Unit 7

Teaching aims and demands

• Talk about cultrual relics.

• Learn about the text : A City of Heroes

• Enable the students to be aware of the significance of protecting cultural relics.

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洪洞县政府院内西南，亦即明洪洞县衙西南角。

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古大槐树，又称洪洞大槐树，位于洪洞县城西北二公里的贾村西侧的大槐树公园内，这里虽然没有什么宏伟的建筑，但是不论严寒的冬天，还是酷热的炎夏，游客络绎不绝，有的赋诗题词，抒发“饮水思源”之幽情，有的仰望古槐，盘桓眷恋，久久不肯离去。

山西临汾的“天安门”– 华门

Seven Wonders in the ancient times

The Pyramids in Egypt

• It is one of the Seven Wonders in the world.

• At first, the pyramids were used as tombs of the ancient Egypt kings.

• There are over 80 pyramids in Egypt . The great pyramid is the largest of all.

The Great Wall in China• On the Great Wall, there ar

e many watch towers( 瞭望塔 )

• The Great Wall is very beautiful and splendid. It attracts many tourists from different countries every year.

• “ A man who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man.” --- 不到长城非好汉

Stonehenge in Britain• Lies in the south of Brita

in.• It was built from 2700 B.

C.• It was quite mysterious a

nd frightening.• No one knows what it w

as built for: perhaps it was a religionary temple, or maybe it was just for observation( 观测） .

DiscussionDiscussion The pyramid, the Great wall and the The pyramid, the Great wall and the

Stonehenge are all famous cultural relStonehenge are all famous cultural relics at home and abroadics at home and abroad(( 国内外）国内外）。。

What do you think of them? What do you think of them? Beautiful / great / attractiveBeautiful / great / attractive(( 有吸引力的）有吸引力的） What makes them great in your opinion?What makes them great in your opinion? Some cities, like paris and Beijing are callSome cities, like paris and Beijing are call

ed great cities of the world, but what maked great cities of the world, but what makes a city great?es a city great?

What makes a city What makes a city great?great?• The beauty of the city.The beauty of the city.

• The history of the city.The history of the city.• The cultural relics of the city. The cultural relics of the city. • The Imperial Palace(The Imperial Palace( 故宫）故宫） / the Summer P/ the Summer P

alace / the Forbidden City / the Hall of Peopalace / the Forbidden City / the Hall of People’s Republic of China / the Monument of le’s Republic of China / the Monument of Chairman MaoChairman Mao

• The great man in the city.The great man in the city.• The important role the city. The important role the city. capitalcapital / / large populationlarge population/ / economiceconomic

politicalpolitical and and culturalcultural center center

Fast -- ReadingFast -- Reading

WhoWho built St. Petersburg? built St. Petersburg? WhenWhen??

The Russian Czar Peter the Great.The Russian Czar Peter the Great.

He built St. Petersburg three He built St. Petersburg three hundred years ago.hundred years ago.

WhyWhy are the people of St. are the people of St. Petersburg’s Heroes?Petersburg’s Heroes?

When the Germans attacked the When the Germans attacked the city in 1941, St. Petersburg was city in 1941, St. Petersburg was under attack for 900 days, but under attack for 900 days, but the people of the city never gave the people of the city never gave in.in.

Restoring the city and its cultural Restoring the city and its cultural relics seemed impossible after it relics seemed impossible after it was destroyed, but the people of was destroyed, but the people of the city wouldn’t give up. They the city wouldn’t give up. They made great effort to rebuild it. made great effort to rebuild it. And at last the city has been And at last the city has been made as wonderful as in the past.made as wonderful as in the past.

Careful -- readingCareful -- reading

Why do people think St. Why do people think St. Petersburg a great city?Petersburg a great city?(many great palaces were built in it/ (many great palaces were built in it/ the palaces were large and beautiful/ the palaces were large and beautiful/ it was the center of many important it was the center of many important events in history)events in history)

Why was it so difficult for Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old people to rebuild the old palaces?palaces?

In 1941, the Germans burned manIn 1941, the Germans burned many of the palaces in this city, and St. y of the palaces in this city, and St. Petersburg was almost in ruins(Petersburg was almost in ruins( 废废墟）墟） after 900-day’s attack. after 900-day’s attack. Buildings were destroyed. PaintinBuildings were destroyed. Paintings and statues lay in pieces on the gs and statues lay in pieces on the ground.ground.All of these made it difficult for peAll of these made it difficult for people to rebuild the city.ople to rebuild the city.

What did people use to help What did people use to help them rebuild the city?them rebuild the city?

With the help of old paintings With the help of old paintings and photographs, the people of and photographs, the people of St. Petersburg could rebuild the St. Petersburg could rebuild the city and bring the beauty of their city and bring the beauty of their culture and history.culture and history.

Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great, who was _____ and ____, came to the center of St. Petersburg and built a new _______ here. Many ______ and ______ palaces, which looked like something out of a ___ ___ , were built during his life time.

The People of the city regarded St. Petersburg as a great city, for it has been the _____ of many important ____in history. In 1941, the city was under ____ by the ____ for 900 days. Many of the palaces were ____; buildings were ____ and paintings and statues ____in pieces on the ground. St. Petersburg was almost in ____.

Restoring the city and its cultural relics seemed ___, but the great people of the city would not ___ ___, they did everything they could __ __ their city. Painters and workers were very careful when trying to ____ the city _____ ____ _____. With the help of ____ and ___,they have made the old palaces ___ ___ ___ ___.

Sentences in the passage1. It is true that many of the world’s greatest cities have been built on the banks of a river.

2. Many great palaces were built during his lifetime.

3. Building were destroyed, and paintings and …

4. Pieces of the palaces that had been hidden before the Nazis came could now be used to rebuild the city and its culture.

5. now, after years of hard work, parts of statues have been put back together and missing pieces have been replaced.

6. Old paintings, including a portrait of Peter the Great which was found in the snow outside St Petersburg, have been carefully recreated, and the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past.