7B Unit1 Dream Homes Welcome to the unit

Free Talk Share some trips abroad during the winter holiday with us.

5 2 1 4 3 6 China a map of the world

Task 1 Do you know the countries and their capitals?

Russia Moscow

Canada Ottawa

the USA Washington DC

France Paris

the UK London

Japan Tokyo

Discussion If you have a chance to go to one of the six countries, which is your favourite? Why?

Task 2 Do you know the countries and their places of interest?

Russia Red Square

It is a city square in Moscow, Russia It is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the official residence of the  p__________of Russia. Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and all of Russia, because Moscow's major streets originate from the square. It is about 91,000 square metres in size. President

the CN Tower Canada

the CN Tower is in Toronto, Ontario the CN Tower is in Toronto, Ontario. The CN Tower is 1,815 f________ tall. It was completed in 1976, becoming the world's t_________tower at the time. It is a symbol of Canada, attracting more than two million international v________ every year. Its name "CN" originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. feet tallest visitors

the White House the USA

the Eiffel Tower France

Big Ben the UK England

Japan Mount Fuji Mount Fuji was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in June of 2013. It is 3,776 meters tall and it is the highest peak in Japan. It is not surprising that the nearly perfectly shaped volcano has been worshiped as a sacred mountain and has enjoyed great popularity among artists and common people throughout the centries.

Task 3 Finish Part A on Page 7

--places Guess Big Ben London Red Square Moscow The White House The most famous clock in the world is called_________. It is in ______________. ___________ is short for the Canada’s National Tower. It is almost twice as tall as _____________ in Paris. Both Russians and foreign visitors like ___________ very much. It is in the center of ___________. ___________________is a home to first families and a meeting place for world leaders. Big Ben London The CN Tower the Eiffel Tower Red Square Moscow The White House

Do you know? The capital of the USA is _______________. The capital of the UK is ________________. The capital of France is ________________. The capital of Japan is _________________. The capital of __________ is Moscow. The capital of __________ is Ottawa. Washington DC London Paris Tokyo Russia Canada

Read and Practise Part B Read after the tape and make a similar conversation in pairs to talk about the places in Part A.

Would Eddie like to live in a palace? Where does he like to live? Why? How many restaurants are there in town? Which restaurant does Eddie like best?

Read and Learn

palace n. 宫殿 the Summer Palace 颐和园 the Palace Museum 故宫 some … to do … Would like 他想住在哪个首都? 再来些茶怎么样? Which capital would he like to live in? Would you like some more tea?

next to --- beside 在 …旁边／隔壁 我学校隔壁的购物中心 他 坐在我旁边 the shopping mall next to my school 我学校隔壁的购物中心 他 坐在我旁边 He sits next to me .

There is/are… Which is your favourite…? Which do you like best?

big---原级 bigger---比较级 biggest---最高级 三者或三者以上，形容词最高级和the 连用,in, of Bill 是我们班最高的学生． 在我们之中，Eddie是最胖的. Bill is the tallest in our class. Eddie is the fattest of us.

restaurant Eddie is always hungry and lazy, he likes eating very much. Why would Eddie like to live next to the biggest restaurant ? Eddie is always hungry and lazy, he likes eating very much.

Act out the dialogue

Fill in the blanks Hobo a____ Eddie if he w_____ _____ live ____ a _________. Eddie s____ no. He wants to live ______ ____ a r_________. And his ___________ restaurant is the ________ ______. sks ants to palace ays in next to favourite estaurant biggest one

Exercises

1.理想家园 2.住在一个宫殿里 3.住在一个餐馆的隔壁 4. 我最喜欢最大的苹果。 dream homes 5. 法国的首都是巴黎。 Translation dream homes live in a palace live next to a restaurant My favourite apple is the biggest one. The capital of France is Paris.

Fill in the blanks with the words. There are many __________ in Beijing. You can have a nice meal there. The __________ of Russia is Moscow. This apple is the smallest while that one is the ___________. Simon wants to learn more about foreign c________. Eddie doesn’t like to live in a p______. restaurants capital biggest ountries alace