(共13张PPT)
The world meets China
Unit 3
Starting out
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1 What is the video about How did it
get its name
2 What is remarkable about the road
The video is about the historical importance of
__________________________ and its revival
through ___________________________.
It got its name because ___________________________________________.
The road is remarkable because
firstly ________________________________________________________________
Secondly, ______________________________________________________________
the ancient Silk Road trade route
China’s Belt and Road Initiative
a lot of the trade along the road was in Chinese silk
it lasted around 1,700 years, from the Han Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty.
it was a unique and important cultural crossroads between the East and West.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1 What can you see in these pictures
2 What message do these pictures convey
3 In what other areas is China attracting attention around the world
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
The picture shows Chinese and foreign students are walking through their school.
It shows Chinese and foreigners are doing body-building exercise eg. tai chi.
A group of foreign tourists are exploring the Great Wall of China.
The picture shows a foreign business man is shaking hands with a Chinese one.
It conveys that oversea students come to China to study.
It conveys that foreigners are learning about traditional Chinese culture.
It conveys that foreign tourists are interested in travelling to China to explore its famous heritage sites.
It conveys that business is being done between Chinese and overseas companies.
Unit 3
The world meets China
Understanding ideas
Look at the picures and answer the following questions.
1. What makes Dunhuang unique
2. What else do you know about Dunhuang
Dunhuang is unique
because of the Mogao Grottoes, its incredibly detailed, colourful murals and the Mingsha Mountain.
Dunhuang lies on the old Silk Road, which was a place where East met West, with a long and glorious history.
Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad.
Read the passage and decide where it is most probably from.
Give your reasons.
1. A travel brochure.
2. A tour commentary.
3. A blog.
4. A lecture.
Welome to Dunhuang !
Now, we are going to enter...
Now look around the walls of the cave.
Come a little bit closer so that you can get a better view.
Take a look at this mural .
Now let’s move on to the next cave...
the gateway to and from Ancient China
a centre of cultural and commercial
exchange in history
over a period of 1,000 years
Ancient Greece, India and Iran
45,000 square metres
varying from religious stories to scenes of everyday life
“Flying Immortals”
heavenly musicians, singers and dancers
Organise information from the passage and complete the travel webpage.
confidence and optimism of people
thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries.
a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade
a global crossroads
Choose the best summary of the passage and give your reasons.
1. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route between East and West, which
passed through Dunhuang.
2. The Silk Road city of Dunhuang has a splendid history and is once again
a meeting place for people from around the world.
3. In Dunhuang there are grottoes, murals and other sights that attract
tourists from all over the world.
the Silk Road
1. Through the Belt and Road Initiative, hundreds of representatives from 51 countries came
to Dunhuang for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017, thus making it once
again a global crossroads.
2. Present-day Dunhuang is influenced by its past such as its long and glorious history, its
cultural and commercial value and a flourishing trade in goods ...
3. The famous Library Cave, which has mysterious cultural history ...
4. We can surf the Internet or visit Dunhuang in person ...
1. be testimony to _________________
2. cover an area of... _________________
3. vary from ... to ... _________________
4. in detail _________________
5. reach a peak _________________
6. a stone’ s throw _________________
7. to name just a few _________________
8. seal up _________________
9. fade from _________________
10. bring ... to life _________________
11. given that ... _________________
Language points
是...的证明;见证...
占有...的面积
详细地
从…到…不等
达到顶峰
一箭之地
仅举几例
密封; 查封; 封存
从…中消逝
使活泼,使生动
鉴于...
Language points
1. If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that are
testimony to how the Silk Road brought East and West together.
条件状语从句
定语从句
how引导的宾语从句
2. In a sealed cave, now known as the famous Library Cave, were hidden
thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries.
当表示地点的介词短语置于句首,且主语是名词或名词短语时,句子需要完全倒装,其形式为:介词短语+谓语+主语
eg 1) 一只白猫在桌子下面睡觉。
2)他在树下酣睡。
Under the table sleeps a white cat.
Under the tree he slept soundly.
3. The scrolls are so detailed that they describe the vast range of goods
that were imported and exported from Dunhuang, such as ceramics,
medicine, perfumes and fruit, to name just a few.
Language points
so ... that 引导状语从句
仅举几例
eg 我做很多种运动,比如足球、篮球和棒球,仅举几例。
I play a lot of sports, like football, basketball and baseball, to name just a few.
4. This century is bringing the Silk Road to life once more through the
Belt and Road Initiative.
使复苏;(使)变得生动;(使)变得有趣
eg 鲜花可使沉闷的房间恢复生气。
Flowers can bring a dull room back to life.
Why Dunhuang is a good place to travel (Write a summary to introduce Dunhuang briefly, within 100 words.)
Homework