Learning about Language教学设计方案

Module 1 Europe Introduction Step 1

As you know, Europe plays an important role in economy. How many countries are in Europe? 45. Can you tell us some developed countries? (Such as United Kingdom, France, Greece, Portugal Italy, Spain, Russia. Holland.)

Step 2 . Go through words in activity. Read the words after the teacher. 1.

Athens

/'æθənz/ n. 雅典(希腊首都) 2. Greece /gri:s/ 希腊

3. Lisbon / 'lizbən/ 里斯本（葡萄牙首都）

4. Portugal

/'pɔ:tjugəl/ n. 葡萄牙

5. Spanish / 'spæniʃ/ a. 西班牙的

n. 西班牙语

6. English /'iŋgliʃ/ a. 英国的,英国人的

n. 英语

7. Greek / gri:k /

a. 希腊(人)的

n. 希腊人,希腊语

8. London / 'lʌndən/ 伦敦

9. Portuguese /pɔ:tju'gi:z/n.葡萄牙人,葡萄牙语a. 葡萄牙的,葡萄牙人的,葡萄牙语的

10. United Kingdom n. 英国,联合王国

11. France /frɑ:ns/ n. 法国

12. Italian / i'tæljən / a. 意大利的

n. 意大利人

13. Madrid / mə'drid / n. 马德里

14. Rome / rəum / n. 罗马

15. French / frentʃ / a. 法国(人)的,法语的

n. 法语

16. Italy / 'itəli / n. 意大利

17. Paris / 'pæris / n. 巴黎

18. Spain / spein / n. 西班牙

Step 3 Then fill in the form. Country

United Kingdom

France

Greece

Portugal

Italy

Spain

Capital

London Paris

Athens Lisbon

Rome

Madrid

Language

English French

Greek

Portuguese

Italian

Spanish

Step 4 Check the meaning of the words and phrases of activity 2 .

1.across : [ə'krɔs] prep. 横过

穿过,横过

在……对面

1）.The two lines cut across each other.

两条线相交。

2). Can you swim across the river?

你能游到河的对岸吗？

3). a bookstore across the river 河对岸的书店

adv. 横过, 从一边到另一边

The river is ten meters across.

这条河宽十米. 拓展: across 用作介词或副词,而cross用作动词, 必须接地点名词作宾语. They crossed the Changjiang River.

across from 在……正对面: The store is just across from the post office.

这家铺子就在邮局的对面. 辨析across, past, 与through

across 指从一边到另一边, 强调动作是在某一物体表面进行, “横过, 跨过”. 含义与on有关.

through 表示从一头到另一头, 指在某一物体的空间里进行的,”穿过,透过”. 含义与in 有关, 例:One day two young men were going through the forest.

past强调“从……旁边经过”，

可与介词by互换。例：

He hurried past me without stopping to speak.

用across, through, 和over填空。

The Great Wall winds its way from west to east _______ the deserts ______ the mountain and _____ the valley until it reaches seas.

The key: across, over, through.

2.boot : / bu:t / n. 靴子,[英]汽车行李箱

vt. 踢

a pair of boots

一双长筒靴

3.continental / kɔnti'nentl / a. 大陆的

There is a continental

climate in that place. 在那个地方是大陆性气候。

I ask for a

continental

holiday. 我申请到欧洲大陆休假。

4. face /feis/ n. 脸,面容

v. 面对,朝, He faced the difficulty with courage. 他勇敢地面对困难。

The sun was shining in our faces. 太阳光直射在我们脸上。

The building faces north.= The building faces (to) the north.

这栋建筑物朝北。

His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face. 他心向往之的是要面对面地见见他心目中的流行曲歌星。

与face有关的短语。

hit sb in the face. “打某人的脸”

look sb in the face “直视某人”

stare sb in the face “直盯着某人的脸”

pull a long face “耷拉着脸, 愁眉苦脸”

in ( the) face of “面对”

搭配: be faced with “面对”

We are faced with a difficult decision. 我们面临着一个困难的决定. __________ (face) with such a situation, she didn’t know what to do. ( The key: Faced ) 5.look like看上去像

The man

looks like a cartoon character with a plaster on his temple. 那人太阳穴上贴了一块膏药，看上去像个卡通人物。

He looked like

a postman but he was really a fake. 他看上去像个邮递员, 但实际上是假冒的. 拓展

be like 像……，常与what 连用，

引起问句。

What’s she like?

