高中英语《Unit1 plant World》Further reading 重庆大学版必修4

1、The Great Wall,Further Reading,Have you ever been to The Great Wall of China? What impresses you most? What does it mean that he who doesnt reach the Great Wall is not a true man? Would you like to say something about the Great Wall,Lead in,The Great Wall,Emperor Qin Shihuang,Lady Meng Jiang,True or

2、 False,1. The Great Wall winds its way eastward from the Yalu River to Jiayugan in the Gobi desert,2. In the early days/in ancient times each principality in China constructed a “great wall” to defend itself from enemies,3. The Great Wall is different from ordinary city walls only because it extends

3、 itself continuously for miles,4. The Great Wall is called “Wan Li Chang Cheng” because it is exactly 10,000 li in length,5. The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese civilization,Brainstorm,Read the passage and decide which of the following tells the main idea,The beautiful views of the Great Wall.

4、 2. The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. 3. The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty. 4. The history of the Great Wall,Further Reading,True or False,The Great Wall starts from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at the foot of Huangshan and Tianshan mountain. 2. T

5、he Great Wall was first constructed by principalities to defend themselves from enemies,T,F,3. The Chinese name “Chang Cheng” or “Long Wall” came into existence because of the length of the wall. 4. As many as 30 principalities and dynasties took part in building the Great Wall. 5. The Great Wall is

6、 a symbol of the wisdom of the Chinese people,T,F,T,Detailed Reading,Para. 1,General Introduction about the early great wall,wind its way over the vast land of China; climb steep mountains; cut across pasturelands and deserts,a gigantic project,difficult engineering work,with a very long history,Par

7、a. 2,The original “great wall,as early as the Spring and Autumn Period,to defend itself from enemies,different from ordinary city walls; extend itself continuously for miles and does not encircle a city,Para. 3,The development of the Great Wall,Many a “great wall” was built over the vast land of Chi

8、na-north, east, south and west,Each wall extends several hundred li in length. Because of the length of the wall, the name came into existence,In the Qin, Han and Ming Dynasties, it was reconstructed. It reached over 7,300 km in length in the Ming Dynasty,Para. 4,The scale of the Great Wall,As many

9、as 20 principalities and dynasties took part,The ruined sites can be found in Chinas northwest, northeast, various provinces of North China and the vast stretch land between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River,The total length es to over 50,000 km,Para. 5,The status of the Great Wall,The status,I

10、t is a symbol of the Chinese civilization,It has been put down on the list of “World Cultural Heritages,Homework,Give us a brief introduction about the Great Wall,Consolidation,1. The Great Wall winds its way westwards over the vast land,wind ones way: 蜿蜒而行; 蜿蜒前进e.g. He wound his way more quickly no

11、w back down the stairs and moved close to the kitchen.Ive never heard of someone winding their way forward,Language Points,2. It climbs steep mountains and cuts across pasturelands and deserts,steep: adj. 陡峭的；不合理的；急剧 升降的 vt. vi. 浸；泡；使充满,e.g. They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch. This red bui

12、lding is steeped in history. She steeped the stained cloth in bleach overnight,adv. steeply n. steepness,3. As early as each principality in China constructed its own “great wall” in various places to defend itself from enemies,construct vt. 建造, 构筑, 编造 n. 构想,e.g. This factory was constructed by our

13、pany. Construct a triangle on this line. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete,这些动词均有“建设，建立，建造”之意。build:普通用词，含义广泛，可指一切具体或抽象的建造或建立。construct: 较正式用词，强调根据一定计划进行的规模较大，结构较复杂，要求较高技术的建造,build，construct，found，establish，set up,found: 侧重打下基础或创办，具体或抽象事物均可用。establish: 着重稳固地建成，可具体指国家、政府、学校或商店等的建立，也

14、可指信仰、信用、名誉、法律、制度、规则等的建立。set up: 作“建立”用时，侧重于“开始”。可指具体或抽象的建立,defend vt. from my enemy I can defend myself. 防友靠天，防敌靠己,Our forefathers built this wall to defend them-selves from invasion. 我们的祖先筑这座长城是为了防御侵略的,注意： 1) defend不能连接that的宾语从句，但可 以连接wh引导的宾语从句。 2) defend后的宾语如是人名或人称代词 时，defend的具体意思还要根据上下文 来决定，可以表示“

15、为某人辩解，支持 某人”，也可以表示“保护某人安全，不 受伤害,常用词组： defend against 防御（抵御) 以 来保卫、保护 defend ones rights 捍卫某人的权利 defend ones faith 维护某人的信念 defend the country 保卫祖国 defend ones view 为某人的观点做辩解、答辩 defend the accused 为被告做辩护,4. Each extends several hundred li in length,extend vt. 延长; 扩展; 使伸长；扩 大的范围 vi. (空间、时间等)延伸; 延 续 ；伸，

16、伸展,e.g. Cant you extend your visit for a few days? He extended his hand in greeting. The tourist season extends from May till October,in length: 在长度上,e.g. The room is 15 feet in length and10 feet in breadth. The river is 300 kilometers in length. The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth,

17、At length, we began to understand what she wanted. 最后, 我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么,in length 是“在长度上”的意思； at length 才是“最后，终于”的意思,5. According to records put down in Chinese literature, as many as,put down: 记下, 放下, 拒绝, 镇压, 羞辱, 削减, 制止,e.g. Do you want me to put down your name as the next candidate,He put down his razor and brushed his hair with elaborate care. The rebellion was put down. He was put down as an uneducated man,6. The Great Wall is a s