Unit 2London is bigger than Cambridge.

north

south

eastwest

northeastnortheastnorthwestnorthwest

southwestsouthwest southeastsoutheast

Talk about these cities in China.Talk about these cities in China.

Urumqi

chengdu

BeijingDalian

Nanjing

Shanghai

Guangzhou

Hong Kong

eg. Shanghai is in the east of China.

London is in the south of England.

1.London 2.Bristol 3.Cambridge

4.Manchester

Cambridge is in the east of England.Bristol is in the west of England.Manchester is in the north of England.

the River Cam

CambridgeCambridge UniversityUniversity

Two famous rivers in England

Tower Bridge

the River Thames

Big Ben

other famous places of England

Buckingham Palace

Pre-reading:Pre-reading:

• What’s Cambridge famous for?What’s Cambridge famous for?

• Where are Big Ben, Where are Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge?Bridge?

• Is London smaller than Is London smaller than Cambridge?Cambridge?

Read and check true (T) or false Read and check true (T) or false (F):(F):

1.1. Cambridge is a big city.Cambridge is a big city.

2.2. London is the capital of the UK.London is the capital of the UK.

3.3. In the north of England there are In the north of England there are high mountains.high mountains.

4.4. It’s always hot in summer and cold It’s always hot in summer and cold in winter in England.in winter in England.

(F)

(T)

(F)

(F)

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• Where is Cambridge?

• What’s its population?

• What is it famous for?

• What’s the capital of the UK?

• Where is it?

It’s in the east of England.

It has about 100,000 people.

It’s famous for its university.

It’s London.

It’s in the south of England.

• How old is it?

• What’s in the north of England?

• What’s in the west of England?

• What’s the weather like in Britain?

It’s about 2,000 years old.

There are some lakes and low mountains.

There are lots of small villages on the coast.

It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.

☆ ☆ CambridgeCambridge ☆ ☆ LondonLondon

inin _________of England_________of England _________ of England_________ of England

onon River_________River_________ River _________River _________

populationpopulation _______ thousand_______ thousand __________ million__________ million

Famous Famous PlacePlace __________University__________University

________________, ________________, Buckingham Buckingham Palace, Tower Palace, Tower BridgeBridge

History History _______ years old_______ years old____________ years ____________ years

oldold

othersothersold buildings, old buildings,

churcheschurches

informationinformationcitycity

easteastCamCam

100,000100,000

CambridgeCambridge

southsouthThamesThames

Big BenBig Ben

2,0002,000

记忆力大挑战 : Compare these two cities

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Read the text and find out:1. 在…的东部 / 南部 / 西部 / 北部

2. 在康河河畔3. 因…而闻名4. 在岸边5. … 的一个地区6. … 的首都7. 剑桥大学8. 泰晤士河9. 白金汉宫10. 塔桥

in the east / north / west / north of on the River Camon the River Cam be famous for

on the coast a region of

the capital of Cambridge University

the River Thames Buckingham Palace

Tower Bridge

Guangzhou is in the south of China.

--What’s Hong Kong famous for?

–Victoria Peak.

1. 广州在中国的南部。

2. – 香港以什么闻名 ? -- 太平山。

3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。Beijing is the capital of China, and it

has a larger population than Nanjing.

China is about 5,000 years old, with

about 1.3 billion ( 十亿 ) people.

4. 中国有大约五千年的历史 , 有大约 13 亿人。

5. 广州位于珠江边。Guangzhou is on the Pearl River.

6. 珠穆朗玛峰有 8844 米高，是地球第一高峰。

Mount Jolmo Lungma Everest is 8844 metres

high. It is the highest mountain on earth.

How to write a place? Tips 要点• Title 题目• Position 位置• Population 人口• Famous things or people 闻名

的人或事• Age / history 历史• Weather or climate 天气或气候

Don’t forget to use: and ;but; so…

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