她长得怎么样？/ 她是个什么样的人？（问外表或品质）

What does she look like? 她长得怎么样？（问外表）

How does she look?

她看起来怎么样？（问神态或情绪）。

How does she like the idea? 她认为这个主意怎样？（问看法或意见）

6.mountain range n. 山脉

Read the information and find the countries on the map above.

1.The United Kingdom is off

the northwest coast of continental Europe. It has four countries with one government. These countries are England, Northern Ireland , Scotland, and Wales. 2.France is Europe’s third largest country and faces the United Kingdom across the England Channel. 3.Italy is in the south of Europe

on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It looks like a boot. Between Italy and France, there is a mountain range called Alps. 4. Spain is to the south of France.

Between France and Spain

is another mountain range ----- the Pyrenees. 5. Portugal is to the west of Spain.

6. Greece is in the southeast of Europe. Twenty percent of the country is covered by islands.

The answer is

1) f 2) a 3) c 4) e 5) d 6) b

Language Points.

1.off: in the sea but in the land 在(陆地附近)的海面. An island off the coast of France. 法国海岸附近的一个岛屿. 2.the English Channel 英吉利海峡

3. Between France and Spain is another mountain range ----- Pyrenees.( 比利牛斯山脉)

当表示方位的状语或表语位于句首时，

句子采用全部倒装的结构，

即把谓语动词的所有组成部分都移到主语之前，这类状语或表语的词常见的有：away, down, in, off, out, over, up, above, below, here, there及介词短语与分词。

To the list may be added the following names.

在这个名单上还可以添上下列人员。

There goes the bell. 铃响了。

The door opened and in came Mr Smith.

开门了，

史密斯先生走了进来。

4. Twenty percent of the country is covered by islands. n. 封面,盖子,表面

v. 覆盖,涉及,包含

We tried to find cover

from the storm. 我们设法寻找遮蔽暴风雨的地方。

Do not try to

cover a mistake. 不要试图掩盖错误。

This event will be

covered live by TV. 此事将由电视作现场报道。

By sunset we had covered

thirty miles. 到日落的时候，我们已走了三十英里。

cultural corner Step 1 Presentation The teacher say, “As we know, the modern world is developing very quickly, some countries united as a nation in order to develop their economy fast. They get benefits from this kind of system. Just like Europe.

Questions 1)

Do you know European Union?

2)

Where is it ? 3)

Is it one country? 4)

Is the United kingdom its member? 5)

How many countries were its first members? 6)

Are its member countries independent?

7)

How did it start? The purpose of the activity is to arouse the students’ interest.

Step 2 Fast reading. Read the text fast and then answer the question.

Find the name of three first members and three new members of the European Union. First members: France, Germany, Belgium Luxembourg( choose 3)。

New members: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak, Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta ( choose 3 ). Step 3 Read the text again.

What is the main idea of each paragraph? Para 1 The definition of the European Union.

Para 2 How did it start Para 3 The members of the European Union.

Step 4 Analyze each paragraph. 1)Is the European Union an organization?

The European Union is an organization of European countries.

2)Do the countries have one government have one government or their own governments?

The countries are independent and are governed in different ways.

3)What does each government do to the EU? Each of them sends representatives to the European Parliament, which has some control over what happens in each of the member countries. on the other hand另一方面

govern

管理, 统治(国家) 营运

The mayor governed the city very wisely. 那位市长治理此市非常的贤明.

govern a school.

管理一个学校. govern a bank 经营一个银行

head n. 领袖;领导人

representative n. 代表

parliament n. 国会. Para 2 & 3

in the 1950s

Belgium 比利时

Luxembourg

卢森堡

the Netherlands 荷兰

little by little 逐渐的

Denmark 丹麦

Finland 芬兰

The Czech Republic 捷克

Estonia 爱沙尼亚

Hungary 匈牙利

Latvia 拉脱维亚

Lithuania 立陶宛

The Slovak Republic 拉脱维亚

Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚

Cyprus 塞浦路斯

Malta 马耳他

Fill in the blank according to paragraph 2 & 3

The European Union ( EU) Beginning time

Names of first members.

in the 1950 France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Italy.

