1. Unit 4 project Reporting on a historic religious site

2. The great wall

3. Egyptian pyramid

4. Stonehenge in England

5. Triumphal arch 法国凯旋门

6. There are a lot of religious sites around the world that are of historic importance. Do you know any more of them? Discuss with your partner, please. Now let's enjoy another religious site.

7. The White Horse Temple

8. Tips: What will we write about if we want to tell other people about a historic religious site? brief introduction included ___________________ ___________________________ ____________________ the story behind it the importance of it in history Where it is located When and why it was set up Who set it up

9. Fast reading Scan the passages and find the answers to the Knowledge questions （细节复述 型问题） which elicit factual answers and recognition of information, words, phrases or sentences in the passage as answers.

10. 1. Why is it called the White Horse Temple? 2. When did India and China make a plan to work together to build a new Indian- style pagoda west of the White Horse Temple? To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on from India. In April 2005.

11. Listen to the recording and follow then read it carefully and judge the following sentences “True” or “False”. These questions are Comprehension questions ( 理解型问题 ) which interpret some information in the passage. Careful reading

12. 1) Before AD 67, there’s no Buddhist temple in China. 2) In the year AD64, the Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty instructed a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India. 3). Qiyun pagoda was built before the Honglu Temple was renamed. 4). The White Horse Temple is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Luoyang. T F F T

13. Choose the best answer to the Analysis question ( 分析型问题 ) and Inference question （推断型问题） relating parts to the whole.

14. 1) Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage? A.the two Indian monks who originally traveled to China with Emperor Mingdi’s officials were buried in China. B.a dream of an emperor led to the building of the White Horse Temple. C.It’s said that if you stand about 20 meters away from the pagoda and clap your hands, you will hear someone answer you from the roof. D.The White Horse Temple had ever been destroyed at war.

15. 2) It may be inferred from this passage that __________ A. Monks were Buddhist and were working as educators without salary. B. The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty believe in the two Indian monks. C. The architecture of the White Horse Temple is various. D. The White Horse Temple is one of the first historic buildings that the government listed to receive special state protection.

16. Finish Synthesis questions （综合型问题） that summarize the main idea or comb elements into a new pattern by dividing the passage into several parts and give the main idea for each part. Encourage students to have different opinions. Sample:

17. Main idea Part 1(para 1) Part 2(paras 2~5) Part 3(para 6) Part 4(paras 7~9) Brief introduction of the White Horse Temple The story behind the temple The architecture of the White Horse Temple The importance of the temple

18. Language points 1. (L2) It was the first Buddhist temple in China, and to this day, remains one of the most important temples in all of China. Analyze the sentence: This is a simple sentence. The subject of it is “It” and the predicate is “was and remains”. Pay attention to the word ‘and’

19. Have a try The tall man carrying a golden carriage, _______ the girl and went away. A. seizing B. to seize C. seized D. had seized

20. 2) remain e.g. After the fire, very little remained of my house. ② vi 留待以后去看，去做，去说 e.g. Much work remained to be done. ③ vi 逗留，留下 e.g. I’ll remain to see the end of the game. ④ link v. 保持，仍是 e.g. The door remained closed. ① vi 剩下，遗留

21. A few flowers still ______ on the tree. A. kept B. remained C. left D. remaining （ 02 全国） Having a trio abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remained _______ whether they will enjoy it. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

22. 2. (L7) When the emperor woke up, he asked his officials to interpret his dream and tell him what it meant. 1) Analyze the sentence: This is a complex sentence. In the main clause, there is an object clause‘ what it meant’.

23. （ 05 安徽） Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer _____ it was 20 years ago, ______, it was so poorly equipped. A. what, when B. that, which C. what, which D. which, that 2) Try to use

24. 3. (L31) It was the White Horse Temple that first brought the meaning of ‘temple’ to the word ‘si’. 1) Analyze the sentence: 2)Try to use （ 05 天津） It was ____ you do rather than what you say ______ matters. A. that, what B. that, which C. what, that D. what, this

25. 4. (L41) It is called the Qiyun Pagoda and it is the first known Buddhist pagoda in China. 1) Analyze the sentence: 2) Try to use （ 06 全国） Mary, ____ here-everybody else, stay where you are. A. come B. comes C. to come D. coming

26. Homework _________ (finish), we went to bed very early. Autumn ________ (come), and leaves turn yellow. After ___________ (kill), he was thrown into the river. comes finished being killed

27. 1. Discuss in group of four what to write about if we want to tell other people about a historic religious site 1) What historic religious site would you choose to write about? 2) What information do you need to find out and how will you record it? 3) How are you going to find information out about the site? Step V writing

28. 6) Who will present which part of the report to the class? 5) Who will find the information and write part of the report? 4) How will you organize the information? Will you use headings in your report?

29. 2. (Look---discuss---say---write) Yuanmingyuan Discuss how to write a composition about it.

32. 颐和园内被毁前的文昌 阁（三层, 楼顶大钟指向 6 点 30 分。据推测这张 照片可能就是在此阁被 毁当天或前一 天拍摄的） 圆明园琉璃塔旧址 当时唯一一座 铜鎏金覆钟锦罐 式的琉璃塔，也是 圆明园最高的一座塔。 现已毁）

33. 圆明园规月桥 （现已毁）

34. 圆明园始建于 1709 年，历时 150 年陆续建成。清 王朝倾全国物力财力，集国内外名胜 40 景，建 成大型建筑物 145 处，内藏难以数计的艺术珍品 和文物。 令中华民族抱恨千古的是，这一世界园林艺术 的伟大杰作，于 1860 年和 1900 年分别遭英法联 军和八国联军野蛮的劫掠和焚烧，使一代明园 化为废墟。 现在，经整修后的遗址，已成为人们凭吊和游 览之地。 3. Discuss if it’s necessary to rebuild Yuan ming yuan.

35. 1. Read the article again. 2. Choose any of religious sites to write a report about it cooperating in groups. Homework: