A Quick Look at Some Metropolises

Unit Seven A Quick Look at Some Metropolises

Match the following: L.to say what sth. is like O.a city area of poor living conditions and dirty buildings C.a very tall city building E. a room, hall or building where works of art are shown or offered for sale M.the speed in walking, running etc. E.connected with money W.to see or describe in advance as a result of knowledge, experience,etc W. 1.predict 2.financial 3.describe 4.skyscraper 5.slum 6.pace 7.gallery E. L. C. O. M. E.

Welcomeall the teachers to our class.

MAKE A GUESS Which City Is It?

Eiffel Triumphal Arch Paris

L. A. Lakers Disney World Los Angeles

Sydney

Beijing

the Statue of Liberty The former World Trade Centre skyscraper UN Headquarters The Empire State Building New York

Listen ,answer and get the general idea of the paragraph:

1.What did a businessman once predict? 2. Why does the writer say that this prediction has partly come true? predict预言 the center of the world世界的中心 come true实现 be regarded as被看作 financial and cultural capitals金融文化都市 the United Nations联合国(has) as well也

1.How is New York described? 2.What building is world famous? be described as… 被描述成… (be) made up of由… 组成 the Empire State Building 帝国大厦 be well known to sb.为… 所知

What public facilities（设施） are there in New York for visitors? parks great museums art galleries画廊 grand theaters and cinemas 大型影剧院

What problems does it have? slums has its own problems traffic jam crime air pollution

What does the writer think of the present(现今的) New York and its future? however you look at it, 无论你怎样看它 pace of life 生活的步伐 be fascinating正使人着迷 will continue to fascinate sb. 将继续使人着迷

Three difficult phrases and structures: • be described as... (被描述成...) • is… and will… (现在…而且还将) • however you look at it,(无论你怎样看它) Let’s practise.

香港常被描绘成由摩天大楼和喧闹的街道所组成的城市。（be described as） Hong Kong is generally described as a city made up of skyscrapers and noisy streets.

上海正在而且将继续使越来越多的人为之着迷。（is… and will…） Shanghai is fascinating and will continue to fascinate more and more people.

无论你怎么看，在我们大扫除之后，我们的教室是最干净的。（however…）（sweepup n. 大扫除） However you look at it, our classroom is the cleanest after the sweepup.

Time for you to retell the paragraph

skyscraper the busy streets UN Headquarters The Empire State Building

predict the centre of come true be regarded as financial and cultural capitals Key words and expressions for you: be described as made up of be well known to sb. art galleries, grand theatres and cinemas have its own problem traffic jam slum crime However you look at it, the fast exciting pace of life is fascinating and will continue to fascinate

Time for you to talk about Shanghai, using the words and expressions we have learned in the paragraphs.Each member in every group will say one or two sentences and then make a complete paragraph.

Homework: Write a short passage to describe Shanghai.(more than 120 words, using as many new words and expressions in the text as you can.)

Situational dialogue: Situation 1: You want to know about New York, so you go to ask your friend Jim who is from New York. Situation 2: You are a New Yorker and you want to know about Shanghai, and you go to ask your friend Xiao Ming who comes from Shanghai.

Useful language: 1.Could you tell me what New York is like? 2.It is said that it has a lot of skyscrapers. Is that true? 3.What is it famous for? 4.Are there any places for amusement(娱乐)? 5.Does it also have any problems? 6.What do you think of the future of it?

Time for you to present your own work

A Quick Look at Some Metropolises

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