1. Unit 2: Integrated skills

3. I was born in a city near Yangzhou. These pictures are from the slender west lake ( 瘦西湖） there. It is a beautiful park. I like it very much.When I was young, I always went there, played games and enjoyed the fresh air in the park.

5. Huangji Palace The Palace Meseum Taihe Palace Baohe Palace Zhonghe Palace

6. Fill in the blanks: These beautiful palaces were __________ (build) in 1420. The kings __________(live) and __________(work) there before. It __________(become) the Palace Museum in 1925. Now it is one of the largest __________(museum) in the world. Will and Simon ___________________(visit) there. So they ______________ (read) the poster now. built lived worked became museums are going to visit are reading

7. Help Simon and Will read the poster, then complete the table.

8. golden throne works of art pottery Chinese paintings 10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. works of art 11.00 a.m. 1.40 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m. clocks and watches

9. ____ 10.00 a.m. _____ 10.30 a.m. ____ Baohe _____ 1.00 p.m. ___ Huangji ___ watches Listen to the guide again. Help Simon underline the mistakes and write the correct answers in the blanks.

10. Making plans to go out

11. Simon: Would you like to go to the Palace Museum tomorrow? Will: Yes, sure. What can we see there? Simon: We can see fine works of art there. Will: That sounds great. What times shall we leave in the morning? Simon: We shall be there at 9 a.m. to enjoy a full day there. Will: Yes, that’s fine. I’ll meet you at school at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Making plans to go out

12. Task: You and your partner are making plans to visit a place. Work in pairs. Use Simon and Will’s conversation as a model.