OxfordGrenoble牛津因闻名于它的世界一流学府的地位和遍布各地的古迹,使它成为人们极度梦想的城市。9世纪建立的，距今有1100多年历史的牛津城是英国皇族和学者的摇篮。现在牛津已经成为了熙熙攘攘的世界城市。尽管还是那个古老的大学城，但遍布城市各个角落的商业企业，特别是高科技企业使牛津这座古老的城市焕发了青春的活力。牛津市从公元7世纪已有人在那里居住。到公元912年，它已成为英格兰的一个要地。“津”意为渡口，泰晤士河和柴威尔河在此会合，当时河水不深，用牛拉车即可涉水而过，牛津由此得名。现在两地河流依然，原来的桥和牛车涉水过河的痕迹早已消失，但牛津桥却越来越多地吸引着世界各地的来访者和游客。格勒诺布尔(Grenoble)位于法国东南部。是法国伊泽尔省(ISERA)的省会。Grenoble位于阿尔卑斯山区,罗讷河支流伊泽尔河畔。人口约15.7万，包括郊区39.2万(1982)。山区交通中心。Grenoble风景秀丽古迹众多,有建于十四世纪的大学，还有艺术博物馆、教堂等古典建筑。格勒诺布尔的城徽以金黄色为底，其上有三朵红玫瑰，象征着格市的三大经济支柱：工业，科教和旅游业。城里的Grenoble大学建于1339年,是法国最老的大学之一。司汤达（著名的法国作家），Berlioz（著名的音乐家）和张伯伦（发现了埃及金字塔）都曾就读于此。1.WhereareOxfordandGrenoble?2.Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenthetwocountries?Readthepassageandanswerthequestions:OxfordintheUKandGrenobleinFrance.They’rebothmedium-sizedtownsofbetween100,000and200,000inhabitants.Theybothhaveuniversitiesandindustries.Tourismisimportanttobothofthem,andtheyarebothclosetosomeofthemostbeautifulcountrysideintheregion.3.What’sTownTwining?It’sanagreementbetweentownsandcitiesofsimilarsizeandage,andwhichhavesimilarfeaturessuchastourism,industry,cultureandentertainment.4.Whatkindoftownsandcitiescanprobablyhaveatowntwinningagreement?5.Whathappenswhentwotownshaveatowntwinningagreement?Theyhavebothsimilarsize,ageandfeaturessuchastourism,industry,cultureandentertainment.Exchangepeopleforeducational,culturalandsportingevents.6.What’sthesignificanceoftheagreement?Theagreementencouragepeoplefromthetwotownsvisiteachother.Theagreementareperhapsmostusefulforstudentsandpeoplewhowanttopractisespeakinganotherlanguage.①The“twinningtowns”havemuchincommon.②Towntwinningisanewidea,andithasbecomemorepopularinrecentyears.③Towntwinningagreementsforbidpeoplefromthetwotownstovisiteachother.ReadthepassageandtellthesentencesTrueorFalse.TFF④Theywillholdabigpartytowelcomethevisitorsfromtheothertown.⑤Towntwinningisespeciallygoodforstudentstolearnanotherlanguage.TTTowntwinningisan__________betweentwotownsorcitieswhichhavemanysimilarities,suchas______sizeandage,tourism,industry,cultureand_____________,OxfordintheUKandGrenobleinFranceareanexample.PeoplefromthetwotownsvisiteachotheragreementsimilarentertainmentPostreading:Finishthepassagewithyourpartners.like___________.Towntwinningagreementsare_________withstudentsandpeoplewhowantto________speakinganotherlanguage.relativespopularpractise1.similar:alikebesimilarto:和……相似besimilarin:在……方面相似这辆车和那辆车在颜色方面相似。Thiscarissimilartothatoneincolor.Languagepoints拓展：1).similarlyadv.相似地;相应地①Thefirstlettershewrotemewaslessthanapagelong,andhersecondletterwassimilarlybrief.②Thecostoffoodandclothinghascomedowninrecentyears.Similarly,fuelpriceshavefallenquiteconsiderably.2).similarityu.n.相似①.u.n.类似;相似Thesimilaritybetweenthetworeportssuggeststhattheywerewrittenbythesameperson.②.c.n.相似点；相似之处Beesandwaspsbothsting,buttheyhaveothersimilaritiestoo.2.becloseto...
