北师大版高中英语模块8U24Lesson 3.ppt

* Tiananmen Square the Imperial Palace/ the Forbidden City Have you ever been to Beijing? the Summer Palace the Winter palace the Temple of Heaven Have you ever visited some Hutongs in Beijing? “不进胡同, 难知北京; 不进胡同, 枉来北京。” Siheyuan 京 剧 Look at the photos and the title, and predict where these people live, what their life is like and what the article is about. a) Beijing Urban Planning b) Chinese Buildings c). Beijing’s 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 Para C c) Beijing’s 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. True or False questions. 1. Sanmiao Street is the longest hutong in Beijing. 2. Wealthy people lived in hutongs close to the Forbidden City. 3. The oldest hutong in Beijing is 900 years old. 4. Tourists don’t like hutongs. F T T F Hutongs are __________ that connect the courtyards of traditional Chinese houses. 2. The term hutong is nowadays used to describe the alleys, courtyards and the ____________ that live there. little alleys communities Complete these notes on the article. 3. The Emperors organised Beijing in blocks of houses because this made the city easier to ____________ __________. 4. Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the _____, _____ and _____ Dynasties. be controlled/ supervised Yuan Ming Qing 5. Wealthy and important people lived in hutongs built close to the ____________________________. 6. Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, conditions in Beijing’s hutongs went down because of _______ __________________________. royal palace/ Forbidden City the unstable political situation 7. After the People’s Republic of China