3. Pre-reading: What is your favourite city? Why? What makes a city great? a long history cultural relics; many old buildings and temples Being a capital of a country and a large population many great people important events taking place there

4. a capital of Russia 300 years ago built on the Neva River Known as the Great’s “Paradise” （乐园 ） and "Northern Venice" St Petersburg

5. Palaces large and beautiful out of a fairy tale

6. 300th anniversary （周 年纪念） of the city

7. The celebrations lasted for ten days. More than 45 heads of state came to the city. Tuesday's party was for the people. It started with a daytime firework display over Senate Square on the banks of the river Neva. Multi-coloured balloons floated high into the sky above the city's most famous monument May 30, 2003: The 300 th anniversary of the city firework display

8. Scanning Answer the following questions: 1.Who built the city of St Petersburg? 2.Who destroyed this city? 3.Who rebuilt the city? 4. Who are the heroes of the city? Peter the Great. The Germans. The people of St Petersburg.

9. Peter the Great, born on May 30, 1672 in Moscow, was one of the most famous rulers in history. He first ruled as Czar of Russia and later became Russia’s first emperor. Under Peter's rule, Russia became a great European nation. Peter died on January 28, 1725 in St Petersburg, which he founded in 1703.

10. Find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 The Russia Czar Peter the Great built a new capital----St Petersburg. St Petersburg has also been the centre of many important events in history. The people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city. The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.

11. Skimming 1( ) The Germans attacked St Petersburg a hundred years ago. 2( ) A portrait of Peter the Great was destroyed by the Germans. 3 ( ) It was difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces. 4 ( ) Workers and painters used old photographs to help them rebuild the city. 5 ( ) St Petersburg will never be as beautiful as it was before. Judge whether each sentence is true or false. If it is false, please correct the error and give the right information. F T T T F

12. Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city? Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old palace? What did people use to help them rebuild the city? Why are the people of St Petersburg heroes? Answer the following questions

13. Because it was built by a great Russian Czar and has been the center of many important historic events. it survived the German attack in 1941 and its people did everything they could to make it as beautiful as it once was. Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city?

14. The palaces were so badly damaged in the war that people thought it was almost impossible to rebuild them. Few modern Russian artists knew exactly what the palaces looked like and there were many missing parts and pieces of the palaces. Restoring the city required hard work and patience. Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces?

15. The Russian artists used old paintings and photographs to rebuild St Petersburg. What did people use to help them rebuild the city?

16. Why are the people of St Petersburg heroes? Because they have made something impossible possible. They have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old beauty. With hard work, patience, and love for their cultural relics, they have shown that dreams can come true.

17. Post--Reading Complete the passage below. St Petersburg lies on the banks of the Neva River in Russia. It was b____ by the Russian C___ Peter the Great 300 years ago. Its palaces looked like something from a f____ t____, large and beautiful. St Petersburg has been the center of many important e______. it was once under a_____ for 900 days in 1941. But the people never g___ i__. The city was in r____: Fires burnt everywhere, buildings were d_______, and paintings and s_____ lay in pieces. uilt zar airyale ventsttack aven uins estroyed tatues

18. The people of St Petersburg tried their best to r______ the city. Using old paintings and p_________, the people managed to b____ b____ the beauty of their culture and history although it was very d______ to save the buildings and palaces without d________ their old beauty. Now the city looks as w________ as in the past after years of hard work. The people of St Petersburg have shown that dreams can c____ t____ and they are the modern h_____ of Russia. ebuild hotographs ring ack ifficult estroying onderful omerue eroes

19. Debate: Pro( 正方） : The government should spend time and money rebuilding the city of St Petersburg to bring back its old beauty. Con( 反方） : The government should spend time and money building a new modern city.

20. They tell us who our ancestors were and what their life was like. They show the development of human civilization. They help us better understand who we are and where we are from. …