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课件网) Unit 10 CONNECTIONS Reading Club 1 01 02 03 To read and talk about hutongs. To read for understanding and critical thinking. To summarise information. Learning objectives 1.紫禁城 _____ 2.offer a rare view into_____ 3.alley _____ 4.rectangular courtyards _____ 5.refer to _____ 6.清朝末年 _____ 7.keep control over_____ 8.squeeze _____ 9.keep an eye on_____ 10.noble _____ 11.the royal palace _____ 12. 分享日常生活的喜悦和悲伤_____ 13.mop _____ 14.fragrant _____ 15.the turning point _____ 16.中华人民共和国 _____ 17.undertake the preservation of _____ the Forbidden City 提供了...难得的一面 n. 小巷，胡同 矩形庭院 指的是 the end of the Qing Dynasty 控制 照看，留神，监视 n. 贵族 adj. 高贵的，贵族的 王宫 share the joy and sorrow of everyday n.拖把 adj. 香的，芳香的 转折点 the People’s Republic of China v. 挤过，挤压 承担……的保护 Do you know the following words and phrases after the preview Lead-in 1.Every year thousands of tourists flock to China. 2.Many new hotels were quickly built to house the increasing population, but these were poorly made. 3.Towards the end of the Qing dynasty, some conditions in Beijing's hutongs went down as a political situation cast a dark cloud on China's economy. Underline the following sentences on your textbook. Use context to understand the highlighted words and translate each sentence. flood provide housing for 4. ..., the Emperors arranged different areas of Beijing in neat blocks of houses built around courtyards. block 街区 Lead-in Have you ever visited some Hutongs in Beijing “不进胡同, 难知北京; 不进胡同, 枉来北京。” Pre-reading Dongjiaominxiang Together with Xijiaomin Lane, they are called the longest hutong in Beijing, with a length of 9,843 feet (3 kilometers). Stretching from East Tiananmen Square Road to Chongwenmen Inner Street, Dongjiaomin Lane used to be the location of many foreign embassies. There are also sites of old churches, banks, official mansions and clubs. Buildings there form the only European style block in Beijing, which contains the early 20th-century features. Pre-reading Sanmiao Street It is the oldest one dated from the Liao Dynasty. Qianshi It was the location of money market (Qianshi) in the Qing Dynasty. Known as the narrowest one in Beijing, its narrowest point is about 1.3 feet (0.4 meters) wide. 1. What is a hutong Hutongs refer to alleys that connect the rectangular courtyards of traditional Chinese houses, and nowadays it is also used to describe the courtyards themselves and communities that live there, which offer a rare view into China’s past. While-reading 2. When and why were hutongs built Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties (between the 13th and 19th centuries) to help the Emperors keep control over the city by placing guards at the entrances of the various hutongs. 3. How are hutongs arranged The homes of the nobles and wealthy citizens were in the hutongs closest ... ...
