1、109 9 987 7 765 5 543 3 321 1 11413131312111111151515 16 Unit 7 Unit 7A City of HeroesA City of Heroes17 Pre-readingPre-readingTiananmen Eiffel Tower Tower BridgeQuestion:What makes a city great?Question:What makes a city great?a long history a large populationthe capital cultural relicsimportant th
2、ings happened in history Presentation Presentation We just talked about the great cities in China,in France and in Britain.Now lets read another great city in the text“A City of Heroes”.Statue of Peter the Greatin St Petersburgwhich is the second largest city in RussiaReadingReading:Read the text an
3、d find out the topic sentence for:Read the text and find out the topic sentence for each paragrapheach paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:The Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital-St Petersburg.St Petersburg has also been the centre of many important e
4、vents in history.When the Nazis had gone,the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city.Strong,proud and united,the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.Read the 1st paragraphs for the detailed information and complete the following table.Build the cityWhen:300 years agoWhe
5、re:on the Neva River Who:Peter the Greatpeople of the cityHow:large,beautiful,fairy tale Read the 2nd paragraph and then complete the following table.Destroy the cityWhen:1941Who:the Germans or NazisHow:burn the city;destroy the buildings;break paintings and statues in ruinsRead the 3rd paragraph ca
6、refully and try to understand how the people of St Petersburg rebuilt the city and brought back its beauty.How to save the palaces and buildingsHow to rebuild the statuesHow to recreate old paintingsRed the 4th paragraph and then complete the following tableHeroes of the cityPeter the Greatstrong an
7、d proudpeople of the citystrong,proud and unitedPost-reading:Post-reading:1 1、Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city?Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city?2 2、Why was it so difficult for the people to rebuild the old palaces?Why was it so difficult for the people to rebuild th
8、e old palaces?3 3、What did people use to help them rebuild the city?What did people use to help them rebuild the city?4 4、Why are the people of St Petersburg heroes?Why are the people of St Petersburg heroes?People think that St Petersburg is a great city because it was built by a Great Russian Czar
9、 and has been the center of many important historic events.More importantly,it survived the German attack in1941 and its people did Everything they could to make it as beautiful as it once was.It is because the palaces were badly damaged in the war.The Russian artists used old paintings and photogra
10、phs to rebuild it.That is because they have made something impossible possible.They Have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old Beauty.With hard work,patience,devotion and love for their cultural relics,they have shown that dreams can come true.1.1.Answer the questions below.A
11、nswer the questions below.2.2.Read the text carefully and decide the following Read the text carefully and decide the following sentences true or false.sentences true or false.()1.The city of St Petersburg was rebuilt by Peter the Great.()2.The German attacked St Petersburg a hundred years ago.()3.A
12、 portrait of Peter the Great was destroyed by the Germans.()4.It was difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces.()5.Workers and painters used old photographs to help them rebuild the city.()6.St Petersburg will never be as beautiful as it was before.FFTTTF 3.3.Read the passage again and fill in
13、 the following blanks.Read the passage again and fill in the following blanks.St Petersburg is the _ largest city in Russia.The Neva river _ through the center of the city.300 years ago,the Russian Czar _ _ _ came here and _a new capital-St Petersburg.Many great _were built during hislifetime.Many i
14、mportant _ happened in history.In 1941,the Germans tried to _ the city,but the people never _ _.The Germans _many of the Palaces.The city was almost _ _,but the people would not _ _.When the Nazis had gone,the people of St Petersburg began to _ the city and tried to _the city _to life.Now,after year
15、s of _ _,St Petersburg has been rebuilt as _as in the past.Today,Peter the Great on his _ horse can once again look _ _ the city.It has been shown that the _ of St Petersburg are the _ of the city.secondflowsPeter the Greatbuiltpalaceseventsdestroygaveinburnedin ruinsgave uprebuildbringbackhard work
16、wonderful/beautifulbronzeout overpeopleheroes4.Retelling4.RetellingRetell the text in your own words about the city St Petersburg according to the given key words.The Neva River 300 years ago built many palaces in 1941900 daysgave in in ruins destroyed in pieces impossible gave up hidden bring the c
17、ity back to life difficult without destroying put back replaced a portrait of Peter recreated as wonderful as bronze horse come trueheroesSummarySummaryThis class weve learnt about Russias second largest city St Petersburg and about its great people.All of us should learn from them about their effort in rebuilding the city and restoring its cultural relics.At the same time,we should love our homeland and study hard for our great motherland!
