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Vocabulary & Starting out
Unit 3 The world meets China
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
1. Learn the new words of Unit 3;
2. Appreciate the significance and beauty of Chinese culture and enhance our cultural confidence.
Activity 1 Read the words after listening.
1.glorious
2.boast
3.religious
4.immortal
5.peak
6.strengthen
7.coverage
8.scholar
9.department
Activity 2 Say the meaning of the following words and then read them together loudly.
adj.辉煌的
v. (地方、机构等)自豪地拥有(好的事物)
adj.宗教的
n.神
n.高峰;顶点
v.加强
n.覆盖范围
n.学者
n.(大学的)系,部
10. institute
11.historian
12.prior
13.genius
14.enormous
15.heavenly
16.tune
17.expo
18.statue
n.学院;研究院
n.历史学家
adj.先前的,较早的
n.天才,天赋
adj.巨大的,庞大的
adj.天国的
n.曲调,旋律
n.展览会,博览会
n.雕像;塑像
Activity 2 Say the meaning of the following words and then read them together loudly.
1. glorious adj.辉煌的→glory n.荣誉;光荣;桂冠v.得意,自豪→gloriously adv.光荣地,辉煌地
2. religious adj.宗教的→religion n.宗教;宗教信仰
3. heavenly adj.天国的→heaven n.天堂;天国
4. strengthen v.加强→strong adj.强壮的;强大的;强烈的;坚决的→strongly adv.强烈地;坚固地;强有力地
5. coverage n.覆盖范围→cover v.掩蔽,遮盖;覆盖;包括,包含;足以支付;行走(一段路程);报道n.覆盖物;封面;盖子
6. prior adj.先前的;较早的→priority n.优先事项,最重要的事;优先,优先权
7. vary v.不同;变化→various adj.各种各样的;千差万别的→variety n.多样化;种类
Activity 3 Learn other forms of some words.(拓展单词)
1. In order to__________ his body, Tom takes exercise every day, and now he has become so________ that he has enough ________ to carry big stones.(strong)
2. He often says that he doesn’t believe in any ________ but meanwhile he respects others’_________ freedom.(religion)
3. The soldier thinks it a _________ thing to die for the benefit of our motherland and he should be given the ______.(glory)
4. Many development strategies now give ________ to agricultural and rural development. That is to say, agricultural and rural development is ______ to others. (prior)
Activity 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.
strengthen
strong
strength
religion
religious
glorious
glory
priority
prior
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
Activity 5 Learn some phrases
1.尊重,看得起
2.占地……
3.详细地
4.使……恢复生机
5.爱上,喜欢上
6.先于……
7.暴露于;面临……;接触
8.大体上,基本上,总的来看
9.仅举几例
10.从……逐渐消失
think highly of
cover an area of
in detail
bring...to life
fall in love with
prior to
be exposed to
on the whole
to name just a few
fade from
His study shows that when robins _____________ light at night in the lab, it leads to some genes being active at the wrong time of day.
With the help of the birds, the girl, beautifully dressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince ________________ her.
3. He played so well that everyone enjoyed listening to his music and _________________ his techniques.
4. It is important to enrich the soil _______ planting.
are exposed to
fell in love with
thought highly of
Activity 6 Fill in the blanks with words from the phrases above.
prior to
What are the lines about
The Silk Road
What can you see from the picture
Before you watch
What do you know about the Silk Road
While you watch
Task 1 Watch and Answer
1 What is the video about The video is about the historical importance of ______________________ and its revival through
____________________.
2 How did the road get its name It got its name because a lot of trade along the road was_____________.
1 What is the video about The video is about the historical importance of ______________________ and its revival through
__________________________.
2 How did the road get its name It got its name because a lot of trade along the road was __________________.
the ancient Silk Road
the Belt and Road initiative
in Chinese silk
Check your answers
Task 2 Watch and Think
What is remarkable about the road
The road is remarkable firstly because it lasted around 1,700 years, from the Han Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, it was a unique and important cultural crossroads between the East and West.
What is remarkable about the road
Task 1 Look, Think and Say
1. What can you see in these pictures
2. What message do these pictures convey
After you watch
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
The first picture is of a foreign student and two Chinese students walking through their school.
In the second picture, a foreign boy and a Chinese boy are doing tai chi, a traditional Chinese sport.
The third picture shows a group of foreign
tourists are exploring the Great Wall of China.
The last picture shows a foreign businessman is shaking hands with a Chinese one.
It conveys that oversea students come to China to study.
It conveys that foreign tourists are interested in travelling to China to explore its famous heritage sites.
It conveys that foreigners are learning about traditional Chinese culture.
It conveys that business is being done between Chinese and overseas companies.
In what other areas is China attracting attention
around the world
Task 2 Discussion
Task 3 Complete the passage and read it carefully
The Silk Road
The Silk Road was 1.______ important historical trade route between China and the Mediterranean. In the past, travel by land was difficult, dangerous and expensive, so only very 2._______(value) goods such as silk were traded over long distances. In fact, silk 3._____(make) in China comprised a large proportion of the trade along that route. Thus, in 1877,this route was given the name “the Silk Road” by the famous German geographer,Ferdinand von Richthofen.
The history of the old Silk Road began with the explorations of Zhang Qian during the Han Dynasty, and continued until the Ming Dynasty—a period of some 1,700 years. The route started at Chang’an, the modern Xi’an. It then passed through the Hexi Corridor, before 4.________(reach) Dunhuang.
an
valuable
made
reaching
From there, the Silk Road split into the northern, central, and southern routes, proceeding through today’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China to reach India, and eventually Italy.
The Silk Road was more than just a trade route. It was a cultural crossroads 5.______ connected the great ancient civilisations of China, India, Persia, Greece, Rome and others. Between these civilisations passed new ideas, developments in the arts and new inventions, including the four great Chinese 6. _________(invent):gunpowder, papermaking, printing and the compass.
Today, the old Silk Road 7.______________(bring) back to life through China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The new Silk Road will bring all kinds of goods to people along the route. These goods will be delivered 8._____ higher speeds and lower prices. And, more 9.__________(important), this new Silk Road will make cultural exchanges faster and 10. ______(easy),helping more people come together in mutual understanding and friendship.
importantly
that
at
inventions
is being brought
easier
No matter who we are or whatever we do, try our best to treasure cultures we have owned and respect what is different from ours to create a more harmonious world.
1.Read the words fluently and memorize them.
2.Preview the text.
Homework
THANKS