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课件网) Lesson 48 English-speaking Countries 七年级上册 Unit 8 Countries around the World What will we learn Understand the meaning of the text. Master the new words and sentences. Learn the English-speaking countries. Warm up China Australia Where is Australia Where is China Warm up Canada the U.S. Where is the U.S. Where is Canada Warm up South Africa New Zealand Where is the South Africa Where is New Zealand Warm up India the U.K. Where is the U.K. Where is India Think about these questions before reading the text. 1.People speak English as their first language in eight countries. ( ) 2.English speaking countries are all over the world. ( ) 3.Some English- speaking countries are north of China. ( ) 4.Australia is an English- speaking country. ( ) Listen and imitate Dig in What other countries have English as an official language —Ireland, Philippines, Malta, Ghana, Pakistan, Nigeria, Fiji, Jamaica and many more. Try to find these countries on a world map. Which countries are close to China and which ones are far away Now answer the questions. 1.People speak English as their first language in eight countries. ( ) 2.English speaking countries are all over the world. ( ) 3.Some English- speaking countries are north of China. ( ) 4.Australia is an English- speaking country. ( ) F T F T Language points People speak English as their first language in many countries. 在许多国家人们把英语作为他们的第一语言。 as 意为“作为，像”； e.g. He works as a driver． as 为“同样地”; e.g. You are as tall as your brother. Language points People speak English as their first language in many countries. 在许多国家人们把英语作为他们的第一语言。 as意为“因为” (常位于句首，表示理所当然的原因); e.g. As it is very hot. You’d better open all the windows． as意为“按照；当……的时候 ”; e.g. You must do it as I say． 拓 展 “名词+连字符+v.-ing”构成的合成词: English-teaching 教英语的 meat-eating 食肉的 peace-loving 热爱和平的 Language points These English-speaking countries are all over the world. 这些说英语的国家遍布全世界。 English-speaking 说英语的 English-speaking 是由“名词+连字符+v.-ing”，构成的合成词，在句中作定语，相当于“说英语的”。 e.g. Is South Africa an English-speaking country Language points These English-speaking countries are all over the world. 这些说英语的国家遍布全世界。 all over the world 意为“全世界”。 all over意为“遍及……”，相当于around。 e.g. They’ve travelled all over the world. Language points What direction are they from China 它们在中国的哪个方向？ 该句用来询问位置及方向； 回答时使用“主语＋be＋方位词＋of…”。 e.g. —What direction is the U.K. from Canada —It’s west of Canada. Language points Which countries are close to China and which ones are far away 哪些国家离中国近，哪些国家(离中国)远？ 句中的which是特殊疑问词，意为“哪一个，哪些”，后半句中的ones代替countries，以避免重复。e.g. Which class are you in 拓 展 在一些情况下，which与 what在引导特殊疑问句时可互换，但当有选择时 ... ...
