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课件网) 外研版 英语 八年级下册 Unit 2 They have seen the Pyramids. Module 2 Experiences Reading and vocabulary 1. 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？ 探究新知 2. Read the passage and answer the questions. Mike Robinson is a fifteen -year -old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa. They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him. The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled on a boat on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens. 词语赏析：第三段介绍在埃及的旅行，作者巧妙运用see, travel, visit 三个动词，把游览“金字塔、尼罗河、宫殿和塔楼”描述得栩栩如生。现在完成时有助于对过去语境的回味，让人有回味无穷之感。 Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It's really fun, ” said Clare. 句子赏析：第四段第三句用however 表达转折，体现出作者在学习上知难而进的精神，说明作者是一个热爱语言学习的人。 The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days. 词语赏析：动词短语 count down（倒数）使文章就如逼真的电影画面，表达出作者一家返乡的急迫心情。 体裁： 记叙文 文章结构： 递进 Part 1（Para. 1—Para. 2） Where they are and the reason Mike and his family are in Cairo in Egypt because his father works for a very big company here. Part 2（Para. 3—Para. 4） What they have done They have been to many interesting places. They have begun to learn Arabic. Part 3（Para. 5） How they feel about coming back to America They are very happy. 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. 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？ For two years. Because Peter's company sent him to work in Cairo. They have seen the Pyramids，travelled on a boat on the Nile River，and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings ... ...
