1、A Changing World,Lesson 3,Predicting,Look at the photos and the title, and predict where these people lived and what the article is about.,Tiananmen Square,the Imperial Palace/ the Forbidden City,the Summer Palace,the Winter palace,the Temple of Heaven,Have you ever visited some Hutongs in Beijing?,

2、Siheyuan,Read the text to get the general idea and identify paragraph topics. Underline the key sentence in each paragraph (often the beginning but not always). Then find information that backs it up. Write notes of the main points and the key information. Use your own words.,Reading Stragetegies: S

3、ummarising,a). Beijing Urban Planning b). Chinese Buildings c). Beijings Hutongs d). The History of Hutongs,Read the article quickly and check your prediction. Then choose the best title for the article from the list below.,Para A a). Bad times for hutongs Para B b). When and why hutongs were built

4、Para C c). Beijings hutongs today Para D d). What is a hutong? Para E e). Connecting lives,Read each paragraph again. Match the headings to the correct paragraphs.,Hutongs are _ that connect the court-yards of traditional Chinese houses. 2. The term hutong is nowadays used to describe the alleyways,

5、 courtyards and the _ that live there.,alleyways,communities,Note-taking,3. The Emperors organised Beijing in blocks of houses because this made the city easier to _ _. 4. Most of Beijings hutongs were built during the _ _ and _ Dynasties.,be controlled/ supervised,Yuan,Ming,Qing,5. Wealthy and impo

6、rtant people lived in hutongs built close to the _. 6. Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, conditions in Beijings hutongs worsened because of _ _.,royal palace/ the Forbidden City,political instability,7. After the Peoples Republic of China was established, conditions in Beijings hutongs _. 8. Today,

7、_ of Beijings residential areas are hutongs. 9. Today, _ of Beijings population still lives in hutongs.,improved,one third,half,10. Hutongs are still an important part of Beijing. They attract many _ each year.,tourists,Work in groups. Retell the text to each other using the notes from Exercise 5. T

8、ry to use your own words and the headings below.,Speaking,What is a hutong?,When and why hutongs were built?,Connecting lives,Bad times for hutongs,Beijings hutongs today,Vocabulary,Replace the underlined words in the sentences with the words below.,When I saw my teacher coming I hastily put my comi

9、c away. 2. Behind the hospital there is an alleyway filled with boxes.,quickly,a lane,located, fixed up, quickly, worsened, a lane, most, join,3. Those wires connect the TV to the DVD player. 4. He renovated the apartment before he moved in. 5. Her condition deteriorated suddenly and we feared she m

10、ight die.,join,fixed up,worsened,6. The majority of the students wanted to visit Beijing. 7. The city was situated in the north, between two rivers.,Most,located,Use the words and phrases in the box to complete the sentences.,keep an eye on, glimpse, preserve, narrow, squeeze, network, heartache, co

11、urtyard, maintain, gaze,She saw the little dog _ through the _ gap in the fence.,squeezing,narrow,2. Its important to _ the natural environment. 3. I told your father I would _ you so you had better work hard! 4. Careers Offices _ contact with young people when they have left school.,keep an eye on,

12、maintain,preserve,5. The businessman had a _ of contacts with whom he did business. 6. He likes to sit in the _ and read his newspaper. 7. This situation will only lead to _.,heartache,network,courtyard,8. He stopped talking suddenly and _ into the distance. 9. He caught a _ of a slightly embarrasse

13、d but charming smile.,gazed,glimpse,Language Points,1. flock vi. (常與to, together連用)聚集成群,People in the town flocked to the theatre to see the new opera.,鎮(zhèn)上的人蜂擁到劇院去看那部新歌劇,Birds of a feather flock together.一丘之貉 flock n. 禽群；畜群 a flock of sheep 一群羊,2. wander vi.(常與in, off連用)漫游;漫步;漂泊,The children wandered

14、 in the woods.孩子們?cè)谏掷锫健?The river wanders through beautiful country. 那河蜿蜒流過(guò)美麗的村莊。,His mind is wandering. 他神志不清。,3. gaze vi. (常與at, into, on連用) 凝視,注視,The child gazed at the toys in the shop window. 孩子眼睛盯著商店櫥窗里的玩具。,He just sat gazing into space/gazing through the window. 茫然地望著/呆呆地望著,4. in awe 敬畏地 No

15、difficulty could awe these young men. We felt awe when contemplating(欣賞) the works of Bach. be in awe of對(duì).望而生畏;對(duì).感到害怕;對(duì).十分崇敬 5. see sights 觀光 6. leave.impression,7. refer -rr- (常與to 連用）涉及; 提到,Dont refer to this matter again, please. The new law does not refer to farm land. 新法律與耕地?zé)o關(guān)。 The shop referre

16、d the complaint to the manufacturers.商店把投訴轉(zhuǎn)交給制造商。,control over 控制,9.keep an eye on sb/sth: make sure that sb/sth is safe, etc; look after sb/sth Keep an eye on the baby. Could you keep an eye on my suitcase for a moment ?,10. be situated in/on adj. 坐落的, 位于的 The house is situated on a hill.,11. due t

17、o 因?yàn)椋挥梢?；由?Many accidents are due to driving at high speed.,Her illness was due to bad food. 她的病是壞了的食物造成的。,12. make up One hundred years make up a century. made up an excuse. make up the lost time. make up a room.,構(gòu)成,編造,補(bǔ)足,收拾好,13. be fascinated by: be attracted by,14. date back (to/from),This castl

18、e dates from the 14th century. This castle dates back 6 centuries. Our partnership dates back to 1960.,15. an ancient yet modern city a beautiful and tender lady an ugly yet tender lady,Homework,Write an article (100 words) about an ancient building of your hometown. Remember to include a title and

19、the most important information about the building.,Filling the blanks.,Hutongs are a _ of ancient Chinese architecture. Nowadays, the word “ hutong” has come to mean more than just the _ that connect the courtyards. It also refers to the _ themselves and even to the _ that live there.,feature,alleyways,courtyards,communities,The _ of Beijings hutongs were built between the 13th and 19th centuries during The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to help the Emperors _ over the city.,majority,maintain control,By connecting peoples homes, the hutongs in fact _ peoples lives. Because of the huto