Chapter 2 France is calling 龙城初级中学

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Important words:n. 名词• travel 旅行• cycling 　 骑自行车• skiing 　 滑雪• wing 　 翅膀• coast 　 海岸• mountain 　山；山脉• crop 农作物；庄稼• wheat 　 小麦• castle 　 城堡• capital 　 首都• product 　 产品• wine 　 葡萄酒；果酒• culture 　 文化• exhibition 展览会• concert 　 音乐会

• event 　事件；大事• iron 　铁• avenue 　大道v. 动词• defeat 打败• call 　 召唤• plan 　 计划• spread 　 伸开；伸展• offer 　 提供• provide 　提供；供应• include 　 包括• shop 　 购物• relax 　 放松adv. 　副词• abroad 　 在国外；到国外

• 1. Spending a week in my holiday house on the ______ made me feel much better.

• 2. The farmland here is very rich. Many kinds of ________can be grown here.

• 3. As we were driving in the countryside, we saw fields of w____.

• 4. Paris is the ________of France.• 5. In fairy tales, beautiful girls are often kept

in old _______.• 6. We d______ them in the race yesterday.• 7. Many foreigners are very interested in Chi

nese _______.• 8. France is famous for the _____.

capital

castles

crops

coast

heat

Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

efeated

culturewine

• 1. go

• 2. spread one’s wings 　展开翅膀• Why not spread your wings and visit Franc

e?• 3. defeat sb. 打败某人• They defeated the enemy and won the war.• 4. call on sb. 拜访某人 • call at sp. 去了某地 • Let’s call on John together.• They called at the village the day before ye

sterday.

cycling 　 去骑自行车skiing 　 去滑雪shopping 　去购物swimming 　去游泳

• 5. (v.) plan to do sth. 计划做某事• (n.)make a plan to do sth.\for sth.• 6. offer sth. to sb. 提供某人某物 (= offer sb. sth.)• provide sb. with sth. • 7. include 　包括 (consist of 　由…组成 )• 如今的数字系统包含了 1 到 9 和 0 的这些数字 .• The system of numbers today includes \ consi

sts of the numbers from 1 to 9 and 0.• 8. shop(v.)\shopping(n.)• Are you going to shop with you mother after d

inner?• Would you like to go shopping with me?

• 9. relax oneself 放松自己• ---Why are you listening to the music?• ---Because I want to relax myself.• relaxed adj.( 感到 ) 轻松的 • I feel relaxed now. 我现在感到很轻松．• relaxing adj. 使 ( 人 ) 松懈• The weather is relaxing. 天气使人无精打采• 10. abroad adv. 　在国外；到国外• aboard adv. 　上（船，飞机等）• go abroad 　出国• hurry aboard 　匆忙上船

1 Which one of these is the French flag?

a. b. c.

France Switzerland

the USA

2 What happened to the King of France in 1789?

a He went to America.

b He lost his head.

c He defeated the British.

3 Which two of these sports are not popular in France?

cycling baseball tennis

basketball skiing soccer

tea champagne ( 香槟酒）

4 Which of these drinks come from France?

cola mineral water

What else do you know about France?What else do you know about France?

Great BritainGreat Britain 　　

Arc de TriArc de Triompheomphe(( 凯旋门凯旋门 ))

the EuroDithe EuroDisneysney

oldold castle ( castle ( 城城堡堡 ))

Give short answers to these questions 1 Look at the heading and the photos. What wi

ll this passage be about?

2 Read the first sentence of the passage. At what time of the year was this written? Who does the writer mean by ’us’?

3 Look at th rbeginning of the 5th paragraph. Is this passage written for children or adults 成年人 ?

B Look and thinkB Look and think

Give short answers to these questions 1 Look at the heading and the photos. Wh

at do you think this passage will be about?

B Look and thinkB Look and think

About France, and perhaps about going to France.

2 Read the first sentence of the passa

ge. At what time of the year was this written? Who does the writer mean by ’us’?

B Look and thinkB Look and think

“Winter is behind us.” It was written after the winter but before the

summer.By ‘us’, the writer means ‘the people of

Shenzhen’.

3 Look at the beginning of the fifth paragrap

h. Is this passage written for children or adult

s?

B Look and thinkB Look and think

“People (with children) will find EuroDisney a good place to visit.”

For adults.

C Read the text and find the meaningsC Read the text and find the meanings

Keys to C1 : c a b b a a a C2: 1---d 2—c 3---e 4---b 5---a

D find the factsD find the facts

Attractions of France: many beaches; many _________ for skiing; scenic areas such as the _________ , old ______

Capital:___________.Famous places: _______________and ______

___________Special attraction for children: ____________

_

Loire Valley castlesParis

the Eiffel TowerThe Arc de Triomphe

EuroDisney

mountains

D find the factsD find the facts

France is famous for: _______such as bread and cheese _____________such as French film festivals,

exhibitions and concerts.

food art an culture

E Read and thinkE Read and think

E1 Here are some sentences about the passage. Read each one and then write T, F or DK.

1 The writer is French .

2 France is a small but very interesting country.

3 The mountain regions are good places for waterskiing.

4 There are probably many farmers in France.

5 EuroDisney is similar to the Disney parks in the USA.

DK

F

F

T

T

E Read and thinkE Read and think

E1 Here are some sentences about the passage. Read each one and then write T, F or DK.

