Unit 3 Asia

Vocabulary

dragon dance lion dance Chinese knot

Chinese opera Chinese paper cut Chinese kung fu

Tian’anmen Square Li River

the Bund the Terracotta Warriors

jungle

waterfall

ocean

desert

mountain

valley

China Singapore India

Thailand Vietnam the Philippines

Match the words with the meanings:

1. rulers of a group of countries or states e___________

2. a line dividing two countries or areas b____________

3. the scenery of an areas of land l_____________

4. get the use of something for a short time by paying some money _h_____ __

5. unusual things that fill people with surprise w _____________

6. is made up of c___________ of

7. pair of sticks used by the Chinese and Japanese for lifting food to the mouth

_c__________

8. movable articles of a building or room; such as table and beds _f_______

mperors

onder

andscape

ire

onders

onsist

hopstick

urniture

Listen and read the whole text

Reading (1 )

Translate the following phrases and sentences:

1. the capital of China

2. be/lie in northern China

3. unless you have a map, you get lost easily.

4. the Forbidden City

5. the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties

6. it was changed to a museum in 1925.

7. be attracted by the beautiful design of buildings

中国首都在中国北部

除非你有地图 ,否则你很容易迷路 .

紫禁城

明朝和清朝的皇帝们

它在 1925年被改变成一个博物馆

被建筑物的漂亮设计所吸引

8. the clothes and furniture that the emperors used

in the past

9. a gate of heavenly peace

10. be always filled with tourists

11. gather here early

12. watch the raising of the national flag

13. local people

14. in the north- west of Beijing

15. a famous Chinese-style garden built in a natural

landscape

皇帝过去用的衣服和家具如天堂般宁静的大门总是聚满了游客

早早地聚在这里观看升国旗

当地人

在北京的西北部

一个建筑在自然风景区的著名的中国式园林

16. spend the summer

17. consist mainly of

18. my favourite attraction

19. a long wall which runs more than 5000 kilometers

across northern China

20. the northern border of the country

21. one of the wonders of the world

22. experience its beauty and greatness

度过夏季主要由……构成

我最喜欢的事物

一道延绵中国北部 5000多公里的长墙

这个国家的北部边界世界奇迹之一

体验它的美丽和壮观

23. climb it step by step

24. lie/be on the two sides of Li River

25. wonderful rocks in strange shapes

26. with one’s own eyes/ears

27. cycle /ride around… very safely

28. hire sth. from the bus station

29. take a boat trip along Li River

一步一步的攀登它坐落在漓江的两岸

奇形怪状的岩石亲眼 /亲耳……

非常安全地骑车观光…从汽车站租……

乘船游览漓江

Read the whole text again

Correct Truth or Faults in the following sentences;

1. Beijing is in southern China.

2. Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City.

3. The Great Wall is built around the Forbidden City.

4. The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin.

5. You can fine beautiful rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave.

6. We can take a boat trip along Li River.

7. Beijing was changed to a museum in 1925.

8. Tian’anmen Square is one of the biggest squares in the world.

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Finish the Exercises P40----P41 in your book

C. answers: 1. palace 2. dynasties 3. museum

4. raising 5. gather 6. mountains

E. answers: 1/ c 2/ a 3/ c 4/ c 5/ c 6/ a

Reading (2 )Read the whole text and Answer the questions;

1. Where is Beijing?

2. Where is the Forbidden City?

3. How old is the Forbidden City?

4. What interesting places in Beijing are introduced by Wei Ke in this text?

5. What will you be attracted by in the Forbidden City?

In northern China

At the center of Beijing

Almost 600 years old

They are the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall.

By the beautiful design of the buildings, and the clothes and furniture that the emperors used in the past.

6. When was the Forbidden City changed to a museum?

7. What does “Tian’anmen” mean?

8. Why do many tourists gather there early in the morning?

9. Who used to spend the summer in the Summer Palace?

10.How long is the Great Wall?

11.Why did people build the Great Wall a long time ago?

12.Where is Guilin? If you visit this city ,how does Mei Fang advise you to visit this city

In 1925

“a gate of heavenly peace”

They want to watch the raising of the national flag.

The emperors.

It is over 5000 kilometres long

They wanted to protect the northern border of their country.

In the south of China. Cycle around the city or take a boat trip along Li River.