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课件网) Unit 8 Knowing the world Lesson 2 My home country Master key words and phrases such as "capital city", "be home to", "come from", "go across", "walk around", "living area", etc. Learn about the cultural features of different countries, including their capitals, languages, famous animals, and landmarks. Learn reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. They will use skimming to get the general idea of the text about different countries and use scanning to find specific information like the capital city or famous animals. Learning aims Look at the three famous places in the world and answer the questions. the Palace Museum Red Square the Golden Gate Bridge Do you know these places Which countries are they in What do you know about these countries Russia the white house Tian’anmen Square south Africa Xi’an Harbin Shanghai Where is the country/city It is in _____(Asia/Africa/North America) what is the captial city of _____ _____ is the capital（city） of _____. What language do they speak They speak _____(Chinese/English/Russian/African ) golden monkey panda bear lion elephant camel What animal is home to _____ _____ is home to _____. T F F T Listen to the passage 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 Afica gets its name from its location. （ ） Fast-reading Read the passage and find the answers to questions. 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. I’m Tom. I’m from South Africa. And it really is in southen 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. 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 I’m Wang Lin, loday 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. Careful-reading Read the passage and fill in the blanks. 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 se ... ...
