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Unit1 Asia
Two cities in China
Reading 1
Teaching aims and learning objectives:
By the end of this lesson ,students will be able to
1. know more about Beijing and Guilin;
2. say something about Beijing or Guilin
in their own words;
3. use different reading skills to make the reading process more efficient
(
有效率的)
.
Where would you like to go in China if you are free?
What can you see there ?
What can you do there ?
Free talk
The Great wall one of the
wonders
奇迹
.
I would like to go to Beijing if I am free.
The Summer Palace
set in a natural
landscape
地形
Beijing duck
a kind of delicious Chinese food
Beijing opera
a kind of Chinese art
Beijing
Part One
Wei Ke
1.Who is the
guide
?
2. How many
attrations
景点
does the writer mention ?What are they ?
the Palace Museum
Tian’anmen Square
the Summer Palace
the Great Wall
Task 1
skimming
Four
1. the Palace Museum
1.Who used to live there?
the Forbidden City (
紫禁城
)
The
emperor
s
皇帝
of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
2.
What is the
Forbidden
city also called?
The Palace Museum.
Task 2
scanning
Read
para 2
Read
Para 3-5
Is
Tian’anmen
Square the biggest city square in the world
?
Yes ,it is
.
How long is the Great Wall ?
It is over 6000
kilometres
long .
in the north-west of
Place of interest
Location
________
the Palace Museum
Tian
’
anmen
Square
the Summer Palace
the Great Wall
_____ the Palace Museum
in the middle of
______
northern China
________________Beijing
Task 3 Read and fill in the table
next to
across
Beijing
Place of interest
What to see/do
The Forbidden City
Enjoy (1)___________and art treasures
.
Tian’anmen
Square
Watching the
raising(
升高
)
of the (2)___________
The Summer Palace
Enjoy the large (3)________set in a natural landscape.
The Great Wall
Experience its greatness.
wonderful buildings
national flag(
国旗
)
Chinese garden
Beijing is the capital of
China.The
Forbidden City is well worth a (1)___. It was turned into a (2)______ in 1925.You can see the lives of the ancient emperors
there.Tian’anmen
Square is the (3)_______city square in the world .Many tourists like to gather there early in the morning to watch the (4) ______of the national flag .The Summer Palace was once a nice place for the emperors to spend the(5) ______.The Great Wall is one of the (6)______of the world .It has (7)_______every few hundred
metres
.
Task 4
Write a report about Beijing
visit
museum
biggest
raising
summer
wonders
watchtowers
Guilin
Part Two
East or west, Guilin landscape is best.
What is Guilin famous for?
What is the
Reed Flute
Cave
praised as?
Guilin is famous for its fantastic landscape .
The cave is praised as “Art palace of Nature ”
Task 1
Scanning
Task 2
Read and complete
Place of interest
Location
The Reed Flute Cave
It is
___________________
Guilin.
The Lijiang River
It runs
________ the city of Guilin .
in the north-west of
through
Place of interest
What to see / do
The Reed Flute Cave
see the wonderful rocks
_____________________
The Lijiang River
__________
along the river
in unusual
shapes(
形状)
take a boat trip
( ) 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.
( ) 5. You can take a boat trip along the
Lijiang
River.
( ) 6. You need to buy a bicycle to ride around the
countryside.
F
F
F
T
T
southern
T
north-west
can hire
Task 3
Close reading
Reading and judging
Guilin is a nice city in ________China .It _____on the two sides of the
Lijiang
River .There are ______in different shapes around the city . You can’t miss Reed Flute Cave .It is an ________cave with many rocks
inside.People
like to hire a bicycle and ______ around the countryside.
Task 4
Write a report about Guilin
southern
lies
mountains
underground
ride
Task 5:
An interview
A reporter is interviewing you about
the
attractions in Beijing and Guilin.
Example:
A: Hi, what do you think of the attractions in Beijing and Guilin?
B: Good./Wonderful./ …
A: Which attraction do you like best between Beijing and Guilin? What can you see there?
B: I like…best. I can see….
A: And what can you do there?
B: ...
A: It sounds ... Have fun!
B: Thank you.
Task
6
To be a guide
Nanjing is our
hometown.There
are many famous attractions in Nanjing ,would you like to be a guide and introduce Nanjing to the tourists .
One or more students in each group to present.
Hi, ……
…is a good place to visit. /…is well worth a visit.
in the east of China
Nanjing Museum , Presidential Palace ,Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge , The Confucius Temple ….
Nanjing Boiled Salted Duck ,soup dumplings…..
I hope you can visit…/ Come and visit…
Location:
What to see:
What to do:
Introduction:
Conclusion:
We’re proud of being Chinese.
We should love our country and love our hometown.
Homework:
1.Write a short passage to introduce
your city or
some other famous places in China.
2.Find some information about other
cities in China.