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ContentsImportantWordsIntroductionLead-inReadingLanguagePointsapartmentsecondfloorapartmentblockafive-storeybuildingahousewhichistwostoreyshighhigh-risebuildingWheredoeshelive?·inthesouthofChina·inthecityofGuangzhou·inasuburb·inthenortheastofthecity·asmallapartmentonthethirdfloor·afive-storeyapartmentblockZhangHuaLinXiaoyunWheredoesshelive?·inthecountryside·insouthernLiaoning·aboutfiftymilesawayfromthecityofDalian·ahousewhichistwostoreyshighandismadeoflocalstoneTellyourpartnerwhichoneismoresimilartoyours?Inwhatwayisitsimilar?HelpXiaoLitocompletehisdescriptionofhishome.Thenwritefoursentencesdescribingyourhome.Sharewithothersafterit’sfinished.●Writethreeorfoursentencesdescribingyourhome.●Compareyourhomesingroupsoffour.Lookandguess1.ThiscityliesinthesoutheastofChina;2.Itisaseasidecity;3.IthasafamousIsland-----GuLangyuIsland.WhichcitydothepicturesshowInformationaboutXiamenXiamenisacoastalsub-provincialcityinsoutheasternFujianProvince,People’sRepublicofChina.ItlooksouttotheTaiwanStraitandbordersthecitiesofQuanzhouandZhangzhoutothenorthandsouthrespectively.Xiamenhasbeendesignatedaspecialeconomicdevelopmentcity,inpartbecauseofitskeypositionacrossthefromTaiwan.OppositeXiamenproper,acrosstheinnerharbour,istheislandofGulangyu,theformerforeignsettlementandafineresidentialsection.architectureareaclimatecoastdistrictharbourhometownislandpark(v.)renttouristFindthesewordsinthepassage.Nowusesomeofthemtocompletethesesentences.1.Alotof________visitXiamenisthesummer.2.Theparksinthe_______districtareverypretty.3.OneofthenicestthingsaboutXiamenisthatitisonthe_____.touristsharbourcoast4.The_____foramodernapartmentinXiamenisusuallyveryhigh.5.Which_______ofthecitydoesXiaoLilivein?6.Ifwe_____thecaroverthere,wecangoforawalkalongtheharbour.rentdistrictparkListentothetapeandchoosethecorrectanswers.1.JohnMartinisvisiting___________.(a)XiaoLi’shometown(b)atownnearwhereXiaoLilives(c)ashoppingmall2.XiaoLilives_________.(a)ontheislandofGulangyu(b)inXiamen(c)inatowntothenorthwestofXiamen3.JohnandXiaoLiare_____.(a)atXiaoLi’shome(b)drivingaroundthecityinacar(c)onatrainReadthepassagecarefullyandcompletethechartbelow.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.A(n)1._________________andlivelycityClimate2.________________insummerand3.__________inwinterPeopleFriendlyPlacesofinterestmentioned4._______________,agorgeousislandwithsomeinteresting5.___________attractive/interestingPrettyhotandwetquitecoldGulangyuIslandarchitectureTwodistrictsmentionedThebusinessdistrictAgreatnumberof6._________buildingsandgreat7._____________The8._______districtThemost9.___________partofthecitywithsomereallypretty10._______high-riseshoppingmallswesterninterestingparksReadthetextcarefullyanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrue(T)orFalse(F).1.JohnandXiaoLihaven’tseeneachotherforsixyears.2.JohnhasneverbeentoChinabefore.3.XiaoLienjoyslivingonthecoast.4.ThereareveryfewtouristsinthenorthwestofXiamen.5.Therearealotofnewhigh-risebuildingsinGulangyuIsland.6.TherearesomeinterestingbuildingsonGulangyuIsland.Readthetext(P32)againandchoosethebestanswers.1.HowareXiaoLiandJohnMartintravelinginXiamen?A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.D.Bycar.2.Accordingtothetext,whatwillJohnMartindotomorrow?A.HewillleaveXiamen.B.HewillgotovisitGulangyu.C.Hewillbuysomepresents.D.Hewillrentanapartment.3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.MartinhadneverbeentoChinabeforeB.touristsmayannoylocalpeopleC.theweatherthereiswetinwinterD.therearesomeprettyparksinthenorthwest1.…thisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI’vebeento.attractiveadj.有吸引力的,引起注意的e.g.1)Thephotomadehimquiteattractive.照片把他拍得相当英俊。2)Ithinksheisaveryattractivegirl.我认为她是很有魅力的女孩。3)Icecreamisattractivetochildren.冰淇淋对孩子们非常有吸引力。2.Prettyhotandwetinthesummer…prettyadv.非常,相当e.g.Afterawholeday’shardwork,Ifeelprettytired.辛苦工作了一整天我感到很累。▲猜一猜：★Themomentthekingsawtheprettygirl,hefelllovewithher.(此处pretty为形容词，意为“漂亮的”。)3.SoundsOKtome.soundvi.听起来,听上去e.g.Themusicsoundsverypleasingtotheear.这音乐听起来十分悦耳。n.声音,响声;喧闹声e.g.Weheardsoundsoflaughterfromthenextroom.我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。Thesoundsfromthenextroomwokeupthechild.隔壁房间传来的喧闹声把孩子弄醒了。―Shallwegooutfordinnertonight?—____.A.YouarerightB.ItmustbefunnyC.ThatsoundsgreatD.Haveanicetime问句是“提出建议”的句子，用Thatsoundsgreat表示“听起来很棒/好”4.Don’ttheybotheryou?bothervt.烦扰e.g.Theproblemhasbeenbotheringmeforweeks.那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。n.烦恼,麻烦e.g.Wehadalotofbotherfindingavacantapartment.我们费了不少周折才找到一套空闲的公寓房间。5.Nowwe’releavingthebusinessdistrictandapproachingtheharbour.approachv.接近，靠近e.g.Ournewteachingbuildingisapproachingcompletion.我们的新教学楼就要完工了。Thepoorlittleboyapproachedmeforfood.那个可怜的小男孩走近我向我要吃的。译:圣诞节就要到了。ChristmasDayisapproaching.1.It’sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother.自从我们上次见面已经有6年了。Itis/hasbeen+一段时间+since从句(谓语动词为延续性动词的过去时态)自从不做……至今已有……时间了e.g.1)It’sfiveyearssinceLucylivedinChina.露西有五年不住这儿了。2)It’stenyearssinceherfathersmoked.她父亲有10年不吸烟了e.g.1)IthasbeenthreeyearssincemybrothercamebackfromAmerica.我哥哥从美国回来已经三年了。2)她丈夫去世2年了。It’stwoyearssinceherhusbanddied.Note：Itis/hasbeen+一段时间+since从句（谓语动词为瞬间动词的过去时态）自从做…至今已有…时间了2.…thisisthefirsttimeI’vevisitedyourhometown.这是我第一次来你的家乡。★表示“这是