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课件网) UNIT 8 Knowing the world Lesson 2 My home country 1 Warming up Do you know how many countries are there on Earth I don’t know. And how many people on it Could you tell me 1 Look at the three famous places in the world and answer the questions. the Palace Museum Red Square the Golden Gate Bridge A Do you know these places Which countries are they in B What do you know about these countries 1 Look at the three famous places in the world and answer the questions. Answers: A Yes(,I do). The Palace Museum is in China. Red Square is in Russia. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the US. B China is a great country with a long history. It is in Asia. Beijing is the capital city of China. People speak Chinese in China. The flag of China is red with five yellow stars on it. There are many places of interest in China, such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum , the Summer Palace and so on. Pandas are the national animal of China, and they live on bamboo. Russia goes across Europe and Asia. It is a large country in area. Moscow is its capital city. People speak Russian. Beet soup is popular in Russia. The national animal of Russia is the polar bear. The US is in North America. It’s on the south of Canada. In the US , people speak English. The capital city is Washington D.C. The flag of the US has stars and stripes on it. It is red, white and blue. The bald eagle is the national bird of the US. 2 Read the website and write true(T) or false(F). The students are talking about their home countries. I’m Wang Lin.Today I’d like to tell you about my home country, China. It is in East Asia. It has a long history and rich culture. The capital city is Beijing. We speak Chinese.China is home to the panda. I’m Anna. I come from Russia.Russia goes across Europe and Asia.It is the largest country in area. The capital city is Moscow. Most people speak Russian. You can see brown bears walking around in national parks. 2 Read the website and write true(T) or false(F). I’m Tom. I’m from South Africa. And it really is in southern Africa. Do you know my country has three capital cities We speak different languages. African lions are famous. I’m Lucy. I come from the US. It’s in North America. Washington D.C. is the capital city of my country. We speak English. We love American buffaloes. 2 Read the website and write true(T) or false(F). A China is an old country with a rich culture. ( ) B Russia is the largest country in population. ( ) C New York is the capital city of the US. ( ) D South Africa gets its name from its location. ( ) T F F T 2 Language Points rich 作形容词，意为“丰富多彩的；富有的” 常用搭配：be rich in... 大量含有…… The area is rich in wildlife. 这个地区的野生动植物很多。 You’re going to be a very rich man. 你将会成为一个非常有钱的人。 拓展 rich 的反义词为poor，意为“贫穷的”，如： A girl is helping poor kids out of hunger. 一个女孩正在帮助贫穷的孩子摆脱饥饿。 1 It has a long history and ric ... ...
