1、Module 4A Social SurveyMy NeighbourhoodThe city XiamenXiamen, one of Chinas famous Garden Cities, is considered as one of the most livable places in Chinayet most tourists are from China itself. But thats about to change.On the carfree island of Gulangyu, the most famous attraction of the city, visi
2、tors come here for its almost one thousand historical buildings. In fact, Gulangyu had a lively European community by the turn of the 20th century. Today, visitors always like to walk the winding roads and enjoy the special Fujianstyle buildings.Much of Xiamens beauty lies in its ordinary local life
3、. Early in the morning, lose yourself in the busy English Market, the citys largest and oldest openair market, Among all kinds of fresh vegetables and fish, youll find some street food like the local breakfast.Walk along the Railway Cultural Park, and youll see a tunnel with the display about the hi
4、story of Chinese railways. Further south, at the base of the Botanical Garden, dont miss the old Nanputuo Temple. With more than 20 wooden buildings standing on the side of a hill, this Buddhist complex (建筑群) draws visitors from around the country. You can eat at the small restaurants on sites, whic
5、h serve traditional local vegan dishes.Xiamens more welcoming and slower pace of life is attracting people from Beijing and Shanghai, too. Echo Zheng, who runs her own fashion label Qing Yi, recently have prepared for a photo exhibition in her own showroom that displays handstitched (手工缝制的) clothes
6、inspired by traditional costume. “I like to be absorbed in getting inspiration，” she said. “In Xiamen, theres so much beauty and nature, so you can actually think clearly.” Her customers, however, are still mostly from Beijing and Shanghai. Is she worried that running her boutique in Xiamen could ha
7、ve a bad effect on her work? No. “All my customers also love coming to Xiamen，” she said. 开启快乐学习之旅“城在海上， 海在城中”，厦门是一座风姿绰约的“海上花园”。厦门自然风光优美，城市环境整洁，是我国著名的旅游城市。阅读助手：1historical adj. 历史的2community n. 社区3winding adj. 弯曲的4lie in 在于5tunnel n. 隧道6display n. 展览7vegan dish 素食菜肴8fashion n. 时尚；时装9costume n. 服饰10b
8、e absorbed in 专心于11actually adv. 实际上12have a bad effect on 对有坏影响模块核心素养导航SectionIntroduction & Reading and Speaking.重点单词1survey n. 调查2local adj. 地方的；局部的3sound vi. 听起来4bother vt. 打扰；烦扰；麻烦5rent n. 租金6district n. 地域；区域；行政区7approach vt. 接近8harbour n. 海港9park vt. 停车10. neighbourhood n. 四邻；街坊 neighbour n.
9、邻居11. suburb n. 城郊；郊区 suburban adj. 郊区的12. attractive adj. 有吸引力的；吸引人的 attract v. 吸引 attraction n. 吸引；爱慕；名胜13. fortunate adj. 幸运的；吉祥的 fortunately adv. 幸运地 unfortunately adv. 不幸地14. tourist n. 旅游者；观光客 tour v. 观光，旅游 tourism n. 旅游业15. architecture n. 建筑 architect n. 建筑师16. starve vi. 饿死 starvation n. 挨饿
10、；饿死.核心短语1. in_the_northeast_of在东北部2. be_made_of 由制成3. put_up 修建；张贴4. walk_around 四处走走5. for_a_while 一会儿6. over_there 在那边7. go_for_a_walk 去散步8apartment block 公寓楼9highrise building 摩天大厦10on the third floor 在三楼11on the coast 在沿海；在海岸上12by the seaside 在海边13shopping mall 购物商场14shopping centre 购物中心.经典句式1你知
