Unit 2 Developing Ideas Writing 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

The Lei Family, the Royal Architects is to be staged In the over-200-year history of the Qing Dynasty of China, there was an aristocratic family of architecture that created the Imperial Palace, the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden, the Summer Palace…The Lei family was a family of craftsmen. From September 29th to October 6th, NCPA drama commission The Lei Family, the Royal Architects will be revived a fourth time and take the audience back to one hundred years ago to feel the Lei family’s unfailing spirit and upright character, as well as the social system and lofty integrity peculiar to the old Beijing. 国家大剧院原创话剧 样式雷作品 Now let’s read an expository essay about the Lei family and answer some questions. 样式雷作品 Read and Answer the questions: 1. What is the passage about? 2. What qualities of the Lei family are mentioned? Find examples in the passage to support your answers. 3. What is the conclusion of the passage? Para.1 What do the Summer Palace, Yuanmingyuan and the Chengde Mountain Resort all have in common? These Qing-dynasty architectural marvels, along with many others, were all built by members of the same family — the Lei family. Beginning 圆明园 颐和园 承德避暑山庄 n.奇迹 architectural marvels creator Stating Lei Family Para.2 For seven generations, the Lei family quietly dominated imperial architecture. Their designs were admirable, varying from grand buildings to public works, such as roads and dams. So incredible was their skill that many of their buildings survived earthquakes and remained standing over hundreds of years. v. to control or have a lot fo influcence over sb./sth. Main Body Evidence 1. various work 2. skill： stability Para.3 The Lei family were also pioneering engineers, who used a grid system to plan their projects in minute detail. They took careful notes and made models of their projects, many of which have survived to this day and are registered as part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. n. 网格 详尽无遗地 Main Body Evidence