Unit 9 Great cities of the worldLead-inWhat famous cities do you know?New wordscapital首都north北；北部east东；东部west西；西部south南；南部tourist游客building建筑物；楼房Listen and say How long does it take to get to Shanghai from Beijing by train? It takes about five hours.Ms Guo: Look at the photos. This is Beijing. Beijing is the capital of China. It’s a great city. It’s in the north of China. This is Shanghai. It’s a great city too. It’s in the east of China. Peter: Are the two cities far away from each other? Kitty: Yes, they are. Peter: How long does it take to get to Shanghai from Beijing by train? Ms Guo: It takes about five hours. It’s very fast. Alice: How long does it take to travel by plane?Ms Guo: It only takes about two hours by plane.Complete the notes.1 __________is the capital of China.2 Beijing is in the _________of China.3 Shanghai is in the _________of China.4 It takes about ____________ to get to Shanghai from Beijing by train.5 It takes about ____________ to get to Shanghai from Beijing by plane.Beijingnortheastfive hours two hoursLanguage points 询问选择某种交通方式从一个地方到另一个地方花费多长时间的句型： How long does it take to get to + 地点 + from+ 地点 + 交通方式 ?1. —How long does it take to get to Shanghai from Beijing by train? 从北京到上海乘火车花费多长时间？ —It takes about five hours. 大约花费五个小时。答语结构： It takes about + 时间 . 例句：从这儿到飞机场要多长时间？ 大约要两个小时。 How long does it take to get to airport from here? It takes about two hours. 在本句中 in 表示在某一地区的某方位 ( 在该范围以内 ) 。例句：广州在中国的南部。 Guangzhou is in the south of China.2. It’s in the north of China. 它在中国的北部。（ 1 ） on 表示与某地的接壤关系。 例句：朝鲜...
