牛津译林版8B Unit3 reading (共31张PPT).ppt

* * Revision What do you usually use your computer to do? website click on the icon 新街口 Its a beautiful lake, with green trees, flowers and large green lawns, its a good place to relax after work. the business/trade centre several buildings an international hotel Reading 1 Around the World in Eight Hours f g c h e b d a Europe Asia Africa North America South America A map of the world America Robin tour guide/ a?/ I can guide you travel around the world in eight hours! click /?/ icon//a?/ pick /?/ How can we use the website to travel around the world? at the bottom of New York--- “the Big Apple” Fast-reading 1.Where is Robin taking us to visit today? 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 Fast-reading 2.How many places of interest are mentioned in New York? What are they? Wall Street, Times Square, Central Park and Broadway. Where are they and what can people see or do there? Famous places in New York city Wall Street 华尔街 Wall Street--- the world-famous trade centre international banks 史坦顿岛 布鲁克林区 皇后区 布朗克斯区 Manhattan 曼哈顿区 Times Square 时报广场 gather see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness in the centre of the island Central Park It includes several lakes and hills. lawn Broadway ---- be famous for its theatres enjoy the musical 百老汇 New York Wall Street (1)_______ (5)____ (4)_______ (3)________ (6)_______ (2)_______ Broadway a world -famous people gather there lakes, hills and a large green famous for its Times Square Central Park trade centre New Years Eve lawn theatres F F T F F F T T travel top southern glass ball several and Kitty also wants to know the website. She is asking Daniel about it. Complete their conversation below. Kitty: Daniel, whats the website called? Daniel: It’s called “(1) ________________ _____________”. K: It gives people (2) __