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Unit 8 World Cultural Spots
Unit 8 World Cultural Spots
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Have you ever been to the Great Wall?
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Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t.
Do you know how long the Great Wall is?
It’s more than 5000 kilometers long.
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Do you know any other famous places in China or in the world?
Ask and answer in pairs.
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Statue of Liberty
Taj Mahal
Sydney Opera House
Eiffel Tower
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Golden Gate Bridge
Stonehenge
the Forbidden City
Colosseum
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My First Template
Which country is the Pyramid in?
Let’s talk in pairs.
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Egypt
China
France
England
India
Italy
Australia
America
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My First Template
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10K
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10K
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the Great Wall
the Pyramid
the Colosseum
the Kremlin
China
Egypt
Italy
Russia
Do you know these famous sites?
Read aloud together.
match
______________
is located in ______.
The Great Wall
China
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the Terracotta Army
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Fujian Tulou
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the Ancient City of Pingyao
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the Classical Gardens of Suzhou
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A listening task
Please listen carefully!
Do you know these famous sites in China?
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Let’s listen again and decide true (T) or false (F).
Now you can check your answers
with your deskmate.
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Let’s read aloud the paragraphs together!
Read it again!
[听力原文 ]
Fujian Tulou
Fujian Tulou is a large, enclosed(封闭的) and strong earth building, with very thick earth walls ranging (范围)from three to six stories high.
The Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army refers to (指着)the thousands of (成千上万)life-size clay models of soldiers(士兵), horses, etc., which represent(代表) the guard troops of the first emperor—Qinshihuang.
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The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are located in (坐落于)the famous cultural city of Suzhou. They have a long history of 2,000 years. The Gardens were designed and built with excellent skills, so they are well-known in the world.
The Ancient City of Pingyao
The Ancient City of Pingyao is located in the middle of Shanxi province(省). It is a famous cultural city of 2,700 years. It has been well-protected so that (以便于)we can see the old buildings and streets built in Ming and Qing dynasties.
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
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Beijing has many historical sites and cultural landscapes, and Beijing is the largest city with the world's cultural heritage.
The Great Wall and the Palace Museum are symbolic Chinese tourist attractions.
Have you ever been to the Palace Museum?
Now let’s read a passage to know more about the precious treasure.
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1.Fill in the blanks according to the reading passage.
Review and check your homework.
Beijing
600
Qing
Ming
9,999
precious
5A tourist attraction
working hard to maintain them
workers are
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Let’s read it loudly.
First, you can read after me.
The Palace Museum is located in
(坐落于) the centre of Beijing. It is also called the Forbidden City, which is one of the largest and best ancient structures in the world. It has a history of over 600 years and it dates back to (回溯至) the Ming Dynasty (朝代).
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1. 坐落于 be located in
上海坐落在中国的东部。
Shanghai is located in the east of China.
2. 追溯至 date back to.....
这个传统可追溯到公元前300年。
The tradition could date back to 300 BC.
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Read it loudly.
It is said that (据说,听说)the Palace Museum has 9,999 rooms because nine is considered as a lucky number in China. It has thousands of precious (珍贵的) treasures in it. It is a national 5A tourist attraction (旅游胜地). Every year, countless (无数的) tourists from all over the world(全世界) come to visit the Palace Museum in Beijing.
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3. 据说 it is/ was said that.....
众所周知,时间就是金钱。
It is said that time is money.
据说邯郸有3000多年的历史。
It is said that Handan has a long history of over 3,000 years.
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4. 被认为 be considered as
袁世涛被认为是一个帅气的男生。
Yuan Shitao is considered as a handsome boy.
5. 成千上万 thousands of
成千上万的人们在五一期间去了长城。
Thousands of people visited the Great Wall during May Day.
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6. 全世界 all over the world.
全世界的人都在学习汉语。
People from all over the world are learning Chinese.
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Louder, please!
In order to(为了) protect the precious treasures in the Palace Museum, a lot of professional (职业的, workers are working hard to maintain (维修,保养) them. These great artists and masters are trying hard to protect the Chinese culture with their outstanding (优秀的,杰出的) skills.
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7. 为了 in order to
为了保持健康,我们要多吃蔬菜。
In order to keep healthy, we shuold eat more vegetavles.
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Now, people can also buy some souvenirs (纪念品) in the styles of the precious treasures in the Palace Museum. Therefore, the art of the Palace Museum is becoming more and more popular.
Well-done! Keep it up!
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8. 越来越........ 比较级+ 比较级
天气变得越来越热
The weather is becoming hotter and hotter.
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Underline the key sentence patterns mentioned in last activity. You can start now.
Let’s check the answers.
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sand and mud
5,400 kilometres
the spirit of Chinese people
Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge
Now it’s your turn. Ask and answer in pairs.
Speak and read loudly.
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Li Ming: All right. Let’s go along this street and turn left at the traffic
lights. This road will lead us to the Yellow River, which is 5,400
kilometres long.
Danny: Wow, the Yellow River is so wide, similar to our Nile River!
Jenny: Yes, the Nile River gave birth to the civilisation of the Egyptians.
Li Ming: It's just like China's Yellow River. My teacher told me that
the Yellow River is the symbol of the spirit of Chinese people.
Jenny: It really looks yellow!
Li Ming: That's because there is lots of sand and mud in the river.
Danny: Look at the bridge!
Li Ming: That is Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge, the first bridge over
the Yellow River.
Danny: Look! There is a statue. It is really beautiful!
Li Ming: You're quite right. That's the Mother River Statue.
PAIR WORK
Pay more attention to the underlined parts.
Louder, please!
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1. 沿着 go long
沿着河边。 Go along the river.
2. 引导某人去某地 lead sb. to .......。
导游引导我们去故宫。
The guide will lead us to the Summer Palace.
导致某人做某事: lead sb. to do sth.
张建瑶带领我们参观学校。
Zhang Jianyao leads us to visit the school.
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3. 和......相似 be similar to
我的钢笔和你的钢笔相似。
My pen is similar to yours.
4. 使诞生 give birth to
她昨晚生了一个健康的孩子。
She gave birth to a healthy baby.
5. 看起来 look + adj.
刘老师看起来很年轻。
Mr. Liu looks very young.
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The Silk Road
The Silk Road(丝绸之路) is the ancient trade(贸易) road connecting (连接)China and Europe. There are three Silk Roads,the Northern Silk Road, the Southern Silk Road and the Silk Road on the sea. The Northern Silk Road starts from Chang'an(now Xi'an) to Dunhuang and goes west(西方) to Europe. The Southern Silk Road starts from Sichuan province(省)and goes south to India. The Silk Road on the sea starts from Guangzhou to southeast Asian countries and Europe. The Silk Road is now in the World HeritageList (世界遗产名录) of UNESCO(联合国教科文组织).
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Culture of the Silk Road
The Silk Road contributed greatly to (贡献,有助于)the cultural exchange between China and the West. From the second century BC to the fifteenth centuryAD, great civilisations like China, India, Greece and Rome made exchanges (做出交流) along the Silk Road. The Silk Road is called the great“Cultural Bridge”between Asia and Europe. With this bridge, the Four Great Inventions (四大发明)of ancient China (paper making,printing, gunpowder and compass) were introduced to (引进,介绍)the West. This greatly sped up (加快)the development (发展)of the entire (整个的)world.
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key phrases
1. contribute to....... 贡献给。。。。。。;有助于做某事
3个儿子为家族企业做贡献。
The three sons contributed to the family business.
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