11、道，自从我们上次见面到现在已经有六年了。 Its been six years since we last saw each other, you know.2而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown.3气候怎么样？ Whats the climate like?课文预读译文助读一座有活力的城市(XL小李，JM约翰马丁)小李：约翰，很高兴又见到你了。约翰：见到你真是太好了！你知道，自从我们上次见面到现在已经有六年了，而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。小李：是的，你能来，我真是很高兴。约翰：你知道，我去过中
12、国很多地方，游览过一些美丽的城市，但这里是我到过的最有吸引力的地方之一。它如此生机勃勃，人们看上去都那么友好。 小李：是的，大家都说这是最富有趣味的沿海城市之一。生活在这里我感到很幸运。我喜欢在海边生活。约翰：你住在厦门的西北部，对吗？小李：是的。约翰：这里气候怎么样？小李：夏天相当热、相当潮湿，可是冬天会很冷。约翰：对我来说听起来挺好。这里到处都是游客。他们对你们没有干扰吗？小李：是的，游客太多了，夏天他们会有点讨厌。约翰：哦，看看那栋高大的公寓楼！小李：是啊，它是刚刚完工的。租一套那儿的公寓要不少钱呢。约翰：这我相信！这是一个现代化的地方啊！小李：对，这是商业区。最近，他们建造了许多摩天大
13、厦，也有一些大商场。瞧，我们正好经过一个商厦。我太太刚从那边的一家店里买了件衣服，好漂亮。约翰：也许我可以去那儿买些礼物。小李：明天我带你去那儿吧。现在我们正离开商业区去港口。我们即将进入西区，也就是这个城市最有趣的地区。那儿有一些非常漂亮的公园约翰：看上去很不错。水那边是鼓浪屿海岛吗？小李：是的。那是个美丽宜人的海岛，岛上有一些非常有趣的建筑。约翰：他们也是这么跟我说的。你觉得我们可以停下来逗留一会儿吗？小李：可以啊，我正想这么做呢。我们可以在那边停车。有个朋友跟我说起过，这附近有一家很不错的渔家小饭馆。我们去那里吃午餐怎么样？约翰：听起来不错。我快饿死了！课文理解Step Fast rea
14、ding1Whats the main idea of the passage?It mainly tells us some_information_about_Xiamen.2Match the following parts with their main ideas.Part 1(Paras.17)AThey are discussing the climate of Xiamen.Part 2(Paras.811) BThey are discussing the harbour, parks and island.Part 3(Paras.1216) CThey are discu
15、ssing the buildings and shopping malls. Part 4(Paras.1722) DJohn Martin is visiting Xiao Lis hometown, Xiamen.答案：Part 1D；Part 2A；Part 3C；Part 4BStep Careful readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.1Where is the most wonderful part of the city?AIn the western district.BIn the easter
16、n district.CIn the Gulangyu Island.DIn the northern district.答案：A2Which sentence is RIGHT from the text?AXiao Li and John havent seen each other for 6 years.BThere are so many tourists in autumn.CXiao Lis hometown is an old city that is no apartment block.DJohn doesnt like eating fish.答案：A3The follo
17、wing statements are what John Martin thinks of Xiamen EXCEPT _.Abeing fortunateBbeing livelyCbeing interesting Dbeing attractive答案：A4We can know from the text that _.Athere are a lot of fish in the seaBtourists may annoy local peopleCthe weather there is wet in winterDpeople there like swimming in t
18、he sea答案：B5If the dialogue develops, whats the talking topic for the dialogue?AThe food of Xiamen.BThe beautiful scenery of Xiamen.CThe weather of Xiamen.DThe touring industry of Xiamen.答案：AStep After readingRead the text carefully and fill in the following blanks.This is the first time John _1_ (vi
19、sit) Xiao Lis hometownXiamen. He has visited some beautiful cities, but he thinks this is one of the _2_ (attract) places hes been to. Its so lively，and everyone seems so _3_ (friend). Everyone says its one of the most interesting cities _4_ the coast. Xiao Li says he feels very fortunate _5_ (live)
20、 in Xiamen. In fact，he lives in the northwest of Xiamen. The climate there is pretty hot and wet in the summer, _6_ it can be quite cold in the winter. Now they are leaving the business district, _7_ there are a lot of highrise buildings and some great shopping malls and _8_ (approach) the harbour.
