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牛津译林版九年级英语下册
Unit1 Asia Reading
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
Station 1
the Palace Museum
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
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1.Who used to live there?
2.Why is the Forbidden City well worth a visit?
The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Because there are many wonderful buildings and art treasures in it.
the Palace Museum
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
Station 3
the Summer Palace
Station 2
Read and answer
Tian'anmen Square
We can watch the raising of the national flag.
1. Is it the biggest city square in the world?
2. What can we do there in the early morning?
Yes, it is.
Station 4
the Great Wall
The Third Place
the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is in
the _________ of Beijing. It is
a large Chinese ______ set
in a _______ ___________.
The emperors used to spend
the _________ there.
north-west
garden
natural
landscape
summer
Read and complete
The Fourth Place
the Great wall
The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is in
the _________ of Beijing. It is
a large Chinese ______ set in a
_______ ________.
The emperors used to spend
the _________ there.
north-west
natural
summer
landscape
garden
Kevin is asking Daniel about Beijing. Complete their conversation with the words in the box.
The Great Wall
The Great Wall runs for
__________________ across
________ China. It is one of the ________
of the world. Every few hundred
metres, there is a __________.
over 6,000 kilometers
northern
wonders
watchtower
East or west, Guilin landscape is best.
桂林山水甲天下。
1.Where is Guilin?
2.Which cave is praised as the “Art Palace of
Nature”?
It is in southern China.
It lies on the two sides of the Lijiang River.
The Reed Flute Cave.
芦笛岩
While–reading Task 1(skimming)
the Lijiang River
mountains
the Reed Flute Cave
East or west, Guilin landscape is best.
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