 1)
1. Where is Cambridge? It’s a small city in the east of England. 2. What’s its population? It has about 120.000 people. 3. What’s it famous for? It’s famous for Cambridge University.
Guess again: What do the letters stand for?
NW northwest
NE northeast
SE
SW southwest
southeast
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Work in pairs. Where are these cities in China?
Teaching aims and demands
• Grasp the key words and key structure: • be famous for in the south of bigger and busier than… (重点) • Reading skill: To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain.(难点) • Affection: We should love our hometown and country.
in the 4. Manchester is _____ north _____ of England.
介词in 常常和表示方位的名词连用， 表示“在……范围内” 。 表示“在某地方的东/西/南/北部” In the east/west/south/north of +地 点
A在B的范围内： A is in the +方位名词+of+B。