Unit 3 Asia

yes. they are ‘the forbidden city’, ‘tian’anmen squre’, ‘the summer palace’ and ‘the great wall’.
do you want to know more about the four places? ok, follow me, let’s visit the forbidden city first. 超鏈接.
t: do you want to know more about the four places? ok, follow me, let’s visit the forbidden city first. listen to the first paragraph and answer the questions.
t: (ppt) read the first 2 paragraphs and find the right answers. ( 請同學們閱讀前兩段,從中找到正確的答案). 停頓.
now, let’s check the answer.
1. the forbidden city is at the center of beijing.
2. the emperors of the ming and qing dynasties used to live there.
3. it’s used as a museum now.
4. what may be the attracting things to us?
the beautiful buildings, the clothes and the furniture used in the past.  超鏈接
t: (ppt) the second place we are going to visit is tian’anmen square. would you please read the third paragraph and answer these questions?  ( 停頓)
ok, tell me the answers now.
1. what does the word ‘tian’anmen’ mean? it means ‘a gate of heavenly peace’.
2. is it the biggest square in the world?    yes, it is.
3. what can we watch there?  
we may watch the raising the national flag.
4. what do the local people like to do there?
 they like to take a walk and fly kites there.  (超鏈接)
t: well done, boys and girls! now let’s visit the third place, ‘ the summer palace’. listen to the fourth paragraph and fill in the blanks. (ppt)
   the summer palace is located in the north-west of beijing. it is a chinese-style garden. the emperors used to spend the summer there. it is still beautiful and attractive for the hill and a man-made lake.
t: (ppt) boys and girls, have you got the right answers? great! congratulations! do you want to visit the great wall? (你們想去長城一游嗎？不到長城非好漢啊！) now let’s go and have a look! （我們去看看吧！） read paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks.
can we check the answers now?
the great wall runs more than 5,000 kilometers, and it was built with stones and bricks. the great wall was used to protect the country. it was one of the seven wonders of the world. it is very tiring to reach the top of the great wall step by step. (超鏈接)
t: (ppt) just now, we visited four different parts of beijing. do you still remember them?(你還記得關于它們嗎？) try to match the places with their descriptions(請把不同的地方和關于它們的描述搭配起來).  
t: can we check the answers now?
yes. the forbidden city is the place where the emperors used to live. tian’anmen square is the place where we can watch the raising of the national flag. the summer palace is the place where the emperors spent the summer. the great wall was used to protect our border in the past.