1、Module 1CountryCapitalLanguageUnited KingdomLondonFranceParisFrenchAthensEnglishGreekItalyGreeceRomeItalianSpainMadridSpanishDescribe the following places with the information in Activity 2,Page 1United Kingdom(London)France(Paris)Portugal(Lisbon)Spain(Madrid)Italy(Rome)Greece(Athens)English Channel
2、PyreneesAtlantic OceanAlpsREADINGCan you recognize the following places?Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔Sagrada Familia 圣家大教堂Reading&Vocabulary Pre-reading Reading&Vocabulary Pre-reading Match the pictures and the descriptions.Match the pictures and the descriptions.1 a landmark in Paris2 an art gallery in Floren
3、ce3 a church in Barcelona4 a building in Athens1234ABCDRead the passage and answer the questions.1.Which of the cities are capital cities?2.Which one is situated on the coast?3.Which is famous for its places to eat?4.Which one are or were important cities for writers and artists?5.Which was the worl
4、ds greatest city a long time ago?Paris,Athens.Barcelona.Paris.Paris,Florence,Athens.Athens.I.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.City Famous buildingsMore informationParis 1._ and the LouvreThe 2._ and largest city of France,situated on the River Seine;also famous for its 3._ cafes and 4.
5、_.The EiffelTowercapitalrestaurants theatresBarcelonaThe church of the Sagrada FamiliaThe second largest city of 5._,situated on the northeast 6._,about 500 km east of Madrid.FlorenceThe Uffizi PalaceFamous because of 7._;Each year about 8._ tourists come to see the art galleries,churches and 9._.co
6、astthe RenaissancemuseumsSpaina millionAthens The Parthenon The capital of 10._ and birthplace of 11._;the worlds most 12._ city 2,400 years agoGreecewestern civilizationpowerfulII.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.1.About _ of Frances artists and writers live in the largest city o
7、f France.A.one thirdB.two thirds C.half D.one fourth2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Madrid is about five hundred kilometers west of the city,Barcelona.B.Gaudi worked on the project the Church of the Sagrada Familia for 44 years.C.Athens was once the worlds most powerful city.D.Gree
8、ces best writers whose works has influenced other writers ever since lived in modern Athens.3.The great artistic movement the Renaissance began _,and ended _.A.in Florence;in the 1600s B.in Florence;in the 1300s C.in Paris;in the 1600s D.in Paris;in the 1300s4.Michelangelo was a great artist who _.A
9、.designed the Parthenon B.designed the Eiffel Tower C.produced many beautiful sculptures D.designed the LouvreRead the passage and choose True or False.1.The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France.2.There are a lot of restaurants and cafes in Paris.3.Barcelona is the capital of Spain.4.The Church
10、 of the Sagrada Familia was built in 1926.5.The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence.6.The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence.7.A long time ago,Athens was the worlds most powerful city.8.There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens.1.across1).在(街,河)的对面1.There is
11、a bus station across the road.2.He lives across the river.2).穿过，越过1.The child ran across the street in front of the car.2.Over 70 airplanes fly across the Atlantic between Europe and North America.across强调从某个平面的一边到另一边through 指从某个立体空间内穿过over侧重越过某种障碍LANGUAGE POINTSlook at look like look forlook sb.up
12、and downlook after look forward to sb./sth./doing sth.look intolook outlook aroundlook up瞧；看看起来像寻找上下仔细打量某人照顾期盼某人/物/做某事调查；向里面看当心环顾四周查字典，向上看2.off the coast 离海岸不远off表示相隔，隔海相望in 表示在范围之内on 表示接壤，相邻（范围之外）to 表示在范围之外，可接壤可不接壤of 表示属于Eg：Japan to Korea is on the east of China.Shangdong in日本位于中国的东方。（隔海相望）朝鲜在中国东部。
13、（接壤）山东位于中国东部。（包含）练习：用适当的介词或副词填空。1.He is considered to be the most famous play writer _ all time.2.It was because _ the bad weather that the football match had to be put _.3.The school is situated _ the heart of the city.ofofoffin4.“Fe”is the chemical symbol _ iron.5.Two fifth _ the land in that dist
14、rict is covered _ trees and grass.6.The Chinese Communist Party was founded _ the 1920s.forofby/with in3.Twenty percent of the country is covered by islands.twenty percent of part of half of +n(pl)+复数谓语/不可数名词+单数谓语2/3 of one in(out of)ten作主语或主语的修饰语时，谓语动词用单数形式。4.more than1.与数词连用，“多于，超过”eg:More than 10
15、0 people attended the meeting.2.后面跟（动）名词，“不只是，不仅仅是”eg:The book is more than a book.It even saves his soul.3.与形容词、副词等连用，“非常，十分”Eg:Im more than surprised to hear the news.4.和含有情态动词的句子或抽象名词，如imagination/description等连用，有否定意义，表示“难以或超过了所能”Eg:The damage caused by the earthquake is more than our imagination
16、.拓展：*morethan与其说倒不如说Hearing the news,she was more surprised than dispointed.听到这个消息，她与其说失望，倒不如说是惊奇。*no more than“仅仅，不过，只是”Their new flat has no more than60 square metres.他们的新居只有60 平方米。*not more than“至多，不超过”5.symbol n.象征符号 a symbol of a symbol for 鸽子(dove)是和平的象征。The dove is a symbol of peace.What is t
17、he chemical symbol for copper?Notes:sign符号，记号，招牌，迹象signal 暗号，信号mark 痕迹，记号，分数1.Put a _ on it and youll remember.2.The red circle at the top of the _ is the_ for Transport for London.3.The policeman gave the _ to stop walking.mark sign symbol signal1.A dark cloud is a _ of rain.2.He left a question _
18、on the paper where he couldnt understand.signmarksymbol指作为象征某种深邃意义的特殊事物，意为象征，符号sign指代表具有固定意义的一种简明的符号或标志，意为符号，迹象mark指在其他事物上留下的可见的印痕或先天固有的标志，意为符号，记号6.The city is also famous for its restaurants famous forbe famous for（因而闻名）/as（作为而出名）She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.7.Gaudi worked on th
19、e project from 1882 until his death in 1926.worked onuntil她作为作家要比歌手名声大 work on 从事于某事多用于进行时和完成时宾语通常是具体的动作对象。他在写一本新书。He is working on a new book.work at从事于，学习可以用于任何时态。宾语通常为抽象的事物。He is working at English.work for 为工作 work as作为8.influence vt.n.影响have an influence/effect on对有影响under the influence of受的影响i
20、nfluence sb to do促使某人做某事My teacher influenced my decision to study science.9.ever since 自从那时起一直与现在完成时态或过去完成时态连用1.ever since+n./pron.2.ever since+clauseThey have been friends ever sincethey were in grade school(初中).He went to Shanghai in 1956 and has lived there ever since.ever before“在以往任何时候”,其中befo
21、re是副词，ever before 常出现在than 后面,其中ever 用以加强before的语气,有时before可以省略。例如：Its raining harder than ever before.雨比以前下得都大。DISCUSSION1.What did you know about these cities before you read the text?2.What new information did you learn?3.Which of them would you most like to visit?Now you have learnt the whole module,you haveknow a lot about Europe.Write a passage about your favorite European city.
