Module 1

Describe the following places with the information in Activity 2, Page 1 United Kingdom (London) France (Paris) Portugal (Lisbon) Spain (Madrid) Italy (Rome) Greece (Athens) English Channel Pyrenees Atlantic Ocean Alps

CountryCapitalLanguage United Kingdom London FranceParisFrench Athens English Greek Italy Greece Rome Italian SpainMadridSpanish

READING Can you recognize the following places?

Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔

Sagrada Familia 圣家大教堂

Reading & Vocabulary Pre-reading Match the pictures and the descriptions. 1 a landmark in Paris 2an art gallery in Florence 3 a church in Barcelona 4 a building in Athens

Read the passage and answer the questions. 1.Which of the cities are capital cities? 2.Which one is situated on the coast? 3.Which is famous for its places to eat? 4. Which one are or were important cities for writers and artists? 5. Which was the world’s greatest city a long time ago? Paris, Athens. Barcelona. Paris. Paris, Florence, Athens. Athens.

I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. CityFamous buildingsMore information Paris1. ____________ ___________ and the Louvre The 2. ______ and largest city of France, situated on the River Seine; also famous for its 3. __________ cafes and 4.________. The Eiffel Tower capital restaurants theatres

Barce lona The church of the Sagrada Familia The second largest city of 5. ______, situated on the northeast 6. _____, about 500 km east of Madrid. FlorenceThe Uffizi Palace Famous because of 7. ______________; Each year about 8. _________ tourists come to see the art galleries, churches and 9. ________. coast the Renaissance museums Spain a million

AthensThe ParthenonThe capital of 10. ________ and birthplace of 11._________________; the world’s most 12. __________ city 2,400 years ago Greece western civilization powerful

II. Read the text carefully and choose the best answers. 1. About _____ of France’s artists and writers live in the largest city of France. A. one thirdB. two thirds C. half D. one fourth

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Madrid is about five hundred kilometers west of the city, Barcelona. B. Gaudi worked on the project the Church of the Sagrada Familia for 44 years.

C. Athens was once the world’s most powerful city. D. Greece’s best writers whose works has influenced other writers ever since lived in modern Athens.

3. 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

4. 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 the passage and choose True or False. 1.The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France. 2.There are a lot of restaurants and cafes in Paris. 3.Barcelona is the capital of Spain. 4.The Church of the Sagrada Familia was built in 1926.

5. The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence. 6. The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence. 7. A long time ago, Athens was the world’s most powerful city. 8. There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens.

1. across 1). 在 ( 街, 河 …) 的对面 1. There is a bus station across the road. 2. He lives across the river. 2). 穿过，越过 1. The child ran across the street in front of the car. 2. Over 70 airplanes fly across the Atlantic between Europe and North America. across 强调从某个平面的一边到另一边 through 指从某个立体空间内穿过 over 侧重越过某种障碍 LANGUAGE POINTS

look at look like look for look sb.up and down look after look forward to sb. /sth./doing sth. look into look out look around look up 瞧；看 看起来像 寻找 上下仔细打量某人 照顾 期盼某人 / 物 / 做某事 调查；向里面看 当心 环顾四周 查字典，向上看

2.off the coast 离海岸不远 off 表示相隔，隔海相望 in 表示在范围之内 on 表示接壤，相邻（范围之外） to 表示在范围之外，可接壤可不接壤 of 表示属于 Eg ： Japan to Korea }is { on the east of China. Shangdong in 日本位于中国的东方。（隔海相望） 朝鲜在中国东部。（接壤） 山东位于中国东部。（包含）

练习：用适当的介词或副词填空。 1. He is considered to be the most famous play writer _____ all time. 2. It was because _____ the bad weather that the football match had to be put _____. 3. The school is situated _____ the heart of the city. of off in

4. “Fe” is the chemical symbol _____ iron. 5. Two fifth _____ the land in that district is covered __________ trees and grass. 6. The Chinese Communist Party was founded _____ the 1920s. for of by / with in

3. Twenty percent of the country is covered by islands. twenty percent of part of half of }+n(pl)+ 复数谓语 / 不可数名词 + 单 数谓语 2/3 of one in(out of)ten 作主语或主语的修饰语时， 谓语动词用单数形式。

4.more than 1. 与数词连用， “ 多于，超过 ” eg:More than 100 people attended the meeting. 2. 后面跟（动）名词， “ 不只是，不仅仅是 ” eg:The book is more than a book.It even saves his soul. 3. 与形容词、副词等连用， “ 非常，十分 ” Eg:I’m more than surprised to hear the news. 4. 和含有情态动词的句子或抽象名词，如 imagination/description 等连 用，有否定意义，表示 “ 难以或超过了 …… 所能 ” Eg:The damage caused by the earthquake is more than our imagination. 拓展： *more…than… 与其说 …… 倒不如说 …… Hearing the news,she was more surprised than dispointed. 听到这个消息，她与其说失望，倒不如说是惊奇。 *no more than“ 仅仅，不过，只是 ” Their new flat has no more than60 square metres. 他们的新居只有 60 平方 米。 *not more than“ 至多，不超过 ”

5. symbol n. 象征符号 a symbol of \a symbol for 鸽子 (dove) 是和平的象征。 The dove is a symbol of peace. What is the chemical symbol for copper? Notes: sign 符号，记号，招牌，迹象 signal 暗号，信号 mark 痕迹，记号，分数 1.Put a _____ on it and you’ll remember. 2.The red circle at the top of the ____ is the ______ for Transport for London. 3. The policeman gave the _____ to stop walking. mark sign symbol signal

1.A dark cloud is a ______ of rain. 2.He left a question _____ on the paper where he couldn’t understand. sign mark symbol 指作为象征某种深邃意义的特殊事 物，意为象征，符号 sign 指代表具有固定意义的一种简明的符 号或标志，意为符号，迹象 mark 指在其他事物上留下的可见的印痕 或先天固有的标志，意为符号，记号

6. The city is also famous for its restaurants…famous for be famous for （ 因 … 而闻名 ） /as （ 作为 … 而 出名 ） She was more famous as a writer than as a singer. 7. Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in worked on until 她作为作家要比歌手名声大

work on 从事于某事多用于进行 时和完成时．宾语通常是具体的动 作对象。 他在写一本新书。 He is working on a new book. work at 从事于，学习．可以用于 任何时态。宾语通常为抽象的事物。 He is working at English. work for 为 … 工作 work as 作为 …

8. influence vt. n. 影响 have an influence/effect on 对 … 有影 响 under the influence of 受 … 的影响 influence sb to do 促使某人做某事 My teacher influenced my decision to study science.

9. ever since 自从那时起一直 与现在完成时态或过去完成时态连用 1. ever since + n./ pron. 2. ever since+ clause ① They have been friends ever since they were in grade school( 初中 ). ② He went to Shanghai in 1956 and has lived there ever since.

ever before “ 在以往任何时候 ”, 其中 before 是副词， ever before 常出现在 than 后面, 其中 ever 用以加强 before 的语气, 有时 before 可以省略。例如： It’s raining harder than ever before. 雨比以前下得都大。

DISCUSSION 1.What did you know about these cities before you read the text? 2.What new information did you learn? 3.Which of them would you most like to visit?

Now you have learnt the whole module, you have know a lot about Europe. Write a passage about your favorite European city.