Unit4HistoryandTraditions

ReadingforWriting

LanguageCompetenceDescribehistoricalevents,traditionsandculturalheritagesusingrelevantvocabulary,sentencepatternsandgrammar.LearningAbilityDevelopskillsinextractingkeyinformation,summarizingandanalyzingtextsabouthistoryandtraditionsCulturalAwarenessComprehendthehistoricalandculturalconnotationsofdifferentcountriesandregionsandfosterasenseofculturalidentity.ThinkingQualityEnhancecriticalthinkingbyevaluatingdifferentperspectivesonculturalprotection,andcultivatecriticalthinkingandlogicalreasoningabilities.LearningObjectivesTeachingFocusMasterhistoricalandculturalvocabulary,writingstructures,andlanguageexpressions,andbeabletoapplythemtocreatelogicalandfluenttextsabouttraditions.TeachingChallengesIntegrateculturalunderstandingwithcriticalthinkingtoproducewritingthateffectivelyconveyspersonalinsightsandinterpretshistoricalandculturalphenomena.TeachingFocusandTeachingChallengesPart1Listening&TalkingActivity1BackpackerPaulistalkingtoareceptionistataninternationalyouthhostelinPingyao,China.Listentotheconversationandticktheplacesmentioned.□Ming-QingStreet□WangFamilyCourtyard□thecitywall

□AncientGovernmentOffice□RishengchangBank □ZhenguosiTemple

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XiaoYansounded__________Ihadexpectedsomethingdifferent.Itwaslikewalkingintohistory.Itwasn'tasbigasIhadexpected.Someofthesnacksthereareamazing.Ihadnoideatherewouldbesomanytourists.Wow,Ican'tbelieveyoudidn'tseethewall.disappointedamazeddisappointedamazedsurprisedsurprisedActivity3ImagineoneofyouhasjustvisitedPingyao.Workinpairsandrole-playtheconversationbelow.Thencontinuetheconversationusingtheexpressionsinthebox.Expressingexcitement,surprise,anddisappointmentIhadnoidea…Ididn’tknow...Iwaseager/surprisedtosee/learn/hearthat…Itwassomuchfun!Itwasalittledisappointing.Itwasn’tasgood/interesting/funasI’dexpected.Activity3ImagineoneofyouhasjustvisitedPingyao.Workinpairsandrole-playtheconversationbelow.Thencontinuetheconversationusingtheexpressionsinthebox.A:Wow,I’vejustcomebackfromPingyao.Itwasamazing!B:Oh,IlovedPingyao!SodidyouseetheMing-QingStreet?A:Ofcourse,butIdidn’texpecttoseesomanytourists.B:Yeah,Iknowwhatyoumean,buttherearesomegreatsnacksthere.Howaboutthe...?Part2ReadingLead-indietEnjoythistraditionalIrishfolksong.DoyouknowanythingelseaboutIreland?scenicspotsandhistoricalsitesnationalflagFro

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sensetasteinavillagepubaglassofwineoralocalbeer,adelicioustraditionalIrishBeefStewPart3Writing寫作積累（1）引出話題AmongalltheplacesI’vebeento,xxisundoubtedlymyfavorite.Itsuniqueblendofnaturalbeautyandculturalrichnessneverfailstoenchantme.在我去過的所有地方中，xx無疑是我的最愛。它將自然美景與豐富文化獨特融合，總能令我著迷。

2.IfIhadtochooseoneplacethatmakesmyheartskipabeat,itwouldbexx.Whatmakesitsospecial?Letmetellyou.如果非要選一個讓我心動不已的地方，那一定是xx。是什么讓它如此特別？且聽我道來。寫作積累（2）中間段視覺Thegoldensunlightfiltersthrough...castingawarmglowon...金色的陽光透過...，灑下溫暖的光輝在...上。Myeyesarealwaysdrawnto...我的目光總會被...吸引。嗅覺Theairisfilledwiththescentof...空氣中彌漫著...的香氣。Awhiffof...lingersinthebreeze.一陣...的氣息隨風飄來，久久不散。寫作積累（2）中間段聽覺Everybiteoftheir...burstswith.........的聲音與...交織在一起。The...heretasteslikechildhoodmemories.偶爾，你能聽到......Thegentlerustlingof...soothesmymind....的輕柔沙沙聲撫慰著我的心靈。Thesoundof...islikealullabytome.......的聲音對我來說就像一首搖籃曲。

