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1、 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 a

2、partment 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?

3、 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 so

4、utheast 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 Q

5、uanzhou 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

6、 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

7、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 choos

8、e 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

9、 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. _at

10、tractive/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

11、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

12、 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 J

13、ohn 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. the

14、re 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. 照片把他拍得相當英俊。 2) I think she is a very attractive girl. 我認為她是很有魅力的女孩。 3) Ice cream is attractive to children. 冰淇淋對孩子們非常有吸引力。 2. Pr

15、etty hot and wet in the summer pretty adv. 非常, 相當 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. (此處pretty為形容詞，意為 “漂亮的”。) 3. Sounds OK to me. sound vi. 聽起來,聽上去 e.g. The music sounds very pleasing to the ear.

16、 這音樂聽起來十分悅耳。 n. 聲音,響聲;喧鬧聲e.g. We heard sounds of laughter from the next room. 我們聽到隔壁房間傳來的陣陣笑聲。 The sounds from the next room woke up the child. 隔壁房間傳來的喧鬧聲把孩子弄醒 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 問句是“提出建議”的句子，用That s

17、ounds great表示“聽起來很棒 / 好” 4. Dont they bother you? bother vt. 煩擾e.g. The problem has been bothering me for weeks. 那問題已經(jīng)困擾了我?guī)讉€星期。 n. 煩惱,麻煩e.g. We had a lot of bother finding a vacant apartment. 我們費了不少周折才找到一套空閑的 公寓房間。 5. Now were leaving the business district and approaching the harbour. approach v. 接近

18、，靠近 e.g. Our new teaching building is approaching completion. 我們的新教學樓就要完工了。 The poor little boy approached me for food. 那個可憐的小男孩走近我向我要吃的。譯: 圣誕節(jié)就要到了。 Christmas Day is approaching. 1. Its been six years since we last saw each other.自從我們上次見面已經(jīng)有6年了。 It is /has been +一段時間+since 從句 (謂語動詞為延續(xù)性動詞的過去時態(tài)) 自從不做至

19、今已有時間了 e.g. 1) Its five years since Lucy lived in China. 露西有五年不住這兒了。 2) Its ten years since her father smoked. 她父親有10年不吸煙了 e.g. 1) It has been three years since my brother came back from America. 我哥哥從美國回來已經(jīng)三年了。 2) 她丈夫去世2年了。 Its two years since her husband died. Note：It is /has been +一段時間+since 從句（謂語

20、動詞為瞬間動詞的過去時態(tài)） 自從做至今已有時間了 2. this is the first time Ive visited your hometown. 這是我第一次來你的家鄉(xiāng)。 表示“這是某人第幾次做某事” 常常用“This /It is the first /second/last time (that) ”這個句型。that 常省略。主句用一般現(xiàn)在時, 從句用現(xiàn)在完成時。主句用一般過去時 , 從句用過去完成時。 昨晚的電影怎么樣? 噢，棒極了！這是我第一次看魔幻電影。How do you find the film last night?Oh, wonderful! It was th

21、e first time I had seen a fantasy film. 翻譯下列句子： 2) 這是這位教授最后一次給我們做報告。This is the last time the professor has given us a talk. 3. This is one of the most attractive places Ive been to. 這是我去過的最吸引人的地方之一。 被形容詞最高級所修飾的名詞后的定語從句中，一般用完成時態(tài)。 譯: 她是我見過的最美麗的姑娘 She is the most beautiful girl Ive seen.e.g. This is t

22、he most delicious food Ive ever eaten. 這是我所吃過的最美味的食物。 4. put up 建造, 搭起 e.g. 1) A new theater will be put up where there used to be a temple. 將在曾經(jīng)有過一個古廟的地方建 一座新劇院。 2) They put up their tents as soon as they arrived. 他們一到就搭起了帳篷。 另外, put up 還有其它意思：3) He put up his hand to catch the teachers attention.

23、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.舉起, 抬起張貼, 掛起住宿, 留宿提高, 提升 5. So they tell me. 他們就是這樣告訴我的。1) “so +主語+助動詞/系動詞/情態(tài)動 詞”, 意為:某人/某物確實是 2) “so +助動詞/系動詞/情態(tài)動詞+主 語”, 意為: 某人/某物也是 3) “主語+動詞+so”, 意為某人這樣做

24、了4) “neither /nor+助動詞/系動詞/情態(tài)動詞+主語”, 意為 某人/某物也不。 5) It is the same with sb./sth. 或So it is with sb./sth. 表示上述混合情況也適用該句主語。 I. 根據(jù)括號內(nèi)所給漢語提示完成下列句子。1. This _ _ _ _ (漂亮的美國小姑娘) is my pen friend, who Ive known for a year.2. _ _ _ _ (氣候怎么 樣) there？ Its warm all the year round.pretty little American girlWhats

25、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 _ _ _ (餓死).is made ofare being put upstarved to death II. 根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的提示將下列各句翻譯成英語。那個主意我聽起來很棒。 (sound)2. 這個商業(yè)區(qū)

26、的公寓租金很貴。(rent)That idea sounds great to me.The rent for the apartment in this business district is very expensive / high. 3. 湯姆說你工作努力，你確實是這樣，而他也是如此。(so)4. 我們是充滿活力的青年。(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 (特產(chǎn))local flavor (風味小吃)