内容正文:
Reading
Unit 2
Amazing China
To master the new words and phrases.
To learn about two ancient capital cities in China through reading.
To talk about your opinions the two cities and your city, and the key things that make a city worth visiting.
学习目标
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Which ancient capital cities in China do you know?
What do you know about Nanjing and Luoyang?
Lead in
新课讲授
Let’s enjoy the beauty of the two cities.
Pre-reading
Where are the two articles from?
What are the two articles mainly about?
While-reading
Location, history and culture
What to enjoy
Read the articles and summarize the structures.
Language points
1. Explore beautiful Nanjing 探索美丽的南京。
explore [动词] 探索;探究;探险
exploration [名词] 探索 explorer [可数名词] 探险者,探险家
①有些人想在雨林里探险。
Some people want to explore in the rainforest.
②你听说过对雨林的探索吗?
Have you heard about ____________________the rainforest?
③郑和是历史上的一位探险家。
Zheng He was ____________ in history.
the exploration of
an explorer
Zhongshan Mountain National Park is also a good choice for first-time visitors.
钟山风景区对初次来访的游客来说也是个不错的选择。
choice〔名词〕选择;选择权。表示从多个选项中挑选的行为或结果,可用于具体事物或抽象概念。其〔动词〕选择choose,过去式chose,过去分词chosen.
常用结构:①choose (sb) to do sth 选择(某人)做某事
②make a choice做出选择
③have no choice but to do sth别无选择只能做某事
你必须在两件事之间作出一个选择。You have to______________ between the two things.
make a choice
除了离去,他别无选择。He had no choice but to leave.
Predict
(1) Where are the two articles from?
A travel guide.
Two ancient capital cities: Nanjing and Luoyang.
In picture 1, I can see the brick wall.
In picture2, I can see a wonderful sea of clouds and the peak of the mountain.
(2) What are the two articles about?
(3) What can you see in the pictures?
Let’s enjoy the beauty of the two cities.
Exercise
Daniel is reading a travel log about Xi'an. Complete the text below with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box.
I went to Xi'an with my parents during the winter holiday.
Xi'an (1)________ the central part of Shanxi Province. It was once the capital of thirteen (2)________ in ancient China. With a long history and rich culture, it attracts millions of visitors from(3)________________every year.
Just like Nanjing, there is a city wall around Xi'an. It is also one of the oldest and (4)____________city walls in China.
rests in
dynasties
home and abroad
best-protected
best-protected choice dynasty historic
home and abroad must-see poet rest in
Then there is theTerracotta Warriors Museum, a(5)________for any touristhere. It is a collection of clay soldiers from the Qin Dynasty. It is amazing because you cannot imagine how people built them in ancient times. During this trip, we also visited other(6)________ sites, like the DrumTower. I admire not only the beauty of the city but also its rich culture. It has also been the subject for many famous Chinese (7)_________.
As the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, Xi'an is well worth a visit. IfI have time to explore a city once again, Xi'an will be my first(8)_________.
must-see
historic
poets
choice
Read for structure
Location, history and culture
What to enjoy
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