Do you know the islands?

Hainan IslandTaiwan Island

AustraliaSouth Island (New Zealand)

Dolphin Island

TurnpikeWinfieldEpsomFine white sandforestislandsLess than 100 kmrailway line

While-listening

Winfield

Mount Ashton Ashton Creek

Turnpike Epsom

Forest

100km

Fine white sand

Listening Text:Dolphin _______is a small country that_____ about 1,500 kilometres ___the coast of Japan, in the middle of the ______Ocean. From the beaches in the north, __the rocks on the coast in the south, the island is ________a hundred kilometres long, and from the west coast to the east coast the island is nowhere more than 80 kilometres wide. Seven small islands, some of them only large rocks, lying off the_______ coast, also belong to Dolphin Island. Winfield, the ______city, lies on the southwestern coast.

island lies

offPacificto

less than

eastern

capital

The highest mountain on Dolphin Island, Mount Ashton in the west, is a ______volcano. It is part of a range of mountains, _______from north to south along the western coast. The _______in the north and on the eastern coast are covered with fine white sand. Dolphin Island has a mild ____climate. Most of the land can be used as farmland. The south of the island is ______with forests.

deadrunning

beaches

sea

covered

Dolphin Island has only four cities: The town of Ashton Creek lies in the north, Winfield in the________, Turnpike in the centre and Epsom on the Eastern coast, about forty kilometres from Ashton. A railway line _________these cities. There is a small river that ______from the foot of Mount Ashton, __________the northern town into the ocean. Dolphin Island is ___________with tourists both from East Asia and the United States. Most of them stay in the seaside town of Ashton Creek, where many hotels have been built ____the past five years. Most of the people in the island make a _______from farming. In the summer moths, some people get a nice, extra income out of______, while in winter fishing is also important

southwest

connectsruns

throughpopular

over

living

tourism

North

South

West East

northeast

SoutheastSouthwest

Northwest

A is in the east of B .

A 位于 B 的领域泛围之内。

A is to the east of B.

A 位于 B 之东（接壤或不接壤）。

A is on the east of B.

A 位于 B 之东（接壤）。

Mexico is _______the south of North America.

Canada lies _____the north of the United States

Mexico is ______the south of Canada.

in

to /on

to

1. Where is Urumqi? 2. What’s the position of Japan?3. Where is Lhasa located? 4. Which city / is to the south of Wuhan?

on, to, off, in1.Japan is / lies ___ the east of China．2.Mongolia is / lies _____the north of

China．3.Hebei is / lies _____the north of

Henan．4.Yunan is / lies _____the South of

China．5.Shanghai is/ lies _____the east coast

of China.6.Chongqing is/lies ______ the Yangze

River.7.Taiwan is/lies _____ the coast of the

mainland China.

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to/on

inon

on

off

e.g. Europe lies on the northwest of Asia.

The Indian Ocean lies to the east of Africa.

Asia

Africa

Antarctica

Europe

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Arctic Ocean

North America

South America

Oceania

Atlantic Ocean

★ Activity I: Where is the birthplace of your …? Where are they from?

Family members

Birthplaces Location

Ex. On P.101

1. Lily decided to go to New Zealand because it is an English-speaking country, and life is safer, easier and cheaper than in England or America.

2,No, During the first three months Lily felt quite lonely.

3.Lily was advised to make friends with international students and kiwis, so she would have more fun and could practise her English more.

4. When she talks about “kiwis”, Lily means the people from New Zealand.

Location

Length

Width Climate

Capital

Cities

Post-listeningDolphin Island is a small country that lies about 1,500 kilometres off the coast of Japan, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Less than a hundred kilometres long

Nowhere more than 80 kilometres wide

Mild sea climate

Winfield

Winfield, Ashton Creek, Winfield, Turnpike

武汉

上海厦门

重庆南京

青岛

Yangtze R.

Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan

AfghanistanPakistanKyrgyzstanTajikistan

India, Vietnam MyanmarLaos, Nepal

North KoreaSouth KoreaJapan