Unit 1 Reading 1课件2023-2024学年牛津译林版九年级下册英语

Unit 1 Asia Reading 1 Two Chinese sayings He who had never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. East or west, Guilin landscape is best. Beijing Guilin Pre-reading Millie does not know some of the words. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. 1. emperor ____ 2. attraction ____ 3. wonder ____ 4. lie ____ 5. cave ____ 6. hire ____ a. pay some money to use something for a short time b. the ruler of a country or several countries c. a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground d. something that fills you with surprise e. an interesting place to go f. be in a place b e d f c a While-reading Task 1: Skim the first part quickly and answer the following question. What attractions are mentioned and where do they lie? in the middle of the ancient city next to the Palace Museum in the north-west of Beijing across northern China 4 Task 2: Read the part of the Palace Museum and finish the table. Location Used name During Ming and Qing dynasties In 1925 Things to see in the middle of Beijing the Forbidden City the emperors lived there was turned into a museum wonderful buildings and art treasures Task 3: Read the part of Tian’anmen Square and answer the questions. 1. Is it the biggest city square in the world? Yes, it is. 2. What can tourists do there? They can gather there early in the morning to watch the raising of the national flag. Task 4: Read the part of Summer Palace and fill in the blanks. Summer Palace is located in the ___________of Beijing. It is a large _________ garden set in a ________ __________. The emperors used to spend the _________ there. north-west Chinese natural landscape summer Task 5: Read the part of Summer Palace and fill in the blanks. As one of the ________ of the world, the Great Wall runs for over _______ kilometres across ________ China. It was first ______ more than two thousand years a