1. 初中基础 (2254 期 20150508) 4-5 版 Turkey—a beautiful country

2. Pre-reading  Which television shows are popular these days?  What do you think of Sisters Over Flowers?

3.  Turkey is becoming a welcome country because of the TV show. How much do you know about Turkey?

4. While reading  Answer the following questions. 1.China is the first country to produce Sisters Over Flowers in Asia, isn’t it? 2.How many female stars took part in the television show in all? No, it isn’t. Five.

5. 3.What is “cotton castle” famous for? 4.When should women wear a head covering in Turkey? 5. Where can tourists see strange and wonderful rocks? White terraces and hot springs. When they enter the Blue Mosque. In Göreme National Park.

6. Language study  Match the words with their correct meanings. 1.historic 2.natural 3.tourist 4.take off 5.thanks to a. not caused, made or controlled by people b. likely to be thought of as important at some time in the future c. because of or due to d. to remove e. someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday

7. Sentence structure  Before you go there, let’s first take a look at some of the famous tourist spots in the beautiful country.  let’s 引导祈使句，表示建议，后跟动词原形。可 与多个句型作同义转换，包括： Shall we … ? Why not/don’t sb. … ? What/How about … ?

8.  Rewrite the sentences as required. 1.Let’s take a ten-minute break. ________ ________ taking a ten-minute break? 2.Shall we buy some popcorn for the children? Why ________ ________ buy some popcorn for the children? 3.Why not go to the museum tomorrow? ________ ________ to the museum tomorrow. What/How about don’t we Let’s go

9. After reading  Add more tourist spots in Turkey that interest you. Design a journey for visitors to Turkey for the first time. Introduce the plan to your classmates.