9A Unit 1 Two cities in China

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Free Talk 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?

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 Bund the Terracotta Warriors

chopsticks

the ancient city of Beijing

Some exchange students are coming to China 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?

b e d f c a 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 a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground 4. lie ____ d something that fills you with surprise 5. cave ____ e an interesting place to go 6. hire ____ f be in a place b e d f c a

Pre-reading the Summer Palace Task one: Let’s visit places of interest , Let’ see what they are the Great Wall the Summer Palace

pagoda a natural landscape man-made lake

the Great Wall the Olympic Centre the Summer Palace the Forbidden City the Tian’anmen Square 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

Tian’anmen Square 21

the raising of the national flag

Task two: Which place of interest do you like best?

Read the text for details: Read the first part “Welcome to Beijing” and try to match the name 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

raising of the national flag Task Two : Reading and judging F ( ) 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 northern T F across northern China. F raising of the national flag T: Boys and girls! Today we visit Bejing and Guilin together.(今天我们一 起参观了北京和桂林) Do you like our trip? （喜欢我们的旅行吗？） Do you remember something about the two cities? （还记得一些关 于这两个地方的知识吗？）Look at the sentences and tell me if they are T or F. （告诉我这些句子是否是正确的） 1. Beijing is in southern China. It’s false. Beijing is in northern China. 2. Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City. It is true. 3. The Great Wall was built around the Forbidden City. It is false. The Great Wall was built across northern China. 4. The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin. It is false. The Reed Flute Cave is in north-west Guilin. 5. You can find nice rocks in the cave. It is true. 6. We can take a boat trip along Li River. It is true. F north-west

the raising of the national flag. Task two: Guess: Tian’ an men Square 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. The Forbidden City

In the past, some emperors spent the summer there. The Summer Palace

It was used to protect the northern border of China in the past. The Great Wall

Task three: Read and answer The First Place Forbidden City:

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 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is now used as a museum. Wonderful buildings and art treasures inside.

Tian’anmen Square

Tian’anmen Square Is it the biggest square in the world? _______________ 2. Which ceremony(仪式） can we see there? ___________________ Yes, it is. 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-west Chinese-style summer

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 northern watchtowers 2000 wonders

Task one: Fill in the blanks with the right words Post-reading Task one: Fill in the blanks with the right words 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. laces mperors ynasties ttract ather aising ational orth-west atural onders ttraction uns

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

dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders 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 _________. palace dynasties ④ museum

dynasties gather museum palace raising 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 ④ _________. Kevin: Have you ever seen the ⑤ _______ of 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. summer raising ④ gather

dynasties gather museum palace raising summer wonders 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. ④ wonders

The Reed Flute Cave (芦笛岩) Art Palace of Nature

1. Where is Guilin? 2. What can we enjoy in Guilin? It’s in southern China. 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. Because of its fantastic landscape.

3. Are the mountains around Guilin the same? 4. Where is the Reed Flute Cave? No. The mountains stand in different shapes. In the north-west of the city.

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. 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. Hire a bike and ride around the countryside.

The next day, Kevin is telling his friend Chris about Guilin 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

Fill in the blanks according to the passage 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 nderground onderful ycle oat iring iding

Discussion Kevin wants to make notes of the two cities. Help him complete his notes.

Beijing The Palace Museum: in the _________ of the middle ancient city, wonderful buildings and ______________. Tian’anmen Square: the _________ city square in the world, the raising of the ________________. middle art treasures biggest 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 underground many rocks boat trip countryside

Debate Suppose 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. Discuss in groups of four. Make a choice between Beijing and Guilin. 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)

Introduce China 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.

Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles. 60

Homework: 1.Write a short passage to introduce some other famous places in China. 2.Find some information about other cities in China.