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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,模块8第一单元第二篇阅读(George27s diary 12th-14th June),Using language,Look at the pictures,read all the exercises and guess what the listening is about.,It is about a place in America.,It is about California.,It is about Joshua Tree National Park.,George is on holiday in the United States and he is touring around California.He is telephoning his friend Christie.Listen to their conversation and check your prediction.,Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.,1.Where did Georges tour start and in which direction has he been travelling?,He started in northern California,and he has been travelling south.,2.What surprised George about California?,The facts that not everybody is rich,not everybody lives on the coast,and the desert in California is not like the rest of the climate of California,surprised him.,3.Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there?,He had watched too many American movies.,4.Why are there so many different kinds of music,food and art in California?,Many people from different countries moved to California.They brought their own customs,culture and food.They kept them up and so produced the large variety of food,music,customs,art and cultural activities.,Listen again and complete the postcard George wrote.,Dear Christie,Im here in Joshua Tree National Park,in _.Have been traveling around the state of California for three weeks now.Very different from what I have seen,southeastern California,in _.,Not everyone is _ and not everyone lives near the _.First travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part.They grow everything here including _ and fruit.Cattle too.Then traveled further_ into mountains and _.,American movies,beach/coast,rich,cotton,vegetables,nuts,southeast,desert,Californians are very friendly,and,they are from many different _ and cultures.Every culture has its own _,_,food and art.Most interesting.,Wish you were here.Give my love to Paula.,Yours,George,races,music,festivals,Listen to the conversation carefully,pay attention to the two types of feedback information that people give and write down the questions and expressions that Christie uses.,We need feedback in a conversation when speaking on the telephone because verbal clues are necessary when you cannot see the persons face.,Questions and expressions.,Speaking(Activity 5 on page 7),What questions does Christie ask George?,Where are you?Wheres that?,What are you doing down there?,Really?,So hows the trip been?,And what about?,Whats it really like?,What other scenery is here?,Such as?Hispanic?,What expressions does Christie give,Goerge,to encourage him to continue the conversation?,Cool.Yes,thats right.Lucky you!Mmm,sounds interesting.,Wow.Sounds fantastic!On I see.Sounds great.,Gosh,George!Just as I thought.,Talk about traveling to some places.Try,to use the expressions you have learned,from the listening text.,Student A,Student B,Place,People,Polite,well-educated,warm-hearted,staffs sense of environmental protection,Student A,Student B,Climate,Hot and muggy;uncomfortable,throughout the year and temperatures here are extremely variable!,Student A,Student B,Interesting things,Chinese and Japanese gardens;,Chinatown,the transparent and multi-colored water in its lakes;Tibetan professional performance,Sample dialogue:,A:,Where have you visited recently?,B:,Singapore,a thriving independent city-state located just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.,Thats marvelous.,A:,What is the climate like?,B:,Hot,muggy and uncomfortable.,A:,What did you think about the people?,B:,Polite,well-educated,and warm-hearted.,A:,What other interesting things did you see?,B:,I visited Chinese and Japanese,landscape.Their designs are embodied in these,neighbouring gardens.,The Imperial Sung Dynasty style,is clipped to perfection within the 13-hectare(33-acre)Chinese Garden.It boasts the worlds largest,Suzhou-style,Bonsai garden outside of China,containing over 1,000,plants.The symmetry and simplicity of Zen aesthetics is the motif of the Japanese Gardens with its peaceful rock gardens and summerhouses.,A:,Thats interesting.What else did you do?,B:,I went to Chinatown,which is set against the backdrop of,Singapores modern infrastructure and the prosperous financial district.The area is a receptacle of traditional Chinese customs.Yixing Xuans Teahouse provides a fascinating insight into the ancient,ritualistic art of tea-making while a visit to the Thian Hock,Keng Temple leaves one in awe of Chinese traditions of worship and symbolism.,A:,Fantastic job!,Reading on page 7,Alcatraz island has served as a harbor fortification,military detention