Names of new countries by 2000 Australia, Denmark, Finland, Greece,

Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Names of new countries in 2004

The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia, plus the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta

Total country numbers. Population

Step 5

Listen to the tape.

25

More than a billion people.

Reading and vocabulary

Great European Cities. Step 1 Presentation.

We talk about the location of some famous countries’ location, such as Greece, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain. Today we will know some famous landmarks

of these countries. Then learn some new words: Read these words after the teacher. At the same time, the teacher show some picture about these words.

1)gallery n. 美术馆；画廊

2)situated adj 坐落（某处的）,位于（某处）的。3)symbol n. 象征；符号

4)located adj. 位于5) architect n. 建筑师

6) project n. 计划,项目,工程

7) sculpture n. 雕刻; 泥塑

8) birthplace n. 发源地

9) civilization n. 文明

10) ancient adj. 古代的

Step 2

Fast reading

Read the text quickly and silently. And then finish Activity 1.

(

) 1. a landmark in Paris

(

) 2. an art gallery in Florence

(

) 3. a church in Barcelona

(

) 4.. a building in Athens.

A. the Eiffel Tower

B. the Parthenon

C, the Uffizi Palace .D. the Sagrada

Familia. At the same time the teacher show the four pictures. The key: 1A2C3D4B

Step 3 After activity 1 and then go on to do activity 2 .

Match the words in the box with their definitions.

ancient

architect

landmark

locate

sculpture

writer

1.

someone who designs building

____________. 2.

to be in a certain place

_____________. 3.

something that is easy to recognize, such as a building

_____________

4.

someone who produces novel or poems.

______________ 5.

a large building where people can see famous pieces of art.

_______________ 6.

the art of making things out of stone and wood, etc.

_______________ 7.

of a time long ago.

_____________ The key:1. architect 2. locate 3. landmark 4. writer 5. gallery 6. sculpture 7. ancient

Step 4 read the passage and answer these 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 ones are or were important cities for writers and artists?

5.

Which was the world’s greatest city a long time ago?

The key:

1.

Athens and Paris 2. Barcelona 3. Paris 4. Paris and Athens 5.Athens Step 5 Decide if these sentences are true or false

1.

The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in France.

2.

There are a lot of restaurants and cafés 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.

There were a lot of good writers in ancient Athens.

8.

A long time ago, Athens was the world’s most powerful city.

The key: 1.

T2. T 3. F 4.F 5.T 6. F 7. T 8. T

Step 6 Match the description of each cities.

Pairs

the Uffizi Palace

Famous because of the Renaissance

The Parthenon

Greece’s best writers and philosophers.

Barcelona

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

The second largest city of Spain The Eiffel Tower Florence

the River Seine

the capital and largest city of France

the church of Sagrada Familia

Athens

about five hundred kilometers east of Madrid.

Athens -------------the Acropolis

Step 7 Discussion

Introduce your city and tell your city landmark and famous building. Step 8 Listen to the tape. (加听力)

Grammar—Passive voice and subject and verb agreement

■Goals

●

To learn about passive voice: present and past forms ●

To learn about subject and verb agreement ■Procedures

Step 1: Learning about passive voice: present and past forms

For every tense in the Active Voice, there is a corresponding tense in the Passive Voice. In the Passive Voice, the verb to be

acts as an auxiliary. The Passive Voice tenses of an English verb are formed from the corresponding conjugations of to be, followed by the past participle of the verb. The Formation of passive voice: present and past forms Tense

Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Simple Past Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Simple Future Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Auxiliary

am/is/are am/is/are being have/has been have/has been being was/were was/were being had been had been being will (shall) be will (shall) be being will (shall) have been will (shall) have been being Verb Form

past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle past participle Step 2: Making passive voice sentences in present and past forms Now you are going to turn as many sentences from Great European Cities as possible into passive voice sentences in present and past forms. Paris is made the capital of France. Paris is built on the River Seine.

Paris is regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Paris is visited by more than eight million tourists every year.

