Reading1：TwocitiesinChina

1、Unit 1 Reading Two cities in China,By Sheng Xusheng from Suangdian Middle School,East or west, Guilin landscape is best.,Idiom,Free talk,Do you like travelling? What place do you want to visit in China?,Would you like to visit Beijing first?,Pre-reading,Task One: Lets visit places of interest, and s

2、ee what they are.,Birds Nest The National Stadium,Water Cube,the Palace Museum,Tiananmen Square,Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.,1. emperor a. pay some money to use something for a short time 2. attraction b. the ruler of a country or several countries 3. wonder c. somethi

3、ng that fills you with surprise 4. lie d. an interesting place to go 5. hire e. be in a place,While-reading:,Our text also introduces some attractions in Beijing. What are they?,Task one: listening,1. What attractions in Beijing are mentioned in the text ?,2. Match the name of the sights on the left

4、 with their information on the right:,The Forbidden City Tiananmen Square The Summer Palace The Great Wall,Some emperors used to spend 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 runs for

5、 over 6000 kilometres and is one of the wonders.,Task Two:,1. Read the second and third paragraphs, then answer the questions. 1) Where is the Palace Museum? 2) Who used to live there? 3) What is it famous for? 4) Is Tiananmen Square the biggest city square in China? 5) What can people do there?,Tas

6、k Two:,2. Read the fourth and fifth paragraphs, then judge whether the following sentences are true? 1) The Summer Palace is in the north-east of Beijing. 2) The emperors used to spend the winter in it. 3) The Great Wall runs for over 6000 kilometres across northern China. 4) The wall was first buil

7、t less than 2000 years ago.,Task Three: Discuss with your partner,If Jack, your friend from Australia, comes to Beijing tomorrow, what places of interest will you show him around?,Read All about Guilin,Task One To know how many attractions it tells us. Task Two According to the article, please make

8、some questions and ask each other.,( ) 1. What do the American people enjoy? A. They enjoy working hard and making money. B. They enjoy driving cars. C. They enjoy going out to see the beautiful scenery of nature. D. They enjoy having parties. ( ) 2. Which of the following is RIGHT? A. People build

9、National parks. B. People cant build cities in the area of the national parks. C. We can enjoy national parks but our grandchildren can t. D. After a long time there wont be national parks any more.,( ) 3. Where is Yellowstone Park? A. In the state of Wyoming. B. In the state of Arizona. C. In the Rocky Mountains. D. Both A and C. ( ) 4. The most famous animal in Yellowstone Park is_. A buffalo B. large Canadian goose C. bear D. elk ( ) 5. Niagara Falls has_. A. the largest waterfalls in Canada