Reading Two cities in China

Welcome to Beijing! The Forbidden City

The Tian’anmen Square

The Summer Palace

Match the words with the pictures: emperor furniture raising flag pagoda painting cycle ruler sunrise

north east south west Shandong lies in the east of China. northeast northwest southwest southeast Japan lies to the east of China. Hebei lies on the east of Shanxi. border

4. Is Tian’anmen Square the biggest square in the world? 3. When was the Forbidden City changed to a museum? 1.Where is Beijing? It is in the northern China. It’s at the centre of Beijing. In Yes, it is. Fast-reading to answer these questions: 2. Where is the Forbidden City?

a.get the use of something for a short time by paying some money b.rulers of a group of countries or states c.unusual things that fill people with surprise d.a line dividing 2 countries e.is made up of Match the words with the meaning: emperors consists of border wonders hire

Fill in about Beijing: If you have visited Beijing, you will find it very nice. The Forbidden City used to be a _____ for two ________. Twenty-four _________ had lived there. Now the Forbidden City is open to the public as a ________. We can see the beautiful _____ of the buildings and learn more about the life of the Chinese emperors in the past. palace dynasties emperors museum design

Every morning at sunrise, many ______ gather at the Tian’anmen Square to watch the ______ of the national flag. In the _________ of Beijing is the Summer Palace which is a famous _____________ garden built in a natural landscape. tourists North-west rising Chinese-style

All about Guilin

Guilin is in the _____ of China. It lies ____ the 2 sides of Li River. ____ the north-west of the city is the Read Flute Cave. You can’t imagine how amazing they are _______ you see them with your own eyes. south on In unless Read the text and fill in the blanks:

True or False: 1. Beijing is in southern China. 2. Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City. 3. The Great Wall is built around the Forbidden City. 4. The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin. F T F F

5. You can find beautiful rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave. 6. We can take a boat trip along Li River. 7. The Forbidden City is 70 years old. F T F

1. Beijing is in _____China. a.north-west b. south-east c. northern 2. Tourists can watch ____ at Tian’anmen Square. a. the raising of the national flag b. the clothes and furniture of the Chinese emperors c. a Chinese-style garden c a Answer questions about China

C 3. The Great Wall was built for _____. a.people to fly their kites b. emperors to spend the summer c. protecting the northern border of China

4. Many Chinese paintings are about ____ in Guilin. a. the people b. the weather c. the mountains 5. The Reed Flute Cave is full of ___. a. strange noise b. wonderful rocks in strange shapes c. clear rivers C b

Notes: 1. Welcome to Beijing! Welcome (sb.) to sp. V. Welcome to our school. Welcome home. welcome n. give visitors a warm welcome receive a cold welcome 别人说 thank you 或 thanks 时， 用 you are welcome 来回答 。

2. Qing dynasties used to live here. used to + do ： “ 过去常常 ” 表示过去习惯 性的动作或状态, 但如今已不存在。 Mother used not to be so forgetful. There used to be a tall building here. 由 used 构成的短语很多，常见的有： be/get used to + doing ： “ 习惯于 ” ， to 是 介词 He has got used to new environments.

be used to do sth. “ 被用做 …… ” The quilt is used to keep warm. be used for + 名词 / 动名词 “ 被用于 …….” The quilt is used for keeping warm. be used as+ 名词 / 动名词 " 被当作 …… 来使 用 ” Sticks are used as weapons in the war.

3. In the past, the emperors used to spend the summer here. in the past, “ 在过去 ”, 用于一般过去时 In the past, there were no books for children in the countryside. In the past + 段时间， “ 在过去的 ……” 一般用完成时 In the past 3 years, I have been a teacher.

① spend time /money on sth. “ 在 … 上花费 时间 ( 金钱 ) I spent two hours on this Maths problem. ② spend time /money (in) doing sth. “ 花费 时间（金钱）做某事 ” They spent two years (in) building this bridge.

4. It is a long way which runs more than 5000 kilometres across northern China. across (prep.) 意为 “ 通过、穿过 ” ，常用来表 示穿过一个大体为平面的东西或地方。 She swam across the river. through (prep.) 也意为 “ 穿过、通过 ” ；表示 穿过一个呈立体形的东西或地方。 The river flows through the city from west to east. The sun shines through the windows.

5. It lies on the two sides of Li River. lie in /on/ to 三者都表示 “ 位于 …… 方向 / 位置 ” ， lie in 强调 “ 在 …… 范围以内 ” ； lie to 表示 “ 在某范围之外 ” ，不接壤； lie on 强调二者交界，还用来表示 “ 在 …… 河畔 ”, India lies on the southwest of China.

Shanghai lies in the east of China and Japan lies to the east of China. Nanjing lies on the Changjaing River. London lies on the River Thames. Taiwan is in the east of China. 。

Discuss in groups: Talk about the place of interest you visited before. 1) where to go 2) when to go 3) how to go 4) why to go 5) what to see 6) how to feel

A: Where did you go for the last summer holiday? B: I went to _________. A: How did you go there? B: I went there _______. A: What did you visit there? B: I visited _____________. A: How did you like the trip to Hangzhou? B: I had a good time./ enjoyed myself. Hangzhou by bus the West Lake

Homework: 1. Retell and recite the text. 2. Finish the exercises in the workbook.