《Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England》My home town and my country PPT优质课件

外研版八年级英语上册《Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England》My home town and my country PPT优质课件，共26页。

Warming-up

What do you think of this saying?

Do you know other sentences about home or hometown?

Pre-reading

New words and expressions

north n. 北；北方 adj. 在北方的；朝北的

south n. 南；南方 adj. 在南方的；朝南的

west n. 西；西方 adj. 在西方的；朝西的

home town 故乡；家乡

especially adv. 尤其

Look at the map of England and read the sentences.

Cambridge is in the east of England.

London is in the south of England.

Bristol is in the west of England.

Manchester is in the north of England.

Language points

1. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.

我来自剑桥，一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。

east n. 东；东方

adj. 在东方的；朝东的

e.g. The mountains in the east get a lot of snow.

The road runs east to west.

2. …and has a population of about 120,000.

……有大约十二万人口。

表示“有多少人口”时，常用结构“have /has a population of…”；表示人口的“多少”用large或small。

e.g. My village has the smallest population in our town.

3. My home town is especially famous for its university.

我的家乡以它的大学而闻名。

be famous for表示“因……而闻名”。

e.g. China is famous for the Great Wall.

France is famous for its fine food and wine.

Summary

1. … has a population of about 120,000.

2. …so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge.

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