1. Welcome to our school!
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2. Pre-reading question: Some cities, like Paris and Beijing, are called
great cities of the world. In your opinion, what
makes a city great?
1. a long history
2. a capital city
3. a large population
4. a city where some important events once took place
5. a city which produced many great people……

3. A city of heroes

4. A City of Heroes
What do you think we can learn from this text just according to the title without referring to the text itself?
Fast reading:
Peter the Great
___________________built the city.
_________________destroyed the city.
_________________rebuilt the city.
The Germans
The people of St Petersburg

5. History of St Petersburg
Detailed reading:
P.1
History of St Petersburg
Why did Peter the Great choose to build the city here?
1.near the sea
position
2.the Neva River flows through the city

6. P.2 Topic sentence
In 1941, the Germans tried to…
What did they do in the city?
They burned…
As a result, fires…buildings…
paintings and statues…
in ruins

7. Was it easy for the people to rebuild the city?
Did they give up?And how did they rebuild
their city? P3
The Russian artists used old paintings and photographs to rebuild St. Petersburg.
Thanks to their joint efforts, they have made something impossible possible. They never gave in to any difficulty.They have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old beauty.

8. P4
Conclusion:
The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of the city.
Because….

9. The city is built on the_____of the Neva River which_______through its center. During the Second World War, the city was_______ _______for 900 days, but the people there didn’t ____ ___. The Germans__________the buildings and everywhere you could see paintings and statues in_______and the whole city was_____ ______. After the war, Russian people began to _______the city.
banks
flows
under
attack
give in
destroyed
pieces in
ruins
rebuild

10. They wanted to______the city_____to life
They wanted to______the city_____to life. Now, many_______pieces have been_________,old paintings have been_________,and the city has been________. Therefore the people there are heroes for they have proved that dreams can ______ ______.
bring
back
missing
replaced
recreated
restored
come
true

11. Discussion
In your opinion, is St Petersburg a great city? Why?

12. Because it was built by a great Russian Czar
and has been the center of many important
historic events.
(2)More importantly, it survived the German
attack in 1941.
(3)Its people did everything they could to
make it as beautiful as it once was.

13. Homework:
Discuss with your classmates: What can we learn from the people there?
Write a short passage about the city St Petersburg.
Don’t forget to your homework to me:
Thank you !!!

14. Peter the Great the most famous rulers in history. Under Peter’s rule,
Peter the Great was one of
the most famous rulers in
history. Under Peter’s rule,
Russia became one of the strongest
European country. Peter opened Russia
to the West. He invited the best
European engineers, businessmen

15. Peter the Great is the hero of the city.
to come to Russia. Hundreds of Russians were sent to Europe to get the best education. In1703, he built a new capital in St Petersburg because this city was near the sea and the Russians could go to the other European countries by ship. Then St Petersburg became Russia’s windows to the west.
Peter the Great is the hero of the city.

16. Cultural relics palaces churches castles “the city of museums”
St Petersburg
It’s the second most
important city in Russia. It is
made up of more than 40 islands
and is called “the Venice of the north”
Cultural relics
palaces
churches
castles
“the city of museums”

17. The history of St Petersburg is rich. Important events
1917--February Revolution
October Revolution
1941—900-day attack
“the city of heroes”
The history of
St Petersburg is rich.