北师大版选修八Unit24lesson3AChangingWorld课件讲述.ppt

Write an article (100 words) about an ancient building of your hometown. Remember to include a title and the most important information about the building. Filling the blanks. Hutongs are a ______ of ancient Chinese architecture. Nowadays, the word “ hutong” has come to mean more than just the _________ that connect the courtyards. It also refers to the _________ themselves and even to the ___________ that live there. feature alleyways courtyards communities The ________ of Beijing’s hutongs were built between the 13th and 19th centuries during The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties to help the Emperors _______________ over the city. majority maintain control By connecting people’s homes, the hutongs in fact _________ people’s lives. Because of the hutongs, courtyards were joined together for miles around creating a _______of people working, playing and living together ---a real __________. connected network community Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, China’s ________ suffered due to political _________and the conditions in Beijing’s hutongs ___________. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, conditions _________ a great deal and many of the original hutongs were _________ and _________. economy instability deteriorated improved renovated preserved Hutongs are still an _______ part of Beijing life. They not only ____ Beijing’s streets and communities but also its past and present, showing that Beijing is truly an ancient ___ modern city. integral link yet INDEX Warming up 1 Predicting 2 Detailed-Reading 3 Speaking 4 Vocabulary 5 Language points 6 Assignment 7 Look at the photos and the title, and predict where these people lived and what the article is about. Tiananmen Square the Imperial Palace/ the Forbidden City the Summer Palace the Winter palace the Temple of Heaven Have you ever visited some Hutongs in Beijing? Siheyuan Read the text to get the general idea and identify parag