觸感The...feels...undermyfingertips....在我的指尖感覺...Ilovehowthe...brushesagainstmyskin.我喜歡...輕撫過我的皮膚的感覺。Acoolbreezebrushesagainstmyskin,carryingthescentof...一陣涼風輕拂過我的皮膚，帶著...的氣息。

寫作積累（3）結尾段Timeseemstostandstillhere,andthat’swhyIloveit.在這里，時間仿佛靜止，而這正是我愛它的原因。

2.Thisiswhyxxwillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.這就是為什么xx永遠在我心中有特殊地位。

3.Tosumup,xxoffersmorethan[scenery/food];itoffersafeelingofbelonging.總之，xx提供的不僅僅是[風景/食物]，更是一種歸屬感。4.Nexttimeyouvisit[place],takeamomenttoappreciateitsuniquecharm.下次當你來到[地方]，請花點時間欣賞它獨特的魅力。5.xxhasshownmethatevenordinaryplacescanholdextraordinarymemories.

xx讓我明白，即使是最普通的地方也能承載特別的回憶。WritingUsewhatyouhavelearntinthisunittodescribeaninteresting,exciting,orsurprisingplace.1.Workinpairs.Chooseoneofyourfavouriteplacesandtellapartnerwhyyouthinkitisinteresting,exciting,orsurprising.2Usethequestionsbelowtodescribetheplaceyouhavechosen.Whatcanyousee?Howdoestheplacefeel?Whatcanyoutastethere?Whatcanyouhear?Whatcanyousmell?Whatdoestheplacemakeyouthinkorfeel?Writing3UseyouranswerstodraftapassageabouttheplaceWritingSampleInmyvillage,everydaystartswitha“fire”!Thehousesturnredasthesunrisesabovethemountains.Seeingtheflames,theroosterssoundthealarm.Theywakeeveryoneinthevillagewiththeirloudcries,chasingthechildrentoschoolandrushingtheadultstowork.Intheevening,agoldhazesettlesovereverything.Thisismyfavouritetimeoftheday,whenallworkforthedayhasbeencompleted.Whenthesmellofhotoilandfragrantspicesfloatthroughtheair,Iknowthatitwillsoonbetimefordinner.Myneighboursbegintocalltotheirchildrentocomehome.Thebirdsbegintheirnightlyquarrelovertheirfavouriteplacestorest.Atnight,thestarscomeouttotellusthatalliswellandmyvillagegrowsquiet.Fornowwe’llsleep,andtomorrowthesunwillsetusonfireagainforanewday!Part4AssessingYourProgressActivity1Combinethewordswiththeendingstoformwordsthatyoulearntinthisunit.Thenusethemtocompletethesentencesbelow.WordsEndingsocatekingdefendnegatespecifydescriberefer-ce-ive-ic-dom-ence-tionActivity1Combinethewordswiththeendingstoformwordsthatyoulearntinthisunit.Thenusethemtocompletethesentencesbelow.1ProfessorGrangemadeseveral_________totherelationshipbetweenthetwocountries,andgavealotofbackgroundinformationtoexplainthe____________situationtheyarefacing.2Foryourhomeworkthisweek,pleasedosomeresearchonthemajor____________achievementsofIsaacNewtonandgiveafull___________ofoneoftheseinclass.referencesnegativeachievementsdescriptionsActivity1Combinethewordswiththeendingstoformwordsthatyoulearntinthisunit.Thenusethemtocompletethesentencesbelow.3Afterthewar,the____________wasleftinruins,withallofits_________completelydestroyed.4ThatShanghairestauranthasthreedifferent_____________,soifyouletmeknowwhereyourhotelis,I’llgiveyou_____________directionstotheclosestone.kingdomdefenseslocationsspecificActivity2Combineeachpairo