Module 2

Module 2 Experiences

They have seen the Pyramids. Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids.

Revision Have you ever entered the football competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t.

Have you ever entered the volleyball competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t.

Have you ever entered the bike competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t.

Have you ever entered the writing competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t.

Have you ever entered the basketball competition? Yes, I have. /No, I haven’t.

New words move v. 搬家，改变……的位置 e.g. We are preparing to move to our new house. 我们正准备搬新家。

Germany 德国 France 法国 tower n. 塔 Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔

ancient adj. 古代的，古老的 e.g. China is an ancient country with five-thousand-year history. 中国是个有着五千年历史的古国。

king n. 国王，君王 queen n. 女王，王后 Arabic n. 阿拉伯语

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. 1. Which interesting places in China have you visited? 2. Have you ever seen the Great Wall? 3. Have you ever visited another country?

Look and say what you can see in the picture.

Listen and answer the questions. 1. Where are Mike and Clare? They are in Cairo in Egypt. 2. Is Arabic different from English? Yes, it is.

Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt? Two years. 2. Why do they live in Cairo? Because Peter’s company sent him to work and his family went with him. 3. What have they seen and done in Egypt? They have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient king and queens.

4. What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic? This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. 5. Who do they miss in the US? They miss their friends in the US. 6. Are they looking forward to going home? Yes, they are counting down the days.

Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. ancient count example king mix queen Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) ________, they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) _______ palaces of the (3) ______ and (4) _______ of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic, and when they speak it, they often (5) ______ it with German, French and Chinese. Recently, their father’s company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6) _________ down the days. example ancient kings queens mix counting

Learning to learn When you read a passage about travel, use a map to find out where the places are, and the names of the other countries, regions and cities nearby.

Language points 1. …, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. send sb. to do sth. 表示“派遣某人去做某事”。 e.g. China send many people to work in Africa every year. send sb. sth. 或send sth. to sb.，意思是“送给某人某物”。 e.g. Jim sent me a book on my twelfth birthday.

send后接“信件、电报”等时，意为“寄/发 送”。 e.g. Mary usually sends letters in the morning. before，表示“以前”。是现在完成时的标 志。

2. They have been to many interesting places. 地” 现在已经回来 。 e.g. Laura has never been to China before. have gone to +地点，表示“已经去了某 地”现在还没有回来，此时可能在途中或 已经到了目的地。 e.g. —Hello. Can I speak to John, please? —Sorry, he’s not in. He has gone to the park.

3. This language is different from English in many ways. 这种语言在很多方面都和英语不同。 be different from, 表示“与…不同”。 in many ways, 表示“在许多方面”。 e.g. We can consider the problem in many ways. 我们可以从多方面来考虑这些问题。 Life in future will be different from life today. 在未来的生活将会从今天生活的不同。

4. They find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. find it hard to do sth. “发现做某事是 难的” e.g. I find it hard to go up that high mountain.

5. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. so far “到目前为止”，是现在完成时 的标志。 e.g. Mike has read five famous books so far. 6. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. 他们在世界各地都有朋友，但是他们也想 念他们在美国的朋友。

miss v. “思念”。 e.g. Dave misses his grandparents very much. 大卫非常想念他的爷爷奶奶。 miss v. “错过；没做到”，其后接动词时，应 用动词-ing形式。 e.g. Mona was sad because she missed her train. 莫娜很伤心，因为她错过了火车。

7. They are counting down the days. count down, 表示“倒数，倒计时”。 e.g. They are counting down, “ten, nine, eight, seven…”. count表示“计数，计算”。 e.g. Can you count from one to ten in French? He put all the money in his bag without counting it.

Work in pairs. Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain. Writing Work in pairs. Think of a special trip. Write notes and explain. Where you went When you went there Why it was special

Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done Write sentences to describe what you have seen or done. Use the passage in Activity 2 to help you.

Grammar 现在完成时 1. 现在完成时的肯定句。（have/has +p.p.) They have seen the Pyramids. 2. 现在完成时的否定句。 (have/has +not +p.p.) He hasn’t visited the France yet. 3. 现在完成时的疑问句。（把have/has放在 主语前）。 Have you ever seen the Great Wall?

本课小结 本课重点短语 send sb. to do sth. have been to be different from find it hard to do sth. so far in many ways count down 现在完成时的肯定句，否定句，疑问句。

练一练.把下面的句子翻译成英语。 1. 他们已经去过埃及了，和拍了许多照片。 They ___________ Egypt and took many photos there. 2. 这两匹马在许多方面是不同的。 The two horses are different ____________. 3. 在学习的过程中，我发现学好英语是困难的。 During the study I find it hard _______ English well. 4. 到目前为止，珍妮还没为她父亲买到礼物。 ______ Jane hasn’t bought her gift for her father. have been to in many ways to learn So far

中考链接 1. —Is Tom at home? —No, he ____ to town. 【2013天津】 A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. will go 2. He ____ for ten years. 【2013四川雅安】 A. has been married B. married C. got married D. has married B A

3. Julie's father _____ to London last month. He _____ there three times. 【2013江苏连云港】 A. went; had gone B. has gone; has been C. went; has been D. has been; had gone 4. Julia isn’t going to the cinema with us because she ______ the film. 【2013 浙江湖州】 A. sees B. saw C. will see D. has seen C D

Homework Write a passage about your special trip, using the information of writing part.

Thank you!