八年级英语上册 Module 2 My home town and my country Unit

Module 2 Unit2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of
England.
课型Reading and writing
【学习目标】（1）能读懂和理解文章主旨大意，并能找到相关信息。

（2）用所学语言简单介绍自己的家乡。

【学习重点和难点】
会运用形容词的比较级描述自己的家乡
【学习方法】小组合作、交流讨论
【Learning process】
ⅠPreview
1. Look at the map of the England and read these sentences.(Activity 1)
1) Cambridge is in the east of England.
2) London is in the south of England.
3) Bristol is in the west of England.
4) Manchester is in the north of England.
2. Make a dialogue about the directions
Look at the pictures and make dialogues about the cities on the map.
ⅡCooperative learning
【Pre-reading】
1.Read the passage and think abou the questions:
1)Where did you go in summer holidays?
2)Where is it?What is it famous for?
2. A guessing game：Look and choose a title for each picture.(Activity 2)
1) Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
2) Cambridge University and the River Cam
【While-reading】
1.Skimming：Read and match the topics with the paragraphs.
Para.1 ( A ) London
Para.2 ( B ) England Para.3 ( C ) weather Para.4 ( D ) Cambridge
2.Scanning ：Read Para.1 and Para.2. Fill in the blanks.(Activity 3)
3. Complete the passage
with the words and expression in the box.(Activity 4)
England is part of a(n) (1) _______. It is famous for its beautiful green (2) ___________ with (3) ___________and lakes in the north, and hills and villages in the south. My (4) __________ is Cambridge, in the (5) ______ of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and a well-known (6) _________. It is smaller than (7) _______, which is in the (8) _____ of England. 【Post-readi ng 】
1. Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.(Activity 5) 1) Where is it?
2) What’s its population? 3) Is it big or small? 4) What is it famous for? 5) How old is it?
6) What is the weather like? 2. Give possible answers.
3. Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activities 5.(Activity 6) Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million. 4. Give possible answers.
5. Write a passage called My home town .Use Tony ’s passage to help you.
Cambridge
London
Location (位置) Population Famous places River
【Summary】I study, and I summarize.
Write about the comparative adjectives
short — _______ thin — ______ early — _______ hot — _______ fine — _______ fat — _______ cool — _______ big — ______ 【Classroom consolidation】
Writing: My favourite city
地理位置中国东北部
人口六百多万
特产海产品
气候冬暖夏凉
著名景点老虎滩海洋公园
(Laohutan Ocean Park)
棒棰岛 (Bangchui Island)
大连现代博物馆
(Dalian Modern Museum)
My favourite city
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________
【Homework】
一．Fill in the blanks.
1. Beijing is in the ________(北方) of China.
2. Mike was born in the ________(西部) of England in 1992.
3. There are more than one thousand ________ (大学) in China.
4. Yesterday my mother bought two ________ (雨伞).
5. China has thousands of ________(岛屿).
二.Complete the sentences.
1. Hong Kong is hot. Shanghai is hotter. (用比较级把两个句子合并成一句)
Shanghai ___ than Hong Kong.
2.The population of Shanghai is 13 million.( 就划线部分提问)
_________________________________________________________
3. 大连约有三百五十万人口。

Dalian _____ _____ _________ _______ about 3.5million.
4. 这条河长达五十公里。

This river is 50 _______ ________ .
5. 香港位于中国的南部。

Hong Kong is ____ ____ ____ ____ China.
三．Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the table. countryside, especially, south, low, area
1. Man y birds will fly to the ________ when winter comes.
2. This kind of silk is nicer, but its price is ________.
3. I love Guangzhou, ________ in the spring.
4. Linda's grandparents live in the ________. They don't like the life in the city.
5. I don't live in this ________, but I know it very well.
四．sentence pattern transformation
1. They always enjoy the books in the bookshop. (改为否定句)
They ________ ________ the books in the bookshop.
2. My home town is a 500-year-old city. (改为同义句)
My home town is a city ________ ________ _________ ________.
3. My town is a city on the Changjiang River. It has a population of over ten million. (合并为一句)
My town is a city on the Changjiang River ________ ________ ________ ________ over ten million.
4. The population of the city is about seven million. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ the population of the city?
5. It is really hot today. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ today?
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【课后反思】
________________________________________________________________
附答案：
【While-reading】
2.Skimming：Read and match the topics with the paragraphs.
Para.1 D Para.2 A Para.3 B Para.4 C 【Summary】I study, and I summarize.
Write about the com parative adjectives
short —shorter thin —thinner early — earlier hot —hotter
fine —finer fat — fatter cool —cooler big —bigger
【Classroom consolidation】
My favourite city
My favourite city is Dalian. It's in the northeast of China. Now the population of Dalian is more than six million. Dalian is on the coast and it's especially famous for its sea food. Of course, Dalian is a good place to have a holiday. There, the weather is fine. It's not hot in summer and not cold in winter. And it has got many interesting places, such as Laohutan Ocean Park, Bangchui Island and Dalian Modern Museum.
Dalian is a beautiful city, and I like it best.
【Homework】
一Fill in the blanks.
1. north
2. west
3. universities
4. umbrellas
5. islands
二.Complete the sentences.
1. is hotter
2.what’s the population of Shanghai?
3. has a population of
4. kilometers long
5. in the south of
三．Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the table.
1. south
2. lower
3. especially
4. countryside
5. area
四．sentence pattern transformation
1. never enjoy
2. of 500 years old
3. with a popula tion of
4. What is
5. What is the weather like。