1Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. 部分翻译
1 Which interesting places in China have you visited?
你游览过中国哪些有趣的地方？
2 Have you ever seen the Great Wall？
你曾经看过长城吗？
3 Have you ever visited another country?
你曾经游览过另一个国家吗？
2Read the passage and answer the questions.部分翻译
Mike Robinson is a fifteen-year-old American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt ,one of the biggest and busiest cities in Africa.
迈克．罗宾逊是一个15岁的美国男孩，他的妹妹克莱尔14岁。现在，迈克和克莱尔在埃及开罗——非洲最大、最繁华的城市之一。
They moved here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it has sent Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him.
两年前，他们同父母一起搬到这里。他们的父亲彼得为一家很大的公司工作。这家公司在许多国家都有办事处，之前公司曾派彼得去德国、法国和中国工作过。彼得通常在一个国家待大约两年，然后公司会再调动他。他的家人总与他同行。
The Robinsons love seeing the world. They have been to many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, traveiled on a boat on the Nile, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.
罗宾逊一家喜欢周游世界。他们去过许多有趣的地方。例如，在埃及，他们看过古埃及三大金字塔，泛舟尼罗河，参观过古代国王和王后的宫殿和塔楼。
Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country,Arabic. This language is different from English in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So far they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. "It's really fun,"said Clare.
迈克和克莱尔也开始学习这个国家的语言——阿拉伯语。这种语言在很多方面与英语不同，他们发现阿拉伯语的拼写和发音都不容易。然而他们仍然爱学。到目前为止，他们已学习了说德语、法语、汉语和阿拉伯语。有时他们混合使用这些语言。克莱尔说：“那真的很有趣。”
The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are counting down the days.
罗宾逊一家又要搬家了。公司已让彼得回美国工作。迈克和克莱尔为此感到高兴。他们在世界各地都有朋友，但他们也想念他们在美国的朋友。他们正在倒计时。
Learning to learn
学会学习
When you read a passage about travel, use a map to find out where the places are,and the names of the other countries, regions and cities nearby.
当你阅读有关旅行的文章时，用一幅地图去查明这些地方在哪儿以及附近其他国家、地区和城市的名字。
1 How long have the Robinsons been in Egypt?
罗宾逊一家在埃及待了多长时间？
2 Why do they live in Cairo?
他们为什么住在开罗？
3 What have they seen and done in Egypti?
他们在埃及看过、做过什么？
4 What do Mike and Clare find difficult about Arabic?
迈克和克莱尔发现阿拉伯语什么地方难？
5 Who do they miss in the US?
他们想念美国的什么人？
6 Are they looking forward to going home?
他们盼望回家吗？
3Complete the passage- with the correct form...部分翻译
ancient古代的
count 数
example例子
king国王
mix 混合
queen王后
Mike and Clare live in Cairo in Egypt because their father works there. They have visited many places in Egypt. For (1) ,they have seen the Pyramids, and they have visited the (2) palaces of the (3) and (4) of Egypt. Mike and Clare have learnt a little Arabic, and when they speak it, they often (5) it with German, French and Chinese. Recently, their father's company has asked him to go back to the US. Mike and Clare are (6) down the days.
迈克和克菜尔住在埃及开罗，因为他们的父亲在那儿工作。他们已游览了埃及的许多地方。(1)例如，他们看过古埃及三犬金字塔，参观过(2)古代埃及(3)国王／王后和(4)王后／国王的宫殿。迈克和克菜尔学了一点儿阿拉伯语，他们在讲时，经常把它跟德语、法语和汉语(5)混合使用。最近，他们父亲的公司已让他回美国。迈克和克莱尔正倒(6)数回家的日子。
4Work in pairs. Think of a special trip...部分翻译
·where you went 你去了哪儿
·when you went there 你何时去的
·why it was special 它为什么特殊
5Write sentences to describe what you have seen...部分翻译
Now write a passage about your experiences．
现在写一篇关于你的经历的短文。
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