现代大学英语口语(1)Unit-Two

UnitTwoHometownobjectives•Theme:Hometown•Functions:Describingplaces;Describingweather•Tips:location,weather,geography,resources,cuisine,touristattractions,history,custom,etc.shouldbecoveredorinvolvedintheintroductionofhometown.BriefintroductionChongqingisthemajorcityinsouthwesternChinaandoneofthefourdirect-controlledmunicipalitiesadministratively,whichistheonlysuchmunicipalityininlandChina.Themunicipalitywascreatedon14March1997,succeedingthesub-provincialcityadministrationthatwaspartofSichuanprovince.AsofNovember2010,themunicipalityhadapopulationof28,846,200,althoughtheurbanizedareaisestimatedtohaveapopulationofonly6or7million.ChongqinghasasignificanthistoryandcultureandservesastheeconomiccentreoftheupstreamYangtzebasin.Itisthemajormanufacturingcentre,andatransportationhub,forSouthwestChina,andinaJuly2012reportbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit,wasrecentlynamedasoneofthe13emergingmegacities,ormegalopolises,inChina.WhatkindofimpressiondoyouhaveonChongqing?LiBai'sPoemOfChongqingLeavingatdawntheWhiteEmperorcrownedwithcloud,I'vesailedathousandlithroughcanyonsinaday.Withthemonkeys'adieustheriverbanksareloud,Myskiffhaslefttenthousandmountainsfaraway.•keywords:mountainouscity;countlesssteps;cityoffog(Chongqing,London,Edingburg,Tokyo,SanFrancisco,Ankara);mixtureofclassicandmoderntimes;spicyfood;ThreeGorgesDam...(tobecontinued)KunmingCityofEternalSpringImpressiononKunmingsilhouetteKunmingisthecapitalcityofYunnanProvinceandoneofthemostimportantcitiesinsouthwesternChina.Boastingpleasantweatherandparadise-likelandscape,Kunmingattractsmillionsofadmirersfromhomeandabroadeveryyear.ItwasimportantduringWorldWarIIasaChinesemilitarycenter,Americanairbase,andtransportterminusfortheBurmaRoad.LocatedinthemiddleoftheYunnan-GuizhouPlateau,Kunmingislocatedatanaltitudeof1,900mabovesealevelandatalatitudejustnorthoftheTropicofCancer.AnecdotesofLocalcustomAmong54minoritygroupsofChina,25ofthemliveinYunnanProvince.Duetosuchdiversity,colorfulculturesofdifferentminoritygroupscanbeseenhitherandthither.Onlytonamesomefamousones:PeacockDanceofDai,DongbaCharacterofNaxi,gourd-shapefluteandsoon.HerecomesaPPT.toshowsomelocalcustom.SalisburySalisbury(/ˈsɔːlzbri/)isacathedralcityinWiltshire,Englandandtheonlycityinthecounty.Itisthesecondlargestsettlementinthecounty(thelargestbeingSwindon).IthasalsobeencalledNewSarumtodistinguishitfromtheoriginalsiteofsettlementtothenorthofthecityatOldSarum,butthisalternativenameisnotincommonuse.Thecityislocatedinthesouth-eastofWiltshire,neartheedgeofSalisburyPlain.Itsitsattheconfluenceoffiverivers:theNadder,Ebble,WylyeandBournearetributary(支流)totheAvon,whichflowstothesouthcoastandintotheseaatChristchurch,Dorset.Salisburyrailwaystationservesthecity,andisthecrossingpointbetweentheWestofEnglandMainLineandtheWessexMainLine,makingitaregionalinterchange.是英格兰南部威尔特郡且有中世纪风貌的小城，1981年人口35,000；以13世纪的大教堂闻名，大教堂的尖顶高达123米，即404英尺，是英格兰最高尖顶；其教区通称塞勒姆，塞勒姆是该城的旧名。城外不远的原野上耸立着著名的史前巨石柱。BasicKnowledgeWeather:mild（温暖的）/cool（凉爽的）/damp（潮湿的）/icycold（阴冷的）/humid（湿热的）/foggy(多雾的)/pleasant,comfortable(宜人的)/itisneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter(冬暖夏凉)…Location:belocatedin…位于,beadjacentto毗邻inthe…(middle/central/east/northwest)of…在…部分Geography:plateau/tableland高原/plain/prairie平原,/coastalarea海滨/belockedbymountains被大山环抱/berichinhill/rocks/bushes遍地是丘陵、岩石、灌木Vocabularybuilding1.burstintosth./doingsth.…:tostartproducingsomethingsuddenlyandwithgreatforce,especiallytostartsinging,crying,orlaughing.burstintotears/laughter/song/anger/flame嚎啕大哭/开怀大笑/引吭高歌/勃然大怒/突然着火E.g.Theaircraftcrashedandburstintoflames2.mess:①messsomebodyup:tocausesomebodytohaveseriousemotionalormentalproblems.使心情恶劣，使精神崩溃。E.g.Thebadguymesseduphisneighboralot.②messsomethingup:tomakesomethingdisorderedordirty.弄脏，弄乱。E.g.Idon’twantyoumessingupmynicecleankitchen.3.line：[oftenpassive]~sth.(withsth)toformlinesorrowsalongsth.沿…形成行（列）E.g.Crowdsofpeoplelinedtowatchtherace.Thewallswerelinedwithbooks.Homework1.Reviewwhatwehavelearnbynow,especiallythosebasicpatternsandusefulvocabularies.2.Writeashortpassagetoshowusyourhometown.3.Previewthenextpartofthetext.Thanksalot!谢谢聆听