课程内容

New words
move 搬家，改变...的位置
e.g.We are preparing to move to our new house.我们正准备搬新家。
Germany 德国     France  法国
tower 塔     Eiffel Tower  埃菲尔铁塔
ancient 古代的，古老的
e.g.China is an ancient country with five-thousand-year history.
中国是个有五千年历史的古国。
king 国王，君王         queen 女王，王后

Work in pairs.Ask and answer the questions.
1.Which interesting places in China have you visited?
2.Have you ever seen the Great Wall?
3.Have you ever visited another country?

Listen and answer the questions.
1.Where are Mike and Clare?
2.Is Arabic different from Ehglish?

Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
2.Why do they live in Cairo?
3.What have they seen and done in Egypt?
4.What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?
5.Who do they miss in the US?
6.Are  they looking forward to going home?

Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.
ancient    count   example     king    mix    queen
Mike and Clare live in Egypt because their father works there.They have visited many places in Egypt.For(1)_______,they have seenn the pyramids,and they have visited the (2)______ palaces of the (3)_____ and (4)______ of Egypt.Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic,and when they speak it,they often (5)______ it with German,French and Chinese.Recently,their father's company has asked him to go back to the US.Mike and Clare are (6)_______ down the days.

Learning to learn
When you read a passage about travel,use a map to find out where the places are,and the names of the other countries,regions and cities nearby.

Language points
1....,and it has sent Peter to work in Germany,France and China before.
send sb.to do sth.表示“派遣某人去做某事”。
e.g.China send many people to work in Africa every year.
send sb.或send sth.to sb.意思是“送给某人某物”。
e.g.Jim sent me a book on my twelfth birthday.
send后接“信件、电报”等时，意为“寄/发送”。
e.g.Mary usually sends letters in the morning.
before,表示“以前”。是现在完成时的标志。
2.They have been to many interesting places.
have been to+地点，表示“已经去过某地”现在已经回来。
e.g.Laura has never been to China before.
have gone to+地点，表示“已经去了某地”现在还没有回来，此时可能在途中或已经到了目的地。
e.g.--Hello.Can I speak to John,please?
    --Sorry,he's not in.He has gone to the park.
3.This language is different from English in many ways.
这种语言在很多方面都和英语不同。
be different from,表示“与...不同”。
in many ways,表示“在许多方面”。
e.g.We can consider the problem in many ways.
我们可以从多方面来考虑这些问题。
Life in future will be different from life today.
在未来的生活将会与今天生活的不同。
4.They find it hard to spell ans pronounce the words.
find it hard to do sth.“发现做某事是难的”
e.g.I find it hard ro go up that high mountain.
5.So far they have learnt to speak German,French,Chinese and Arabic.
so far"到目前为止"，是现在完成时的标志。
e.g.Mike has read five famous books so far.
6.They have friends all over the world,but they also miss their friends in the US.
他们在世界各地都有朋友，但是它们也想念他们在美国的朋友。
miss "思念"。
e.g.Dave misses his grandparents very much.大卫非常想念他的爷爷奶奶。
miss "错过；没做到"，其后接动词时，应用动词-ing形式。
e.g.Mona was sad because she missed her train.
莫娜很伤心，因为她错过了火车。
7.They are counting down the days.
cunt down,表示“倒数，倒计时”
e.g.They are counting down,"ten,nine,eight,seven...".
count表示“计数，计算”。
e.g.Can you count from one to ten in French?
He put all the money in his bag wothout counting it.

Writing
Work in pairs .Think of a special trip.Write notes and explain.
Where you went
When you went there
Why it was special

Example
When I was ten years old I went to Beijing with my parents.I went to meet my uncle,my aunt and my cousin.They moved to the city before I was born.
The city was wonderful and my uncle's family was very friendly.We saw a lot of interesting things and we went to an amazing market.I want to go back again soon.

Grammar
现在完成时
1.现在完成时的肯定句。（have/has+p.p）
They have seen the Pyramids.
2.现在完成时的否定句。（have/has+not+p.p）
He hasn't visited the France yet.
3.现在完成时的疑问句。（把have/has放在主语前）。
Have you ever seen the Great Wall?

练一练，把下面的句子翻译成英语。
1.他们已经去过埃及了，拍了许多照片。
They ________ Egypt and took many photos there.
2.这两批马在许多方面是不同的。
The two horses are different ___________.
3.在学习的过程中，我发现学好英语是困难的。
During the study I find it hard _______ English well.
4.到目前为止，珍妮还没为她父亲买到礼物。
______ Jane hasn't bought her gift for her father.
 
中考链接
1.--Is Tom at home?
  --No,he _____ to town.
A.has been      B.has gone
C.goes          D.will go
2.He _____ for ten years.
A.has been married       B.married
C.got married            D.has married
3.Julie's father _____ to London last month.He _____ there there times.
A.went;had gone          B.has gone,has been
C.went;has been          D.has been;had gone
4.Julia isn't going to the conema with us because she _____ the film.
A.sees     B.saw       C.will see      D.has seen

Homework
Write a passage about your special trip,using the information of writing part.