Fun with English 7B Unit1 Dream Homes

Period 1 Comic strip Welcome to the unit

Free talk  Suppose you have enough money and time, which country would you like to visit most?

What country is it in? ['r ʌʃ ə ] Russia

What country is it in? [d ʒ ə'pæn] Japan

What country is it in? ['tailænd] Thailand

What country is it in? the USA

What country is it in? [fr ɑ :ns] France

What country is it in? the UK

Russia 俄罗斯 Japan 日本 Thailand 泰国 France 法国 the USA 美国 the UK 英国

Here are some beautiful pictures.They are some of the most famous places in the world. Do you kow where they are? What are their names? [maunt] Mount Fuji 富士山 ['təukiəu] Tokyo

the ['stætju:] Statue ofLiberty ['libəti] 自由女神像

[ 'aifəl ] ['tauə] The Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔 ['pæris] Paris

Phra Pathom Chedi( 佛统佛塔 )

[ben] Big Ben 大笨钟 英国国会议堂塔 上的大钟 ['l ʌ ndən] London

[seint] ['bæzil] [kə'θi:drəl] Saint Basil’s Cathedral ( 圣巴索大教堂 ) ['m ɔ skəu] Moscow

Japanthe USA France Thailandthe UK Russia

Beijing is the capital of China

What are the capitals of these countries ? USA Bangkok ['bæŋk ɔ k] UK Tokyo France London Japan Paris Russia Moscow Thailand Washington DC ['w ɔʃ iŋtən]

ListenListen &Answer  Where would Eddie like to live?  Why would Eddie like to live there ？ Next to a restaurant. He likes eating very much.

ListenListen&Repeat Practise reading.

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

next to --- beside 在 … 旁边／隔壁 我学校隔壁的购物中心 他刚才坐在我旁边 the shopping mall next to my school He sat next to me just now.

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

big--- 原级 bigger--- 比较级 biggest--- 最高级 无比较对象,very, quite, too 两者比较， than 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， Peter 是最胖的. Bill is the tallest in our class. Peter is the fattest of us.

Talk about Eddie’s dream home Eddie would like __________ next to a ________.He _______ the biggest ________ in ______ best. He likes it because he likes_______very much. to live restaurant likes one Beijing eating

Speak Up Make a dialogue after the model above. Work in pairs and act out the dialogue. Tips: ---Which city would you like to live in? ---I’d like to live in Qingdao, because I like to live near the sea and have the seafood. --- Which is your favorite city? --- I like Hangzhou best, because it’s very beautiful.

Exercise:1)Fill in the blanks. 1. The Capital of China is _________. 2. The capital of America is _____________. 3. The capital of England is _______. 4. The capital of Thailand is _______. 5. The capital of Russia is ________. 6. The capital of Japan is _______. Beijing Washington DC. London Bangkok Moscow Tokyo

2)Challenge  1The most famous clock in the world is called_______. It is in ______________.  2 Saint Basil’s Cathedral is in______.  3 The traveling business in ________ is very developed. Many visitors come to see Phra Pathom Chedi every year.  4 The city of______ was famous for the World Trade Center which was destroyed in  5 Look at this lovely koala,it only lives in__________. Big Ben London/England/Britain Russia Thailand New York Australia

 6 Have you ever been to Paris, the capital of ____________?  7 Many _________ woman are good at the art of making tea.  9 Washington DC is the capital of________.  10 The first three largest/biggest countries are_______,___________,and_____. France Japanese America Russia Canada China

3 ）根据汉语意思完成句子 。 你想住在宫殿里吗？ _________ you ____________ to live in a _______? 那个老人想住在旅馆的隔壁。 The old man _______ to live _____ _____ a __________. 你最喜欢的城市是哪个？ Which is your ________ _____? 最大的那个是我的。 The ______ one is ______. Do/Would want/like palace wantsnext torestaurant favourite city biggest mine

Homework  Fill in the blanks with the words.  1 There are many r________ in Beijing.You can have a nice meal there.  2Jay Chou is my f_______ because of his songs.  3The c______ of Russia is Moscow.  4This apple is the smallest while that one is the b_______.

 2. Correction.  (1) He would like live in a big city.  (2) He favorite teacher is Miss Green.  (3) He want to go there.  (4) What would you want?  (5) The capital of the USA is New York.  3. Make up a dialogue with one of your friend to talk about your favorite place to live.