课程内容

Unit 3《Welcome to Sunshine town!》Study skills and Task
Study skills
Stress in sentences （句子重读）
I `bought a `new `book in the `bookstore `yesterday!
I bought a new book in the bookstore yesterday!
I bought a new book in the bookstore yesterday!
I bought a new book in the bookstore yesterday!
I bought a new book in the bookstore yesterday!
I bought a new book in the bookstore yesterday!
When we speak English, we often stress important words, e.g. nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs. We do not usually stress less important words, e.g. articles, prepositions, pronouns or conjunctions.
  My aunt is a teacher in a middle school.
  Mr Lin is going to visit the USA next month.
句子重音的一般规则
实词重读 & 虚词不重读
一般情况下，名词，形容词，副词，否定助动词，主要动词（实意动词或行为动词）都重读。
而代词，介词，冠词，连词，助动词通常情况下不重读。
总之，需要根据句子所要表达的侧重意思确定重读的词。
However, the words are not equally important. We can stress some of the words to show that they are more important information.
  Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (It is Mr Li that owns a four-bedroom flat.)
  Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (He does not rent the flat from others.)
  Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (It is a four-bedroom flat, not another kind of flat.)
  Mr Li owns a four-bedroom flat. (It is a flat, not a house.)
Listen to the following conversation. Pay attention to the stressed words.
Millie: Where are you going, Daniel?
Daniel: I'm going to the bookshop.
Millie: What are you going to buy?
Daniel: My pen is broken. I want to buy a new one.
Millie: I need some exercise books. Can I go with, you?
Daniel: Sure.
Read the sentences below. Stress the different words according to the meanings you want to express.
1. I want to buy a CD at the bookshop.
a. I am talking about what I want to do, not what I do not want to do.
    want
b. I am talking about a bookshop, not another kind of shop.
    bookshop
c. I am talking about a CD, not something else.
    CD
2. Daniel sometimes watches TV on Sunday morning.
a. I am talking about watching TV, not another activity.
    watch TV
b. I am talking about Daniel, not another student in the class.
    Daniel
c. I am talking about Sunday morning, not another morning.
    Sunday morning
Task
Warning up
1. Do you like the city/town you live in?
2. Do you like your hometown?
3. Are people here very friendly?
4. Do they often help each other?
5. Do many people drive cars to go to work?
My hometown
John, one of the exchange students, wants to make a video about his hometown. He is making notes before writing the script. Read his notes below.
   Hometown
about one hundred families
raise cows
grow wheat
know each other
friendly
buses to the town centre
   My house
on a farm
two floors
flowers and trees around
near a lake
   Things to do
smell the flowers
hear the birds sing
row a boat on the lake
go shopping in the town centre
   Useful expressions
It has ...
There is/are ...
I like ...
Some ...,and others ...
It is a wonderful ...
Read John's article and answer the questions.
1. How many people live in John's hometown?
2. How do people get to the town centre?
3. What do people do in the town?
4. What can visitors do in John's hometown?
Listen and complete.
Hello, I'm John. I'm going to ______ you around my hometown.
Look! This is my house. It is on a ______. It has two floors. Most people here ______ in houses like this. There are many ______ and trees around my house. Every day, I can ______ and ______ the birds sing. There is a ______ near my house. Sometimes we ______ there.
There are about ______ families in our town. Some families ______ cows, and others grow ______. People here know ______. They are all ______. There are ______ to the town centre every day. Usually my mother ______ us there to do the shopping.
We ______ our life here. I think it is a ______ place to live. I hope you can ______ and visit soon!
Read
Hello, I'm John. I'm going to show you around my hometown.
Look! This is my house. It is on a farm. It has two floors. Most people here live in houses like this. There are many flowers and trees around my house. Every day, I can smell the flowers and hear the birds sing. There is a lake near my house. Sometimes we row a boat there.
There are about one hundred families in our town. Some families raise cows, and others grow wheat. People here know each other. They are all friendly. There are buses to the town centre every day. Usually my mother drives us there to do the shopping.
We enjoy our life here. I think it is a wonderful place to live. I hope you can come and visit soon!
Language points
1. I am going to show you around my hometown.
show sb around  带某人参观
I will show you around my city.
show sb sth / show sth to sb  给某人看某物
He is showing his photos to his friends.
2. on a farm  在农场
3. smell the flowers  闻花香
4. hear the birds sing  听鸟鸣
5. row a boat on a lake  在湖里划船
row  n.  排
She is in Row One.
6. Some families raise cows, and others grow wheat.
some..., others...  一些…，另一些…
one..., the other ...  一个，另一个（两个）
如：
I have two brothers, one is a teacher and the other is a doctor.
There are many students in the class. Some are reading and others are writing.
Whose hometown is better, yours or John's? Now please write an article about your own hometown. What should you write in your article? Maybe you can firstly make your own notes according to John's notes in Part A, then finish your passage and read it in the class.
Simple writing
    Hello, I'm Mike from Class 2, Grade 7. I live in a flat in a tall building. Most people in my hometown live in building like this. My flat is on the ground floor and I have a garden in front of it. It is great! I grow flowers in the garden and I often water them.
    There are many buses to different places from my flat. At the weekend, my family visit friends by underground.
    In my hometown, the zoo is my favourite place. I like watching the animals' shows there. There are also some wonderful restaurants. You can eat food from different countries there.
    We enjoy our life here. I hope you can come and visit us soon. I am sure you will love it!
Translate
1、养奶牛
2、种小麦
3、闻花香
4、听鸟鸣
5、划船
6、互相了解
7、每天
8、在湖里
9、在农场
10、买东西
翻译下列各句：
1、让我带你参观我们学校吧。
2、我的家在农场。
3、我家周围有很多花草树木。
4、我喜欢在湖里划船。
5、公园里有很多人，一些在种树，另外的一些在种花。
6、我的朋友们都很友好。
7、每天有公交车去镇中心。
8、我们享受我们这里的生活。
Homework
Write an article about your hometown. You can use John's as a model.