八 年 级 ( 上 )Unit 3

Topic 3 The builders used live

models, didn’t they?

Section B

Teaching aims and demands

1. Talk about the places of interest.

2. Master tag questions.

Review

1. Can you describe the old city walls

in Beijing?

2. Show the poster that was made in

last class. Make them remember the

discussions they made.

Emperor Qin’s

Terra Cotta

Warriors

http://photo.lvren.cn/0/index8840.html

Where are they in China?

They’re in Xi’an.

And they’re the tombs of the first

emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Listen to 1a and answer the questions.

1. What are the children talking about?

They are talking about Emperor

Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors.

2. What did Jim think of them?

He thinks they are one of the greatest

wonders of the world.

Look, listen and say

S: Jim, you visited Emperor Qin’s Terr

acotta Warriors last week, didn’t you?

J: Yes, I did. They are great. I think the

y are one of the greatest wonders of t

he world.

S: Who made them?

J: The first emperor, Qin Shihuang, ordered his men to make them.

S: The builders used live models, didn’t they?

J: Yes, they did.S: There are many treasures in Qin Shihua

ng’s Underground Palace, aren’t there?J: I’m not sure. However, many people beli

eve there are lots of treasures there.

Language points

1. I think they are one of the greatest wo

nders of the world.

本句是宾语从句， they are one of …the

world 充当 I think 的宾语。下文的 How

ever, many peo0ple believe there are lots

of treasures there. 跟本句结构相同。

2. The first emperor, Oin Shihuang, ord

ered his men to make them.

order sb. to do sth.

命令，嘱咐某人做某事

3. The builders used live models…

live adj. 意为“有生命的，活的”，主要指动物。Eg. live fish 活鱼另有“（指广播，电视）现场直播的，实况转播”的意思。live broadcast of the World Cup

世界杯现场直播

Pair work Ask questions about the Terra Cotta

Warriors, using tag questions.

A: Emperor Qin’s Terracotta

Warriors are one of the greatest

wonders of the world, aren’t they?

B: Yes, they are./No, they aren’t.

Listen to the dialogue and mark True or False.

1. Both Sally and Jim think China is

beautiful and great.

2. China is the oldest country in the

world.

3. Jim likes the Summer Palace, but Sally

likes the Great Wall.

4. Jim likes West Lake best.

T

T

F

F

Sally: Hi, Jim! What do you think of

China?

Jim: I think it’s great and beautiful.

Sally: Me, too. China has a long history.

It’s one of the oldest countries in

the world.

听力原文

Jim: I agree with you. Also there are lots

of places of interest, such as the Su

mmer Palace, the Great Wall, West

Lake and ?Emperor Qin’s Terracot

ta Warriors.

Sally: West Lake is beautiful, isn’t it?

Jim: Yes, it is. But I like the Great Wall

best because it is a symbol of China.

Where is it?The Temple of Heaven

It’s in China. It is used to pray in

ancient time.

It is in London. It is a

symbol of England.

Long ago a queen

built it to tell the

time.

Big Ben

The Statue of Liberty

It’s in the USA.

It’s in New York.

Who built it?

The French built

it. It was a gift for

Americans.

The Eiffel Tower

And it’s in Paris,

France. The

French built it for

the international

exhibition of Paris

in 1889.

Practice

• 1 Finish 3a.

• 2 Finish 3b.

What is it?

Where is it?

Why is it famous?

Do you know more

about it?

Peking University is one of the most famous and old universities in China. It has a good reputation for providing their students with the best teachers and modern facility. It is easy for students who graduated from this university to look for a job and have a better future. Every year, millions of students try their best to go in to Peking University. Entering Peking University is a dream for all the Chinese students.

The famous West Lake is like a brilliant pearl embedded in the beautiful and fertile shores of the East China Sea near the mouth of the Hangzhou Bay. The lake covers an area of 5.6 square kilometers. The view of the West Lake is simply enchanting, which offers many attractions for tourists at home and abroad.

Sum up

Emperor Qin’s

Terra Cotta arriors

tomb

emperor

wonder

live model

treasure

underground

palace

Egypt

French

exhibition

Peking

University

Work alone

• Complete the sentences according to

the example.

• Example: The Xi’an City Wall is about

13.7 kilometers long.

• It is 12 meters high.

• It is 15-18 meters wide.

1. The Forbidden City is 960

meters ______ and 750 meters ______.

2. The Grand Buddha in Leshan is

71 meters______.

long wide

high

Project

1. Sum up and practice tag questions

(you can have a look at the language

materials).

2. Sum up the main points in this lesson.

3. Assign homework.