6 France is famous for products such as planes

7 You cannot buy French products in Shenzhen.

8. It is easy to learn French quickly.

DK

F

DK

E Read and thinkE Read and think

E2 What do the italicized words refer to?

1 It also has many mountains.. (paragraph2)

2 It has famous attractions such as …

(Paragraph 4)

3 …and it offers many of the same attractions…(Paragraph 5)

France

Paris

EuroDisney

1. 开始做某事

2. 例如3. 过去常常做某事 习惯于做某事4…. 之一5. 向某人提供某物

6. 以…而闻名7. 帮助某人做某事 在某方面帮助某人

1.start/begin to do sth

doing sth

2.such as

3.used to do sth

be used to doing sth

4….one of

5.offer sb …/offer … to sb

provide sb with …

6.be famous for…

7. help sb (to) do sth

help sb with sth

Phrases

Paraphrase

1.Why not spread your wings and visit France?

2.Kings and Queens used to live in the old castles there.

3.You can enjoy yourself in France.

Why don’t you spread your wings and visit France?

Kings and Queens lived in the old castles in the past.

You can have a good time in film festivals.

Sentence Patterns• 1.France is a big country, with coasts o

n three sides.

• 2.It offers many of the same attractions as the Disney parks in the USA.

• 3.These days, you can shop for many French foods in large cities in China.

Built by Gustave Eiffel in_______Made of _________About_________parts.Height is ________metres.________building in Paris.People said it was _______at first, but later it bacame __________.

1889 iron18,000

320Highest

ugly

popular

_______take you to the top, or you can walk up ______steps.The tower is repainted every _______years.Colour:__________.Amazing things at the Tower:A man once ______down all the steps.

Lifts

1,792

sevenbronze

cycledIn _______, two English people jumped down with parachutes.

1984

1. 冠词 the

冠词 不定冠词 a, an

定冠词 the

a 放辅音前 an 放元音前a universityan unhappy boy

通常我们第一次提到的名词前用不定冠词 , 后面再次提到这个名词时用定冠词：I bought a dictionary. The dictionary cost 60 yuan.

定冠词：

1) 特指 I’m very interested in the film.

2) 表示世界上独一无二的 the world, the moon…

3) 用在序数词 , 形容词最高级 , 两个人或物比较时

the second story, the largest room

He is the taller of the two children in his family.

4) 由普通名词构成的专有名词前

the Changjiang River, the Great Wall

5) 在方位名词或固定词组中 in the east , on the left, in the morning….

6) 演奏乐器前： play the piano…

7) 指世纪的某个年代 in the 1870’s

固定词组 在名词前不加任何冠词Go home

Go to school/ sleep

Play chess/ basketball

Have lunch

Go by car

Watch TV

At night

在名词前加

Go to the beach/ cinima

Listen to the radio

Swim in the river

Live in the country

In the evening

By the way

人名

地名

月份

星期名

Tom Brown , Xiao Liu, Mrs Green

Paris , Shenzhen, France, China

No. 3 Middle School, Bao’an Airport

the USA, the Eiffel Tower

January , February , October

Sunday , Monday, Saturday .

( 专有名词首字母要大写 )

选择填空1.This is ___ one-eyed dog.

A. a B. an C. / D. the

2. They go to work by underground.

A. a B. an C. / D. the

3.The boy likes___ violin but he doesn‘t like play___ chess.

A.a, / B. the, / C. the , a D. the, a4.Now he is ___ artist. He works as ___ university pr

ofessor.( 教授） A an, an B. an ,a C. a , a D. a , an

综合练习册 P3 E

P75—79 A1. A2. A4.

P82 B2

Where is she going?-WorkBook P6

1. Walk along Flower Road. Take the first turning on the left. It is behind Star House.

2. Walk to the end of Flower Road. You’ll see it on your right.

3. Walk along Flower Road and take the first turning on the right.You’ll find it on your right.

Speaking---directionsA: Excuse me. How do I get to ……? Can you tell me the way to …….? Where is ……?

B: Walk to the end of the road. You will see……on your right. …… in front of you. It is behind …/ next to …/ between ..and…… Take the first turning on the left.

3.cinema

4.hotel

bank

1.post office 2.Tom’shouse

---

- G

reen

Str

eet

……

----- Park Road ---------

PracticeA: How do I get to ______________?

/ Can you tell me the way to …….?

/ Where is ……?

B: ______________________________

WritingWhy do people who go abroad for holiday send postcards to their friends instead of sending letters? Because…

( postcards: interesting pictures, cheaper postage, shorter and easier to write,etc.)

“Holiday Postcard” 的写法• 注意时态• What you did yesterday (past) 过去时• What you are doing now (present) 现在进行时• What you are going to do tomorrow (future) 将来时• 注意描述的要点• when you arrived; how you get there;• where you are staying;• where your hotel is;• what you are doing now;• what you are going to doing.

Answers

• A 1. 11 March

2. is staying

3. Visit a waterfall

(p12)

B 1. arrived here2. are staying3. in the picture4. are going to

Now, you are in a foreign country on holiday. You want to send the postcard to your friend.choose a picture to write.

the Pyramids

( Cairo, Egypt )

the Little Mermaid

( Copenhagen,Denmark )