8B Unit3 Reading1

1. The website helps people buy tickets
to different places.
__F__
2. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of
the page.
__F__
3. New York is also called
“the Big Apple”.
Kitty: Daniel, what's the website called? Daniel: It’s called “(1) A__r_o_u_n_d__th_e__W__o_rl_d_
Manhattan Island 曼哈顿岛
Times Square
时报广场
Central Park
中央公园
Broadway
百老汇
Task 2 : listening
• 学习指导：听录音，确定听的重点，抓关键 词。
Answer the questions.
Where do we visit following the guide?
贸易 南方的，南部的 国际的 聚集，集合 巨大的 黑暗 岛屿 几个，数个 草坪
relax
放松，休息
hard
辛苦的，艰难的
musical
音乐剧
so much for sth. 关于……就讲这么 多，……到此为止
bottom
底，底部
pick
挑选
play
戏剧，剧本
website
网站
Wall Street 华尔街
Reading and answer questions :
1.Who is the tour guide?
Robin.
2. What is New York called ?
The Big Apple
Task 4 : Scanning(寻读）
Read the passage quickly and silently (安静的），only to find the specific information.（快速阅读文章寻找特定的 信息）
New York.
How many places are mentioned(提到) in the article?
Four.
Let’s visit New York, the biggest city in the USA.
We also call it “the Big Apple” because it’s full of chances(机遇，机会).
The big apple – New York
Background information
纽约别称“大苹果”。关于此名的由来 有好几个版本，其中广为流传的一个是 源自20世纪初流行于美国爵士乐手中的 一句歌词：“树上有这么多苹果，但当 你选中了纽约市，你就选中了最大的苹 果。”后来the Big Apple成了纽约市的 代名词，意指这是一个充满机遇的城市。
1. trade
f____
2. international g____
3. gather
c____
4. huge
h____
5. several
e____
6. relax
b____
7. century
d____
8. musical
a____
a. a play filled with many songs
of the page. 3）.Just _c_li_c_k_ ___o_n__ it, and you can visit Asia ,
_A__fr_ic_a__, Europe, America and more !
Task 5 : close reading (研读)
• 学习指导：细读文章，划出重要单词， 并填空。
reading –close reading (研读)
• 学习指导：细读文章，抓住重点词，填写表格。
Read para5 Central Park : Location _in__th_e__c_e_n_tr_e__of the Island Sights _L_a_k_e_s_,_h_il_ls__a_n_d_green lawns Activities _r_e_la_x_______
(5)_la__w_n
famous for its
(6)_th_e_a_t_r_e_s
Task 5 : close reading (研读)
Read carefully for more details. （仔 细阅读获取更多的细节）
Task 5 : close reading (研读)
• 学习指导：细读文章，划出重要单词， 并填空。
Wall Street
Times Central (1)_S_q_u__a_re_ (2)_P_a_r_k___
Broadway
a world people gather -famous there on
trade New (3)_c_e__n_t_r_e_ (4)Y__ea_r_'_s_E_ve
lakes, hills and a large green
Central Park.
__F__
7. The song “Memorysical Cats.
__T__
8. Click on the “Back” icon and you can
start a new online tour.
__T__
Kitty also wants to know the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below.
The famous Broadway musical Cats
Broadway 百老汇大道为纽约市重要的 南北向道路。此路两旁分布 着众多的剧院，是美国戏剧 和音乐剧的重要发源地。如 今它是美国现代歌舞艺术、 美国娱乐业的代名词。
Task 3 : Skimming（略读）
• 学习指导：通过略读文章的标题，首段，尾段来 把握文章大意。
Read para 1 and fill in the blanks :
1）.The guide Robin will take us to travel
around the world in e_i_g_h_t_ __h_o__u_r.s 2）.There is a T__o_u_r__ __ic_o_n__ at the top
Central Park
Central Park in the centre of… a good place to relax
Central Park 中央公园于1858年确定设计方案并开始建 设，1873年才全部建成，是美国第一个城 市花园。
Broadway
n.百老汇(美国纽约一街道名)
Manhattan Island 曼哈顿岛
at the southern end of… Wall Street 华 尔街
Wall Street 华尔街 the world-famous trade centre
big companies and international banks
Wall Street
America Europe Asia
the USA A map of the world Africa
Task 1 : practice
B1 Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
Shall we read the new words?
guide
导游，向导
icon
图标
click
点击
Asia
亚洲
Africa
非洲
Europe 欧洲
America 美洲
world-famous
世界著名的，举世闻名的
trade southern international gather huge darkness island several lawn
Read para 3 and fill in the blanks : Wall street , the w_o_rl_d_-f_a_m__o_u_s_ trade centre ,is here at the s_o_u_th_e_r_n__ end of Manhattan Island , There are many big co_m_p__an__ie_s____ and i _n_te_r_n_a_ti_o_n_a_l__banks here .
Task 5 : close reading (研读)
• 学习指导：细读文章，回答问题，少于六 个词。
Read para4 and answer questions . • Where do people gather ?
At Times Square • What do they see ?
A big huge glass ball
华尔街是纽约市曼哈顿区 南部一条大街的名字。现 该词已超越这条街道本身， 成为附近区域的代称，亦 可指整个美国经济中具有 影响力的金融市场和金融 机构。
Times Square 时报广场
Times Square
Times Square 时报广场是纽约市曼哈顿区最繁华的街 区，以一年一度的“彩灯球下降”活动 而闻名。
b. rest after work c. come together d. a period of 100 years e. more than two f. the activity of buying and
selling g. two or more countries
taking part h. very large
B2 Daniel is introducing the website to Millie. Millie is trying to find out what people can see in New York. Help her fill in the blanks below.
New York
On New Year’s Eve.
3. What’s in Central Park?
There are several lakes, hills and a large green lawn.
4. What’s Broadway famous for? Its theatres.
Amy is also interested in travelling around the world. She is telling her mum about the website. Check whatever she says is correct or not. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
Read Para2-6 and answer more questions:
1.What do people think of Wall Street?
It’s the world-famous trade centre.
2.When do people gather at Times Square?
__T__
4. Wall Street is at the northern end
of Manhattan Island.
__F__
5. A big apple falls from the sky on New
Year’s Eve at Times Square. __F__
6. There are no hills or lakes in
Around the World in Eight Hours Reading (1)
学习目标
1.通过阅读了解纽约市的几个著名景点。
2.运用快速阅读和精读技巧，掌握课文内容。
3.了解美国旅游景点，激发对旅行的热爱之情 。
Do you like travelling ?
If you don’t have time or money , how to travel around the world ?