The Eiffel Tower is looked as the most popular place for tourists. The Eiffel Tower is made the famous symbol of Pairs.

The Louvre is also found in Paris.

The Church of the Sagrada Familia was designed by an architect.

The architect is called Antonio Gaudi.

The church hasn’t been finished yet. The paintings were produced by great artists.

Florence is visited each year by about a million tourists. Athens is found to be the birthplace of western civilization.

The Parthenon was built during this period.

Greece’s best writers were invited to live in ancient Athens.

Other writers were influenced by them. Step 3: Learning about subject and verb agreement Basic Principle:

Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.

For example: My brother is

a teacher. My sisters are

mathematicians. The subject of a sentence must agree with the verb of the sentence. How do they agree?

They must agree in two ways: in number: singular vs. plural, in person: first, second, or third person. We all know these meanings of "agree," but when we talk about subject-verb agreement; we're talking about something different: matching subjects and verbs according to number. That is, when you have a singular subject, you have to match it with a singular verb form: The boy plays. When you have a plural subject, you must have a plural verb form: The boys play. In short, simple sentences, you should have no problem with agreement. You can hear the problem: The boys plays. When it's wrong, it just sounds funny.

Step 4: Summarizing subject and verb agreement “more than one ＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词常用单数: More than one teachers gets the dictionaries. “many a ＋名词”作主语时，从意义上看是复数，但谓语动词常用单数：

Many a workers has been sent to build the dam．

“half of, the rest of, most of, all of及百分数或分数＋of 等后接名词”作主语时，谓语动词形式根据of后的名词而定：Three fourths of the land is covered with trees. all指人时，动词用复数；all指物时，动词用单数：All are present and all is going well. what引导的主语从句，谓语动词可视表语而定：表语是单数名词时，动词用单数，相反，则用复数：What they want to get are a number of good cars. and连接的两个单数名词前若用each, every, no修饰，该名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式：No man and no dog is found in the room. 当主语后面有as well as, with, along with, together with, but, like, rather than, except等引

的短语时,谓语动词与最前面的主语保持一致:My mother as well as her sisters has been to Taiyuan．

each作主语的同位语时，

谓语动词由主语来决定，与each无关：They each have a radio set. 动词不定式、动词-ing形式短语作主语时，谓语动词常用单数：Going shopping on weekends is not good. The following 作主语时，谓语动词的数与后面名词的数保持一致：

The following are my articles. 下面是我的文章。

以-ics结尾的学科名词，如politics等作主语时，谓语动词用单数。以-s结尾的名词news, works等同属此类：Politics is not interesting. 有些用来表示由两个对应部分组成一体的名词复数（trousers, glasses, shoes等）作主语时，前面若有“一条”、“一副”、“一把”之类的单位词，动词用单数；若没有单位词或单位词是复数，则谓语动词用复数：The trousers are ok. “One and a half ＋名词”作主语时，谓语动词要用单数：One and a half hours is not enough. “one or two/ more＋复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数：One or two cities are flooded.

“one of＋复数名词＋

定语从句”结构中，定语从句的谓语动词要用复数；而在“the only one of＋复数名词＋定语从句” 结构中，定语从句的谓语动词要用单数：He is one of the workers

who got laid off. 表示时间、距离、金钱等的复数名词作主语表达一个整体概念时，谓语动词常用单数，但若强调数量，谓语动词可用复数：One million yuan is a lot of money.

Step 4: Absorb information concerning National College Entrance Examination 高考链接

1. Nobody but Jane ____ the secret. (2005全国) A. know

B. knows

C. have known

D. is known

2. All but one _____ here just now. (2004全国) A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. were

3. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____ tired of having one examination after another. (2003全国) A. is

B. are

C. am

D. be

4. A library with five thousand books _______ to the nation as a gift. (1999全国) A. is offered

B. have offered

C. are offered

D. has offered

5. When and where to build the new factory _____ yet. (2001全国) A. is not decided

B. are not decided

C. has not decided

D. have not decided

6. The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons. (1996全国) A. were, was

B. was , was

C. was , were

D. were , were

7._____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass. (2000全国) A. Two fifth, is

B. Two fifth, are

C. Two fifths, is

D. Two fifths , are

8. A poet and artist ___ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon. (2006天津)

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

9.

