外研版高中英语选修阅读教程（学生用书）Unit4MeetingwithZhouEnlai.ppt

Unit 4 Meeting with Zhou Enlai 1 Preparing to read 1.Read this short introduction to the passage you are going to read. In the 1930s, Zhou Enlai was one of the important leaders of the Red Army against the Japanese invaders. Edgar Snow, an American journalist interested in communism, travelled to China in 1936 and met Zhou Enlai in Yan’an. You will read a description of their meeting. Now check the items that you think will be described in the passage. （1）Zhou Enlai’s appearance （2）Zhou Enlai’s character （3）a battle （4）Zhou Enlai’s advice to Edgar Snow （5）a meal with Red Army soldiers （6）the countryside （7）Zhou Enlai’s headquarters 2 Reading for main ideas 2.Read the passage on Pages 2425 and check your answers to Activity 1. 3.Answer the questions. （1）How many meetings does Snow have with Zhou Enlai in this passage? （2）How did the boys who served the meal behave to Snow at first? （3）Who were these boys? （4）What were Zhou Enlai’s headquarters like? （5）How did Zhou Enlai help Snow? （6）What was Snow’s opinion of Zhou Enlai’s character? 3 Dealing with unfamiliar Words and phrases 4.Find words in the passage which mean: （1）someone who works a machine （2）clothes that you wear to show you are part of a particular organisation （3）to pay no attention to （4）a friend who is in the same army as you （5）a small simple building with only one or two rooms （6）slim （7）a quality someone has that makes people like them （8）a special ability to attract and interest people 4 Reading to the text 5.Read these extracts from the passage and say what you learn about the Red Army, Zhou Enlai or Edgar Snow. （1）The food was served by two young boys wearing uniforms several sizes too large for them. （2）Zhou Enlai’s headquarters turned out to be a bombproof hut (half cave) surrounded by many others exactly like it. There was one guard. Inside I saw that the room was clean but furnished in the barest fashion. （3）Zhou sat before his little desk and began working out a suggested travel plan for （4）I