facility and maximum-security,federal penitentiary.The West Coasts first,and oldest operating lighthouse is also,located on Alcatraz.Today Alcatraz is one,of San Franciscos top tour attractions,that often sells out.,cable car,cable car and Alcatraz,Known for its historic waterfront,delicious seafood,spectacular sights and unique shopping,Fishermans Wharf,offers a wide array of things to do for everyone.Our fabulous location in the City by the Bay,puts,you within minutes of,the Maritime Museum,Alcatraz,Coit Tower and everyones favorite,the world famous San Francisco Cable Car lines.Fishermans Wharf offers some of the most incredible views of the,San Francisco Bay,the Golden Gate Bridge,and the cityscape.,The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning over 1,280 meters to connect San Francisco to,the surrounding northern Californian,counties.The bridge was the longest,suspension bridge in the world at the time of,its completion in 1937 up until 1964.The,bridge stands 67 meters above the water,with its towers reaching 227 meters above,the water.,Georges diary 12th14th June,Fast reading:,Read the text quickly and write the,day he saw these things under the,photos on page 7.,Wednesday(Angel Island),Monday(Fishermans Wharf),Tuesday(Chinatown),Tuesday(blue and white road signs),Wednesday(Golden Gate Bridge),Monday(cable car),1.Read the text carefully and complete the form.,Monday,*Went straight to hotel and _ my luggage,then went _.,*Rode on _.,*Visited Fishermans Wharf.,dropped,exploring,a cable car,Reading,Tuesday,_ a couple from my hotel and _ a car.,Spent all day _.,In evening,went to _.,Teamed up with,hired,driving around city,Chinatown,Wednesday,Took ferry to Angel Island and had a good view of _.,Visited a famous immigration station on the island.,Golden Gate Bridge,2.Please read the text carefully and,answer the questions in exercise 2,on page 9.,1).Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the cable car system?,He invented the cable car system because the horse-drawn trams used before were unsafe.,2).Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco?,She ate,at Fishermans Wharf.,3).Why did George hire a car?Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter?,It was convenient for him to tour around the city.It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost.Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists.,4).What three things can visitors do in Chinatown.,Eat in Chinese restaurants,go to markets,visit temples and museums.,5).What is Angel Island famous for?,It was famous as a place for immigrants to be checked before they could enter California.,Rewrite the diary entry for Tuesday inserting all the missing words.,I,teamed up with a couple from my hotel(Peter and Terri)and hired a car.,We,spent all day driving around the city.Theres a fascinating drive marked out for tourists.It has blue and white signs with seagulls on,them to show way to go.Its a 79km round-trip that takes in all the famous spots.,We,stopped many times to admire the view of the city from different angles and take photographs.Now,I,have really good idea of what the citys like.,In,the,evening,I,went to Chinatown with Peter and Terri.Many/A lot of/Some Chinese,immigrants settled in this area in the 1850s.The fronts of the buildings are decorated to look like old buildings in southern China.,We,saw some interesting temples here,and,a number of markets and a great many restaurants.,There are,also art galleries and a museum containing documents,photographs and all sorts of objects about the history of Chinese immigration,but its closed in the evening.,I,will go back during the day.,We,had a delicious meal and then walked down the hill to you hotel.,1.George is,on holiday,乔治在休假,休假,have/go on/take a holiday,spend ones holiday(s),度假,make holiday(,无冠词,),go to for ones holiday(s),去度假,Language points,in/during the/ones summer/winter holiday(s),在暑假寒假期间,in this holiday,今年暑假,2.From top of the hill got a spectacular,view,of San Francisco Bay and the city.,从山顶上看到旧金山湾和城市的壮丽风光。,辨析:,view,scenery,scene,sight,view,指从远处、高处看到的景象,scenery,指某地总的自然景观,scene,指展现在眼前的景象,(,是,scenery,的一部分,),sight,指值得看的东西,某地特有的名胜,the beautiful scenery of the ThreeGorges,Thesceneaftertheearthquakewas,horrible.,thehistoricalsightsofLondon,Themountainhoteloffered,magnificentviews.,3.Built in 1873,the cable car system was invented by Andrew Hallidie,who wanted to find a better form of transport than,horse-drawn,trams.,缆车系统建于1873年,是由安德鲁海利迪发明的,他试图找到一种比马拉轨道车更好的交通方式。,horse-drawn 为,n,.+past.p,adj,.,man-made,人造的,snow-covered,被雪覆盖的,state-owned,国营的,heartfelt,由衷的,4.the tram,slipped,down the hill dragging the horses with it.,轨道车拖着马匹滑下山坡。,(1)slip滑,滑倒,失足,A tram slipped of/from her hand.,书本从她的手中滑落。,(2),n,.C 小错误,Its normal for a young man to make a slip.,年轻人犯错误很正常。,与slip相关的短语:,slip off,迅速脱去(衣服),slip on,迅速穿上(衣服),slip out,被无意说出,slip out of,迅速脱下(衣服),slip sth.over on sb.,巧妙地捉弄某人,欺骗某人,slip up,犯错误,疏忽,In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from _ on icy roads.A.skating B.skidding,C.sliding D.slipping,在冬天,司机很难避免汽车在结了冰的路面上打滑。,skate表示“(在冰面上)滑行”、“溜(冰)”一般指滑冰运动;skid表示“(人、车等行进时因路面滑而向一侧)打滑,滑倒”;slide表示“(在冰、滑梯、跑道等上)滑行,滑动;滑落”;slip表示“失脚,滑跤”,常指由于不小心、路滑等而滑倒。根据句意,此处指“车轮的打滑”。,5.Its also the place,to catch the ferry,to Angel Island and other places in the Bay.,这也是乘渡船去天使岛和海湾其他地方的渡口。,名法分析 to catch the ferry toin the Bay 为不定式作定语,修饰the place。,不定式做定语时,与所修饰的词之间有三种关系:即动宾关系,主谓关系和同位关系。,6.,Teamed up with,a couple from my hotel and hired a car.,与我旅店里的一对夫妇结队而行并且合伙租了一辆车。,temp up(with),与合作或一起工作,与结成一队,Lets team up!,我们联起手来吧!,7.Theres a fascinating,drive,marked out for tourists.,有一条用线为游客画出界线的大道。,drive,n,.,used in the names of roads 路,大道,They live at 141 Park,Drive,.,他们住在公园路141号。,take in,(1)吸收,收留,收容,收养,接待,Our party branch,took in,a new,member yesterday.,我们党支部昨天吸收了一名新党员。,8.Its a 79 km round-trip that,takes,in,all the famous tourist spots.,正是这79公里的往返旅程包括了所有的著名的旅游景点。,(2)包括,This price,takes in,the cost of all,the accommodation and food.,这个价格包括了食宿等一切费用。,(3)理会,理解,记住,I wonder if hes really,taking,it,in,.,我想知道他是否真正明白了。,(4)欺骗,使上当,The salesman finds it easy to,take,in,old ladies.,这个推销员发现老太太容易上当受骗。,与take相关的短语:,take after,长得像,take apart,拆开,拆卸,take away,拿开,拿走,take back,收回,使回忆起,take off,拿走,取下,去掉;脱去;(使)离开;起跳(飞),(飞)机起飞,take on,承担,呈现,雇用,take over,接管,接替,take to,喜欢,习惯,take up with,和交往,和要好,考例,Dont be _ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.(辽宁2007),A.taken off B.taken out,C.taken away D.taken in,点拨,take in欺骗。take off 起飞,脱下;take out 拿出;take away带走。此句意为“不要让那些承诺很快能使你减肥的产品骗了你。”,1)The price _(包括)the cost of all the accommodation and food.,2)The old lady was homeless,so I,_(带回家).,3)Women _(经常上当),by products for losing weight.,takes in,took her in,are often taken in,9.Saw some interesting temples here,a number of,markets and,a great many,restaurants.,看到一些有趣的寺庙、一些集市和许多饭店。,“许多,大量”,,修饰可数名词,many,many a/an,a great/good many,a good/large number of,修饰不可数名词,much,a good/great deal of,a large amount of,amounts of,修饰可数与不可数名词,a lot of,lots of,a quantity of,quantities of,plenty of,a supply of,supplies of,注意:,(1)amounts of与quantities of后接不可数名词作主语时,谓语动词用复数。,Large amounts of money are spent on tobacco every year.,每年都要花大量金钱在烟草上。,(2)many a+(sing.),n.,作短语,谓语动词用单数。,Many a student wants to see the film,Hero,.,很多学生想看电影英雄。,1.She always asked me about him.A_ she is concerned about him.,2.Now and then some _(海鸥)came into sight.,I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出各单词的正确形式。,Apparently,seagulls,练习坊,3.My father h_ three men to help him with the harvest last summer.,4.We want to buy a house in the c_ area of the city.But houses there are much more expensive.,5.His words i_ that he was not satisfied with your work.,hired,central,indicated,6.The mouse _(溜走)quickly from the cats claws.,7.Its very boring to i_ so many advertisements in the play.,slipped,insert,1.Cattle is kept off the fields by a bamboo fence.,2.There is a sign indicated the right road to follow.,3.I dropped my luggages and ran out.,II.下列各句均有一处错误,请指出并改正。,is are,indicated indicating,luggages luggage,4.It was apparently that she didnt hear what I said.,5.A great many of students are studying in the classroom.,6.It was at the gate where I told him the news.,7.There is no doubt whether his family is very important to him.,apparently apparent,of后加the或去掉of,where that或去掉at,whether that,1.You can _(和合作)another classmate if you want.,2.A tennis court _(已经被划出来)on the grass.,3._(她完全把我欺骗了)with her story.,4.It seems there are _ _(很多失业的人)in their country.,III.根据括号内的提示完成下列句子。,a great many people out of work,team up with,has been marked out,She took me in completely,Homework,Ask the students to finish Activity 5 on,page 9.,Description of a place,Just as an artist uses paint to create a picture,a writer uses words to create a description.Descriptive writing creates a picture of a person,place,thing or event.A description,essay is generally developed through,sensory details.Here are some tips about,the description.,Selecting details:The writer should,choose those that help to bring out the,dominant characteristic.,2.Catching the features of the place:You should mainly write about the things that make it different form other place.,3.Giving your view points:Places may be described for their own sake,as in essays on visits to famous scenic places.,4.Giving your purpose:You should describe the place for the purpose of revealing the personality and character of a person,or creating a feeling or mood.,
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