竟教 Module1 Great European Cities Reading.ppt

1. The artistic movement called the Renaissance began in Florence. ( ) 2. The Uffizi Palace is a famous hotel in Florence. ( ) F T __________ art gallery Read paragraph three and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). 4. Which of the following statements is true? _____ A. Athens is the birthplace of western civilization B. Paris has the largest art galleries in the world C. Italy was the world’s most powerful city in ancient times. D. Spain’s capital was designed by an architect called Gaudi. Read paragraph four and choose the best answer. A Fill in the blanks according to the passage The writer introduces four cities and their famous architectures to us. Paris is the capital and (1)_________ (large) city of France, (2)_______________ (situate) on the River Seine. The famous symbol of Paris, Eiffel tower attracts millions of (3)________(tourist)every year. The second city introduces is Barcelona(4)_______ is the second largest city of Spain. One of (5)____(it) most famous is the Church of the Sagrada Familia which (6)____________ (design)by a famous architect. largest (which is)situated tourists which its was designed The third one is Florence which became famous because (7)____ the Renaissance, (8)___great artistic movement. So a lot of artists of all time lived and worked there. The last one is Athens which is known (9)____the birthplace of western civilization. It has not only a lot of famous buildings (10)_________ best writers whose work has influenced other writers ever since. of a as but(also) One student of the group describes a place according to the picture, and the other group’s students have to guess what the place is. For example: guess the following place ② It is in the north of China. ③ It has a history of thousands of years. and it was the capital city in history. ⑤ It?is?today?t