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Unit 3 Reading
My hometown,Beijing
Do you know any places of interest in Beijing?
The Great Wall
Beihai park
Temple of Heaven
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park
Temple of Earth
The Bird's Nest
Tsinghua University
The Palace Museum
The Summer Palace
The Water Cube
Peking University
Tian'anmen Square
Welcome to our capital — Beijing. I will show you around the city.
ca-pi-tal / ˈkæ-pɪ-t(ə)l / n.首都,首府
show sb around 领某人参观
Today I am your guide.
First, I’m gonna take you to the the Forbidden City, there were once the palaces of emperors, concubines (嫔妃) princes and princesses in ancient China.
on-ce / wʌ-n-s / adv. 曾经
pa-la-ce / ˈpæ-ləs / n.宫殿
em-per-or / ˈe-m-pə-rə(r) / n.皇帝
an-ci-ent / ˈeɪ-n-ʃə-n-t / adj.古代的
The first stop is Tian'anmen Square .
It is a symbol of China's unity and pride.
I'd like to watch the raising of the national flag.
It should be exciting!
Tian'anmen Square
天安门广场
a symbol of
...象征
Watch the raising of
the national flag
看升国旗
[skweə(r)]
[ˈreɪzɪŋ]
[ˈnæʃnəl]
Next stop is the Palace Museum.It is well worth a visit.
Because it has many wonderful buildings and art treasures.We can learn a lot about the ancient history of China.
the Palace Museum
故宫
It is well worth a visit.
It is well worth visiting .
它很值得一游
art treasures
艺术珍宝
ancient history of China
中国古代史
[ˈpæləs]
[wɜːθ]
[ˈtreʒəz]l]
[ˈeɪnʃənt]
用法:修饰名词,强调 “古老的、古代的”,反义词是 modern。
例句:We learn about ancient Chinese history at school. (我们在学校学习中国古代史。)
It was once the palace of some emperors in ancient China.
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/adj. 古代的
【同步练习】We learned about ______ Rome and Greece in our history class.
A. modern B. ancient C. new
答案:B
解析:“ancient” 表示 “古代的”,罗马和希腊文明是初中历史课里典型的 “ancient(古代)” 文明,和 “modern(现代的)”、“new(新的)” 意思相反。
Second, I’m gonna take you to the National Museum of China, there were millions of treasures. It’s well worth visiting. It’s very worthy.
treasure / ˈtreʒə(r) / n.珍宝,珍品;财富
worth / wɜːθ / adj.值得,有价值;值…钱
be well worth 很值得
1. Read the vlog script and finish Part A on page 33.
art treasures
national flag
traditional Beijing life
duck
opera
Third, let’s go to visit Tian'anmen Square. Look, the soldiers are raising the flag. So many visitors are watching the raising of the national flag and raising their hands to salute (敬礼) seriously .
vi-si-tor / ˈvɪ-zɪ-tə(r) / n.游客,来访者
-or/-er/ist n. 名词后缀, 表示某人身份或职业
rai-se / reɪ-z / v.提升,举起,提起
na-tio-nal / ˈnæ-ʃ(ə)-nəl / adj.国家的
-al adj.后缀
flag / f-læ-ɡ / n.旗
square / sk-weə(r) / n.正方形;广场
用法 1(不可数):表示 “财富、宝藏” 的总称。
例句:Time is a valuable treasure.(时间是宝贵的财富。)
用法 2(可数):表示 “一件珍宝”,复数为 treasures。
例句:The museum has many art treasures.(博物馆有很多艺术珍品。)
With wonderful buildings and art treasures inside, it’s well worth a visit.
treasure /ˈtreʒə(r)/n. 珍宝,珍品;财富
【同步练习】The pirates hid their ______ on a small island.
答案:treasure
解析:“treasure” 是 “珍宝、宝藏”,海盗藏宝是初中英语阅读里常见的故事场景,符合句子语境。
Fourth, shall we go to visit siheyuan? It looks like a square, and there are four houses on the four sides. The middle is a courtyard.
s-qu-are / s-k-weə(r) / n.正方形;广场
sid-e / saɪ-d / n.一侧,一边
*cour-t-yard / ˈkɔː-t-jɑːd / n.庭院,天井
You can also go through hutong to get a taste of the past life. And then, you can smell the taste of Beijing duck. It tastes really good.
ta-s-te / teɪ-s-t / n. 体验,尝试;味道
v. 尝起来
用法:be worth + 名词 /doing(主动形式表被动含义)。
例句 1:The book is worth reading twice.(这本书值得读两遍。)
例句 2:The old house is worth a lot of money.(这座老房子值很多钱。)
中考常考:be well worth doing(很值得做)
With wonderful buildings and art treasures inside, it’s well worth a visit.
worth /wɜːθ/adj. 值得,有价值;值… 钱
【同步练习】This book is ______ reading. It tells a great story.
A. worth B. busy C. ready
答案:A
解析:“be worth doing” 是初中重点短语,意思是 “值得做某事”,这里表示这本书值得一读。
Our hometown --Suqian
用法:修饰名词,如 national flag(国旗);national day(国庆日)。
例句:The national flag of China is red with five yellow stars.(中国国旗是五星红旗。)
Many visitors like to come early in the morning to watch the
raising of the national flag.
11. national /ˈnæʃnəl/adj. 国家的
【同步练习】The Dragon Boat Festival is a ______ holiday in China.
A. personal B. national C. small
答案:B
解析:端午节是中国的 “national(国家的,全国性的)” 法定假日,这是初中课本里的文化常识。
Summary
personal style
informal language
short and interesting
Read the tip on page 32 and answer the following question.
What makes a good vlog?
No matter how far you may fly,never forget
where you come from.
Summary
It’s a vlog script.
What is the text type of the article?
体裁
Homework
1. Read the vlog loudly at home.
2. Write a vlog about your hometown and post it on the internet.
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