3. Teaching aims and demands Grasp the key words and key structure: be famous for in the south of bigger and busier than… ( 重点 ) Reading skill: To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain.( 难点 ) Affection: We should love our hometown and country.

4. Shanghai 13 million people Hong Kong 7 million people Compare : Hong Kong VS Shanghai Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong. big The population of Shanghai is larger than Hong Kong.

5. Hong Kong about 150 years old Shanghai 700 years old old Shanghai is older than Hong Kong.

6. Guess: What do the letters stand for? E N W S east north west south

7. 1.Cambridge is _____ the ______of England. 2.London is ____ the ______ of England. 3.Bristol is ____ the _______ of England. 4. Manchester is _____ the _____ of England. in east south west north

8. 介词 in 常常和表示方位的名词连用， 表示 “ 在 …… 范围内 ” 。 表示 “ 在某地方的东 / 西 / 南 / 北部 ” In the east/west/south/north of + 地 点 A 在 B 的范围内： A is in the + 方位名词 +of+B 。

9. Guess again: What do the letters stand for? NE SE SW NW northeast southeast southwest northwest MUZU10025.swf

10. Work in pairs. Where are these cities in China? Beijing Guangzhou Nanjing Urumqi Dalian Chengdu Hong Kong

11. Beijing is in the north of China. Guangzhou is in the south of China. Nanjing is in the east of China. Urumqi is in the northwest of China. Dalian is in the northeast of China. Chengdu is in the southwest of China. Hong Kong is in the southeast of China. Answers:

12. Henan is the west of Shangdong. Taiwan is the east of China. Japan is the east of China. Shengyang lies the north of Dalian. 方位介词 ： in on in to

13. in the+ 方位名词 表示在范围之内 on the+ 方位名词 表示两地接壤 to the+ 方位名词 表示在范围之外 （如美国与中国） on 是相邻,to 是不接壤,in 是在境内

14. Match the words with the pictures A. river B. mountain C. hill D. population E. lake F. church G. village A B GF C ED

15. Do you know these places?

16. Tower bridge is on the River Thames

17. Big Ben is very famous. London is famous for Big Ben.

18. Church in Cambridge

19. Cambridge University Cambridge University is near the River Cam.

20. Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is in London.

21. Choose a title for each photo: Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London Cambridge University and the River Cam

22. Read the passage quickly, then match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 1 sth about Cambridge Paragraph 2 sth about London Paragraph 3 sth in the north and south of England Paragraph 4 the weather of England

23. Read the first paragraph and answer the questions (use the answes to retell the paragraph 1) 1. Where is Cambridge? 2. What’s its population? 3. What’s it famous for? It’s a small city in the east of England. It has about 120.000 people. It’s famous for Cambridge University.

24. 1. What’s the capital of the UK? 3.What’s its population? 2. Where is it? 4. How old is it? 5.What’s it famous for? London is the capital of the UK. Read the second paragraph and answer the questions. It has seven and a half million people. It’s in the south of England and on the River Thames. It’s about 2,000 years old. It’s famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.

25. Compare : Cambridge VS London A small city 120,000 people The capital of UK Seven and a half million people London is bigger and busier than Cambridge 。

26. 1.in the east of 在 …… 东部 ( 范围内 ) 2. be famous for 因 …… 而出名 3. the capital of … …… 的首都（省会） Language points 山东在中国的东部。 Shandong is in the east of China. 中国以长城而著名。 China is famous for the Great Wall. 济南是山东的省会 Jinan is the capital of Shandong.

27. Cambridge VS London: Cambridge London Location Population River Famous Places In the east In the south 120,0007,500,000 River Cam the Thames Cambridge University Big Ben, Buckingham Palace Tower Bridge

28. Read the passage and answer the questions: bridge capital famous lake mountain region university village Where is Cambridge? What’s its population? What is it famous for? What’s the capital of the UK? Where is it? How old is it? What’s in the north of England? What’s in the west of England? What’s the weather like?

29. 1.Where is Cambridge? 2.What’s its population? 3.What’s it famous for? 4.What’s the capital of the UK? 5.Where is it? It ’ s a small city in the east of England. It has about 120.000 people. It ’ s famous for Cambridge University. It ’ s London. It ’ s in the south of England and on the River Thames.

30. 1.How old is it? 2.What’s in the north of England? 3.What’s in the south of England? 4.What’s the weather like? It ’ s about 2,000 years old. There are some beautiful lakes and low mountains There are the hills and pretty villages in the south It ’ s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.

31. Cambridge is a small city in the _____ of England, and it has about one _______ _________ (100,000) people. It ’ s ___ the River _____. There are lots of buildings and churches. It ____ _______ ____ Cambridge University. east hundred thousand onCam is famous for Retell the text :

32. London is the _____ of the UK ____ 7and a half ________(7,500,000) people. It is in the ______ of England and It ’ s ___ the _______ _______.The river is three ______ ____________(336) __________ long. It is two ___________(2000) years old. capitalwith million south on River Thames hundred and thirty-six kilometres thousand

33. In the north of England there are __________ and ______________. They are _________________ high. In the west of England you are always ___________. There are _________________ on the coast. some lakes low mountains about 1.000 metres near the sea lots of small villages To 9

34. England is a ___________of Britain. And Britain is ______ _________. It’s _______very_______ in _______or very _____ in winter. region an island never hot summer cold

35. Population 13 million 7 million Size 6340kilometres1070kilometres Weather cold in winter cool in summer warm in winter hot in summer Shanghai Hongkong

36. Population 3.58 million360 thousand Size 3915kilometres503kilometres place On the Grand Canel( 大运河 ) Near the sea Jiaxing Haiyan

37. Writing: Answer questions and write notes about a town in China Where is it ? What’s its population? What is it famous for? Is it the capital of China? How old is it? What’s the weather like?

38. Write a passage called My hometown and country …is in the north/south/west/east of China and it has a population of …people. It’s on the River … /near… It’s famous for… There are… It’s never very hot/cold…

39. Write a composition about a town you know in China. Homework: