牛津译林版八年级英语下册Unit3 Reading公开课课件.pptVIP

pick vt. 挑选 Pick a card from the pack. 从这纸牌中挑出一张。 A: What do you usually use your computer for?B: I usually use it to …A: Why?B: … (interesting / convenient / funny / fast / safe / cheap …) A: How often do you use your computer for this?B: … In last class we have learnt about the different uses of computers. What do you usually use your computer for? Have you ever used computers to search for travel information? What websites have you visited? Look, this is a website about travelling in Shandong. Have you been there? This is a website about travelling in Nanjing. Have you ever been there? If you have, how did you get there? What did you see and what could you do there? Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum Confucius Temple Xuanwu Lake Enjoy the video. Have you heard of the city New York? What do you know about it? Welcome to New York 纽约，美国最大的城市。 纽约别称“大苹果”。关于此名的由来有好几个版本，其中广为流传的一个是源自20世纪初流行于美国爵士乐手中的一句歌词：“树上有这么多苹果，但当你选中了纽约市，你就选中了最大的苹果。”后来the Big Apple成了纽约市的代名词，意指这是一个充满机遇的城市。 Background information 华尔街是纽约市曼哈顿区南部一条大街的名字。现该词已超越这条街道本身，成为附近区域的代称，亦可指整个美国经济中具有影响力的金融市场和金融机构。 Wall Street Times Square 时报广场是纽约市曼哈顿区最繁华的街区，以一年一度的“彩灯球下降”活动而闻名。 Central Park 中央公园于1858年确定设计方案并开始建设，1873年才全部建成，是美国第一个城市花园。 Broadway 百老汇大道为纽约市重要的南北向道路。此路两旁分布着众多的剧院，是美国戏剧和音乐剧的重要发源地。如今它是美国现代歌舞艺术、美国娱乐业的代名词。 What is the name of the website? How many places of interest are mentioned? What are they? Around the World in Eight Hours. Four. Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. Listen and answer a world-famous ___________ people gather there on ______________ lakes, hills and a large green _____ famous for its ________ New York Wall Street Broadway ______________ ______________ Fill in the blanks. Times Square Central Park trade centre New Year’s Eve lawn theatres P38B2 1. The website helps people buy tickets to different places. 2. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of the page. 3. New York is also called “the Big Apple”. 4. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island.