Managing Training Institutions: Welcome Session MOA – FAO – TCP Workshop Beijing 9 July 2012.
Unit 3 Reading Welcome to Beijing
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Transcript of Unit 3 Reading Welcome to Beijing
Unit 3 Reading Welcome to Beijing
Binhai No.1 Secondary School By Mr Wang
Guilin
Beijing
Where would you like to go?
The introduction of Beijing Beijing is the capital of the
Peoples’ Republic of China, with
an urban population of 7.34
million. It is not only the nation's political center, but al
so its cultural, scientific and educational center, a
nd a key transportation hub.
Beijing's temperate continental
climate produces four clearly
contrasted seasons.
Why do so many people dream of being to Beijing? Can you just imagine the reasons?
video
Ornament columns
Can you use different words that begin with the following letters to describe Beijing?
A B C attractive
D E F
G H I J K …
amazingbig
great
famous
clean
developed
emperor
host
beautifulbe well-known capital centre
cultural
entertainment
charming
fantastic
good hospitality
delicious foodfriendly
duck
grand
CCTV
Now please listen to the tape carefully and then match the words with the correct definitions(定义 ) :1.not allowed
2.rulers of an empire
3.a line dividing two countries
4.come or bring someone together in one place
5.a building in which objects of artistic, cultural, historic or interest are displayed
6.the official home of a ruler
7.Things or events that cause feelings of surprise and delight
emperor
forbidden
wonder
border
gather
museum
palace
Welcome to Beijing !
Forbidden City
Summer Palace
Tiananmen Square
Great Wall
The Reading Text may be divided into 4 parts, now please reread the text carefully, and then finish the clue tree :
Back to China
Help David and Karl match the name of the name of the interests on the left with their information on the right: Some emperors of the
Qing dynasty spent their summers there.
We can go there to watch the raising of the national flag.
It was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived.
It was used to protect the northern border of China in the past.
The Forbidden City
Tiananmen Square
The Summer Palace
The Great Wall
Back
Forbidden City
1.Where is the Forbidden City?
____________________
2.Who used to live there?
________________
3. What is it used for now? _____________________
4. What might be the most attracting things to us?
_________________________________ Back to Beijing
The Forbidden City is at the centre of Beijing.
The emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It is now used as a museum.
We might be attracted by the beautiful buildings, the clothes and the furniture used in the past.
Tiananmen Square
1. What does the word Tiananmen means? ____________________ 2. Is it the biggest square in the world?
_______________
3. Which ceremony can we see there?
_________________________________
4.What do the local people like to do there?
______________________________
Back to Beijing
It means ‘a gate of heavenly peace’.
Yes, it is.
We may watch the raising of the national flag.
They like to take a walk and fly kites there.
Summer Palace
Summer Palace is located in
the ___________ Beijing. It is a
____________ garden.
The emperors used to spend
_________ there.
It is still very beautiful and
attractive for the ______and a
_______________________
__________________
__________________Back to Beijing
north-west
Chinese-style
summer
hill
man-made lake, with bridges,
pagodas and halls
all over the area.
Back to Beijing
The Great Wall
The Great Wall runs
_______________________,
and it was built with ______ and_______. The Great
Wall was used to ________the country.
It is one of the seven ________
of world.
It is very tiring to reach the top
of the Great Wall ______________.
more than 5,000 kilometers
stones bricks
protect
wonders
step by step
Language points
Go through the text quickly and then circle the correct answers:
1.Beijing is in ____ China.(A). north-west (B). south-east (C). northern
2. You will get lost easily, if you ______.(A). don’t have a map (B). don’t live in Beijing(C). don’t like Beijing
3. The Great Wall was build for _______.(A). people to fly their kites (B). emperors to spend the summer(C). Protecting the northern border of China
4.Tian’an men Square is close to _______.(A). Summer Palace (B). the Forbidden City (C). the Great wall
5. The emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties __________ in the Forbidden City .
(A) used to live (B) are used to live(C) used living
6. You will ______ by the beautiful design os the buildings, and the clothes and furniture.
(A) attractive (B) to attract (C) be attracted
Consolidations:
1.Retell the text:
2.Do you know any other famous places? Would you like to describe them?
Good Bye