P2 Reading and Vocabulary Module 4 A Social Survey My Neighbourhood Words Review hometown attractive fortunate pretty sound tourist bother nuisance rent n 家乡 adj 有吸引力的 adj 幸运的 吉祥的 adv 很 想当 vi 听起来 n 旅游者 vt 打扰 烦扰 n 令人讨厌的人或事 n 租金 1 Fortunate means A sad B lucky Choose the correct answers 2 Pretty hot means A very hot B too hot 3 Bother you means A amuse you B give you problems P33 3 4 Nuisance means A amusing B causing problems 5 Shopping mall means A shopping centre B small shops 6 Gorgeous means A lovely B boring 7 Starving means A very hungry B excited Objectives 1 To get some information about Xiamen and retell the passage 2 To learn to make an introduction of your city or another city you are interested in 3 To learn some useful words and expressions to introduce a city Words fortunate bother hometown attractive pretty sound tourist nuisance rent Expressions feel fortunate doing sth put up walk around Patterns It is has been 时间段 since状语从句 This It is the first last time that Which city is it Work in groups Each student writes the name of a city on paper and lets the rest of the group guess which city it is by asking questions Each student lets the others guess in turn Now guess the city according to the hints uHint 1 It s a coastal city which is beautiful and clean uHint 2 It is located in Fujian province uHint 3 It enjoys the title of the National u Garden City 国家园林城市 uHint 4 It is famous for the Gulangyu Island Xiamen Xiamen Area 1865 square kilometers the fourth largest island in Fujian Population 3 81 million Location on the southeast coast of Fujian Province Planform 俯视图 Apartments in Xiamen Residential area in Xiamen It is said that Xiamen is a garden on the sea The scenery is beautiful and the weather is pleasant It is reported that Xiamen is one of the most livable cities in China Travelling in Xiamen Zhongshan Road the main commercial street in Xiamen Southern Putuo Temple 南普陀寺 Emplacement 胡里山炮台 Xiamen University 厦门大学 Gulangyu Island 鼓浪屿 for general ideas 1 Which city does A Lively City refer to Xiamen Answer the questions 2 How long haven t John and Xiao Li seen each other They haven t seen each other for six years 1 John Martin is visiting a Xiao Li s hometown b a town near where Xiao Li lives c a shopping mall 2 Xiao Li lives a on the island of Gulangyu b in Xiamen c in a town to the northwest of Xiamen 3 John and Xiao Li are a at Xiao Li s home b driving around the city in a car c on a train Choose the correct answers P33 1 for specific information 1 John and Xiao Li haven t seen each other for six years 2 John has never been to China before 3 Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast 4 There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen 5 There are a lot of new high rise buildings on Gulangyu Island 6 There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island P33 2 in the business district a lot of Choose the best answers 1 What is John s impression of people in Xiao Li s hometown A Brave B Hard working C Friendly D Serious 2 How do John and Xiao Li travel around the city A By car B By bus C By boat D By train 3 Which is the most interesting part of the city A The eastern district B The harbor C The business district D The western district 4 What will John Martin probably do tomorrow A Leave for Gulangyu Island B Do some shopping C Visit Xiao Li s family D Leave Xiamen 5 We know from the passage that A there are a lot of fish in the sea B John Martin is impressed with his visit C the weather there is wet in winter D Xiao Li invited John Martin to visit Xiamen Xiamen Xiao Li s hometown 1 The city 2 The people 3 Climate interesting and lively Pretty in summer in winter hot and wet cold attractive friendly Fill in the charts according to the passage 4 Business district 5 Western district 6 Gulangyu Island lots of have been put up there are some great the part of the city there are some pretty island with some interesting architecture high rise buildings shopping malls parks gorgeous most interesting Try to retell the passage with the help of the charts 重难点句子分析 1 It s been six years since we last saw each other you know 要知道 我们六年没见面了 时间状语从句 插入语 句型 It is has been 一段时间 since从句 用法如下 当从句谓语动词为非延续性时 表示这段时间从该 动作开始时算起 即 自从做 以来已经多久了 当从句谓语动词为延续性时 表示这段时间从动作 结束时算起 即 自从不做 以来已经多久了 从句通常用一般过去时 2 And this is the first time I ve visited your hometown 而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡 定语从句 在口语中 常省略关系词that 句式 This It is was the first second last time that从句 表示 这是第 次做某事 其中 that引导的是定语从句 that在 口语中常省略 that从句的时态 若前面的be动词为is 从句通常用现在完成时 若其为was 则从 句用过去完成时 1 他参军两年了 It is two years since he joined the army 2 这是他第三次问同一个问题 It was the third time that he had asked the same question activities Points you need to mention about a place local specialty history tourist attractions population traffic location climate environment economy Role play Work in groups Suppose one of your group members is a foreigner and the rest of you are local people in Xiamen You are going to show him her around the city Tell him her as much as possible about Xiamen John comes to Xi