Unit 7 The Cultural Relics Listening and speaking

Statue of Liberty Eiffel Tower

Leaning Tower of Pisa Colosseum

The Pyramids in Egypt Stonehenge The Great Wall

A: We are standing in front of the main building of this old palace A: We are standing in front of the main building of this old palace . The palace is called the Winter Palace . On the left , there is a statue of a horse . On the right , there is a large stone elephant . The main building is in the center . B: Why is this site so important ? A: This site is important because it tells us about how people lived in the past . B: What steps have you taken to protect the site ? A: Visitors aren’t allowed to go inside the house .Instead , they can walk around the building and looked the park behind it . There is a small museum , where visitors can look at pictures of the inside of the house . We are standing in front of the Sunshine Temple . This beautiful temple stands between a lake and a mountain . The temple is an important part of our history ; many important things happened here , and many poems have been written about the temple . Water from the lake is destroying the temple . We are trying to save the temple by building a wall between the lake and the temple . We will also move some of the things in the temple to the new museum that is being building between the mountain and the village . Mt. Lu Shan is one of the most beautiful places in China . The mountain is an important part of China’s history and important people have been here . People come here to look at beautiful mountains and waterfalls . Over here , between Red Sun Mountain and the lake, is the Blue Waterfall , one of the biggest in Lu Shan . Between the lake and the village is the Moon Tower , where people can go to look at the moon and the stars at night . They are too many cars here and the air is becoming polluted . We are trying to limit the number of cars on the mountain and try to use more buses .

It tells us how people lived in the past. Listening sites Why is it important What is being done to protect it Visitors aren’t allowed to go inside the house; They can look at pictures of the inside in a museum. It tells us how people lived in the past. The Winter Palace Many important things happened here; many poems have been written about the temple Build a wall between the lake and the temple; Move some of the things in the temple to a new museum. The Sunshine Temple It is an important part of China’s history ; many important people have been here. Limit the number of cars; Use more buses. Mt Lu shan

Useful expressions Making suggestions What/how about…? Let’s put in… Asking for suggestions Making suggestions What/how about…? What shall we put in ? Let’s put in… Can’t we put in …? Maybe we could put in… Why not…? Should we put in…? I’d like to choose… Why don’t you…?

Summary : Some important cultural relics in the world We are lucky to see them today Think of ways to protect the cultural relics Discuss how to select five objects that will represent Chinese culture

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