Module-1-Europe.doc

Module 1 Europe
Teaching Aims:
Words:
七级: across, boot, face, symbol, architect, project, birthplace, civilization, ancient, head, produce
八级: range, gallery, sculpture, govern, representative
Phrases:
because of, be known as, ever since, in terms of, on the other hand, little by little, more than, be famous as, work on
Sentence patterns:
1. Whereabouts is that?
2.  What’s it like?
Oral English
1. Where do you live?
2. That’s in the west, isn’t it?
Grammar:
1. Passive voice of present and past tense.
2. 集体名词做主语以及neither---nor等连接主语时的主谓一致。
第一课时
The usage of the words and phrases in the reading material
1. on the coast of, off the coast of,
coast means the area where the land meets the ocean
on the coast means on the land near the ocean
off the coast means in the ocean near the land
2. face(动词)
My house faces the sea.
She turned to face me.
He is facing the biggest challenge of his career.
If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in jail.
I want to have a face- to -face talk with you.
His father hit him in the face.
3. across
She took a ship across the Atlantic.
The boat carried them across the river.
The police pushed their way through the crowd.
across为穿过一个平面，而through为穿过一个立体空间
4. be situated/located 加介词表示某物的位置。
The house is situated/located on a small hill.
The house is on a small hill.
lie in, lie on, lie to的区别：
5. on the River Seine
on 表示在河畔。
Wuhan is on the Changjiang River. 武汉位于长江边上。
London is on the River Thames 伦敦在泰晤士河畔。.
 6. two thirds of, three fifths of, five twelfths of, two ninths of
Two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris.
7. the second largest city in China, China’s second largest city
8. work on something means spend time or energy doing something
The writer is working on a new book.那位作家在写一本新书
He has been working on this painting for days.
这张画他已经画了好些天了.
The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of researching outer space.
科学家仍致力于发明新的探索外层空间的方法.
9. in the 1300s or in the 1300’s, in his twenties or in his 20s
10. of all time有史以来
11. be known as means be famous as, be known for means be famous for
12. the birthplace of western civilization
13. ever since
We’ve been friends ever since we met at school.
14. opposite
Put the piano opposite the sofa.(介词)
The words have the opposite meanings.(形容词)
15. influence
动词用法
influence means to have an effect on the way someone or something develops, behaves, thinks, etc. without directly forcing or commanding them
Don’t let me influence your decision.
What influence you to study geography?
affect means to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something
Citizens want more control over matters which directly affect their lives.
Homework: the words and phrases, the usage of them
第二课时
Language points of the reading:
1. The United Kingdom is an island in northwest Europe off the coast of continental Europe.英国是欧洲西北大陆海岸线附近的一个岛屿。
句子中的off 是介词，意思是“与---相隔，脱离”
He lives in a village a little away off the main road.他住在离大路不远的村子里。
It will be a good thing when those old cars are off the road. 那些旧车不再上路将是件大好事。
off 短语可以转换为一个定语从句，which is off…
2. Italy is in the south of Europe.
Spain is to the south of France.
两个句子中的in和to 都表示位置，但是含义不同。in 表示在范围之内，而to表示在范围之外。如:
Taiwan lies in the east of China. 台湾位于中国东部.
Japan is to the northeast of China. 日本在中国东北面.
Tianjin is to the southeast of Beijing. 天津在北京的东南面.
3. France is Europe’s third largest country.
India is the second most populous country in the world.
China is the third largest country in the world.
This is the first visit of Mr. Smith to Beijing.
This is her third visit to the People’s Republic of China.
注意: 形容性物主代词和冠词不能同时出现.
4. It is one of most beautiful cities in the world and is visited by more than eight million tourists every year.
more than 超过,多于
China Daily is more than a newspaper. Also it can help us to improve our English.
The number of students in our class is more than 60.
less than, not more than, no more than的意义及用法.
The people who attended the meeting are less than/ not more than 500.
参加会议的人不超过500.
Our school lies no more than(=only) 2 miles away from the sea.
我们学校离大海仅仅2英里.
Tom is no richer than me. Tom is as poor as me. Tom和我都不富裕.
Tom is not richer than me. Tom不如我富裕.
5. the city is also famous for its restaurants, cafes and theaters.
be famous for means be known for
Jinan is famous for her springs.
Wang Guozhen is well known for his poems, so he is known as a poet.
6. About two-thirds of France’s artists and writers live in Paris.
A half of the students in Class 16 are girls.
I’m sure that three quarters of milk is produced in the factory.
7. Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for 300 years.
because of means on account of, by reason of
I didn’t go to attend Mary’s wedding because it rained heavily.
I didn’t go to attend Mary’s weeding because of the heavy rain.
last 不及物动词
The heavy rain lasted two days, so we could do nothing but stay in the hotel.
The cloth lasts well, but it sells cheap.
这种布很耐穿, 但是价格便宜.
8. The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s.
in the 1950s or in the 1950’s , in one’s twenties or in one’s 20s
In the 1980s, which is in his twenties, great changes have taken place in his hometown. 二十世纪八十年代, 即在他二十多岁的时候, 他的故乡发生了巨大的变化.
介词专项训练
1. China is _______ the west of Korea.
2. Nepal lies _________ China and India.
3. Britain is an island _______ the coast of continental Europe.
4. Shandong Province is next _____ Hebei Province.
5. Guangzhou is situated _______ the Pearl River.
6. Harbin is ________ the northeast of China.
7. Taiwan is part of China and faces the mainland _______ the Taiwan Strait.
8. The number of the employees has grown from 1000 to 1200. This means it has risen ________ 20%.
9. We offered our congratulations _______ his passing the college entrance examination.
Key:
1. to 2. between 3. off 4. to 5. on 6. in 7. across 8. by 9. on