1、Read the passage and answer the questions.1.What does Mr.McCorquedale like 2.doing when he travels?He likes to send himself a postcard of every place he visits for more than 24 hours.2.What rules does he follow when he sticks red pins in the map of the word?He only sticks one in if hes been in a pla
2、ce for more than 24 hours.3.How does he describe China?This is one country in the world which is completely different.Theres no European influence.Its been around for 6000 years,yet its a country of the future.5.Why does he do it?4.What dose he take with him when he 5.travels?A photo of his wife,a c
3、andle,a torch,a shirt with a secret pocket and a pen for writing his postcards.He does it for the journey and all the planning because he gets a kick out of travelling.1.He always chooses a postcard with a 2.beautiful viewe.g.The view from the front of his house is lovely.他房子前面的景色不错。The sun disappea
4、red from view.太阳从视线中消失了。His views on the subject were well known.他对这个问题的看法众所周知。Thousands of tourists come to viewthe gardens every year.每年有数以千计的旅游者来参观这些花园。They viewed his actions as unnecessary.他们认为他的行为是没有必要的。【总结归纳】view n.景色,风景;视野,视域,视线;观点,见解v.观看,查看;考虑,认为【拓展】come into view 进入视野中out of view 不在视野之中，看不
5、见了in ones view 在某人看来point of view 观点，看法take the long view 有长远的观点，看的远一点with a view to为了2.Im allowed to stick one in only ifI have been in a place for more than 24 hours.only if 是由充当前置修饰语的副词only和从属连词if组合而成，前者仅仅起突出作用，并不改变if的词义。当only if用于句首时,主句的主谓语要进行部分倒装。e.g.Only if I get a job will I have enough money
6、 to go to school.我只有找到了工作才有足够的钱上学。_ you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A.Only if;will you B.Only if;you will C.Unless;will you D.Unless;you willA.“你只有吃正确的食物,才能保持健康”。only if“只有”,当only if用于句首时,主句的主谓语要进行部分倒装。3.Theres a saying in the travel trade that all tourists are rippe
7、d off.本句中that引导的是同位语从句,对saying的内容作解释说明。rip off sb./rip sb.off表示“敲诈,欺骗,敲竹杠”,句中为其被动语态用法。另外,rip off sth.表示“偷窃,盗取”。e.g.Tourists complain of being ripped off by local cab drivers.游客们抱怨被当地的出租车司机敲了竹杠。The thief ripped off a car in broad daylight.那个小偷在光天化日之下偷了汽车。Translate the following sentences.1.每到一个地方,他都送
8、给自己一张明信片。_ _2.2.他总是挑选一张带有美丽风景的明信片并贴上有趣的邮票。_Everywhere he goes,he sends himself a postcard.He always chooses a postcard with beautiful view,and sticks on an interesting stamp.3.只有我在一个地方超过24小时我才可以在此处的地图上别上一根。_ _ _4.敲竹杠 _ 5.把描述为 _6.从中得到乐趣 _Im allowed to stick one in only if Ive been in a place for more
9、 than 24 hours.rip offdescribeasget a kick out ofExplain the connection between the words in A and those in B.ABhillhillymountainmountainouscoastcoastaldesertdesertB shows the adjective forms of the nouns in A.Complete the sentences with words from above.1.We live in a _ area in the northwest.It nev
10、er rains.2.Many of the _ in the Himalayas are more than 5,000 meters high.desertmountain3.The area I live in isnt flat.Its _.4.Shanghai is on the _,at the mouth of the Yangtze River.mountainouscoastMatch the words in the box with the meanings.immense fertile remote steep1.going sharply up or down2.g
11、ood for growing things3.very big4.far awaysteepfertileimmenseremoteRead the description on page 48,identify the province,and write down the correct sentences.The province is Sichuan.where the province is:My home province is an immense region in the southwest of the country.describes the main geograp
12、hical features:Much of it is hilly,but in the remote areas in the west it reaches the steep slopes of the Himalayas.gives the writers opinion:I think its a beautiful province.explains a meaning:People call it“the Heavenly Kingdom”but the name really means“four rivers”.1.Choose any country and imagine you are there.Write a postcard to yourself.2.Write a short description of the region you live in.Include the following information:1)Where is your province?2)Describe the main geographical features.3)Give your opinion.
