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Pre-reading question: Some cities, like Paris and Beijing, are called great cities of the world. In your opinion, what makes a city great? 1. a long history 2. a capital city 3. a large population 4. a city where some important events once took place 5. a city which produced many great people……
A city of heroes
A City of Heroes What do you think we can learn from this text just according to the title without referring to the text itself? Fast reading: Peter the Great ___________________built the city. _________________destroyed the city. _________________rebuilt the city. The Germans The people of St Petersburg
History of St Petersburg Detailed reading: P.1 History of St Petersburg Why did Peter the Great choose to build the city here? 1.near the sea position 2.the Neva River flows through the city
P.2 Topic sentence In 1941, the Germans tried to… What did they do in the city? They burned… As a result, fires…buildings… paintings and statues… in ruins
Was it easy for the people to rebuild the city? Did they give up?And how did they rebuild their city? P3 The Russian artists used old paintings and photographs to rebuild St. Petersburg. Thanks to their joint efforts, they have made something impossible possible. They never gave in to any difficulty.They have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old beauty.
P4 Conclusion: The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of the city. Because….
The city is built on the_____of the Neva River which_______through its center. During the Second World War, the city was_______ _______for 900 days, but the people there didn’t ____ ___. The Germans__________the buildings and everywhere you could see paintings and statues in_______and the whole city was_____ ______. After the war, Russian people began to _______the city. banks flows under attack give in destroyed pieces in ruins rebuild
They wanted to______the city_____to life They wanted to______the city_____to life. Now, many_______pieces have been_________,old paintings have been_________,and the city has been________. Therefore the people there are heroes for they have proved that dreams can ______ ______. bring back missing replaced recreated restored come true
Discussion In your opinion, is St Petersburg a great city? Why?
Because it was built by a great Russian Czar and has been the center of many important historic events. (2)More importantly, it survived the German attack in 1941. (3)Its people did everything they could to make it as beautiful as it once was.
Homework: Discuss with your classmates: What can we learn from the people there? Write a short passage about the city St Petersburg. Don’t forget to e-mail your homework to me: Huanggm@mail.hlgzx.com Thank you !!!
Peter the Great the most famous rulers in history. Under Peter’s rule, Peter the Great was one of the most famous rulers in history. Under Peter’s rule, Russia became one of the strongest European country. Peter opened Russia to the West. He invited the best European engineers, businessmen
Peter the Great is the hero of the city. to come to Russia. Hundreds of Russians were sent to Europe to get the best education. In1703, he built a new capital in St Petersburg because this city was near the sea and the Russians could go to the other European countries by ship. Then St Petersburg became Russia’s windows to the west. Peter the Great is the hero of the city.
Cultural relics palaces churches castles “the city of museums” St Petersburg It’s the second most important city in Russia. It is made up of more than 40 islands and is called “the Venice of the north” Cultural relics palaces churches castles “the city of museums”
The history of St Petersburg is rich. Important events 1917--February Revolution October Revolution 1941—900-day attack “the city of heroes” The history of St Petersburg is rich.