内容正文:
Reading1
Unit 1 Asia
Learning aims
1.To know more about Beijing and Guilin.
2.To learn to use different reading skills.
3.To use your words to talk about your own city.
4.To open up your eyes by reading or travelling.
Enjoy a video
Two cities
in China
Sometimes we can get the main idea from the __________ and the ____________.
The two articles are about ____________
Guilin
Beijing
titles
pictures
Welcome to Beijing!
All about Guilin
Fast reading
Welcome to Beijing
Skimming
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
The Palace Museum
Tian’anmen Square
Summer Palace
The Great Wall
6
Beijing
Point out the positions
Tip:Key words
In the middle of...
Next to...
In the north-west...
Across northern China...
4
2
3
1
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
the Palace Museum
Tian’anmen Square
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.
the Summer Palace
Summer Palace is 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
the Great Wall
1.The Great Wall runs for more than 9,000 kilometres across northern china.
2.There’re no watchtowers in the wall.
3.It’s one of the wonders of the world.
F
F
T
6000
T/F Questions
watchtowers every few hundred metres
He who has never been to the
Great Wall is not a true man.
不到长城非好汉
East or West, Guilin landscape is best
桂林山水甲天下。
Welcome to Guilin
Listen and answer the questions.
1. Where is Guilin?
In southern China.
2. What f