1、1unit 2 they have seen the pyramids.2have you.? yes, i have. / no, i havent.has he/ she ? yes, he/she has.no, he/ she hasnt.work in pairs.visited the white house3wash your teethwashed your teethhave you.? yes, i have. / no, i havent.4have you.? yes, i have. / no, i havent.ride a horseridden a horse5

2、 read the bookhas she?6have they?had pizza7listened to the musichas she ? 8ask and answer the questions. which interesting places in china have you visited? have you ever seen the great wall? have you ever visited another country?9look at the photo and discuss what it shows and where it is.the pyram

3、idsegypt10near the modern city of cairo lies the largest and most imposing concentration of pyramids in the world, those of the giza plateau. built 4,000 years ago, the three great pyramids at giza, in the egyptian desert, remain the most colossal buildings ever constructed. 11pyramids functioned as

4、 tombs for pharaohs.the pyramids were built by egyptians under the orders of the egyptian leader, whose title was pharaoh. 12in order to build the great pyramid, 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported and assembled to create.13the great pyramid, also known as khufu, is 770 feet on one sid

5、e and 481 feet tall.14how did ancient builders manage to build these? nobody can answer it.but its sure that it needs brains and strength. 15for being a man-made wonder that has survived the sands of time, the pyramids rise to the no.2 spot. 16theres a common message in the pyramids: the pyramids be

6、long to egypt, but the pyramids also belong to the world. thats why we can all identify the pyramids as an early monument of human greatness.17read and answer the questions.1. how long have the robinsons been in egypt?2. why do they live in cairo?they have been in egypt for two years.because mikes f

7、athers company sent him to work there and his family went with him.183. what have they seen and done in egypt?they have seen the pyramids, travelled on a boat on the nile river, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.4. what do mike and clare find difficult about arabic?this

8、language is different from english in many ways, and they find it hard to spell and pronounce the words.195. who do they miss in the us?6. are they looking forward to going home?they miss their friends in the us.yes, they are counting down the days.2021read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.hello,

9、im mike robinson. im _ years old. i come from _. clare is my sister. she is fourteen. we are in _ in egypt now. _ is one of the _ and _ cities in africa.15americacairocairobiggestbusiest22read paragraph 2, 3 and check the sentences.1. mike lives in cairo for two years. 2. peters company has sent him

10、 to work in germany, france, english and china.3. the robinsons have visited the ancient palaces of the queens and kings of egypt. 23read paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks.mike and clare have learnt a little _. this language is _ from english in many ways. _ and _ the words is difficult for them, b

11、ut they still enjoy learning it. they have learnt _, _, _ and _. they often _ the languages.arabicdifferentspellingpronouncinggermanfrenchchinesearabicmix24listen to paragraph 5 and answer the question.why are the robinsons moving again?because peters company has asked him to work back in the us.251

12、. they have been to many interesting places.language points 當我們想表達當我們想表達“曾經去過某地方曾經去過某地方”的時候，的時候，可以用可以用 have/ has been to 這個句型。如：這個句型。如：he has been to america and england. 他去過美國和英國。他去過美國和英國。have you ever been to shanghai? 你去過上海嗎？你去過上海嗎？no, ive never been there before. 沒有，從來沒去過那。沒有，從來沒去過那。26 have been

13、 to與與 have gone to的區別：的區別： have been to意為意為“去過某地去過某地”，人已經回，人已經回來來 ; have gone to意為意為“去了某地去了某地”，人可能，人可能已經到了那里，也可能還在路上，但不在說已經到了那里，也可能還在路上，但不在說話的地方。如：話的地方。如：辨析辨析我曾經去過北京。我曾經去過北京。i have ever been to beijing.我的老師去圖書館了。我的老師去圖書館了。my teacher has gone to the library.271. daming _ the gym and he will come back

14、 in an hour.2. mr. white _ dalian twice. its a beautiful place. has gone to has been to28-jim isnt in the classroom. where is he now?- he _ the library.a. will go to b. has been toc. has gone to d. goes to c292. they are counting down the days. count v. 數；清點數；清點,數數的數目的數目 he was counting slowly under

15、 his breath. 他在低聲慢慢地數數。他在低聲慢慢地數數。 i counted the money. it was more than five hundred dollars. 我數了數錢，有五百多美元。我數了數錢，有五百多美元。 i counted 34 wild goats grazing. 我數了，有我數了，有34只野山羊在吃草。只野山羊在吃草。30 count down 倒數，倒計時倒數，倒計時 the people have already begun to count down. 人們已經開始倒計時了。人們已經開始倒計時了。 the spaceship is alread

16、y being counted down. 宇宙飛船已開始倒計秒數。宇宙飛船已開始倒計秒數。 on new years eve, many people gather together to count down for the coming year. 在除夕夜，在除夕夜， 很多人聚在一起為新年倒數。很多人聚在一起為新年倒數。31有關有關count的短語的短語 count against 對對不利不利; 不利于不利于 count on 指望；依靠指望；依靠 count for 有價值，有重要性有價值，有重要性 count in 把把計算在內計算在內 count as 視為；算是；看成視為；算

17、是；看成 count down 倒讀數，倒計時倒讀數，倒計時 count by 間隔數間隔數 count up 共計；把共計；把加起來加起來 count off 報數報數32work in pairs. think of a special trip. write notes and explain:where you wentwhen you went therewhy it was special33when?where? what? how? who? why?think about one of your fantastic experiences. talk about it wit

18、h your partner first. then write it down. you should write the passage considering the following questions.discussion and writing34writing write a passage about your experience. ive ever seen in a concert. it was in 2000 in beijing. they were fantastic. ive ever tried western food. 35sample: when i was ten years old i went