Unit 10 Connections Reading Club1 Hutong 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Hutong Activate and Share Do you think Hutongs can influence connections? Every year thousands of tourists flock to China. They come to see the grand sights of the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, but often it is the hutongs that leave the strongest impression, as they offer travellers a rare view into Beijing's past. Hutongs-the many little alleys that connect the rectangular courtyards' of traditional houses-are a feature of ancient Chinese architecture. Nowadays, the word "hutong" has come to mean more than just the alleys that connect the courtyards. It also refers to the courtyards themselves and even to the communities that live there. Why do Hutongs leave the strongest impression on tourists? What are Hutongs? What do Hutongs symbolize now? Read and Explore The majority of Beijing's hutongs were built between the 13th and 19th centuries during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. To help them keep control over the city, the Emperors arranged different areas of Beijing in neat blocks of houses built around courtyards. They were then able to place guards at the entrances of hutongs, which made it easier to keep an eye on people's movements. The Emperor's home, the Forbidden City, was in the centre of Beijing and the homes of the nobles and wealthy citizens were in the hutongs closest to the royal palace. Ordinary citizens lived in the hutongs further away. When and why were Hutongs built? How are Hutongs arranged? By connecting people's homes, the hutongs in fact connected people's lives, whether the lives of the rich or the lives of the ordinary citizens. Because the houses were built facing each other around courtyards, the families who lived there were an important part of each other's lives. They supported each other when help was needed and shared the joy and sorrow of everyday life, no doubt sharing recipes, borrowing mops, and burning fragrant incense together. Because of the hutongs, courtyards were joined together for miles around creating a network of people working, playing and living together--a real community. What important role did they play in people’s lives? Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, the conditions in Beijing's hutongs went down as the political situation cast a dark cloud on China's economy. Many new hutongs were quickly built to house the increasing population but these were poorly made. The turning point came when the People's Republic of China was set up. Conditions were improved a great deal and the government undertook the preservation of many of the oldest hutongs. How have Hutongs’ condition changed in history? Hutongs are still an important part of Beijing's life and it is not surprising that tourists love the hutongs. They can walk up Sanmiao Street, which dates back 900 years, wander down Dongjiaominxiang-the longest hutong at 3 km, or squeeze through Qianshi—the narrowest at only 40 cm wide! The hutongs not only link Beijing's streets and communities, but also its past and present, showing that Beijing is truly an ancient yet modern city. Why does the author say hutongs link Beijing’s past and present? Organize keywords into a mindmap. Practice and Present A Beijing Culture Promotion will be held next Monday in the Olympic Park. You are invited to give a presentation about Hutongs. Now practice according to your mind-map. You can begin with: Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It’s my pleasure to be here to introduce Hutongs. ... Skim over the text. Then decide which types of writing it is and explain why. Argumentative writing? Expository writing? Narrative writing? Descriptive writing? To explain/To introduce something objectively. To convince the reader of one’s own opinion. To write about the development of an event or tell a story. To describe a person or an object with 5 senses. Think and Share Argumentative writing? Expository writing? Narrative writing? Descriptive writing? To explain/To introduce something objectively. To convince the reader of one’s own opinion. To write about the development of an event or tell a story. To describe a person or an object with 5 senses. $$