reading. pairs pre-reading beijing 1. some cities, like paris and beijing, are called great cities...
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ReadingReading
Beijing
1. Some cities, like Paris and
Beijing, are called great cities of
the world. In your opinion, what
makes a city great?
• A long history.
• The capital of the country.
• Some important things happened
there.• Special cultures or customs.• Some great man was born there, like
Shaoshan, in which Mao Zedong
was born.• Some famous man built it, like
Xi’an, Kai Feng, Luo Yang, etc.
2. What are your favorite cities?
Why?
• Paris, because it’s famous for its
fashion show.
• Beijing, because it is our capital.
• My hometown, I was born here,
I think everything here is
beautiful.
3. What cultural relics are there in the place where you live? How important are they?
• They tell us who our ancestors were and what their life was like.
• They show the development of human civilization.
• They help us better understand who we are and where we are from.
Reading
Where is the city located? Who built
it at first? Who destroyed it and at last
who rebuilt it?
On the Neva River;Peter the Great is the
hero of the Russia ,
(1672-1725).
The people of St
Petersburg.
Will you please describe the scenes
of its being destroyed or rebuilt?
St Petersburg
Destroyed Rebuilt
When
Who
In 1941 When the Nazi had gone
The Germans People of this city
St Petersburg
Destroyed Rebuilt
What
Many
were
burned
Hid pieces
of the
palace;
rebuilt
Palaces
Buildings Destroyed Rebuilt
St Petersburg
Destroyed Rebuilt
What
Paintings Lay in pieces
Put back;
missing parts
replaced
Statues Lay in pieces
Carefully
recreated
2. Read the text quickly and then summarize the main content of each paragraph using only one word.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
build
destroy
rebuild
heroes
Read the text and find out the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
The Russian Czar Peter came here and built a new capital—St Petersburg
St Petersburg has also been the center of many important events in history and
the Nazis destroyed the city
When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city
Strong, proud and united, the people of St Petersburg are the heroes of Russia
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.
F
F
T
4. It was difficult for people to rebuilds
the old palaces.
5. Workers and painters used old
photographs to help them rebuild
the city.
6. St Petersburg will never be as
beautiful as it was before.
T
T
F
1. Where there is a river, there is a city.
有河流的地方就有城市。 Where 此处引导地点状语从句 , 相
当于 in /at/ to + the place + place
+where 从句 ( 定语从句 ), 意为 “在……地方” .
Language Focus
e.g.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者 , 事竞成。Where there is smoke, there is fire.
无风不起浪。
2. It was under attack for 900 days, but
the people of the city never gave in.
under + n. 表示 “经受或遭受……” , “ 在……的过程中”
e.g. under repair, under discussion,
under construction,
under treatment, under
control. etc.
3. Buildings were destroyed, and
paintings and statues lay in pieces
on the ground.
大楼被摧毁了 , 破碎的绘画和塑像散落在地上。
• destroy (vt.) 彻底破坏 , 常含有“不能或很难修复”的意味。
damage 是对价值和功能的破坏，一般还可修复。
The house that was destroy by
the fire belongs to me.
I’m going--I’ve done enough
damage here already.
• lay , lie 的词行变化： lie-lay-lain-lying vt. 平卧、位于 lay-laid-laid-laying vi. 放置、产卵 lie-lied-lied-lying vi. 撒谎 The man lay on the land.
那人躺在地上。
Please lay the bag on the table.
请把包放在桌子上。 The girl lied to her mother.
那女孩对她妈妈说了谎。
4. 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.
including 相当于一个介词 , 译为“包括” , 用在名词或代词之前 ,included 用在名词或代词之后。 Old paintings, a portrait of Peter
the Great which was found in the
snow outside St Petersburg included,
have been carefully recreated, and
the old palaces have been made as
wonderful as in the past.
The people of the world, including
the American people, oppose the US’
aggressive wars.
The people of the world, the
American people included, oppose the
US’ aggressive wars.
全世界人民 , 包括美国人民都反对美国的侵略战争。
recreate 中 re- 是前缀 , 意思是 “ again”, 类似词的还有： rebuild 重建 retell 复述 restore 恢复 reuse 重新利用 reunite 重新统一 recycle 循环再利用
5. Strong, proud, and united, the people of
St Petersburg are the modern heroes of
Russia. 圣彼得堡的人民坚强、自豪、团结一致，他们是当代的俄国英雄。
Strong, proud, and united 为前置定语 ,
此处相当于非限制性定语从句。当主语较短时 , 这类短语常放在句首。
e.g.
