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9A Unit 1 Two cities in China

AsiaAsia

• Have you ever

visited a big

city before?• How well do

you know

about the

city?• Would you

like to visit it

again one

day?

Free Talk

China is beautiful!

Chinese Kung fu

Chinese paper cut

dragon dance

Chinese Opera

the gate of the heavenly peace

Tian’anmen Square

Li River

Chinese Knot

the Terracotta Warriors

the Bund

chopsticks

the ancient city of Beijing

Some exchange students are coming to China. They want to visit Beijing and Guilin. They want to know as much information as they can get before their visit. Can you and your partner help them?

Some exchange students are coming to China. They want to visit Beijing and Guilin. They want to know as much information as they can get before their visit. Can you and your partner help them?

Skimming

1.What places of interest in Beijing does Wei Ke introduce to us?

2.What places of interest in Guilin does Mei Fang introduce to ue?

1. emperor ____ a pay some money to use something for a short time2. attraction ____ b the ruler of a country or several countries3. wonder ____ c a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground 4. lie ____ d something that fills you with surprise5. cave ____ e an interesting place to go6. hire ____ f be in a place a

c

f

d

e

b

the Great Wall

the Summer Palace

Pre-reading Task one: Let’s visit places of interest , Let’ see what they are

pagoda

man-made lake

a natural landscape

the Tian’anmen Square

the Forbidden City

the Summer Palace

the Great Wall

the Olympic Centre

In the middle of the ancient city of Beijing is the Palace Museum, also called the Forbidden City.

The Palace Museum, also called the Forbiden City, is in the middle of the ancient city.

the Forbidden City

emperor

dynasty

21

Tian’anmen SquareTian’anmen Square

the raising of the national flag

Which place of interest do you like best?Which place of interest do you like best?

Task two:

Read the text for details:Read the first part “Welcome to Beijing” and try to match thename with the correct information.

Read the text for details:Read the first part “Welcome to Beijing” and try to match thename with the correct information.

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

( ) 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 Tourists can watch the a chinese-style garden at tian’anmen square

( ) 5In the north-east of Beijing is the Summer Palace

F

F

F

F

northernT

across northern China.

raising of the national flag

Task Two : Reading and judgingTask Two : Reading and judging

north-west

Task two: Guess:

We can go there to watch the raising of the national flag.

Tian’ an menSquareSquare

It was the place where the emperors of

the Ming and Qing dynasties lived.

The Forbidden

City

In the past, some emperorsspent the

summer there.

The Summer Palace

It was used to protect thenorthern border

of China in the past. The Great Wall

Forbidden City:

The First Place

Task three:Task three:

Read and answer

The Forbidden City

1.Where is the Forbidden City?

____________________

2.Who used to live there?

________________

3. What is it used for now?

_____________________

4. What can people enjoy there?

_________________________________

The Forbidden City is at the centre of Beijing.

The Forbidden City is at the centre of Beijing.

The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

It is now used as a museum.It is now used as a museum.

Wonderful buildings and art treasures inside.Wonderful buildings and art treasures inside.

Tian’anmen Square

Tian’anmen Square 1. Is it the biggest square in the world?

_______________

2. Which ceremony( 仪式) can we see there?

___________________

Yes, it is.Yes, it is.

We may watch the raising of the national flag.

We may watch the raising of the national flag.

the Summer Palace

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace is located in

the ___________ of Beijing. It is

a ____________ garden.

The emperors used to spend

_________ there.

north-westnorth-west

Chinese-styleChinese-style

summersummer

The Fourth

Place

the Great wall

The Great Wall

The Great Wall runs

_______________________

across _________ China. There are __________ every few hundred metres. The Great Wall has a history of over __________ years.

It is one of some ________of the world.

more than 6,000 kilometers

more than 6,000 kilometers

northernnorthern watchtowerswatchtowers

2000 2000

wonderswonders

Post-reading

• Beijing is the capital of China. There are many p______ of interest in Beijing. such as the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square and the Summer Palace. The e______ of the Ming and Qing d_______ used to live in the Fordidden City and many things will a_______ you if you visit there. Every morning many people g______ on the Tian’anmen Square to watch the r______ of the n______ flag. The Summer Palace lies in the n________ of Beijing. It’s set in a n_________ landscape. As one of the w_________, the Great Wall is another famous a___________, which r_____ for over 6000 kilometers.

mperors ynasties

ttractather

aising ationalorth-west

atural

Task one: Fill in the blanks with the right wordsTask one: Fill in the blanks with the right words

laces

ondersttraction

uns

Kevin is asking Daniel about Beijing. Complete theirconversation with the words in the box.

Kevin is asking Daniel about Beijing. Complete theirconversation with the words in the box.

