1. Unit 7 Cultural Relics Reading
by 刘阳

2. Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔

3. Notre Dame de Paris 巴黎圣母院

4. The Arch of Triumph (France)

5. Leaning Tower
比萨斜塔

6. London Tower Bridge

7. The Big Ben Clock Tower
London

8. Dutch Windmill
荷兰风车

9. Sydney Opera House
悉尼歌剧院

10. The Pyramids in Egypt
埃及金字塔

11. Statue of Liberty
自由女神像

12. Great Barrier Reef
大堡礁

13. Rhine
莱茵河

14. Antarctica
南极洲

15. Taj Mahal
泰姬陵

16. Money temple in India
印度金庙

17. Venice
威尼斯

18. What are your favorite cities? Why ?

19. Please try to guess which city it is：
It was a capital of Russia(俄罗斯) 300 years ago.
There are a lot of cultural relics.
It is the largest harbor (港口)in Russia.
It is called “the Venice of the north ”(北方
的威尼斯）and the city of heroes.
It’s St Petersburg.

21. Position: in the northwest of Russia
Population: more than 54 million
Area: 607 square kilometres

22. St Petersburg It is made up of more than 40 islands
It’s the second
most important
city in Russia.
It is made up of more than 40 islands
and is called “the Venice of the north”.

23. Neva River

24. The bank of the Neva River’s view

25. Cultural relics
churches
palaces
castles

26. A CITY OF HEROES

27. Skimming (who) ____________destroyed the city.
_______________built the city.
____________destroyed the city.
____________________ rebuilt the city.
Peter the Great
The Germans
The people of St Petersburg

29. Peter the Great is the hero of the city .
Peter the Great was one of
the most famous rulers in
history. Under Peter’s rule,
Russia became one of the strongest
European country.
Peter the Great is the hero of the city .

30. Where there is a river, there is a city.
3.Read the 1st paragraphs for the detailed information and complete the following table.
Build the city
When:
300 years ago
Where:
on the Neva River
Who:
Peter the Great
people of the city
Where there is a river, there is a city.

31. 4. Read the 2nd paragraph and then complete the following table.
Destroy the city
When:
1941
Who:
the Germans or Nazis
burn the city; destroy the buildings; break paintings and statues → in ruins
How:
We will not let our history and culture be destroyed, and we will do every thing we can to save our city!

32. Para 3 : The city was rebuilt. Q: How did they rebuild the city?
1.Pieces of the palaces that had been hidden before the Nazis came could now be used to rebuild the city and its culture.
2.Painters and workers had to be very careful when they were trying to bring the city back to life.
3.With the help of old paintings and photographs, the people of St Petersburg were able to bring back the beauty of their culture and history.

33. after years of hard work
bring the city back to life
Parts of statues have been put back together.
Old paintings have been recreated.
Old palaces have been made as beautiful as before.
Painters and workers had to be very careful when they were trying to bring the city back to life.

34. 5. Read the 4th paragraph and then complete the following table
Heroes of the city
strong and proud
Peter the Great
strong, proud and united
people of the city
The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.

35. Summarize each paragraph with only a key word.
build
destroy
rebuild
heroes

36. Fill in the blanks according to the text:
The city is built on the banks of the Neva River flowing through its center. After the Russian Revolution, the palaces there were kept as museums. The city was under attack for three months during the Second Word War, but people there didn’t give in. The Germans destroyed the buildings and everywhere you could see paintings and statues in pieces and the whole city was in ruins. After the war, Russian people began to rebuild the city. They wanted to bring the city back to life. Now, many missing pieces have been replaced, old portraits have been recreated, and the city has been restored. Dreams can come true.

37. Homework
1.After class, please read the passage again, and try to retell the text in your own word.
2.Preview the grammar: The passive voice----the present perfect passive voice on P177.