Unit2CambridgeisabeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.【教材分析】Throughcomparingthetwocities—LondonandCambridge,letstudentsgrasptheusageofcomparisonofadjectivesinEnglish.Byshowingthepicture,makestudentsmasterthefourcompasspoints(east,south,west,north).【教学目标】lKnowledgeobjectiveKeyvocabulary—east,south,west,north,church,million,coast,regionKeystructures—haveapopulationoflotsofbefamousforlAbilityobjectiveTogetinformationaboutCambridge,LondonandBritainTomasterthefourcompasspoints.lMoralobjectiveToknowmoreaboutownhometownandowncountryandlovetoknowmoreabouttheforeigncitiesandcountries.【教学重点】1.Totellthedifferenceamongthewords:near,opposite,along,ontheleft/right,across2.Tolearnsomeexpressionsaboutaskingwaysandgivingdirections.3.Tolearnthereadingmethod.【教学难点】1.Togetinformationfromthearticle.2.Towriteacompositionbyusingthecomparativedegree.【教学方法】PWPmethod,task-basedmethod【教学手段】Ataperecorder,multimediaandsomepictures\n【教学过程】TeachingProcedures:Step1WarmingupAnswerthequestionsaccordingtothepictures,andletSsknowaboutEngland.Step2Consolidatenewwords1.Pointoutthedirectionwords.2.Lookandsay.Theteachershowsthepicturesofnewwordsandletthestudentstosayasquicklyaspossible.Step3Readingandvocabulary1.LookatthemapoftheEnglandandreadthesesentences.1)CambridgeisintheeastofEngland.2)LondonisinthesouthofEngland.3)BristolisinthewestofEngland.4)ManchesterisinthenorthofEngland.2.MakeadialogueaboutthedirectionsLookatthepicturesandmakedialoguesaboutthecitiesonthemap.3.LookatthemapofChinaandpointoutthelocationsofthefollowingcities.BeijingGuangdongChengduShanghaiStep4Reading1.Lookatthepicturesonpage12andlisten.2.Readthepassageandchooseatitleforeachpicture.3.Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1)What’sthepopulationofCambridge?2)What’sCambridgefamousfor?3)HowoldisLondon?4)What’stheweatherlikeinEngland?4.ShowthevideoofUniversityofCambridge.5.WorkonActivity3.CompletethetablecomparingCambridgewithLondon.\n CambridgeLondonLocation Population Famousplaces River  Step5Languagepoints1.IcomefromCambridge,abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.intheeastof…表示“在……的东方”。类似的表达如下：inthewestof…表示“在……的西方”。inthesouthof…表示“在……的南方”。inthenorthof…表示“在……的北方”。2.ItisontheriverCamandhasapopulationofabout120,000.1)ontheriverCam表示“在康桥河畔”，on表示在河的沿岸。2)haveapopulationof…表示“有……人口”。指人口的多少用large或small。3.Myhometownisespeciallyfamousforitsuniversity.befamousfor是一个固定短语，意为“因……而闻名；以……著名”。主语既可以是表示人的词语，也可以是表示地点的词语。主语是表示人的词语时，多表示以某种技能或特征而闻名；主语是表示地点的词语时，多表示以某种特产或某处名胜古迹而著名。e.g.Sheisfamousforhersweetvoice.Thetownisfamousforitsfruit.【运用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子,每空词数不限。(1)安徽因黄山而闻名。\nAnhui_____________MountHuang.(2)他因他的歌曲而出名。He_____________hissongs.4.Touristsliketheareaoflowmountainsandbeautifullakesinthenorth…low意为“矮的；低的”，常指建筑物、山的低或矮、价格的低、声音的低。e.g.TheBrownsliveinalowhouse.Thehillislow.Todaythepriceofsweatersislow.Joanoftenspeaksinalowvoice.short也有“矮的”的意思,但常指人的矮。e.g.Thegirlinthefrontoftheclassroomisshort.根据句意选用low或short填空,有的需要变换形式。(1)ThepriceoftheT-shirtisvery______.(2)LiLeiis________thanhisbrother.(3)Thehillis_____andwecangetthereverysoon.Step6PracticeWorkonActivity4.Step7Writing1.Answerthequestionsandwritenotesaboutyourhometown1)Whereisit?2)What’sitspopulation?3)Isitbigorsmall?4)Whatisitfamousfor?5)Howoldisit?6)Whatistheweatherlike?2.Givepossibleanswers.3.UseyournotesandwriteanswerstothequestionsinActivities5.DalianisinthenortheastofChina.Ithasapopulationofoversixmillion.4.Givepossibleanswers.\nStep8WritingtaskWriteapassagecalledMyhometown.UseTony'spassagetohelpyou.IcomefromDalian,abeautifulcityinthenortheastofChina.Ithasapopulationofoversixmillion.Itis…