Kevin: Have you ever visited the Palace Museum, Daniel?Daniel: Yes, of course. It was a ①______ for two ②_________. Twenty-four Chinese emperors once lived there.Kevin: Can we go inside the Palace Museum?Daniel: Certainly. It’s now open to the public as a ③_________.

palacedynasties

museum

dynasties gather museum palaceraising summer wonders

Kevin: The Summer Palace was also a palace for the emperors in the past, wasn’t it?Daniel: Yes. It was a nice place for the emperors to spend the _________.④Kevin: Have you ever seen the _______ of ⑤ the national flag?Daniel: Yes, I have. A lot of tourists like to ⑥ ________ in Tian’anmen Square early in the morning to watch it.

raising

gather

dynasties gather museum palaceraising summer wonders

summer

Kevin: What about the Great Wall? Have you

ever been there?

Daniel: Sure. As an old saying goes, “He who

has never been to the Great Wall is

not a true man.” It’s one of the

⑦ _________ of the world.wonders

dynasties gather museum palaceraising summer wonders

The Reed Flute Cave ( 芦笛岩 )The Reed Flute Cave ( 芦笛岩 )

Art Palace of NatureArt Palace of Nature

1. Where is Guilin?

2. What can we enjoy in Guilin?

It’s in southern China.It’s in southern China.

We can enjoy the Reed Flute Cave and the beauty of the Lijiang River.We can enjoy the Reed Flute Cave and the beauty of the Lijiang River.

1. Where does Guilin lie?

2. Why do many tourists come to visit Guilin?

It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.

Because of its fantastic landscape.Because of its fantastic landscape.

3. Are the mountains around Guilin the same?

4. Where is the Reed Flute Cave?

In the north-west of the city.In the north-west of the city.

No. The mountains stand in different shapes.No. The mountains stand in different shapes.

5. What is amazing in this underground cave?

6. What is the cave praised as?

There are so many rocks in unusual shapes-- some hang down, and others point upwards.

There are so many rocks in unusual shapes-- some hang down, and others point upwards.

It is praised as the “Art Palace of Nature”.

It is praised as the “Art Palace of Nature”.

7. How can we enjoy the beauty of the

Lijiang River?

8. If I want to travel around the

countryside, how should I do?

Take a boat trip.Take a boat trip.

Hire a bike and ride around the countryside.

Hire a bike and ride around the countryside.

The next day, Kevin is telling his

friend Chris about Guilin. However,

some of the details are wrong. Write

a T if a sentence is true or an F if it

is false.

1. Guilin is in eastern China. _____

2. Guilin is famous for its beautiful

landscape. _____

3. The Reed Flute Cave is in the south-east

of Guilin. _____

4. You can find amazing rocks inside the

Reed Flute Cave. _____

F

T

F

T

5. You can take a boat trip along the Lijiang River. _____

6. You need to buy a bicycle to ride around the countryside. _____

T

F

方法 i

• 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. You can also enjoy yourselves by h________ a bicycle and r_______ around the countryside.

ies

ifferent

ndergroundonderful

ycleoat

iring iding

Fill in the blanks according to the passage

DiscussionDiscussion

Kevin wants to make notes of the

two cities. Help him complete his

notes.

Beijing

The Palace Museum: in the _________ of the

ancient city, wonderful

buildings and

______________.

Tian’anmen Square: the _________ city

square in the world, the

raising of the

________________.

middle

art treasuresbiggest

national flag

The Summer Palace: in the ___________ of Beijing, a large Chinese _______ set in a natural landscape.The Great Wall: over ___________ across northern China, was first built more than _______ years ago.

north-west

garden

6,000 km

2,000

Guilin

Location: on the two sides of the _____________ What to see: _________ stand in different shapes; the Reed Flute Cave, an _____________ cave with ___________ in unusual shapes.What to do: take a ___________ along the Lijiang River; hire a bicycle and ride around the __________.

Lijiang River

mountains

undergroundmany rocks

boat trip

countryside

DebateSuppose you will have a chance to travel around with your classmates, but you haven’t decided which city to go to, so now please debate with your classmates.

1.Discuss in groups of four.2.Make a choice between Beijing and Guilin.3.You may begin with this:

StudentA: Which city do you like better?StudentB: I like ….better because ……( show at least 2 reasons)Student C: You said you like ….better, while I think I like……better because…. (show at least 2 reasons)

Suppose you are the guide and your deskmate is an exchange student. Please make up a conversation to help make a plan for the student's one-day visit in Beijing.

Introduce China

60

»Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.

»Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.

Homework:

1.Write a short passage to introduce some other famous places in China.

2.Find some information about other cities in China.

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