I’ve been studying history in China. Unit 6 Reading

Ⅰ.Grasp the new words and key sentences (A)capital, emperor, thousand, foreigner, quite, certain (B)1.Since I came to China, I have been learning a lot about my family history. 2.Although I live quite far from Beijing, I am certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in Ⅱ.Enable to read about Leo’s interest in history. Ⅲ.Learn how to do scanning.

emperor Qin Dynasty emperor Tang Dynasty

How many Chinese dynasties can you think of?

What do you think of Chinese history? It has a long history. There are so many dynasties in it. And each dynasty has its own famous characters.( 人物 / 名人）

How many famous characters from Chinese history can you think of?

America EnglandGermany Sweden England Jew Russia They are foreigners

Reading: I’ve been studying history in China.

Answer the following questions: Read Paragraph 1 : 1. Where is the writer from? 2. How long has the writer been teaching in China? Where does he teach? 3. What does the writer think of Harbin?

My name is Leo. I’m from Australia, And I’ve been teaching in China for two years. I teach in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. This is really an interesting city with a very colorful history. There is some European influence in the city, and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian style. Complete the sentences below. 1. Leo has been teaching in China for___________. 2. Some of the old buildings in Harbin are _________________. two years in Russian style

Since I came to China, I’ve been _______ a lot about my family history. Although I’m Australian, my family is________. So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to _______Harbin many years ago. My parents were so _________ when I told them about this in China. In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a _________ years ago, and were welcomed by the __________. Fill in the blanks learning Jewish live in surprised thousand Song Emperor

When I lived in Australia, I studied history at school, but we usually studied Australian or western history. However, when I heard that I was going to work in China, I started studying Chinese history. I’ve been studying for over two years now. My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand, but I don’t really agree. I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any culture. For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China.

1.When I live in Australia, I studied English at school. 2.But we usually studied Australian or eastern history. 3.When I heard that I was going to study in China, I stared learning Chinese history. 4.I have been studying Chinese history for over three years. 5.My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very easy to understand. 6.I really don’t agree with my friends. 7.I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any languages. 8.For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I hate living in China.

the + 比较级 …, the + 比较级 … 越 … 越 … 你学习越认真，你的成绩就会越 好． The harder you study, the better your grades will be.

Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008! quite adv. 相当；十分 certain adj. 确实的；无疑的 be certain 确信 … ， 肯定 …=be sure the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 quite far from 距离 … 相当远

※ 课堂练习 1.Where does the writer come from ? A. He comes from America. B. He comes from Australia. C. He comes from Kaifeng, China. D. He comes from Russia.

2.When did the first Jews come to China ? ※ 课堂练习 A. They came here one thousand years ago. B. They came here a hundred years ago. C. They came here ten hundred years ago. D. They came here 10,000 years ago.

4. Which is the true statement ? ※ 课堂练习 A. Beijing is in the north of Harbin. B. The capital of Australia is Sydney. C. Harbin is quite far from Russia. D. Olympic game will be held in Beijing.

Leo 1.live in Australia two years ago 2.study Australian or western history… 3. … hear he was going to work… start studying Chinese … 4. Now…been teaching in…the capital of… 5. Since he came to China, he has …about…history. 6. his family…he has known that the first… more than… 7. Although he lives…,he hopes to … Write a story about Leo according to the hints.

Group work A: I’m going to work in Australia. B:If you do that, you’ll miss your family. C:If she works far away, she will miss her family.

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