More-places-to-visit(more-reading)

Let’sgotoDisneyParktogether!Great!Question:Canyounamesomeotherplacesofinterestyouareeagertovisit/youknowinothercountries?Youwillseethreedifferentpicturesofplacesofinterest.Eachpicturehasbeendividedintosixteensmallpieces.Trytoguesswhatitisbylookingatthemonebyone.ShanghaiGrandTheatreTheWhiteHouseTheBigBenNext,youwillseesomesentencestatementsaboutsomefamousplaces,canyouguesswhattheyareandsaytheminEnglish?1.ThefamousandhugeclockinLondon,England.2.ThespecialtowerinItaly.3.ThesymboloffreedomintheUSA.4.ThefamousbeautifulsnowmountaininJapan.5.TheplacewhereAmericanpresidentsworkandlive.6.Theveryfamoustower,oneofthelandmarksinParis,France.7.ThetombsforEgyptiankings.8.Theonlyman-madestructurewhichcanbeseenfromspace.9.AnancientcitybuiltonwaterinItaly.10.Thenewly-builtamusementparkinHongKongwithmanycartooncharacterssuchasMickeyMouse.11.Thetheatre,oneofthemostmagnificentstructuresinAustralia.12.ThebiggestsquareinbothChinaandthewholeworld.13.Thestructure,whichstandsforvictory,builtbyNapoleon.14.ThepalaceforBritishqueens.TheBigBenTheleaningTowerofPisaTheStatueofLibertyMountFujiTheWhiteHouseTheEiffelTowerThePyramidTheGreatWallVeniceHongkongDisneylandTheSydneyOperaHouseTian’anmenSquareArcdeTriompheTheBuckinghamPalaceSetting:Thereadingpassagecontainsinformationaboutplacesofinterestinothercountries----AngkorWatinCambodia,theColosseuminItalyandtheGreatPyramidsofGizainEgypt.AngkorWatTheremainsofAngkorWat,withitssculpturesandancienttemples,aretheprideofCambodia.AngkorWatwasthecapitaloftheKhmerpeople.AftertheKhmerKingdomwasdestroyedin1431,thecitywasabandoned.Itwaslargelyforgottenuntilitwasdiscoveredagainin1858.YoucannoweasilyaccessAngkorWatbyair,andithashotelsnearby.AngkorWatPlacesofinterestAngkorWatWhereisit?Whatwasitinthepast?Howcanwevisitit?CambodiaCapitaloftheKhmerpeopleByairGroupWork:remains:n.[pl.]whatisleftofsomethingaftermostofithasbeendamaged,usedordestroyede.g.ThousandsofpeoplecometoseetheremainsoftheBastilleinPariseveryyear.abandonv.toleave(somebodyorsomething)permanentlye.g.Alotofpeoplehadtoabandontheirhomesbecauseofthefloods.accessv.toreachorentere.g.Infrontofthebuilding,asignsays“Pleaseaccessthebuildingthroughthesidedoor.”ColosseumTheColosseumwasbuiltinRome,Italy,inAD72.Thishugestadiumcouldholdmorethan50,000people.Itwasapopularplaceforracesandfights.AfterthefalloftheRomanEmpire,theColosseumfellintoruin.ThesiteisnowtheplacetoseeinItaly.Youcansitinthestandsandimaginethepast.ColosseumPlacesofinterestTheColosseumWhereisit?Whenwasitbuilt?Howbigisit?Whatwasitusedforinthepast?Whatcanweseenow?Rome,ItalyAD72Canholdmorethan50,000peoplegalleriesPopuarplaceforracesandfightsGroupWork:hold:v.tocontain,tohaveinsidee.g.Tomysurprise,thissmallroomcanhold50people.empiren.agroupofcountriesruledbyonemanorgovernmente.g.TheBritishempirewasonceoneofthelargestintheworld.ruinn.somethingdestroyedsothatiscannotbeusede.g.Manyancientsculpturesfellintoruinaftertheearthquake.standn.theplaceinastadiumwherelargegroupsofpeoplesitorstandtowatchasportingevente.g.Wecouldnotfindanyseatsinthestand.GreatPyramidsofGizaTheGreatPyramidsofGizaoverlooktheNileRiverinEgypt.Theywerebuiltaround4,500yearsagoastombsforkings.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuatGizaisthelargestofall.Itismadeof2.3millionstoneblocks.Eachsideofthebaseis230metreslong.ThePyramidshavebeendamagedovertime,buttheyarestillawondertosee.GreatPyramidsofGizaPlacesofinterestTheGreatPyramidsofGizaWherearethey?Whenweretheybuilt?Whatweretheyusedforinthepast?Howbigarethey?EgyptAround4,500yearsagoTombsforkingsEachsideofthebaseis230meterslongGroupWork:overlookv.(forastructureorthing)tostandaboveandnearsomethingelsee.g.Myfamilylikestogototherestaurantoverlookingthelake.tombn.aplaceorstructureusedtokeepdeadbodiese.g.Thesiteoftheterra-cottawarriorsinXi’anwaspartoftombofQinShihuang.wondern.somethinggreate.g.Herfatherhastakenhertovisitmanywondersoftheworld.1.TheremainsofAngkorWataretheprideofCambodia.2.AngkorWatisthecapitaloftheKhmerpeople.3.TheColossumwasbuiltinRome,Italy,inBC72.4.TheColossumcouldholdmorethan500,000people.5.TheGreatPyramidsofGizawerebuiltaround40,500yearsagoastombsforkings.6.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuatGizaisthelargestofall.AngkorWatwasthecapitaloftheKhmerpeople.Correctanswer:•Correctanswer:TheColossumwasbuiltinRome,Italy,inAD72.TheColossumcouldholdmorethan50,000people.Correctanswer:•Correctanswer:TheGreatPyramidsofGizawerebuiltaround4,500yearsagoastombsforkings.Groupwork:Aftergroupdiscussion,eachgroupleaderdoesapresentationinfrontoftheclassaboutacertainplacehe/shehasevervisited.Othergroupscouldaskthemquestionsabouttheplacetheyintroduced.Photoscanalsobeshownifthereare.Pairwork:•Situation:•SupposeAisanemployeeinsunbeamTravelCompany.Bisacustomer.BplanstogotravellinginthecomingsummervacationandasksAtorecommendaplace.•Someusefulsentences:•A:Hello,SunbeamTravelCompany.CanIhelpyou?•B:Hello.Thisis(yourname).I’dliketogotravellinginthecomingsummervacation.ButI’mnotquitesurewhichplacetochoose.Canyourecommendmeagoodplace?•A:Ok.Ithinkyoumaygoto(aplace)because…•B:Thankyouforyouradvice.Goodbye.•A:Goodbye.Homework:Doexerci