Introduction and Reading
Athens 雅典
Greece 希腊
Greek
adj. 希腊(人)的 n. 希腊人, 希腊语
Lisbon 里斯本
Portugal n. 葡萄牙
Portuguese
n.葡萄牙人, 葡萄牙语
adj. 葡萄牙的, 葡萄牙人的, 葡萄牙语的
Spanish
adj. 西班牙的, 西班牙人的
n. 西班牙语,西班牙人
Madrid n. 马德里
Spain n. 西班牙
London 伦敦
United Kingdom n. 英国, 联合王国
Paris 巴黎
France 法国
Italy n. 意大利
Rome 罗马
Italian
adj. 意大利的,意大利人的
n. 意大利人,意大利语
Country Capital Language
1 London English
2 3
4
5 6
7
8 9
10 Berlin German
France
Italy
Greece
Portugal
Spain
Paris
Rome
Athens
Lisbon
Spanish
French
Italian
Greek
Portuguese
Madrid
United Kingdom
Germany
prep. 横过, 穿过, 横过, 在……对面
e.g. 1) The two lines cut across each
other.
2) Can you swim across the river?
3) a bookstore across the river
1. across
2. boot
n. 靴子, 长统靴
a pair of boots
一双长筒靴
3. continental adj. 大陆的
e.g. ① There is a continental climate
in that place.
在那个地方是大陆性气候。
② I ask for a continental holiday.
我申请到欧洲大陆休假。
4. face vt. 面向; 面对; 正视等。例如:
1) We should learn to face the difficulty
with courage.
我们应学会勇敢地面对困难。
2) I had to face the fact that I hadn’t
passed the exam.
我不得不正视我没有通过考试这一事
实。
5. look like 看上去像
e.g. ① The man looks like a cartoon
character with a plaster on his temple.
那人太阳穴上贴了一块膏药, 看上去像
个卡通人物。
② He looked like a postman but he was
really a fake. 他看上去像个邮递员,
但实际上是假冒的。
6. mountain range 山脉,山峦
e.g. The himalayas are the greatest
mountain range on earth.
喜马拉雅山脉是地球上最大的山
脉。
Read the information and find
the countries on the map below.
f = the United Kingdom
1. The United Kingdom is off the
northwest coast of continental
Europe. It has four countries with
one government. These countries
are England, Northern Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales.
a = France
2. France is Europe’s third largest
country and faces the United Kingdom
across the England Channel.
c = Italy
3. Italy is in the south of Europe on the
coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It
looks like a boot. Between Italy and
France, there is a mountain range
called Alps.
e = Spain
4. Spain is to the south of France.
Between France and Spain is
another mountain range ----- the
Pyrenees.
d = Portugalb = Greece
5. Portugal is to the west of Spain.
6. Greece is in the southeast of Europe.
Twenty percent of the country is
covered by islands.
Louvre 卢浮宫
Eiffel Tower
Triumphal Arch 凯旋门
巴黎圣母院 Cathedral of Notre Dame
凡尔赛宫Versailles
Acropolis 雅典卫城
Sagrada Familia 圣家大教堂
Listen to the text and match the
photos with these descriptions.
1 a landmark in Paris
2 an art gallery in Florence
3 a church in Barcelona
4 a building in Athens
A
C
D
B
A The Eiffel Tower
B The Parthenon
a landmark in Paris
a building in Athens
C The Uffizi Palace
D The Sagrada Familiaan art gallery in Florence
a church in Barcelona
Read the passage and answer the
questions.
• Which of the cities are capital cities?
• Which one is situated on the coast?
• Which is famous for its places to eat?
Paris, Athens.
Barcelona.
Paris.
4. Which one are or were important
cities for writers and artists?
5. Which was the world’s greatest city a
long time ago?
Paris, Florence, Athens.
Athens.
• Decide if these sentences are true
(T) or false (F).
• The Eiffel Tower is a tall building in
France.
• There are a lot of restaurants and
cafes in Paris.
T
T
3. Barcelona is the capital of Spain.
4. The Church of the Sagrada Familia
was built in 1926.
5. The artistic movement called the
Renaissance began in Florence.
6. The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in
Florence.
F
F
T
F
7. A long time ago, Athens was the
world’s most powerful city.
8. There were a lot of good writers in
ancient Athens.
T
T
City Famous buildings More information
Paris 1. __________
_________ and the
Louvre
The 2. ______ and
largest city of
France, situated on
the River Seine;
also famous for its
3. __________ cafes
and 4.________.
The Eiffel
Tower
capital
restaurants
theatres
II. Read the text carefully
and fill in the blanks.
Barcelona The church
of the
Sagrada
Familia
The second largest city of
5. ______, situated on the
northeast 6. _____, about
500 km east of Madrid.
Florence The Uffizi
Palace
Famous because of 7.
______________; Each
year about 8. _________
tourists come to see the
art galleries, churches
and 9. _________.
coast
the Renaissance
museums
Spain
a million
Athens The
Parthenon
The capital of 10.
________ and birthplace
of 11._________________;
the world’s most 12.
__________ city 2,400
years ago
Greece
western civilization
powerful
III. Read the text carefully again and
choose the best answers.
• About _______ of France’s artists and
writers live in the largest city of France.
A. one third B. two thirds
C. half D. one fourth
2. Which of the following
statements is NOT true?
A. Madrid is about five hundred
kilometers west of the city, Barcelona.
B. Gaudi worked on the project the
Church of the Sagrada Familia for
44 years.
C. Athens was once the world’s most powerful
city.
D. Greece’s best writers whose works has
influenced other writers ever since lived in
modern Athens.
3. The great artistic movement — the
Renaissance began _____, and ended
____________.
A. in Florence; in the 1600s
B. in Florence; in the 1300s
C. in Paris; in the 1600s
D. in Paris; in the 1300s
4. Michelangelo was a great artist who
_________________.
A. designed the Parthenon
B. designed the Eiffel Tower
C. produced many beautiful sculptures
D. designed the Louvre
Discuss these questions.
• What did you know about these cities
before you read the text?
• What new information did you learn?
• Which of them would you most like to
visit?
Introduce your city and talk about
your city’s landmark and famous
buildings.