外研版八年级上册M2U2 PPT

In the east of England
120,000
University, old buildings and churches
River Cam
In the south of England
About 7.5 million
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
River Thames
Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
countryside east home town island London mountains south university
England is part of a(n) (1) _is_la_n__d__. It is famous for its beautiful green (2) _co_u__n_tr_y_s_i_d_e_ with (3) _m__o_u_n_t_a_i_n_s_ and lakes in the north,
我把雨伞落在公共汽车上了。
especially adv. 尤其 e.g. I love reading, especially novel.
我喜欢阅读，尤其是小说。
east north south west
1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the south of England.
a
a.___1____
b.__2_____
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. What’s the population of Cambridge? It is about 120,000.
2. What’s Cambridge famous for? University.
university n. 大学 e.g. My uncle is a professor in this
university. 我叔叔是这所大学的一名教授。 island n. 岛，岛屿 e.g. There are some banana trees on that island. 那个小岛上有一些香蕉树。
外研版八年级上册M2U2
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city
in the east of England.
Where is it? It’s England.
What is it famous for? It’s famous for Big Ben.
What is the capital of England? It is London.
N(north) 北方
W(west)西方
东方 E(east)
南方 S(south)
north n. 北；北方 adj. 在北方的；朝北的
e.g. Canada lies to the north of USA. 加拿大位于美国的北部。
Is your home town in North China? (翻译)
你的家乡在中国的北方吗？
south n. 南；南方 adj. 在南方的；朝南的
e.g. She works on the south coast. 她在南方沿海地区工作。
Guangdong is in来自百度文库the south of China. （翻译） 广东在中国的南部。
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west n. 西，西方； adj. 在西方的；朝西的
e.g. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. 太阳从东方升起, 从西方落下。 They live in West Germany. （翻译） 他们住在德国西部。
3. How old is London? It’s about 2,000 years old.
4. What’s the weather like in England? It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
3. Bristol is in the west of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
— Where is Manchester? — It is in the north of
England. — Where is London? — It is in the south of
mountain n. 山；山丘 e.g. The mountain is 3500 meters high.
这座山有3500米高。 low adj. 矮的；低的 e.g. The office is in a low building.
办公室在一幢低矮的房子里。
umbrella n. 雨伞 e.g. I left my umbrella on the bus.
countryside n. 农村地区；乡下 e.g. The young people from the
countryside are honest. 这些农村来的年轻人都很老实。 area n. 地区；区域 e.g. There are many gardens in this area. 这一地区有很多公园。
England.
— Where is Cambridge? — It is in the east of
England. — Where is Bristol? — It is in the west of
England.
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Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below. 1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames 2. Cambridge University and the River Cam