1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritagePeriod 5 Listening and TalkingLearning Aims1.To practise listening for the main idea and details;2.To acquire some main information of the Kremlin,Red Square and St.Basils Cathedral;3.To explore the language structures of how to start a conversation and how to react;4.To appl
2、y the language structures politely and properly in the real context.Part I Lead-inThe Tiananmen square is a place where/in which _.the Chinese people gather and celebrate or parade especially on festivalsPart I Lead-inThe Forbidden City is a palace where/in which _.the emperors lived for almost 500
3、yearsPart I Lead-inThe Kremlin is a palace where/in which _.The Red Square is also a place where/in which _.the President of Russia livesthe Russian people gather and hold events视频：Red SquarePart II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTask 1 First listeningListen and predict.1.Where are the spea
4、kers?A.On a street.B.On a plane.C.On a bus.2.What are they doing?A.Drawing a map.B.Sightseeing.C.Studying culture.3.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Tourists and a tour guide B.Classmates.C.Family.Part II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTask 2 Second listeningListen a
5、gain and complete the fact sheet with the words you hear.THE KREMLIN AND RED SQUARE,MOSCOWThe Kremlin was actually built between the _ and _ centuries.The palace is where _ lives.The Saint Basils Cathedral looks like a flame(火焰,火把),and it is the _ of Russia.The Red Square is considered the _ of Mosc
6、ow.The Red Square are used for parades,_,and even ice hockey games,and it used to be a marketplace a long time ago.14th17ththe presidentsymbolcentreconcertsPart II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTask 3 Introduce places in greater detailThe Kremlin/a special government area/built between the
7、 14th and 17th centuries/the president lives here Finish the following relative clauses according to the given information.The Kremlin is _.a special government area which was built between the 14th and 17th centuries and where the president lives.Part II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTask
8、 3 Introduce places in greater detailSaint Basils Cathedral/looks like a flame/a symbol of the country Saint Basils Cathedral is _.which is a symbol of the country looks like a flamePart II Listening:Talk about history and culture Red Square/the centre of Moscow/used to be a marketplace/a place for
9、music concerts,parades and even ice hockey games/children can skate here in winterRed Square is _.the centre of Moscow which used to be a marketplace and now is a place for music concerts,parades and even ice hockey games.Red Square is a place where children can skate in winter.Part II Listening:Tal
10、k about history and cultureTask 4 Third listening Listen again and fill in the blanks.Tour guide:OK,here we are:the Kremlin and Red Square!Tourist 1:_the Kremlin exactly?Tour guide:The Kremlin is a special government area.Inside,there are five palaces and four cathedrals.Its where the president live
11、s,too.Tourist 1:_the Palace Museum in Beijing.Tour guide:_The Kremlin was actually built around the same time between the 14th and 17th centuries.Excuse me,but what isWow.a little bit likeYes.I guess you could say that.Part II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTourist 1:_,with the colourful ro
12、und towers?Ive seen so many photos of it._,like a flame!Tour guide:Thats Saint Basils Cathedral.People all over the world think of Russia when they see it.Its like the Eiffel Tower in France or the Great Wall in China,a symbol of the country.Tourist 2:_can you tell me more about Red Square?Tour guid
13、e:_the centre of Moscow,and there have been many important parades and events held here.It also used to be a marketplace a long time ago.Whats that building over thereIt looks so pretty Forgive me for asking,butWell,its consideredPart II Listening:Talk about history and cultureTourist 2:_Tour guide:
14、_ the photos of an ice hockey game._children can skate on Red Square in the winter?Tourist 2:_Tour guide:Yes.Red Square is also a place for music concerts.People have a lot of fun here.Oh,really?How amazing!I see that youre looking atDid you know thatNo way!Thats so cool!Expressions to start a conve
15、rsationExpressions to respondWhat you h e a r i n the dialogue O t h e r expression s y o u can think of Task 5 SummaryClassify what you hear in the above task and fill in the table.Excuse me,but what isWhats that building over thereForgive me for asking,butI see that youre looking atDid you know th
16、atWow.a little bit likeYes.I guess you could say that.It looks so prettyWell,its consideredOh,really?How amazing!No way!Thats so cool!I beg your pardon,butExcuse me.Could you tell me about?Thats so interesting!It is said thatPart III Talking Task 1 Describe the following pictures using relative clau
17、ses.The Forbidden City is a palace _.The valuable vase _is called“blue porcelain”.where the emperors of China lived in the past and now a big museum where many thousands of valuable articles are stored.which is decorated with beautiful blue designs is called“blue porcelain”.Part III Talking The Terr
18、a-cotta Army were found in 1974,_ some farmers were digging a well.The Terra-cotta Army were in fact 8000 statues _.whenwhich were used to guard the tomb of the emperor Qin Shihuang.Part III Talking Task 2 Work in groups.Choose a cultural site that you like and role-play a conversation between some
19、tourists and their tour guide.Take turns to play the different roles.During the process,pay attention to how to start a dialogue and how to respond.8,000 statues were made to(tomb)Each statue has a different face,why?In 1974,some farmers found it when digging a well.served as the home of emperors th
20、e ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government the valuable vases is called blue porcelainPart III Talking Example:Tourist A:I beg your pardon,but is this the Xuanyuan Mirror?Could you please tell me about it?Tour guide:Yes,it is.It is said that its a mirror that can tell right from wrong!I
21、 see that youre looking at that carving on the roof.Did you know that its called chiwen-one of the nine sons of the Chinese dragon?Tourist B:No,I didnt.Thats so interestingOne possible version:Tourist:Forgive me for asking,but what was the Terra-cotta Army used for?Guide:Well,it is said that the Ter
22、ra-cotta Army was made to guard Qinshihuangs tomb.I see that you are looking at the different faces of statues.Do you know why?Tourist:I have no idea.Guide:Researchers think that each statue is a copy of a real soldier.Tourist:Its so amazing!Excuse me,but when was it found?Guide:It was found in 1974
23、,when some farmers were digging a well.Part III Talking HomeworkWhen we introduce the tourist sites,we are proud of the treasures that ancestors left us.Its our duty to pass them down to the next generation.However,some of them are faced with many problems.What should we do to preserve world heritage?Have a research on the Internet and write down your opinions.
