Hongkou Experimental School Chris Wu ( 邬明敏 )

one of the seven wonders in the world China the Great Wall

the Statue of Liberty America

France the Eiffel Tower It officially opened to the public in [ ə'fi ʃ əli]

320metres 100metres The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Statue of Liberty by 220 metres. 220metres The Eiffel Tower is 220 metres taller than the Statue of Liberty.

St Paul’s Cathedral [kə'θi:drəl] Britain

Taj Mahal Made of : _____ marble India

the Leaning Tower of PisaLean [ li:n ]

fall over

the Leaning Tower of PisaLean Italy [ li:n ]

The Leaning Tower of Pisa K What do you already K now? L What have you L earnt? W What do you W ant to know?

60’’ a. Description of the tower P2 P3 P1 c. Brief introduction b. The reason of its lean

Material: ___________________ Function: ___________________ the bell tower of the Pisa Cathedral marble the most ________ in Italy the _________ in the world beautiful strangest

____ metres ____ floors ____ steps _____________________ architect :_________ year to start:____ year to complete: ________ bell chamber Bonanno Pisano Scanning (P2) 1173 about 1373 perhaps (L5)…began in August…took nearly 200 years to complete. [ kəm'pli:t ] [ 't ʃ eimbə ]

(L8) …,all the floors were finished …, work eventually began on the bell chamber at the top. [ i'ventj ʊ əli ] a. at first b. in the end

experiments [ 'græviti ] Galileo gravity

Scanning (P3) Why does the tower lean?

Leaning of the tower Time What happened In 1173 By 1178 On 7 January 1990 On 16 June 2001 the tower began to lean the tower was closed to the public the tower was officially reopened in danger 10 years’ work safe the building of the tower began

L14-18 What did the builders do with the lean? Why did the tower begin to lean? Did it work? ground beneath itsank

Reason : the tower _________ to lean Speed of leaning: ___ ______ every year How serious: 1) lean by __ _____ to the _____ now 2) collapse by _____ Years to rescue:___ L18-23 continued 1 millimetre 5 metres 2050 fall over [ kə'læps ] south 10

50cm Now: 1990: reduce the lean by 50cm 4.5m 5m L23-28

The number of visitors is restricted. 20 people at a time

function height location material year to start/complete Important facts (the lean/famous people) size … The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It’s the most beautiful tower in Italy. …(function, height, floors, steps…) It’s also the strangest tower in the world. …(lean to, closed, reopened…) Once, Galileo… Now you have 30 minutes to visit the tower. Enjoy your stay here!

the Square of Miracles （奇迹广场） World Heritage Site World Heritage Site （世界遗产） Baptistry （洗礼堂）

Assignments:  Read the passage fluently  Surf the Internet to find more information about the Leaning Tower of Pisa.  Collect information about a tourist attraction you’re interested in on the Internet and write a passage about it (at least 60 words)

We think the lean of the tower is a ________ problem. As soon as the third floor was built, the tower began to lean as the ground beneath it ______. Although the builders tried to make it straight, the tower continued to lean by about ______ _______ every year. In 1838, it leaned over by ___ _____. And after measuring the tower in 1911, people were afraid that it would collapse by ____. Now it is leaning over by __ _____ to the _____. So the tower should be closed to the public and we have to spend about ___ years to rescue it so that it then will be safe for the next ____ years. serious sank one millimetre 4.5 metres metres south collapse fall over Read P3 rescue

Location: ____________________ Function of building: ____________________ Year started: ____________________ Years to complete: ____________________ Floors: ____________________ Height: ____________________ Steps: ____________________ Reason of leaning: ____________________ Speed of leaning: ____________________ Year closed to public: ___________________ Year reopened: ___________________ Important facts about the tower: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ _ Italy bell tower of the Pisa Cathedral 1173 nearly metres 294 the ground beneath it was sinking about 1millimetre per year Galileo did experiments on the tower. The number of visitors is restricted.