Unit 1 Reading 学科网

Guilin Beijing Where would you like to go?

The introduction of Beijing Beijing is the capital of the Peoples’ Republic of China, with an urban population of 7.34 million. It is not only the nation's political center, but also its cultural, scientific and educational center, and a key transportation hub. Beijing's temperate continental climate produces four clearly contrasted seasons. 学科网

Why do so many people dream of being to Beijing? Can you just imagine the reasons? video Ornament columns

Welcome to Beijing ! Forbidden City Summer Palace Tiananmen Square Great Wall The Reading Text may be divided into 4 parts, now please reread the text carefully, and then finish the clue tree : Back to China

Help David and Karl match the name of the name of the interests on the left with their information on the right: Some emperors of the Qing dynasty spent their summers there. We can go there to watch the raising of the national flag. It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived. It was used to protect the northern border of China in the past. The Forbidden City Tiananmen Square The Summer Palace The Great Wall Back

Forbidden City 1.Where is the Forbidden City? ____________________ 2.Who used to live there? ________________ 3. What is it used for now? _____________________ 4. What might be the most attracting things to us? _________________________________ Back to Beijing The Forbidden City is at the centre of Beijing. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is now used as a museum. Wonderful buildings and art treasures inside.

Tiananmen Square 1. What does the word Tiananmen means? ____________________ 2. Is it the biggest square in the world? _______________ 3. Which ceremony can we see there? _________________________________ Back to Beijing It means ‘a gate of heavenly peace’. Yes, it is. We may watch the raising of the national flag.

Summer Palace Summer Palace is located in the ___________ Beijing. It is a ____________ garden. The emperors used to spend _________ there. __ Back to Beijing north-west Chinese-style summer

Back to Beijing The Great Wall The Great Wall runs _______________________, and it was built with ______ and_______. The Great Wall was used to ________the country. It is one of the seven ________ of world. more than 6,000 kilometers stonesbricks protect wonders Language points

Go through the text quickly and then circle the correct answers: 1.Beijing is in ____ China. (A). north-west (B). south-east (C). northern 2. You will get lost easily, if you ______. (A). don’t have a map (B). don’t live in Beijing (C). don’t like Beijing 3. The Great Wall was build for _______. (A). people to fly their kites (B). emperors to spend the summer (C). Protecting the northern border of China

4.Tian’an men Square is close to _______. (A). Summer Palace (B). the Forbidden City (C). the Great wall 5. The emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties __________ in the Forbidden City. (A) used to live (B) are used to live (C) used living

Let’s go! Guilin Part Two

Task One Reading and answering 1 Where is Guilin? 2 What is the name of the famous cave? 3 How can you visit Lijiang River? It lies on the two sides of Lijiang River. The Reed Flute Cave. You can take a boat trip along Li River. 学科网

The mountains stand in _______ _________. different shapes Task Two Further reading Reading the 1st paragraph

The Reed Flute Cave is in the ___________of the city. The rocks there are in _______________. north-west unusual shapes Reading the 2nd paragraph

It is great fun to ________ around Guilin. You can _______ a bike. You can also take a ______ trip along Li River. cycle hire boat Reading the 3rd paragraph

( ) 1 Beijing is in southern China. ( ) 2 Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City. ( ) 3 The Great Wall was built around the Forbidden City. ( ) 4 The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin. ( ) 5 You can find nice rocks in the cave. ( ) 6 We can take a boat trip along Li River. F F T T F northern T across northern China. north-west Guilin. Task Four Reading and judging

Read the second part carefully and try to fill in the blanks.

Guilin in the south of China, it l______ on the two sides of Li River. All around the city, mountains stand in d_______ shapes. In the north-west of the city is the Reed Flute Cave. In this u____________ cave, there are a lot of w_______ rocks in strange shapes. It is great fun to c_______ around the city. You can take a b____ trip along Li River. ies ifferent nderground onderful ycle oat

Language Points: 1.Unless you have a map, you will get lost easily. (line2) unless=‘if not’ Don’t leave the building unless you are told to do so. You won’t catch the early bus unless you get up earlier. exercise: ① 除非有人叫你这么做, 否则不要离开大楼. ② 如果你不早点起床的话, 你就赶不上早班车 e.g. ① I will not go there unless I hear from him. ② I shall go there unless it rains.

get lost: It means ‘be lost’ 迷路的 get +pp./adj. e.g. get married/ broken get hungry/ angry/ happy/ sad Related phrase: 起飞 收获 下车 相处 get in get down get along with get off

3. The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties used to live here. (line10) used to do sth. : did something repeatedly in the past e.g. His father used to smoke after supper. The boy used to be late for school. Related phrase: be/get used to doing sth. : e.g. I am used to getting up early.

4. It is the biggest square in the world and is always filled with tourists. (line17) be filled with: It has a similar meaning to ‘be full of’. More exercise That basket is filled with flowers. 那个篮子里装满了花. e.g. The jar is filled with water. 这个缸里装满了水.

More exercise 5.Every day many tourists gather here early in the morning so that they can watch the raising of the national flag. (line18) so that: 等同于 ‘in order that’, 用来引导目的状语从句. exercise: 1. 为了能和父亲去游泳, 我迅速做完了家庭作业. 2. 为了能得到一些锻炼, 我每天骑车上学. I finished my homework quickly so that I could go swimming with my dad. I go to school by bike every day so that I could get some exercise.

Consolidations: 1.Retell the text: 2.Do you know any other famous places? Would you like to describe them?

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