Most of what has been said about the Smiths ____ also true of the Johnsons.（2006安徽）

A. are

B. is

C. being

D. to be 10. What we used to think ___ impossible now does seem possible. (2006天津)

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. will be Keys: 1-5 BDBAA

6-10 CCABB Step 5:巩固练习

1. This is one of the most interesting questions that ____ asked. A. have

B. has

C. have been

D. has been

2. Between then two rows of trees _____ the teaching building. A. stand

B. stands

C. standing

D. are 3. All that can be done______. A. has been done

B. has done

C. have done

D. were done 4. They each _____ a new dictionary. A. has

B. have

C. is

D. are 5. The singer and the dancer ______ come to the meeting. A. has

B. have

C. are

D. is 6. I have finished a large part of the book ; the rest _____more difficult. A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were 7. The wounded _______ by the hospital. A. have been taken in

B. has been taken in

C. have taken in

D. has taken in 8. Business studies _ a skill-based subject which_ students’

ability to use their knowledge. A.

is; test

B. is; tests

C. are; test

D. are; tests 9.

Behind the discussion about free e-mails __ the idea of how to use the Internet correctly. A. is

B. are

C. have

D. has 10. The excellent service of the waiters __ highly praised. That’s why the restaurant is

always full of people. A. were

B. are

C. was

D. is Keys: 1-5 CBABB

6-10 AABAD Listening Step 1 Presentation. The teacher ask some questions. “1) Do you know the city of Edinburgh?

2) Which country is it in?

3) Do you know anything else about it ? T he teacher ask some students to answer these questions and then speak out their opinions freely. At the same time the teacher show some pictures about these places on the screen.

Step 2The teacher says:

“ You are going to hear three people speaking , two of them are British and one is Spanish, two are female and one is male.

Listen to the tape and then answer the questions in activity 1.

1.

Where is Edinburgh? In Scotland or in England? 2.

Where is Cardiff? In Scotland or in Wales? 3.

Where is Valencia? In Italy or in Spain? Tape script

Carlos: Hello, my name is Carlos and I’m from Spain.

Helen: Hi, Carlos. I’m Helen.

Amy: And my name is Amy. Pleased to meet you.

Carlos: Are you English?

Helen: No! Neither of us is English. Amy: Helen’s from Scotland and I come from Wales.

Carlos: Really? So, Helen, where do you live in Scotland? Helen: In Edinburgh. Carlos: Edinburgh. Nice. That’s the capital of Scotland , isn’t it?

Helen: Yes, it is.

Carlos: And Amy, you’re from Wales.

Amy: That’s right.

Carlos: That’s west of England , isn’t it?

Amy: Yes, it is. It’s a separate country and it’s to the west of England.

Carole: And where in Wales do you live? Amy: Well, my family lives in Cardiff. Cardiff: Cardiff? I’ve never heard of Cardiff. Is it a big city?

Amy: Yes, it is! It’s the capital!

Carlos: Oh, I’m so sorry!

Amy: That’s all right.

Carlos: There are so many capital cities in the United Kingdom! Helen: Yes, Scotland and Wales are separates countries And each of them has a capital city. Carlos: So what are you doing here in London? Helen: We’re students.

Carlos: What are you studying? Helen: Languages.

Carlos: Which ones? Helen: Well, there are about 60 students in the class, and all of them are studying at least two languages. I’m studying French and Chinese.

Amy: And I’m studying German and Russian.

Carlos: So neither of you is studying Spanish. Amy: No, sorry. In fact, none of the students in our class is studying Spanish.

Carlos: Oh, That’s sad.

Helen: Where in Spain do you live? Carlos: In Valencia. Amy: Valencia? Whereabouts is that ? Carlos: It’s on the east coast. It’s about 200 kilometers south of Barcelona.

Amy: I see. Is it a big city?

Carlos: Yes. Quite big.

Amy: What’s it like?

Carlos: It’s a wonderful place. And our soccer team is fantastic.

Helen: What kind of work do people do there? Carlos: Well, a lot of them work in tourism. Helen: Really? And what are you doing here in London?

Carlos: Well, I’m studying English at university, so I’m here for a month.

