A CITY OF HEROES Who are the heroes of the city? Why are they the heroes of the city? And what did they do?

What makes a city great? Discussion

What makes a great city?  A great city has a long history.  A great city is usually the capital of a country and has a large population.  A great city will produce many great people.  A great city is the place were many important events in history once happened there.  A great city is usually the centre of

 of politics, culture and economy.  A great city is a place where there are some places of interest and very tall and wonderful buildings.

Fast-reading  Read the passage fast and silently and try to find the information about the following three questions.  1.Who built St Petersburg? And when?  2.When did the Germans try to destroy the city—St Petersburg?  3.What did the people of St Petersburg use to help them rebuild the city?

Careful reading  Read the passage carefully and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph?  Para1  Where St Petersburg lies and who built it?  Para2  Many important events in history happened there----How the Germans tried to destroy the city

 Para3  How the people of St Petersburg rebuilt the city  Para 4  The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russian

Listen and find the subject sentence of each paragraph,then use only one word to summarize the main idea of each paragraph Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 1.Three hundred years ago, The Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital – St. Petersburg. 2.St has been the center of many important events in history.In 1941, the Germans tried to destroy the city. 3.When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city. 4.Strong, proud and united, the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia. build destroy rebuild heroes

Fill in the following blanks only by your memory. St Petersburg is the _____ largest city in Russia. The Neva river _______ through the center of the city. 300 years ago, the Russian Czar ______ _____ _______ came here and ______a new capital---St Petersburg. Many great _______were built during his lifetime. Many important ______ happened in history. In 1941, the Germans tried to ______ the city, but the people never ______ _______. The Germans ______many of the Palaces. The city was almost ______ ______, but the people would not _______ ______. second flows Peter the Great built palaces events destroy burned in ruins give in give up

 When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began to __________ the city and tried to ________the city __________to life. Now,  after years of _________ ______, St Petersburg has been rebuilt as  _____________as in the past. Today, Peter the Great on his ______ ___horse  can once again look _____ ________the city. It has been shown that  the ____________ of St Petersburg are the ____________ of the city. rebuilt bring back hard work wonderful bronze out over people heroes

 S St Petersburg has also been the centre of many important events in history. In 1941, the Germans ________destroy the city. It was ___________ for 900 days, but the people of the city never_________. The Germans burned many of the palaces as they left. St Petersburg was almost__________: fires burned everywhere. Buildings were destroyed, and paintings and statues ____________  on the ground. ________________ and its cultural relics seemed impossible. tried to under attack gave in in ruins lay in pieces Restoring the city

 St Petersburg,_______________________,  and the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past.  Today Peter the Great on his _______  horse can once again ______________ the city he built. Like their hero Peter, the people of St Petersburg have shown that dreams can come true._________________  the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia. have been carefully recreated bronze look out over Strong, proud and united

Today Peter the Great on his bronze horse can once more look over the city he built. Discussion 1.Why are the People of St Petersburg heroes?

 1.The people of St Petersburg are heroes because they have made something impossible possible.  2.They have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old beauty.  3.With hard work, patience,devotion and love for their cultural relics, they have shown that dreams can come true.  4.In time of trouble/ Facing the tough enemy they never give in.

2.Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old paplaces?  The palaces were so badly damaged in the war that people thought it was almost impossible to rebuild them.Few modern

 Russian artists knew exactly what the places looked like and there were many missing parts and pieces. The project, restoring the former glory of the city,required hard work, patience and devotion.

3.Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city?  Because it was built by a great Russian Czar and has been the center of many important historic events.More importantly,it survived the German attack in 1941 and its people did everything they could to make it as beautiful as it once was.

Let’s enjoy some beautiful sentences ______________________________. Perhaps this is not always true, but_______ many of the world’s greatest cities have been built on the rivers of a river. The Neva river flows through the centre of St Petersburg in Russia. Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital---St Petersburg. Peter the great, ___________ was strong and proud. Many palaces were built ____________. The palaces were large and beautiful, and they often looked like something__________________. Where there is a river, there is a city. It is true that like his country during his lifetime out of a fairy tale. Where there is a will,there is a way. Where there is water, there is life. While reading you’d better make a mark where you have a question. Go and get the book where you put it.. 无风不起浪 ; 事出有因. 哪里有蜜蜂, 哪里就有蜂蜜. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

他他住在气候温暖的地方。 HHe lives in a place where the weather is warm. HHe lives where the weather is warm.  where the climate is mild. 把把他带到安静的地方。 TTake him to a place where it is quiet. TTake him where it is quiet. GGo where he tells you to go. GGo to the place where he tells you to go.

 It is true that…..= In fact/ as a matter of fact  It is true that no one knows what these  stones are really used for.  It is strange that no one came this morning.  It is important that we should learn English well.  It is natural that a person makes mistakes.

something out of a fairy tale.=something described in a fairy tale.  He drank his beer out of the bottle.  This is a statue made out of bronze.  We got the truth out of her.  He has been out of work for six years.  I watched the train until it was out of sight.  I asked him the question out of curiosity.

 out of control  out of danger  out of order  out of mind  out of breath  out of kindness/pity/generosity  out of milk/ flour/tea/sugar 

 try to do sth.  try doing sth.  under attack/discussion /fire  The bridge is under construction.  The matter is under investigation.  The fire is under control.  The road is under repair and is closed to  motor traffic.  The patient is still under treatment

 give in/ give up  Liu Hulan would rather die than ________ the enemy.  They __________ without a fight.  She didn’t __________work when she had a baby.  To my joy, my father ___________ smoking. give in gave up give up gave up give in= to admit that you have been defeated give up= to stop trying to do sth.

 but the people of the great city would not __________. “We will not let our history and culture ______________, and we will do everything__________ to save our country!”  When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city. Pieces of the palaces that had been hidden before the Nazis came could now___________________ the city and its culture. It was not easy. Painters and  workers had to be very careful when give up be destroyed we can be used to rebuild 1.We will do everything we can to save our city. 2.=We will do our best/ try our best to save our city. 3.We will do everything / all ( that) we can to do …… 4.We will do what we can to save our city.

be used to do sth./ be used to doing sth./ used to do sth.  This is the house he __________ live.  I _______________ getting up early.  The paper__________ make some flowers. used to am used to was used to

 they were trying to _________________  It was difficult to save the palaces and building _____________ their old beauty. With the help of old paintings and photographs, the people of St Petersburg were able to bring back the beauty of their culture and history. Now, after years of hard work, parts of statues _________  _______and missing pieces ___________  _________. Old paintings, ____________  ___________of Peter the Great which was found in the snow outside bring the city back to life. without destroying have been put back have been replaced including a portrait bring sth back to life 1.Please bring all the library books back by the end of the week. 2.The pictures brought back many pleasant memories. 3.He brought me back in his car.

 in ruins= destroyed or severely damaged  Years of fighting has left the country in ruins.  The scandal left his reputation in ruins.  A large number of palaces fell into ruin after the war.  Yesterday they visited the ruins of the castle.

 Confident,selfish and honest,  she is my good role model.  Thirsty, I want to drink some water.  Full of fear,he returned home.  Helpless, they watched their home  destroyed before their eyes.  Much interested, he agreed to have a try.

1.seem 后可接形容词 / 名词 / 不定式 / 分词或介词短语  2.seem to be, 当名词前没有修饰语时,to be 不 能省略.  3.There seems (to be) 好象有, 似乎有.  4.It seems that /as if  5. 有两种否定形式.  She doesn’t seem to be at home.  She seems not to be at home.

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