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).