BeijingBeijing

The Potala Palace Tibet

ParisParis

New York Liberty Lady

Australia -----The Opera House in Sydney

LondonLondon

1.What are your favourite cities? Why?

Possible answers:

. There are many places of interest.There are many places of interest.

. I like the weather of the city.. I like the weather of the city.

. It is so modern and beautiful.. It is so modern and beautiful.

. There are many cultural relics.. There are many cultural relics.

Pre-readingPre-reading

2.Some cities, like Paris and Beijing, are called great cities of the world. In your opinion, what makes a city great?

•A great city has a long history.

•A great city is usually the capital of a country and has a large population.

•A great city will produce many great people.

•The beauty of the the city makes it great.

•A city is great if something important once took place….

A City of Heroes

•What is the name of the city?

•Who are the heroes of the city?Who are the heroes of the city?

•What is the difference between “A City of What is the difference between “A City of Heroes” and “Heroes of A City”?Heroes” and “Heroes of A City”?

Fast-reading

•What is the name of the city?

•Who are the heroes of the city?

•What is the difference between “A City of Heroes” and “Heroes of A City”?

St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg

Both Both Peter the Great and the people of St Petersburg

“A City of Heroes” focuses on a city, where there are many heroes; while “Heroes of A City” focuses on heroes, who live in a city. So the passage tells mainly about the city of St Petersburg.

Fast-reading

True or false:

1 ( ) The city of St Petersburg was rebuilt by

Peter the Great. 2 ( ) The Germans attacked St Petersburg a hundred years ago.3 ( ) A portrait of Peter the Great was destroyed by the Germans.4 ( ) It was difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces.5 ( ) Workers and painters used old photographs to help them rebuild the city

F

F

T

T

T

the people of St Petersburg

In 1941

ReadingTopic sentences

Para.1: The Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital-----St Petersburg.Para.2: St Petersburg has also been the center of many important events in history.

Para.3: The people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city.Para.4: The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.

Listen to paragraph 1 and fill in

the form.

Built

---Peter the Great

---300 years ago

---on the Neva River

---large and beautiful

Para.1

Who

When

Where

What…like

Listen to paragraph 2 , and fill

in the form.

Destroyed

Para.2

Who

When

How long

What…like

---the Germans

---in 1941

--- 900days

---in ruins

Listen to paragraph 3 and 4, and fill in the form.Listen to paragraph 3 and 4, and fill in the form.

Rebuilt

Para.3

Who

What

What…use

What…like

Para.4Who

Why

---the people of St Petersburg

---to bring the city back to life

---paintings and photographs

---as wonderful as in the past

--- the people of St Petersburg

---strong, proud and united

Styles of Styles of the textthe text

a. Narration记叙文

b. Description描述文

c. Exposition说明文

d. Argumentation议论文 Clues of writing:Clues of writing:

Order of Order of timetime

a. Building of the city

b. The battle in 1941

c. Rebuilding of the city

d. St. Petersburg today

v

A city of heroesA city of heroes

St. St. PetersburgPetersburg

What kind of people

Strong, proud, united

What cultural relics

Palaces, paintings, statues

What happened in 1941

Destroyed by Germans

Where builtOn the Neva River

What happened

after the Russian

Revolution

Kept as museums

When built

Over 300 years ago

What after 1941

Rebuilt the city and restored its culture

What when atta

cked

Never give in

palaces

the Winter Palace the Peter’s Palace

the Fortress (要塞 ) the Pushkin City

square

The Neva RiverThe Neva River

The 300th Anniversary :

The 300th Anniversary:

俄罗斯第二大城市——圣彼得堡

圣彼得堡１９８８年与中国上海市结为友好城市。

Pair work:• Model: R----ReporterModel: R----Reporter C----Citizen of St.PetersburgC----Citizen of St.Petersburg

• R: Good morning . I’m from China Daily. May I ask you several questions?

• C: sure.• R: When was your city built and who built

the city?• C: …

Homework 1.Retell the story 2.Finish the language study on page 46

St Petersburg

Peter the Great

(1672—1725)

He was one of the most famous rulers in history.

He was Russia’s first king.

He turned Russia into a great European power.