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ContentsImportant WordsIntroduction Lead-inReading Language Points apartmentsecond floor apartment block a five stories building a house which is two stories high high-rise building Where does he live? in the south of China in the city of Guangzhou in a suburb in the northeast of the city a small apartment on the third floor a five-storey apartment blockZhang Hua Lin XiaoyunWhere does she live? in the countryside in southern Liaoning about fifty miles away from the city of Dalian a house which is two storeys high and is made of local stone Tell your partner which one is more similar to yours? In what way is it similar? Help Xiao Li to complete his description of his home. Then write four sentences describing your home. Share with others after its finished. Write three or four sentences describing your home. Compare your homes in groups of four. Look and guess 1. This city lies in the southeast of China;2. It is a seaside city;3. It has a famous IslandGuLangyu Island.Which city do the pictures show? Information about XiamenXiamen is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian Province, Peoples Republic of China. It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders the cities of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou to the north and south respectively. Xiamen has been designated a special economic development city, in part because of its key position across the from Taiwan. Opposite Xiamen proper, across the inner harbour, is the island of Gulangyu, the former foreign settlement and a fine residential section. architecture area climate coast district harbour hometown island park (v.) rent touristFind these words in the passage. Now use some of them to complete these sentences.1. A lot of _ visit Xiamen is the summer.2. The parks in the _ district are very pretty.3. One of the nicest things about Xiamen is that it is on the _.tourists harbour/westerncoast 4. The _ for a modern apartment in Xiamen is usually very high.5. Which _ of the city does Xiao Li live in?6. If we _ the car over there, we can go for a walk along the harbour.rentdistrict/areapark Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.1. John Martin is visiting _. (a) Xiao Lis hometown (b) a town near where Xiao Li lives (c) a shopping mall 2. Xiao Li lives _. (a) on the island of Gulangyu (b) in Xiamen (c) in a town to the northwest of Xiamen3. John and Xiao Li are _. (a) at Xiao Lis home (b) driving around the city in a car (c) on a train Read the passage carefully and complete the chart below. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.A(n) 1. _ and lively cityClimate 2. _ in summer and 3. _ in winterPeople FriendlyPlaces of interest mentioned 4. _, a gorgeous island with some interesting 5. _attractive/interestingPretty hot and wetquite coldGulangyu Islandarchitecture Two districts mentioned The business district A great number of 6. _ buildings and great 7. _The 8. _ district The most 9. _ part of the city with some really pretty 10. _high-riseshopping mallswestern interestingparks Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).1. John and Xiao Li havent seen each other for six years.2. John has never been to China before.3. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast. 4. There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen.5. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.6. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island. Read the text (P32) again and choose the best answers.1. How are Xiao Li and John Martin traveling in Xiamen? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By bike. D. By car. 2. According to the text, what will John Martin do tomorrow? A. He will leave Xiamen. B. He will go to visit Gulangyu. C. He will buy some presents. D. He will rent an apartment. 3. We can learn from the text that _. A. Martin had never been to China before B. tourists may annoy local people C. the weather there is wet in winter D. there are some pretty parks in the northwest 1. this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. attractive adj. 