1、Unit 8Unit 8Countries around the WorldCountries around the WorldLesson 43 Directions七年级英语上新课标 冀教north 北方（的）south 南方（的）east 东方（的）west 西方（的）NEWSNew wordsNew wordsThis is west.West points left.This is east.East points right.This is south.South points down.This is north.North points up on a map.Listen a
2、nd fill in the blanks.(1)This is.points up.(2)This is east.East points.(3)This is.points left.(4)This is south.South points.northNorthrightwestWestdownListen to Part 2 and answer the following questions.(1)Who will go to New Zealand during the Spring Festival?(2)What colour is Canada on the map?Wang
3、 Meis grandparents.Its green.Read Part 2 of the lesson and write true(T)or false(F).(1)Li Ming and Wang Mei are looking at a map of the world.(2)Wang Meis grandparents will go to Australia for the Spring Festival.(3)The U.S.is north of Canada.TFFRead the text first,then ask at least 3 questions.Afte
4、r a while,you can ask anyone in the class to answer your questions.Group 1:(1)What colour is China on the map?(2)Where is Australia?(3)Where is Canada?Its red.Its southeast of China.It is north of the U.S.教材解读1.North points up on a map.point动词,意为“指向,指示之位置或方向”,其后可跟副词,也可用于“point to+名词/代词”,表示“指着”。Dont
5、point to me!别指着我!Point to the map,please.请指着地图。【拓展】(1)point名词,意为“点,尖”,如:1.6 metres读作:one point six metres表示“1.6米”。You have many good points.你有许多优点。(2)短语point up指向上的方向。该词组是“动副”词组,point“指向”,后面的up是副词作状语,表示所指的方向。类似的还有:point down 向下指,point right 指向右边,point left 指向左边。2.A map of the world of表示所属关系,意为“的”。Th
6、is is a picture of our classroom.这是我们教室的一张照片。This cup of tea is for you.这杯茶是给你的。3.Look at the map,Wang Mei.【辨析】look,see和watch (1)look 指“注意看;有意看”,强调的是看这个动作,且看的对象常是静态的,看的时间也比较短暂。We stopped to look at the flowers.我们停下来看花。(2)see 指“自然地看到”,通常指看的结果。I looked out of the window and saw a beautiful lady.我向窗外望去
7、,看到一位美丽的女士。(3)watch 含有“观赏”的意味,且看的对象是动态的,看的时间也比较长。看电视用:watch TV。We are watching an exciting baseball game.我们正在观赏一场激动人心的棒球比赛。4.We can see all the countries around the world.country 名词,表示“国家”。country一词的复数形式是countries,遵循“以辅音字母加y结尾的名词在由单数变复数时应变y为i再加es”的变化规则。诸如此类的词还有:baby(婴儿)babies,family(家庭)families。【拓展】
8、(1)country作名词,可以被定冠词修饰,表示“全国人民”。All the country like to play football.全国人民都喜欢踢足球。(2)country作名词,还可表示“乡村,乡下”。My grandpa and grandma live in the country.我祖父祖母住在乡下。5.Its southeast of China.句中的southeast用作副词,意为“东南”,此时它的前面没有冠词。句型“A+be动词+表示方向的词+of+B.”用来表示“A在B的”,其中表示方向的词有east,west,south,north,northeast,south
9、east,northwest,southwest等。Hebei is north of Shandong.河北在山东的北部。【拓展】在表示地理方位时,可以使用介词in,on或to,此时方位词用作名词,要在它们的前面加上定冠词the,句型结构为:A+be动词+in/on/to+the+表示方向的词+of+B.其中,in表示“在某一范围之内”,即A属于B;on表示“(A、B)两地接壤”;to表示“(A、B)两地邻近但并不相连”。Taiwan is in the southeast of China.台湾在中国东南部。Thailand is on the west of Laos.泰国在老挝的西部。
10、Shijiazhuang is to the north of Wuhan.石家庄在武汉北部。Translate these phrases into Chinese or English.1.on the map 2.point left 3.around/in the world 4.during the Spring Festival5.在中国的东南部6.所有的国家7.澳大利亚的西南部在地图上指向左面在世界上在春节期间in the southeast of Chinaall the countriessouthwest of AustraliaHomework1.Remember the main words and expressions of this lesson.2.Practice the conversations after class.3.Prepare for the next lesson.
