Ask Ss to read the passage quickly and then answer the following questions.
Q1. What is the European Union?
Q2. How did it start?
Q3. How many countries belong to it now?
2. Intensive reading
Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and fill in the table
Total country numbers.
Beginning time
Names of first members.
Names of new countries in 2000
Names of new countries by 2004
Population
Some country names in Chinese
Belgium比利时 Luxembourg卢森堡 the Netherlands 荷兰 Denmark 丹麦 Finland 芬兰 The Czech Republic 捷克Estonia 爱沙尼亚 Hungary 匈牙利 Latvia 拉脱维亚 Lithuania 立陶宛 The Slovak Republic 拉脱维亚 Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Cyprus塞浦路斯 Malta 马耳他
Part Two.Page 69 Reading Exercises
I.Fast reading
Read quickly and match the headings with the paragraphs
①ancient capital paragraph A
②capital of romance paragraph B
③entertainment capital paragraph C
④capital of football paragraph D
II.Careful reading
Read carefully and choose the best answer:
1.The survey was made by _______
A,senior high students B.a travel company C.young people
2.Venice is situated ________
A.in the centre of Italy B.on the coast C.on an island
3 高考.Tourists are attracted to Venice because it ____________
A.is a big port B.was the birthplace of Marco Polo
C.is different from anywhere else
4.The Reina Sofia is ______
A.a painting by Picasso B.an art gallery C.a museum
5.The West End is_________
A.a famous theatre B.a popular musical C.a part of London
6.The Colosseum was built ______
A.by the Romans B.by Michelanglo C.during the Renaissance
III.Work in groups and think of a Chinese city for each of the headings.
Headings a Chinese city in your opinion
①ancient capital ___________________________________
②capital of romance ____________________________________
③entertainment capital ___________________________________
④capital of football ___________________________________
⑤business capital ____________________________________
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