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Russia
Moscow
Russian
Review
Greece
Athens
Greek
Portugal
Lisbon
Portuguese
Spain
Madrid
Spanish
Italy is in the south of Europe Portugal is to the west of Spain. Barcelona is on the northwest coast of Spain.
Function: Describing location
A B C D
A city in Italy
Bridges, churches, architecture, water ,etc
Wear masks; Carnival
“A city built on water”
Venice
DenmarkVenice
ViennaVienna A capital city
The Danube River
Music is the soul of the city
Austria
Vienna National Opera HouseVienna National Opera House
Danube River
The Eiffel Tower The Parthenon
The Uffizi Palace The Sagrada Familia
Pre-reading Match the pictures and the descriptions.
1 a landmark in Paris
2 an art gallery in Florence
3 a church in Barcelona
4 a building in Athens1 2
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Read Para 1 and answer the following questions.
1. Where is Paris situated?
It’s situated on the River Seine.
2. What are the popular scenic spots in Paris?
They are the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre… 3. What is Paris famous for?
The city is famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres.
Read Para 2 and choose True or False.
1.Barcelona is the capital and the largest city of Spain.
3. Gaudi worked on the project of the Church of the Sagrada Familia for 45 years.
2. Barcelona is a coastal city.
F
T
F
Read Para 3 and choose the best answers.
1.The great artistic movement — the Renaissance began _____, and ended ____________.
A. in Florence; in the 1600s B. in Florence; in the 1300s C. in Paris; in the 1600s D. in Paris; in the 1300s
2. Michelangelo was a great artist who _________________. A. designed the Parthenon B. designed the Eiffel Tower C. produced many beautiful sculptures D. designed the Louvre
Read Para 4 and try to ask questions about Athens.
Acropolis Hill 卫城
the Parthenon
帕特农神庙
Post-reading Fill in the form. countri
escities location
landmarks
Why
famous
Paris
Barcelona
---------
Florence ---------
Athens ---------
France on the River Seine
The Eiffel Tower
cafesrestaurants& theatres
Spain on the north-east coast
The SagradaFamilia
Italy The UffiziPalace
the Renaissance
Greece The
ParthenonBirthplaceof civilization
Paris is famous for its restaurants, cafes and theatres.
Athens, the capital of Greece, is known as the birthplace of western civilization.
1. be famous / well-known for
1 ) 西安以其具有的古典建筑而出名。Xi’an is famous for its ancient architectures.
2 )西安作为一座悠久历史古城而闻名。Xi’an is well-known as a city with a long history.
因……而闻名 2. be famous / well-known as 作为……而出名
How to talk about locations?
1. Paris is situated on the River Seine.
2. The Louvre is located in Paris.
be located/situated … 坐落在…
海口市位于海南省的北部,隔着琼州海峡 (the Qiongzhou Strait) 与广东省湛江市隔海相望。
Haikou is situated in the north of Hainan Province and faces Zhanjiang City of Gangdong across the Qiongzhou Strait.
Talk about landmarks 地标性建筑1. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel
Tower, the famous symbol of Paris. 2. One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Church of the Sagrada Familia. 3. The Uffizi Place is the most famous art gallary in the city.
在中国最受游客欢迎的旅游景点是长城,它是北京著名的象征标志。
The most popular place for tourists in China is the Great Wall, the famous symbol of Beijing.
TIPSTIPS
Country
CityProvince
Location
Step1Step2
Step3Step4
Step5
LandmarksWhy famous
historyclimate peoplefood……
Own feelings
How to introduce a city?
Suppose you’re a tour guide, which of the following cities you
would like to recommend to your tourists most?
Beijing Hong Kong
Xi’anSanya
You may start like this:
Hello, everyone. I’m a tour guide. Today I’d like to introduce a great city to you.
…..is located/ situated …..
…..is famous for/as……
….the popular places are … symbol
……..
Beijing
interesting places and famous local food:
Tian’anmen Square the Great Wall Summer Palace
the Forbidden City Peking Roast Duck
Interesting places and famous food of Hong Kong:
Disneyland Ocean Park
the Peak dimsum
Interesting places and famous food of Sanya:
Yalong Bay the End of the Earth
Nanshan Temple seafood
interesting places of Xi’an:
Terra-cotta warriors Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Huaqing Hot Springs Bell Tower
Write down an introduction of a city
where you were born in on the exercise
books using the words and phrases you
have learned in this passage
(About 120 words).