Amy: Really? That’s nice.

Carlos: Yes. In fact, my whole class is coming.

Helen: How many students are there in the class? Carlos: Forty-seven. But none of them has arrived yet! The key to the above questions. 1. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. 2. Cardiff is the capital of Wales. 3. Valencia is about 200 kilometers south of Barcelona in Spain.

Step 3

Listen again and complete the chart.

At first let the students look at the chart carefully first. Make sure that they know what they have to do. After listening to the tape again, the teacher call back the answers form the whole class as complete sentences.(e.g. Amy lives in Cardiff.)

Amy Amy

Amy Helen

Helen

Helen

Carlos

Carlos Carlos

comes from Cardiff comes from Edinburgh. comes from Valencia. is studying English. is studying French and Chinese.

is studying German and Russian. Step 4 Listen again and decide if the sentences are true( T ) or false( F). 1.

All of them are living in the same city at the moment . 2.

All of them come from the same country.

3.

None of them speaks Spanish.

4.

none of them is a student.

5.

neither of the girls comes from England.

The key:

1.

T2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T.

Step 5 According to what they have heard and fill in the blanks.

There are so many _____________ cities in the United Kingdom. Edinburgh and Cardiff are two of them. Edinburgh is in _____________ and Cardiff is in _____________. They are in ___________ countries of the United Kingdom. There is a big city Spain called __________. It is ___________ the east __________ of Spain. Its ________ team is fantastic.

The key: capitals; Scotland; Wales; separate; Valencia; on; coast; soccer.

Function

Describing location Step 1

Show the three sentences on the screen. And then let them to read the three sentences. And then let students to write three similar ones about places in China.

Italy is in the south of Europe

Portugal is to the west of Spain.

Barcelona is on the northwest coast of Spain. The students write three sentences according to their location.

in/ to/ on the south of …

in the south of

在……的南部，常指在某一范围内。

to the south of在……的南边，常指超出了某一范围。

on the south of 在……的南面，

强调两者毗邻，接壤。

Jilin Province lies in the northeast of China.

Jilin Province lies to the northeast of Hebei Province.

Korea lies on the northeast of China.

Northeast of Hebei Province lies Jilin Province.

Step 2

Finish activity 2. Answer these questions . 1.

What’s the difference between on the coast and off the coast.? T he key:

On the coast means that the place is actually on the land, where it meets the sea；off the coast means that the place is an island (or on an island) not far from the mainland.

2.

What’s the difference between across and between?

The key: across means that something is on the other side , that there is something between two places, two objects or also two people (e.g. You can sit across the table from someone; live across the street from them); between refers to the “thing” which separates two objects, places or people, e.g. There is a river between the two parts of the city; there is a busy street between your house and time.

Now complete these sentences using correct prepositions.

1.

Paris is situated __________ the River Seine.

2.

France and England face each other _________ the English Channel.

3.

There is a mountain range __________ France and Italy. 4.

Barcelona is a city _________ the coast of Spain.

5.

Britain is an island ________ the coast of continental Europe.

The key:

Answers: 1) on 2) across 3) between 4) on 5) off

Step 3

Finish activity 4. Complete these sentences using correct prepositions or prepositional phrases.

1.

Mongolia is ________ China and Russia.

2.

China is ___________ of India. 3.

Guangzhou is __________ of China.

4.

Shenyang is ____________ Beijing and Harbin. 5.

The Qinghai ---Tibet Plateau is ___________ of China.

Answers:1) between2) to the northeast of 3) in the south 4) between 5) in the southwest.

plateau 高原

Step 4

look at these prepositions or prepositional phrases. Find which ones can be used to describe locations and which ones can be used to describe movement . On the left

on the right between

in front of

to

behind

near

next to

opposite

above

below

beside

with from

Locations: on the left, on the right , between, in front of, behind , near , next to . opposite, above , below, beside.

Movement: to, from (“with” is extra.)

Step 5 Write sentences to describe geographical area of China. Give some places : Such as Jinan, Qingdao, Shandong Province, Shanghai, Beijing.

Example: Chongqing is situated on the Yangtze River.

Make sure that they can as many phrases which can be used to describe locations.