21、They see Gulangyu Island，just across the water! It is _9_ gorgeous island with some really interesting _10_ (architect). 答案：1. has_visited2. most_attractive3. friendly4. on5. living6. but7. where8. are_approaching9. a10. architecture1 词根：attract vt. 吸引，引起(兴趣，关注等)派生词：attraction n. 喜爱，喜欢；吸引力；吸引人的事物(教材
22、P32)Ive seen quite a lot of China and Ive visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places Ive been to.我去过中国很多地方，浏览过一些美丽的城市。但这里是我到过的最有吸引力的地方之一。归纳拓展品读高考(2017全国卷)This attractive tour takes you to some of San Franciscos most cheerful holiday scenes.这个有吸引力的旅程将带你到旧金山一些最令人愉快的假日
23、景点。经典例句Pandas are attractive to the people in Taiwan.大熊猫对台湾人民很有吸引力。The student tried to attract the teachers attention by reading loudly.这名学生试图通过大声朗读吸引老师的注意。即学即练单句语法填空/完成句子Detective novels used to hold a special attraction (attractive) for me.As a matter of fact, historical buildings are more attrac
24、tive to the majority of society.The chairman clapped to attract our attention.主席拍手以吸引我们的注意力。2 词根：fortune n. 运气；命运派生词：fortunately adv. 幸运地unfortunately adv. 不幸地(教材P32)I feel very fortunate living here. And I love living by the seaside.我觉得生活在这里很幸运。我喜欢住在海边。归纳拓展be fortunate(in)doing/to do.做很幸运It is fort
25、unate(for sb.)to do/that.(对某人来说)做是幸运的品读高考(2017全国卷)We shared the belief that if youre fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back.我们相信，如果你足够幸运能够取得成功，你应该有所回报。经典例句It was fortunate that no one was killed in the accident.万幸的是事故中无人丧生。I feel fortunate working with you.能和你一起工作我感到很幸运。I wa
26、s late, but fortunately the class hadnt started.我迟到了，不过幸运的是还没有开始上课。即学即练单句语法填空We are fortunate in having (have) so good a living condition.Ma Yun is fortunate earning/to_earn (earn) much money. Fortunately (fortunate), Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridges closed.3 (教材P
27、32) Sounds OK to me.(那)对我来说听起来很好。归纳拓展品读高考(2017北京)The numbers might sound small, but they are the leading edge of a dangerous trend.这些数字可能听起来很小，但它们是危险趋势的前沿。经典例句His voice sounded strange on the phone.他的声音在电话里听着挺怪的。It sounds as if/though you are joking. Are you serious?听起来好像你在开玩笑。你是认真的吗？He came back af
28、ter several days, safe and sound.几天之后，他平安归来。即学即练单句语法填空It sounds (sound) as if you had a great time in London.That sounds like a good idea. Sounding (sound) strange, this suggestion is turned down by the bus driver.4 (教材P32)There are a lot of tourists around. Dont they bother you?(这里)到处都有游客。他们没有烦扰你吧？
29、归纳拓展(1)bother to do sth. 费心做某事bother sb. about/with sth. 为某事麻烦某人(2)Dont bother. 别费事了；不必了Sorry to bother you, but. 很抱歉打扰你，品读高考(2017江苏)Why bother? We can stay at home and watch films online.为何要那么麻烦呢？我们可以待在家里，在网上看电影。经典例句Shall I wait?要我等一下吗？No, dont bother.不，不必了。Youd better not bother him with such litt
30、le affairs.你最好不要用这样的小事去打扰他。I wont bother to do those tiring but useless things.我不想费事做那些累人但无用的事情。即学即练单句语法填空/英译汉He didnt even bother to_say (say) thank you.I am sorry to bother you with all this.Im sorry to bother you, but could you direct me to the station? 对不起，打扰你了，你能不能告诉我去车站的路呢？(教材P32)Now were leav
31、ing the business district and approaching the harbour.现在我们正离开商业区去海港。归纳拓展an approach to. 的方法；去的道路at the approach of 在将要来到的时候with the approach of 随着的临近品读高考(2018浙江)But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possibleand important for our own cultureto understand how he made himself a la
32、sting one.然而，随着狄更斯诞辰200周年纪念日的临近，去理解狄更斯何以不朽成为可能，而这对于我们自己的文化有着重要的意义。经典例句Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.很多鸟在冬天来临之际飞向南方。All approaches to the airport were blocked by the heavy traffic.所有去机场的路都被拥挤的车辆堵住了。名师点津approach作名词时，后面常跟介词to表示“的方法”，而way, method, means表示“方法”时后面常跟介词of。语境串记When
33、he was approaching me along the approach to my home, I was considering the best approach to approaching the puzzle.当他沿着通往我家的道路靠近我时，我正在考虑处理那个难题的最好办法。即学即练单句语法填空/句型转换 Approaching (approach) the city center, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.They presented a new approach to learning (le
34、arn) computer skills.The leaves were turning yellow with autumn approaching.The leaves were turning yellow with the approach of autumn.(教材P32)Theyve put up a lot of highrise buildings recently.最近他们建造了许多摩天大厦。归纳拓展品读高考(2016北京)A week before Earth Day, posters were put up around our school, calling upon
