Module 2 Experiences Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.

1. Which interesting places in China have you visited? 2. Have you ever seen the Great Wall? 3. Have you ever visited another country? Let’s talk!

1.So far, I have been to ___________. I have seen _______. I have _____. I have ________ …. 2. I plan to visit ___________ this summer because I haven’t visited _______ yet. Give your answers this way

1. Where are Mike and Clare? They are in Cairo in Egypt. 2. What is special about Egypt? _____________________ __________________________ Answer the questions

( )1. Clare is Peter’s sister. ( )2. Peter has been to Germany, France, England and China. ( )3. Mike has travelled on a boat on the Nile River. ( )4. Mike can speak Arabic. F F T T

1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt? The Robinsons have been in Egypt for two years. 2. Why do they live in Cairo? Mike’s father’s company sent him to work there and his family went with him.

3. What have they seen and done in Egypt? They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient king and queens.

4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic? This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. 5. Who do they miss in the US? They miss their friends in the US. 6. Are they looking forward to going home? Yes, they are counting down the days.

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1. 一个 15 岁大的男孩 2. 最繁忙的城市之一 3. 为一个公司工作 4. 派遣某人去某地 5. 去过 6. 与 … 不同 7. 觉得做某事 … 8. 到目前为止 9. 叫某人做某事 10. 对 … 感动高兴 Find the expressions a fifteen-year-old boy one of the busiest cities work for a company send sb to… have been to be different from find it + adj. + to do sth so far ask sb to do sth be happy about

11. 此刻 12. 比如 13. 古代君王 14. 很多方面 15. 想念他们的朋友 16. 倒数日期 17. 罗宾逊一家 at the moment for example ancient kings in many ways miss their friends count down the days the Robinsons

1. …, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. send sb. to do sth. 表示 “ 派遣某人去做某 事 ” 。 e.g. China send many people to work in Africa every year. 中国每年派遣许多人到非洲。 Sentences to learn

send sb. sth. 或 send sth. to sb. ，意思是 “ 送 给某人某物 ” 。 Jim sent me a book on my twelfth birthday. Jim 在我 12 岁生日时送了我一本书。 send 后接 “ 信件、电报 ” 等时, 意为 “ 寄 / 发送 ” 。 Mary usually sends letters in the morning. Mary 经常早上发电报。 before ，表示 “ 以前 ” 。是现在完成时的标志。

2. They have been to many interesting places. have been to + 地点，表示 “ 已经去过某 地 ” 现在已经回来 。常与 twice, several times, ever 和 never 等词语搭配。当主语是 第三人称单数形式时，要用 has been to 。 I have been to the zoo three times. 我去过动物园三回了。 Laura has never been to China before. Laura 从没来过中国。

have gone to + 地点，表示 “ 已经去了某地 ” 现在还没有回来，此时可能在途中或 已经到了目的地。当主语是第三人称单 数形式时，要用 has gone to 。 e.g. —Hello. Can I speak to John, please? —Sorry, he’s not in. He has gone to the park. 你好，请问 John 在吗？ 对不起，他不在。他去公园了。

3. This language is different from English in many ways. 这种语言在很多方面都和英语不同。 be different from 表示 “ 与 …… 不同 ” Life in future will be different from life today. 在未来的生活将会从今天生活的不同。 in many ways 表示 “ 在许多方面 ” 。 We can consider the problem in many ways. 我们可以从多方面来考虑这些问题。

4. They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. find it hard to do sth. “ 发现做某事是 难的 ” e.g. I find it hard to go up that high mountain. 我发现爬上那座高山很难。

5. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. so far “ 到目前为止 ” ，是现在完成时 的标志，既可放在句首、句中，也可放 在句尾。 Mike has read five famous books so far. 到目前为止 Mike 已经读了五本名著了。 So far he has done very well at school. 到目前为止，他在学校表现很好。

6. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. 他们在世界各地都有朋友，但是他们也 想念他们在美国的朋友。 miss v. 思念 Dave misses his grandparents very much. 大卫非常想念他的爷爷奶奶。

miss v. “ 错过；没做到 ” ，其后接动词时， 应用动词 -ing 形式。 Mona was sad because she missed her train. 莫娜很伤心，因为她错过了火车。 I don't want to miss seeing that film on television tonight. 我不想错过今晚在电视上看那部影片的 机会。

7. They are counting down the days. count down 表示 “ 倒数，倒计时 ” 。 They are counting down, “ten, nine,eight, seven…”. 他们在倒数，十，九，八，七 …… 8. They have travelled on a boat on the Nile River.

Let’s go over the passage paragraph by paragraph.

Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. Hello, I’m Mike Robinson. I’m ____ years old. I come from __________. Clare is my sister. She is fourteen. We are in _______ in Egypt now. ______ is one of the ________ and _______ cities in Africa. 15 America Cairo biggest busiest

Read Paragraph 2, 3 and check T/F. 1. Mike lives in Cairo for two years. 2. Peter’s company has sent him to work in Germany, France, English and China. 3. The Robinsons have visited the ancient palaces of the queens and kings of Egypt.

Read Paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks. Mike and Clare have learnt a little ________. This language is __________ from English in many ways. ________ and ____________ the words is difficult for them, but they still enjoy learning it. They have learnt __________, ________, _______ and ________. They often _____ the languages. Arabic different Spelling pronouncing German FrenchChineseArabic mix

Read Paragraph 5 and answer the question. Why are the Robinsons moving again? Because Peter’s company has asked him to work back in the US.

Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) ________, they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) _______ palaces of the (3) ______ and (4) _______ of Egypt. example ancient kings queens Complete the passage.

Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic, and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German, French and Chinese. Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6) _________ down the days. mix counting

Where you went When you went there Why it was special Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain. A special trip

Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.

Translate the following sentences. 1. 我爸爸去过大连三次。 My dad ____________ Dalian three times. 2. 怀特一家人不在家。他们去公园了。 The Whites aren’t at home. They _____________ the park. 3. 我已经去过北京动物园好多次了。 I ______________ Beijing Zoo several times. has been to have gone to have been to Exercises

4. 他们已经去过埃及了, 和拍了许多照片。 They ______________ Egypt and took many photos there. 5. 这两匹马在许多方面是不同的。 The two horses are different ______________. have been to in many ways

3. 在学习的过程中，我发现学好英语是 困难的。 During the study I find it hard __________ English well. 4. 到目前为止，珍妮还没为她父亲买到 礼物。 _________ Jane hasn’t bought her gift for her father. to learn So far

1. —Is Tom at home? —No, he ____ to town. A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. will go 2. He ____ for ten years. A. has been married B. married C. got married D. has married B A Multiple choice

3. Julie's father _____ to London last month. He _____ there three times. A. went; had gone B. has gone; has been C. went; has been D. has been; had gone 4. Julia isn’t going to the cinema with us because she ______ the film. A. sees B. saw C. will see D. has seen C D

When you read a passage about travel, use a map to find out where the places are, and the names of the other countries, regions and cities nearby. Learning to learn