新世纪高职英语2 (Unit2)

Unit2CapitalCitiesTeachingObjectiveTeachingObjectivesKeyPointsVocabularyMasterthekeywordsandstructures,andlearnsomethingaboutthecapitalcitiesintheworld.Helpthestudentstofindoutthenoticeablecharacteristicsofthecapitalcitiesofsomecountries.associatecharacteristicconnectiondecayempireimagineintimatereputationwonderallbutbeworthwhiledoingbynomeansforthesakeofhaveanadvantageoverlayoutmakelawspeakof…astakeprideinthankstoUnit2CapitalCitiesTeachingObjectiveKeyPointsStructuresReadingSkillsAs…,so…Itis+adj.+todo…HowtofindthemainideaofaparagraphTeachingProceduresLead-in;ReadingoftheText;Exercises;ListeningandSpeaking;Phonetics;UsetheRightWord;GrammarTips;Hands-onExploration;PracticalReading;PracticalWritingUnit2CapitalCitiesU2TextStudyLeadInLanguageApplicationListeningandSpeakingConsolidationDrillsforPRETCOTestUnit2CapitalCitiesLeadIn_mainLeadIn1.Beijing2.London3.WashingtonD.C.4.Paris5.Topic-relatedWordsandPhrasesUnit2CapitalCitiesTextStudy_mainTextStudy1.GlobalReading2.DetailedReadingQuestionsandAnswersTextAnalysisUnit2CapitalCitiesConsolidationConsolidation1.Dictation2.WordsandPhrases3.ListeningPractice4.GroupDiscussionUnit2CapitalCitiesListeningandSpeaking-main2.SpeakingListeningandSpeaking1.Listening3.PhoneticsUnit2CapitalCitiesLanguageApplication-mainPracticalReadingLanguageApplicationPracticalWritingMinutes1.LanguagePoints2.BasicPatterns3.DoItYourselfUnit2CapitalCitiesDrillsforPRETCOTest-mainDrillsforPRETCOTest1.ListeningComprehension2.VocabularyandStructure3.TranslationUnit2CapitalCitiesLeadIn–Beijing1BeijingUnit2CapitalCitiesAstheancientcapitalofseveraldynastiesinChina’shistory,Beijing,alsoknownasPekingbytheWesternworldbefore1949,firstservedasthecapitalcityforYanKingdomover3,000yearsago.OnOctober1st,1949,ChairmanMaoZedongproclaimedinTian’anmenSquaretheestablishmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,withBeijingasitscapital.SituatedinthenortheasternpartofChinaasanindependentlyadministeredmunicipaldistrict,Beijinghasawholeareaof16,808sqkm,with18districtsandcounties.PopulationinBeijingismorethan13million.TheclimateinBeijingisofthecontinentaltype,withcoldanddrywintersandhotsummers.Itisnotonlyapoliticalbutalsoacultural,commercial,economicandfinancialcenter.LeadIn–Beijing2Unit2CapitalCitiesLondon1LondonLondon,thecapitaloftheUnitedKingdomandofEngland,isrecognizedasoneofthekey“worldcities”.Theword“London”canbeusedindifferentsensesforadministrativepurposes:theCityofLondonreferstotheoriginalnucleus,whileGreaterLondonreferstoanurbanareamadeupoftheCityofLondonand32Londonboroughs.Unit2CapitalCitiesLondon2TodayLondongeneratesover17%oftheGDPoftheUK’seconomy,theworld’sfourthlargest,andisamajorfinancialcenteralongwithNewYorkandTokyo.Forseveralcenturies,Londonhasbeenoneofthemostinfluentialpowersinpolitics,finance,artsandfashionandremainssotoday.Londonisalsoamajorport,65kmfromthemouthoftheRiverThames.Unit2CapitalCitiesWashingtonD.C.WashingtonD.C.WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates,coextensivewiththeDistrictofColumbia,onthePotomacRiver.ThecityisthecenterofametropolitanareaextendingintoMarylandandVirginia.Washingtonisthelegislative,administrative,andjudicialcenteroftheUnitedStatesbuthaslittleindustry;itsbusinessisgovernment.Thecityisalsoamajortouristattractionandaculturalcenter.Unit2CapitalCitiesParis1ParisCapitalofFrance,ontheSeineRiver,ParisisthecommercialandindustrialfocusofFranceandaculturalandintellectualcenterofinternationalrenown.Knownworldwideasthe“CityofLight”,Parishasbeenamajortouristdestinationforcenturies.Thecityisrenownedforthebeautyofitsarchitecture,itsurbanperspectivesandavenues,aswellasthewealthofitsmuseums.Unit2CapitalCitiesParis2ParisisalsoregardedastheheartoftheFrench-speakingworldandhasretainedastronginternationalposition,hostingtheheadquartersoftheOECDandtheUNESCOamongothers.This,combinedwithitsfinancial,business,political,andtourismactivities,haveturnedParisintooneofthemajortransportationhubsonEarth,andParisisseenasoneofahandfulof“worldcities”.Unit2CapitalCitiesTopic-relatedWordsandPhrases1Topic-relatedWordsandPhrasescitycenter:themainshoppingorbusinessareainacity,called“downtown”inAmericanEnglishcityfathers:thegroupofpeoplewhogovernacitycityplanning:thestudyofthewaycitieswork,sothattheroads,houses,services,etc.canbeprovidedeffectively.Cityplanningisgettingmoreandmoreimportantwiththedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety.Nowthegovernmentofalmostanybigcityhasadepartmentofcityplanning.Unit2CapitalCitiesQuestionsandAnswers1QuestionsandAnswersDirections:Skimtheparagraphsforanswerstothefollowingquestions.Thecapitalcityofacountryisnotnecessarilythegreatestcityofthecountry,butitiscertainlythemostimportantcityinthecountry.Usuallythecapitalcityisthepoliticalcenterbecausethecentralgovernmentisthere.Paragraph1:Question:Answer:Whatcanweconcludeaboutthecapitalcityofacountry?Unit2CapitalCitiesQuestionsandAnswers2Paragraph2:Citiesriseandfalllikeempires,butacitymaystillbethereaftertheempiresowningithavevanished.Question:Answer:Whyisitthattheexistenceofacityisoftenlongerthanthatofanempire?Earthquakes,fires,warsanddiseasescanmakesomef