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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Section II Listening and Talking
Learning Objectives:
1. To listen for gist and details of Pingyao.
2. To listen to gauge emotion and sentiment.
3. To talk about Pingyao and express gauge emotion and sentiment.
Learning Procedures:
Lead in – Introduction to Pingyao
What do you make of Pingyao?
Task 1 complete the exercise1 on Page 43.
2. How many years of history does Pingyao have?
3. How many years of history does Rishengchang Bank have?
Task 2 complete the sentences to describe how the speakers felt.
2. What are the characteristics of the sculptures?
3. Why does Paul come back to Pingyao?
Summarize expressions of excitement, surprise and disappointment.
I had no idea…
I didn’t know…
I was eager/ surprised to see/learn /hear that…
It was so much fun!
It was a little disappointing.
It wasn’t as good/interesting/fun as I’d expected.
Task 3
Image one of you has just visited Pingyao. Please work in pairs and role-play the conversation below. Remember to use expressions of excitement ,surprise and disappointment.
课文听力填空练习
Listening and Talking
Xiao Yan: Hi, Paul. I’m sorry to hear you're leaving tomorrow. So what did you _______Pingyao.
Paul: Well, ___________, when I first arrived, I was a little _______. I had expected something different. But then I walked into the old city. I was so _______! It was like walking into history. So many beautiful buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Xiao Yan: Yes, Pingyao has a long history-over 2000 years. It _____ to be a very important ________ center in China.
Paul: Yes, so I visited the Rishengchang Bank and learnt all about the Jin Businessmen. I’ve got to say though, it wasn't as big as I had ______. But it was still interesting to learn about what banks were like almost 200 years ago.
Xiao Yan: Oh, well, what about the Ming-Qing Street-that's pretty big. Some of the ______ there are _______!
Paul: Oh, that place, yes. But I had no idea there would be so many tour