35、us to join in the actions for a greener earth.在地球日的前一周，我们学校四周都张贴了海报，呼吁我们加入为一个更绿色的地球的行动中来。经典例句Those who know the answer to the question, please put up your hands.那些知道这个问题答案的人请举手。The sports meeting has been put off because of the bad weather.由于糟糕的天气，运动会已被取消。Mary can put down almost every word her teac
36、her says.玛丽几乎能记下老师说的每一个字。即学即练写出下列句中put up的含义They plan to put up a new house in the countryside. 建造We darent put prices up for fear of losing our customers. 提高The exam results will be put up on Friday afternoon. 张贴They agreed to put two foreign students up over the summer. 为提供膳宿(教材P32)Its been six ye
37、ars since we last saw each other，you know.你知道，自从我们上次见面以来已经六年了。It has been/is一段时间since.表示“自从以来至今已经多久了”，since引导时间状语从句，此句中谓语动词常用一般过去时。若it was一段时间since.，则since从句中用过去完成时。归纳拓展(1)在“It is/has been一段时间since从句”句式中，since从句中的谓语动词为短暂性动词，意为“某人做某事已经有多久了”；若从句中的谓语动词用延续性动词，则意为“某人不做某事已经有多久了”。(2)It was/will be一段时间befor
38、e.过了一段时间才/要过多久才It is/was时间点when. 发生在某个时间品读高考(2011四川)As is reported, it is 100 years since Qinghua University was founded.据报道，清华大学建校100年了。经典例句It is already three years since he worked in this company，and now he cant still find a job.自从他离开这家公司以来已有三年了，现在还没有找到一份工作。It was already midnight when I returned
39、 home from my office last night.昨天晚上我从办公室回到家时已是半夜了。John thinks it wont be long before he is ready for his new job.约翰认为不久他就能为他的新工作做好准备。即学即练选词填空(since/when/before)It was quite some time before I realized the truth.It has been 20 years since he graduated from the school.It was 5 oclock when he got home
40、.(教材P32)And this is the first time Ive visited your hometown.这是我第一次来你的家乡。本句为“It/This is/was the first/last.time(that).”句式，意为“这是某人第一次/最后一次/第次做某事”，that可以省略。归纳拓展(1)It/This is the first/second.time that现在完成时(2)It/This was the first/second.time that过去完成时品读高考(2012陕西)It is the third time that she has won t
41、he race, which has surprised us all.这是她第三次赢得比赛了，这让我们大家都很惊讶。经典例句This is the first time that Tom has visited the Great Wall.这是汤姆第一次参观长城。This was the fourth time she had called you in a week.这是她一周内第四次给你打电话。即学即练单句语法填空It is the first time that I have_enjoyed (enjoy) myself so much.It was the third time t
42、hat she had_come (come) to this mountain village to see the children.She was astonished; this was the first time she had_heard (hear) of such things.单词拼写1The thief ran away quickly when he saw a policeman approaching (接近)2Im sorry to bother (打扰) you. Could you help me with my work?3It sounds (听起来) a
43、s if it is a good idea.4They have made a survey (调查) of the number of cars in this city.5The mother seemed pretty (相当) pleased with her daughter.6They got lost in the forest and s tarved to death.7Qingdao is so a ttractive that every year a lot of foreign t ourists come here for holidays.8Do you oft
44、en do something to help the people in your n eighbourhood?9He lives in the s uburb (郊区) and goes to work and comes back home on the subway.10The r ent of the apartment in the downtown is 20,000 yuan every month.用方框中短语的适当形式填空be similar to； be attractive to； in the countryside； be made of； on the coas
45、t； for a while； by the seaside； be fortunate in； put up； sound like1A new supermarket will be put_up in this city in 2020.2In the village, most of the houses are_made_of wood.3I enjoyed the sunrise by_the_seaside.4My new iPhone 7Plus is_similar_to the one you have.5Qingdao is one of the most beautif
46、ul cities on_the_coast.6He hung around in the office for_a_while,_feeling bored.7It isnt one year yet since she went to live in_the_countryside.8You dont sound_like a foreigner talking English.9Compared with those who work in severely polluted cities, he is_fortunate_in working in Weihai.10Taiwan Is
47、land is_attractive_to a good many tourists for its beautiful scenery.句型转换1He failed in the driving test for the third time.This is the third time he has failed the driving test.2He has been in the army for seven years. It has been seven years since he joined the army.3He was eager to meet her once again.He starved for meeting her once again.4As the Spring Festival approaches, a good many rural workers began to return home. With the Spring Festival approaching,_a good many rural workers began to return home.5Fortunately, my friend helped me out. It was fortunate that my friend helped me out.