有吸引力的,引起注意的e.g. 1) The photo made him quite attractive. 照片把他拍得相当英俊。 2) I think she is a very attractive girl. 我认为她是很有魅力的女孩。 3) Ice cream is attractive to children. 冰淇淋对孩子们非常有吸引力。 2. Pretty hot and wet in the summer pretty adv. 非常, 相当 e.g. After a whole days hard work, I feel pretty tired. 辛苦工作了一整天我感到很累。 猜一猜： The moment the king saw the pretty girl, he fell love with her. (此处pretty为形容词，意为 “漂亮的”。) 3. Sounds OK to me. sound vi. 听起来,听上去 e.g. The music sounds very pleasing to the ear. 这音乐听起来十分悦耳。 n. 声音,响声;喧闹声e.g. We heard sounds of laughter from the next room. 我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。 The sounds from the next room woke up the child. 隔壁房间传来的喧闹声把孩子弄醒 了。 Shall we go out for dinner tonight? _. A. You are right B. It must be funny C. That sounds great D. Have a nice time 问句是“提出建议”的句子，用That sounds great表示“听起来很棒 / 好” 4. Dont they bother you? bother vt. 烦扰e.g. The problem has been bothering me for weeks. 那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。 n. 烦恼,麻烦e.g. We had a lot of bother finding a vacant apartment. 我们费了不少周折才找到一套空闲的 公寓房间。 5. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. approach v. 接近，靠近 e.g. Our new teaching building is approaching completion. 我们的新教学楼就要完工了。 The poor little boy approached me for food. 那个可怜的小男孩走近我向我要吃的。译: 圣诞节就要到了。 Christmas Day is approaching. 1. Its been six years since we last saw each other.自从我们上次见面已经有6年了。 It is /has been +一段时间+since 从句 (谓语动词为延续性动词的过去时态) 自从不做至今已有时间了 e.g. 1) Its five years since Lucy lived in China. 露西有五年不住这儿了。 2) Its ten years since her father smoked. 她父亲有10年不吸烟了 e.g. 1) It has been three years since my brother came back from America. 我哥哥从美国回来已经三年了。 2) 她丈夫去世2年了。 Its two years since her husband died. Note：It is /has been +一段时间+since 从句（谓语动词为瞬间动词的过去时态） 自从做至今已有时间了 2. this is the first time Ive visited your hometown. 这是我第一次来你的家乡。 表示“这是某人第几次做某事” 常常用“This /It is the first /second/last time (that) ”这个句型。that 常省略。主句用一般现在时, 从句用现在完成时。主句用一般过去时 , 从句用过去完成时。 昨晚的电影怎么样? 噢，棒极了！这是我第一次看魔幻电影。How do you find the film last night?Oh, wonderful! It was the first time I had seen a fantasy film. 翻译下列句子： 2) 这是这位教授最后一次给我们做报告。This is the last time the professor has given us a talk. 3. This is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. 这是我去过的最吸引人的地方之一。 被形容词最高级所修饰的名词后的定语从句中，一般用完成时态。 译: 她是我见过的最美丽的姑娘 She is the most beautiful girl Ive seen.e.g. This is the most delicious food Ive ever eaten. 这是我所吃过的最美味的食物。 4. put up 建造, 搭起 e.g. 1) A new theater will be put up where there used to be a temple. 将在曾经有过一个古庙的地方建 一座新剧院。 2) They put up their tents as soon as they arrived. 他们一到就搭起了帐篷。 另外, put up 还有其它意思：3) He put up his hand to catch the teachers attention. 4) A new notice has been put up on the board. 5) Will you put me up for the night? 6) My landlord wanted to put up the rent by 10 pounds a week.举起, 抬起张贴, 挂起住宿, 留宿提高, 提升 5. So they tell me. 他们就是这样告诉我的。1) “so +主语+助动词/系动词/情态动 词”, 意为:某人/某物确实是 2) “so +助动词/系动词/情态动词+主 语”, 意为: 某人/某物也是 3) “主语+动词+so”, 意为某人这样做了4) “neither /nor+助动词/系动词/情态动词+主语”, 意为 某人/某物也不。 5) It is the same with sb./sth. 或So it is with sb./sth. 表示上述混合情况也适用该句主语。 I. 根据括号内所给汉语提示完成下列句子。1. This _ _ _ _ (漂亮的美国小姑娘) is my pen friend, who Ive known for a year.2. _ _ _ _ (气候怎么 样) there？ Its warm all the year round.pretty little American girlWhats the climate like 3. The chair _ _ _ (由制成的) wood, which was made by my brother.4. Several new office blocks _ _ _ _ (在修建) in the centre of town now. 5. Unfortunately, he got lost in the forest and _ _ _ (饿死).is made ofare being put upstarved to death II. 根据括号内的提示将下列各句翻译成英语。那个主意我听起来很棒。 (sound)2. 这个商业区的公寓租金很贵。(rent)That idea sounds great to me.The rent for the apartment in this business district is very expensive / high. 3. 汤姆说你工作努力，你确实是这样，而他也是如此。(so)4. 我们是充满活力的青年。(lively)We are lively young people.Tom says you work hard. So you do, and so does he. HomeworkGive a description of your hometown,using the hints given below.location and area populationlandscape and rivers climatenature and environment historylanguage and religion economylife and culture specialty (特产)local flavor (风味小吃)
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