How much do you know about China? Full country name______________________________ Location...

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How much do you know about China?

Full country name______________________________

Location _________________________________

Area___________________________

□The largest country □ the 2nd largest country □ the 3rd largest country

Population ____________________

Capital city__________________

Languages___________________

Religions_________________

Minorities _______________________

Major products/industries_____________________

The People’s Republic of China

East Asia

9,600,000 square kilometers

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Peking/Beijing

Standard Chinese

Buddhism

56 nations

Silk , iron, oil, coal, clothing, etc.

1.3 billion

Provinces of China

Mongolia,Russia

North:South:East: West:

North Korea,South Korea,Japan,the Philippines

India,Vietnam,Laos,Nepal,Thailand,Singapore,Indonesia,Malaysia

Afghanistan,Pakistan,

Seas: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea,The Pacific Ocean, Islands:

Taiwan Island,Hainan Island

1.Russia _________________ China.

2.India __________________ Tibet.

3.North Korea _________________ China.

4.The Philippines ____________________ Guangdong Province in China. 5.Pakistan ___________________ China.

6.Japan __________________ China.

lies to the north of

lies to/on the south of

lies to/on the east of

lie/lies to the southeast of

lies to/on the west of

lies to the east of

(1) Lie to (2) Lie in (3) Lie on

B

A

B AA B

(1)在某处范围之外，不强调是否接壤。(2) 在某处范围之内。(3) 在某处范围之外，强调接壤。

Lie to

Lie in

Lie on

Lie off the coast台湾

海南

Lie in 位于一个范围内

China lies in the east of Asia.

Lie on 与…相邻 ; 紧挨着

India lies on the southwest of China.

Lie to 不接壤 , 隔 .. 相望 , 但强调方向

Japan lies to the east of China.

Lie off 在离．．的海上

1.New Zealand lies off the eastern coast of Australia.

新西兰在澳大利亚东海岸外边的一个岛屿 .

2. They live on the island off the coast of Fujian.

他们住在福建沿海得一个岛屿上 .

Translate the following English into Chinese ：• San Francisco lies/is in the west of the USA.

旧金山位于美国的西部。• East of the mountain is a large lake.

这座山的东面有一个大湖。• Shanghai lies/is in the east of China.

上海位于中国的东部。• There are fruit trees on the north bank of the river.

这河的北岸有果树。

Translate the following Chinese into English ：• 日本位于中国的东面。 Japan lies/is to the east of China.• 广州在中国的南部。 Guangzhou lies/is in the south of China.• 广州在上海的南面。 Guangzhou lies/is to the south of Shanghai.• 美国的北部与加拿大相连。 Canada lies/is on the north of the USA.

Original artwork by Jeff Wilkie.Features a scene of an ocean sunset. An island with palm trees appears on the left side. Four dolphins cavort in the water, surrounded by several species of tropical fish.

Listening: Answers to Part 1:

Mount Ashton The four cities: 1.Ashton 2.Epsom 3.Winfield 4.Turnpike Winfield

Epsom

Ashton Creek

Turnpike

Dolphin Island

2.Listen to the tape again and choose the answers to complete the sentences.1.Dolphin Island lies _____.

A.80km to the south of Japan B.150km to the south of Japan

C.1500km to the west of Japan D.1500km to the east of Japan

2.The capital city,Winfield, lies _____.

A.in the south B.in the southeast

C.in the southwest D.in the west

3.The best place for a holiday on the beach is _____.

A.on the northeastern coast B.on the southeastern coast

C.on the northwestern coast D.on the southwestern coast

4.Most people who live on the island are ______.

A.tourists B.fishermen

C.farmers D.Americans

Exercises

• Words puzzle

1. a piece of land all surrounded by water

2. the general weather conditions of a place

3. a mountain from which hot molten ( 熔化的 ) rock, gas, steam and ash ( 灰烬 ) sometimes burst out

4. a part of the sea that has land on three sides

island

climate

volcano

bay

1. An area of water next to land where the water is calm, so ships are safe when inside it

2. Having many hills3. A place next to the sea, where people

go for their holidays4. A place where hot water comes up

naturally from the ground.5. A quite large part of a country or of the

world.

harbour

hilly

seaside

hot spring

region

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