1、Unit 3 Online toursPeriod 2 Reading【学习目标】1通过阅读了解纽约市的几个著名景点。 2鼓励学生通过网络来获取信息，激发学生了解世界的热情。【课前导学】A. 看音标，听磁带，读会本课单词。B. 你能翻译课文中的这些词组吗？快来试一试吧！1.八小时环游世界 2.在的顶部 3.点击 4.位于的最南端_5.在岛的中央 6.一个放松的好去处_7.在一天的辛苦工作后 8.以而著名_9.二十世纪早期_ 10.在的最底部_11.挑选另一个国家_ 12.开始你的新旅程_【背景知识介绍】New York来源:学优高考网 gkstk纽约别称“大苹果” 。关于此名的由来有好几个版本
2、，其中广为流传的一个是源自 20 世纪初流行于美国爵士乐手中的一句歌词：“树上有这么多苹果，但当你选中了纽约市，你就选中了最大的苹果。 ”后来 the Big Apple 成了纽约市的代名词，意指这是一个充满机遇的城市。Wall Street华尔街是纽约市曼哈顿区南部一条大街的名字。现该词已超越这条街道本身，成为附近区域的代称，亦可指整个美国经济中具有影响力的金融市场和金融机构。Times Square时报广场是纽约市曼哈顿区最繁华的街区，以一年一度的“彩灯球下降”活动而闻名。Central Park中央公园于 1858 年确定设计方案并开始建设，1873 年才全部建成，是美国第一个城市花园。
3、Broadway百老汇大道为纽约市重要的南北向道路。此路两旁分布着众多的剧院，是美国戏剧和音乐剧的重要发源地。如今它是美国现代歌舞艺术、美国娱乐业的代名词。来源:学优高考网【展示交流】Step 1 Check the preview workStep 2 Watch and learn Step 3 Listen and answer Step 4 Read and divide the passage into three parts Part1 Para ( ) Some places of interest in New YorkPart2 Para ( ) How to start a
4、 new tourPart3 Para ( ) How to use the website to travelStep 5 While- readingStep 6 Close- reading来源:gkstk.ComAround the world in eight hoursClick on the “tour” icon at the (1) _of the web page. you can travel around the world in (2) _hours.来源:学优高考网 gkstkHow to travel来源:学优高考网 gkstkClick on the “tour
5、” icon at the (3) _ of the Page .Pick another city, and you can start a new tour.The Wall Street is (5) _ as a trade centre. There are many big companies and (6) _ banks there.Every year on New Years Eve, People (7) _at Times Square. They are (8) _to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkn
6、ess.Central park is a good place for people to(9) _ themselves.(4)_to New YorkPeople can enjoy plays and musicals in Broadway. It has been famous since the early (10) _century.Step 7 Start a new tour (A)The Great Wall of China is called the “Ten thousand Ii Great Wall“ in Chinese. It was very diffic
7、ult to build such a wall without any modern machines. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a warning when the enemy came. Today the Great
8、Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.“(B)The Eiffel Tower is beautiful. It is about 1,050 feet high and was the worlds ta
9、llest building until 1930. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, Today it is the very symbol of Paris. It is made of iron and weighs 7,00 tons. It always seems to be so busy around the tower-crowds of tourists and lots of street sellers selling souvenirs. Visitors can take the elevator to get to the top of th
10、e tower. On the top of the tower, visitors can enjoy the sunset. The sunset is beautiful and amazing. On the top of the tower, visitors can get a 40-mile view, the twinkling nighttime lights of the city make a pretty sight.(C)The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has beco
11、me Sydneys best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a “ sailing roof“ was designed by a famous Danish architect (丹麦建筑大师), Utzon. It took 14 years to build the Opera House. The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million .The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit. The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty. Step 8 Homework
