1、The Leaning Tower of Pisa,(More practice),比薩斜塔（意大利語(yǔ)：Torre pendente di Pisa或Torre di Pisa，英語(yǔ)：Leaning Tower of Pisa）是意大利比薩城大教堂的獨(dú)立式鐘樓，于意大利托斯卡納省比薩城北面的奇跡廣場(chǎng)上。廣場(chǎng)的大片草坪上散布著一組宗教建筑，它們是大教堂（建造于1063年13世紀(jì)）、洗禮堂（建造于1153年14世紀(jì)）、鐘樓（即比薩斜塔）和墓園（建造于1174年），它們的外墻面均為乳白色大理石砌成，各自相對(duì)獨(dú)立但又形成統(tǒng)一羅馬式建筑風(fēng)格。比薩斜塔位于比薩大教堂的后面。1 比薩斜塔從地基到塔頂高58.

2、36米，從地面到塔頂高55米，鐘樓墻體在地面上的寬度是4.09米，在塔頂寬2.48米，總重約14453噸，重心在地基上方22.6米處。圓形地基面積為285平方米，對(duì)地面的平均壓強(qiáng)為497千帕。傾斜約10%，即5.5度，偏離地基外沿2.3米，頂層突出4.5米。1173年首次發(fā)現(xiàn)傾斜,中文名 比薩斜塔 外文名 Torre pendente di Pisa或Torre di Pisa（意大利） 建筑位置 意大利托斯卡納省比薩城 英文名 The Leaning Tower of Pisa 地理坐標(biāo) 4343 23N，1023 47E 建造時(shí)間 1173年8月 完工時(shí)間 1372年 高 度 地面到塔頂高

3、55米 傾斜角度 5.5度 至今歷史 840年,Made of _. About _ parts. Height is _ metres. People said it was _ at first, but later it became _. _ take you to the top, or you can walk up _ steps. The tower is repainted every _ years. Amount of paint used: _ tonnes. Amazing things at the tower: a man once _ down all the

4、steps. In _, two people jumped down with parachutes.,Questioning about the details of the Eiffel Tower,1889,iron,18,000,320,ugly,popular,Lifts,seven,1,792,45,cycled,1984,When was the Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel?,Built by Gustave Eiffel in _.,Location: _ Purpose of building: _ Materials: _ A

5、ppearance: (外觀） _ _,Where is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?,Pair-work,In Italy,Bell tower for Pisa Cathedral.,Marble,Leaning to one side,The Tower of Pisa was built to be the most beautiful bell tower in all of Italy. (Paragraph 1, Line 1),It is the bell tower for Pisa Cathedral. (比薩大教堂）,However, not on

6、ly is the marble tower beautiful, it is perhaps the strangest tower in the world.,It leans to one side and looks like it is going to fall over.,and going to fall over,In August 1173 Nearly 200 years 54.5 metres A very beautiful view Gravity and falling objects,When did the building of the tower begi

7、n?,Pair-work,The building of the tower began in August 1173,It is 54.5 metres tall with 294 steps up to the bell chamber.,From the top, there is a very beautiful view.,Italian scientist, Galileo, once did his famous experiments about gravity and falling objects from the top of the tower. （地心引力和自由落體）

8、,and took nearly two hundred years to complete.,Location: _ Purpose of building: _ Materials: _ Appearance: (外觀） _ _,In Italy,Bell tower for Pisa Cathedral.,Marble,Leaning to one side,and going to fall over,Its your turn!,In August 1173 Nearly 200 years 54.5 metres A very beautiful view Gravity and

9、falling objects,Talk,Time,A,B,C,Group-work,Set A To make the tower straight again. Leaning speed: _ Engineers have reduced the lean by 50 centimetres,Why did the builders add more floors to the tower?,By about 1 millimetre every year,Why is the tower now safe for the next 300 years?,How fast did the

10、 tower continue to lean?,Set B On 7 January 1990 Ground beneath it was sinking （在之下） Date officially reopened: _ （正式地）,When was the tower closed to the public?,Why did the tower begin to lean?,16 June 2001,When was the tower officially reopened?,Set C. 7th floor finished: _ Floors: _ Italian scienti

11、st.,When was the 7th floor finished?,In 1319,How many floors are there in the Tower of Pisa?,8,What is Galileo?,Location: North China Length: over 6,000 kilometres Height: 7.5 metres (25 feet) Materials: earth, brick and stone Years started: 7th Century BC (公元前) Years joined: Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC

12、) Purpose of wall: keep out invaders (侵略者) More about it: _,The Great Wall of China,Location: Length: Height: Materials: Years started: Years joined: Purpose of wall:,The Great Wall of China is located in North China.,It is over 6,000 kilometres long and has an average height of 7.5 metres.,It was s

13、tarted in the 7th Century BC and was joined together during the Qin Dynasty from 221 to 206 BC.,It is made of earth, brick and stone.,The purpose of the wall was to keep out invaders.,More about it:,It is one of the seven great wonders of the world and is visited by people from all over the world.,Time for writing!,Assignments,Read the passage about the Tower of Pisa in detail and get more information to complete th