Reading and Vocabulary

1. Do you like travelling? And why? 2. What is the most unforgettable place? Can you describe it ? For example : Where it is, the building easy to recognize? landmark location

Everyday Talk:Travel

(1)walk/ on foot . Adj. N (2)ride a bike/by bike travel,(3)drive a trip, tour, guide flight ticketbus journey, car/by car (4)take a bus/by interesting, exciting, attractive, fantastic, boring/dull, hotel,(5)take a taxi/by taxi(6)by boat/ship/water/sea tourist attraction, well-organized tiring, comfortable, funny, places of interest, scenic spots (景点 national park, 景点), 景点

Hi ! I’m Ann, a guide. This time I will lead you to travel around some great Europe cities. Are you ready? Go!

Reading and VocabularyGreat European Cities

Contest : Who can do it better Reading comprehension !

. ①The main purpose of the passage is A. to tell us some European cities and their characters. B. to describe some places of interest in Europe C. to tell us some events buildings that influenced Europe in history. D. to tell us there are many great cities in Europe . ②The paragraph of Florence mainly tells us A. many of Florence’s most beautiful paintings were drawn by Leonardo da Vinci. B. There were some greatest painters of all time in Florence Topic sentence C. Florence is famous for the renaissance D. Millions of visitors go to see the Uffizi Palace.

③Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Athens was the world’s most powerful city two thousand five hundred years ago. B. Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the north west coast. C.Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world situated on the River Seine. D. More than eight million tourists come to visit Florence every year. ④ From the passage we can infer that . A. Paris is larger than Barcelona B. Athens was the world’s most powerful city two thousand, four hundred years ago because of its weapons C. The Church of Sagrada Familia is famous because it was designed by Antonio Gandi D. Visitors like to go to Paris because it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Word studyMatch the words in the box with their definitions. 1.someone who designs building ancient 2.to be in a certain place architect 3.something that is easy to recognize, such as a building 4.someone who produces novel gallery or poems. landmark 5.a large building where people can see famous pieces locate of art. sculpture 6.the art of making things out of stone and wood, etc. writer of a time long ago.

Detail Reading : 1. Paris is the capital and largest city of France, situated on the River Seine.which is situated located 2. Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain and is situated on the northeast coast. located 3. Barcelona is situated about five hundred kilometers east of the Spanish capital, Madrid.

to the east

4. Florence, an Italian city, became famous for the Renaissance, which is a

great artistic movement that began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years.Florence is an Italian city which became famous because of the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which began in the 1300s and lasted for three hundred years.

After reading the passage, you may get a general idea of the four cities. This time I will test you.

landmark Paris

Symbol Athens

How does the writer introduce the four cities? country /city Tower attraction /status The Eiffel /location / The Parthenon

FlorenceThe Uffizi Palace

BarcelonaThe Sagrada Familia

Complete the chartcountry city location attractions status

Play a guide, and we are tourists. Pease introduce which of them you would like best.country Paris city France location On the River Seine attractions The Eiffel Tower The Louvre status The capital, the largest city of France The second largest city

A performance

Spain

Barcelona

on the north east The Church coast,500km east of Sagrada Spain Familia The Uffizi Palace The art galleries, churches, and museums,

Italy

Florence

The Renaissance happened there, greatest painter lived and worked there

Greece

Athens

The Parthenon The capital, the birthplace of civilization……

DiscussionHow to introduce a city? country /city /location/ attraction /status Climate language history population development custom

Landmark

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Discussion

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