【正文】 ppened some time ago. Exercises: 1. 我上個(gè)星期去參觀了那個(gè)新動(dòng)物園。 vt. 做夢(mèng)，夢(mèng)想 dream about/of 想象；夢(mèng)想 . Do you often dream at night? 你在夜里經(jīng)常做夢(mèng)嗎？ I sometimes dream about my parents. 我有時(shí)夢(mèng)見(jiàn)我的父母。 _________________today39。 III. since + 從句 . Great changes have taken place since you left. 自你離開(kāi)后這里發(fā)生了巨大的變化。s very hard to work out this maths problem. 算出這道數(shù)學(xué)題非常困難。s ___________ me _______ so much work on time. 2) see sb. doing 看見(jiàn)某人在做某事 . 我剛才看見(jiàn)很多孩子在操場(chǎng) 上打籃球。 Yao Ming is a ________________ basketball player. 2) at the southern end of... 在??的南端 I. south (n.) + ern = southern（ adj.） 以此類(lèi)推： north + ern = northern west + ern = western east + ern = eastern at the end of...在??的盡頭，末尾；后接時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)名詞。s the website called? Daniel: It’s called “(1) _____________________________”. K: It gives people (2) _____ tours, right? D: Yes. It can show you cities in (3) ____, Africa, (4) ______, America and other places. K: Can we find more information about a city? D: Of course. Look, here’s New York, and here’s Wall Street. K: I see. Wall Street is on Manhattan Island. There are many big (5) _________ and (6) __________________ there. D: Yes, and Times Square is another great place to visit. Every year, many people gather there to wele the (7) ______. K: That sounds great. Look! That’s Central Park. People like to (8) ____ there after work. D: Yes, and don’t miss Broadway. It has been famous for its theatres since the early (9) _______________. Step 8 Enjoy the beauty of New York. Homework 1. Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts. 2. Remember the new words in this lesson. Reading II Teaching aims: 1. To know some famous places in New York. 2. To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context. 3. To grasp some basic skills of reading. Teaching steps: Step 1 Revision Ask some questions of the article 1. What places did we visit on the website in last lesson? Wall Street。s name? 2. How can we start out tour? 3. How long will it take us to travel around the world? 4. Where are we going to visit? Answers: 1. Robin. 2. Click on the Tour icon at the top of the page. 3. In eight hours. 4. New York, the biggest city in the USA. Part 2 While travelling 1. What places of interest are mentioned in this article? 2. Where is the Wall Street？ 3. What can we see in Wall Street? Why? 4. What will happen in Times Square on New Year39。s famous for its theatres. Step 2 Language points 1. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page? at the top of ... 在??的頂部 . 山上有座塔。s exciting to see ... 看到??很激動(dòng) It39。 . 穿過(guò)隧道 through the tunnel 穿過(guò)雨林 through the rainforest 7. … it’s a good place to relax aft er a hard day’s work. a hard day39。 Mark Twin _____________ a childrenstory writer. 這個(gè)地區(qū)以產(chǎn)綠茶而著名。 She lives ____________________ the city. 6. 對(duì)湯姆來(lái)說(shuō)早起是不可能的。 This river is a __________________ fishing. 。 He ______ a cat as pet three years ago. 。 I _____ this movie last week. 2. 我已經(jīng)看過(guò)這部電影很多次。 2) 一般過(guò)去時(shí)常與具體的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用，而現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)通常與模糊的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)連用，或無(wú)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。 2. 我已經(jīng)很久沒(méi)有看電影了。 The White House is a beautiful building with a big garden. 3. Australian seasons are the opposite of ours. the opposite of 與??相反 /相對(duì) . 他們的觀點(diǎn)與我們的相反。 — 我的榮幸。 Nature reserves _________________ of many rare birds. 3. The UK has always been famous for its museums. be famous for 意為 “因?yàn)?…… 而出名 ”。 Spring is the _____________ kites. 5. It is sunny one minute, but rainy the next, so prepare for it before you go there. prepare 用作動(dòng)詞，意為 “準(zhǔn)備 ”，后面常跟名詞、代詞、不定式作賓語(yǔ)。 (It is sunny one minute, but rainy the next.) 5. 春天和秋天是旅游的最好時(shí)間，因?yàn)榧炔惶珶嵋膊惶洹? . 期末 考試要到了，你最好做好準(zhǔn)備。 . 倫敦因大本鐘而著名。 3. — 謝謝你的幫助。 . Would you mind explaining the sentence again? 你再解釋一下這句話(huà)行嗎？ mind doing sth. 介意做某事 . 你介意幫我搬這張書(shū)桌嗎？ Do you ____________ me carry the desk? “介意某人做某事”用 mind one39。 4. 你有沒(méi)有曾經(jīng)夢(mèng)想過(guò)不用護(hù)照環(huán)游世界？ 5. 你真幸運(yùn)！我還從未去過(guò)香港。 現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)： for, since, so far, ever, never, just, yet, till/until, up to now, in past years, always 等 ，皆不確定的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。s really interesting. My dad (5)_____ just _________ from the USA, but I (6) ______ never_______ there. I hope I can visit the USA some day. Step 5 Notice often use these time expressions with the present perfect tense: already up to now ever until/till now just so far recently (not) yet day 和 the other day 的區(qū)別： the other day 相當(dāng)于 a few days ago,意為“幾天前、某天、那天、不久前”，句中 用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。 Daniel bought a new puter last month. Daniel 已經(jīng)買(mǎi)了臺(tái)新電腦。 He __________ in Shanghai ______ 2021. Step 2 Presatation Teach the new words. dream vi.amp。s __________ for Tom ____________ early. 7. 今天的課到此結(jié)束。 II. since + 一段時(shí)間 + ago . I have been here since five months ago. 我五個(gè)月前就在這里了。 2）表示“困難的，艱難的” It39。 It39。 _____________ this icon. 3. Wall Street, the worldfamous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 1) worldfamous 世界著名的，舉世聞名的 . 姚明是世界著名的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。s in the park? 6. What can people do in the Central Park? 7. What is the Broadway famous for? 8. How long has it been famous? 9. Where does the famous song “Memory” e from? Answers: 1. Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. 2. It is at the southern end of Manhattan Island. 3. We can se many big panies and international banks. Because it is the worldfamous trade centre. 4. Thousands of people gather there and they feel excited when they see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness. 5. Several lakes, hills and a large g