Confident, selfless and honest,
he is my good role model.
Beautiful and warm-hearted, she
is always helping others.
词语辨析 :
1. through, across, over
这三个介词均表示 “穿过、横过、越过”。
(1) through 侧重于动作在某一物体的空间里进行，其含义与 in
有关。
e. g. The River Thames flows though
the city of London.
泰晤士河流过伦敦市。 They walked through the forest
without any difficulty.
他们毫不费力地穿过那片森林。
(2) across 指在一定范围内从一侧到另一侧 , 所表示的动用是在表层进行的 , 其含义与 on 有关。
e. g. They can’t travel across the
desert.
他们无法穿过沙漠。
Miss Liu walked across the office,
smiling strangely.
刘小姐走到办公室的另一边 , 脸上露出别人捉摸不透的笑容。
(3) over 侧重于越过某一高大物体，具有动态之意。
e. g. The boy was climbing over the
fence at that time.
当时，那个男孩正翻过围墙。 The thief was caught as soon as
he climbed over the wall.
那小偷一翻过墙就被抓获了。
2. try doing, try to do, manage to do
(1) try doing 意为“（用某一方法）试着做某事”
e. g. You’d better try doing the
experiment in another way.
你最好试用另一种方法做这个试验。
(2) try to do sth. 表示“尽力去做某事” , 不包含是否成功的意思 ;
manage to do sth. 意思是“设法完成 ( 某件困难的事 ), 经过努力达到了目的”。
e. g. We managed to get what he
wanted.
我们终于搞到了他想要的东西。
He managed to pass the exam.
他设法通过了考试。Try to get here early.
尽量来早点。
3. as…as… ， so…as …
均可表示“像… …一样” , 指前后的两个人或事物具有相同的特征 , 中间的形容词或副词用原级 ,
不能用比较级或最高级。 as … as
… 可用于肯定句和否定句； so …
as…只能用于否定句 , 不可用于肯定句。
例如： The work is not so/as easy as you
imagine.
这工作决不像你想象的那么简单。 He studies as hard as you.
他学习跟你一样努力。误 : He students so hard as you.
1. Why do people think St Petersburg
is a great city?
It was built by Czar Peter the Great
in Russia and has been the center of
many important events, and is still the
center of economy and culture in
Russia. Besides, It experienced the
Post-reading
2nd World War, and through the
hard work of its people, it survived.
2. Why was it so difficult for people to
rebuild the old palaces?
Because they were badly damaged,
and few people knew the original
shapes or designs of them. They need
too much patience and hard work.
3. What did people use to help rebuild
the city?
The Russian artists used old
paintings and photos.
4. Why are the people in this city
heroes?
Because they have completed what
other people thought impossible. They
have succeeded in rebuilding the city
without destroying its beauty.
1. 用所给单词的正确形式填空。 limit, burn, represent,
restore, recreate, include
1. The experts are busy ________ the
ruined temple at the moment.
Practice
restoring
2. The sign “&” _________ the word
“and”.
3. Be careful! Dry wood _____ easily.
4. Your duties will ______ putting the
children to bed.
represents
burns
include
5. We ______ our expense(花费 ) to
what we could afford.
6. The film ________ life during the
Second World War.
limited
recreates
1. The city was completely destroyed.
The city ___________________.
2. His mother’s poor health worried
him.
He ________________ his mother’s
poor health.
lay in ruins (in pieces)
was worried about
2. 句型转换。
3. A building was put up where there
had once been a theatre.
A building was put up __________
_____ there had once been a theatre.
in the place
where
Do you think in China we have
cities like St Petersburg?
Xi’an is an ancient city with a long
history and rich culture. Its ancient
and simple atmosphere attracts
visitors from home and abroad.
Situated in the centre of Weihe Plain
DiscussionDiscussion
with the towering and verdant Mt.
Qinling in the south, Xi’an served as a
capital for twelve dynasties, including
the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han,
Sui and Tang dynasties, spanning
over 1120 years. It became the
oriental cultural centre of the Silk
Road.
Many dynasties kept the city
beautiful and magnificent. More than
two hundred and seventy palaces and
temples, for example, were built in the
Qin dynasty. Now, from these
architectural sites people still can
imagine the general picture of what
Chang’ an City was like.
1. Find out the sentences from the
passage that they think read most
beautiful or sound sweetest.
2. Pick out the phrases in this text.
3. Try to retell the text.
Homework