新概念英语第一册第2版18-04

Lesson 53 An interesting climate

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Where do you come from?

I come from England.

What's the climate like in your country?

It's mild, but it's not always pleasant.

The weather's often cold in the North and windy in the East.

It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the south.

Which seasons do you like best?

I like spring and summer.

The days are long and the night are short.

The sun rises early and sets late.

I don't like autumn and winter.

The days are short and the nights are long.

The sun rises late and sets early.

Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. 的确

It's our favourite subject of conversation.

mild adj. 温和的，温暖的

always adv. 总是

north n. 北方

east n. 东方

wet adj. 潮湿的

west n. 西方

south n. 南方

season n. 季节

best adv. 最

night n. 夜晚

rise v. 升起

early adv. 早

set v. （太阳）落下去

late adv. 晚，迟

interesting adj. 有趣的，有意思的

subject n. 话题；(语法)主语；科目

conversation n. 谈话

Lesson 54 What nationality are they? Where do they come from?

Australia n. 澳大利亚

Australian n. 澳大利亚人

Austria n. 奥地利

Austrian n. 奥地利人

Canada n. 加拿大

Canadian n. 加拿大人

China n. 中国

Chinese n. 中国人

Finland n. 芬兰

Finnish n. 芬兰人

India n. 印度

Indian n. 印度人

Japan n. 日本

Japanese n. 日本人

Nigeria n. 尼日利亚

Nigerian n. 尼日利亚人

Turkey n. 土耳其

Turkish n. 土耳其人

Korea n. 韩国

Polish n. 波兰人

Poland n. 波兰

Thai n. 泰国人

Thailand n. 泰国

A Write questions and answers

Example:

The sun rises early.

Does the sun rise early?

The sun doesn't rise early.

1 The sun sets late.

Does the sun set late?

The sun doesn't set late.

2 He likes ice cream.

Does he like ice cream?

He doesn't like ice cream.

3 Mrs. Jones wants a biscuit.

Does Mrs. Jones want a biscuit?

Mrs. Jones doesn't want a biscuit.

4 Jim comes from England.

Does Jim come from England?

Jim doesn't come from England.

B Write questions and answers using these words.

Example:

he/Brazil

Where does he come from? Is he Brazilian?

Yes, he's Brazilian. He comes from Brazil.

1 he/Australia

Where does he come from? Is he Australian?

Yes, he's Australian. He comes from Australia.

3 she/Canada

Where does she come from? Is she Canadian?

Yes, she's Canadian. She comes from Canada.

4 this girl/Finland

Where does this girl come from? Is she Finland?

Yes, she's Finnish. She comes from Finland.

5 they/India

Where do they come from? Are they Indian?

Yes, they're Indian. They come from India.

7 Naoko/Japan

Where does Naoko come from? Is she Japanese?

Yes, she's Japanese. She comes from Japan.

8 my wife/Nigeria

Where does your wife come from? Is she Nigerian?

Yes, she's Nigerian. She comes from Nigeria.

10 he/Korea

Where does he come from? Is he Korean?

Yes, he's Korean. He comes from Korea.

she/Thailand

Where does she come from? Is she Thai?

Yes, she's Thai. She comes from Thailand.

Australia n. 澳大利亚

Australian n. 澳大利亚人

Austria n. 奥地利

Austrian n. 奥地利人

Canada n. 加拿大

Canadian n. 加拿大人

China n. 中国

Chinese n. 中国人

Finland n. 芬兰

Finnish n. 芬兰人

India n. 印度

Indian n. 印度人

Japan n. 日本

Japanese n. 日本人

Nigeria n. 尼日利亚

Nigerian n. 尼日利亚人

Turkey n. 土耳其

Turkish n. 土耳其人

Korea n. 韩国

Polish n. 波兰人

Poland n. 波兰

Thai n. 泰国人

Thailand n. 泰国