1. Beijing 北京

2. Part 1: How much do you know about Beijing? Find out how much you know about Beijing with this True or False activity (refer to document 2 True or False about Beijing ).

3. Part 2 Basics about Beijing Now you will learn some basic facts about Beijing...

4. Basics about Beijing (1) Beijing and China Capital city: Beijing Famous Landmark: the Great Wall Famous Rivers: Yellow River and Yangtze River

5. Remember to try and sleep on the plane! Basics about Beijing (2) It takes 10 hours to fly from London to Beijing if you take a direct flight...longer if you change planes Beijing London

6. Basics about Beijing (3) 17,000 sq km Travelling from one place to another within Beijing could take longer than you expected as there is often lots of traffic!

7. Make sure you drink plenty water so you do not get dehydrated Basics about Beijing (4) The temperature in summer can reach over 35 degrees

8. Be prepared for places packed with people (locals and tourists )! Basics about Beijing (5) Beijing attracts millions of visitors every year from home and abroad

9. Take extra caution when crossing the road Basics about Beijing (6) Beijing’s roads seem forever busy with cars, taxis, bicycles and pedestrians

10. Basics about Beijing (7) Beijing is an international city A large number of people from all over the world work and study there Talk to them if you have an opportunity and they will tell you what they love about Beijing

11. Basics about Beijing (8) Beijing is a modern yet historical city with amazing places to visit and friendly people to meet with There is a lot for you to take in so make the most of your time there!

12. “Beijing Bound” from Beijing Review By John Butcher ‘Beijing is a nice place to live. It's safe and there is little anti-social behavior. People are generally friendly too. Security guards smile, shop assistants and taxi drivers put up with the almost universal lack of Chinese spoken by foreigners in the city, and the streets feel secure day and night……’

13. Part 3 Famous places in Beijing Odd One Out activity On each of the next 5 slides there are pictures of 4 famous places, but one is not in Beijing. Can you find the odd one out and find out what the three places in Beijing are? (please refer to word document 3 Answers to Odd one out for answers)

14. Odd one out: which one is not in Beijing? (1) 1 2 3 4

15. Odd one out: which one is not in Beijing? (2) 1 2 3 4

16. Odd one out: which one is not in Beijing? (3) 12 34

17. Odd one out: which one is not in Beijing? (4) 12 3 4

18. Odd one out: which one is not in Beijing? (5) 1 2 3 4

19. Part 4 More about the famous places Having some prior knowledge about the places of interest will make your visit more meaningful In the next activity, you will learn three facts about each of the most visited sites in Beijing

20. Match the 3 facts to each of the famous places in Beijing (please refer to word documents 4 Match statement to famous place) A. the Great Wall B. Summer PalaceC. Forbidden City D. Tian’anmen Square E. Bird Nest Stadium F. Temple of Heaven

21. Part 5 Living environment In Beijing you will see lots of high rise apartments/flats and you will have opportunity to walk around the Hutong area to see the more traditional Siheyuan houses

22. High rise apartments vs. Siheyuan Houses (Please refer to word document 6 “Flat vs Siheyuan”)

23. Part 6 Plenary activity Have a quick review of what you have learned about Beijing and with this background knowledge in mind, hope your trip to Beijing will be a fascinating one!

24. Extension activity Beijing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bzDjYzca4o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUOty4bH0q Q