lesson 4. warm-up 1. what do you do in your summer or winter vacation? 2.which country would you...
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Lesson 4
Warm-up
• 1. What do you do in your summer or winter vacation?
• 2.Which country would you like to go if you are given a chance to go abroad?
Lesson 4 Virtual TourismLesson 4 Virtual Tourism
Map of the World
New Zealand
China
What are we going to learn ?
1. words and expressions related to introduce a place
2. some reading skills
3. the introduction of Auckland
4. how to introduce some place
New words and expressions:• Population n. Suburb n. 市郊,郊区 • Locate vt. 坐落于 , 位于 Government n. 政府• Capital n. 首都 Whole adj. 整个的• Protest against 抗议、反抗 Average adj. 平均
的• Nuclear test 核试验• Seaside adj. 海滨的,海边的• Wonder v. 想知道 & n. 奇迹,惊异• Be known as/for 作为 / 因为…而出名• Go back to 追溯到
人口
• 1. The three theaters are l_____ in the center of the town.
• 2. We all w______ if the hungry children had any food for these days.
• 3.Madame Curie was well k____ ___ the discovery of radium _as_ a scientist ___ the world.
• 4. China has a p_______ of about 1.3 billion.
ocated
ondered
nown forto
opulation
• 5. The boys are playing by the s_____.
• 6. Washing D.C. is the c____ of the United States.
• 7.The history of the city g____ back to 2,000 years ago.
• 8. We have one day to relax ourselves a week on a______.
easide
apital
oes
verage
Reading skills
A. Pay attention to :
first sentence of each paragraph
B. Identify the most important words
Fast-reading3. Match the topics a-f with the five
paragraphs in the text.
a) the history of the city
b) travel links
c) things to see in Auckland
d) night-life in Auckland
e) for water lovers
f) New Zealand’s largest city
2
5
3
4
1
Population
Location
History
less than a million
On North Island
Maoris settled 650 years
ago European settlement
began in 1840
2. Read the text and complete the table
below.
Detailed-reading
Famous
sights
Climate
Mt Eden; Parnell village;
Auckland museum; Sky To
wer; Auckland Harbour B
ridge
Warm; plenty of sunshine
1) Auckland is the capital of New
Zealand.
2) Auckland is located on South Island.
F
F
Detailed Reading ( )Ⅱ
1. True or False:
Listen to the tape, are these
statements true or false?
3) Sky Tower is Auckland’s tallest To
wer.
4) Maoris were the first people of New
Zealand.
5) The climate in Auckland is wet and
rainy.
6) It’s the paradise( 天堂 ) for water lo
vers.
T
T
F
T
There are some tourists from America.
They are going to visit Qingyuan. Supp
ose you were a tour guide in Qingyuan,
How would you like to introduce Qing
yuan to the tourists?
Post-reading
Auckland Qingyuan
Populationless than a million
人口约 235 万
Locationin North Island
位于广东省北部
Historya history
of 650 years
距今有 800 多年历史
Famous
sights
Mt Eden;
Parnell
Village; Sky
Tower;……
宝晶宫通天岩 ; 清远漂流……
Climate warm; plenty
of sunshine
气候暖和,少雨;全年平均气温约为摄氏 22 度
Useful expressions and sentences:
• A. xxx is a beautiful/wonderful/great city located in northeast Guangdong province.
• B. It/xxx has a population of 200million.
• C. It dates back to 300 years./ It has 300 years of history.
• D. You’ll visit /see some places of interests such as…
• E. You can also enjoy the beautiful natural scenery.
• F. It enjoys a warm/cool climate with an average yearly temperature of 20 degrees.
• G. introduction: • Welcome to our city.• I would like to tell you something about xxx• H. conclusion:• I hope you’ll have a good time in our city.• I hope you’ll enjoy yourself/yourselves in
our city.• I hope you’ll have a wonderful journey .