第一册新教材unit 7

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　　C. St Petersburg seems to be something out of a fairytale.
　　D. St Petersburg is the capital of Russia.
　　2. When did the city come back to life?
　　A. Three hundred years ago.
　　B. After the Russian Revolution of 1917.
　　C. Nine hundred days after the Germans attack.
　　D. Years after the Germans had gone.
　　( Key: 1. B 2. D )
　　B. Now please read the passage carefully once more and try to tell the following statements true (T) or false (F) (Show the following slide)
　　Careful Reading(2)
　　B. Tell the statements true (T) or false (F)
　　1. The city of St Petersburg was rebuilt by Peter the Great.          (         )
　　2. The Germans attacked St Petersburg a hundred years ago.         (         )
　　3. A portrait of Peter the Great was destroyed by the Germans.               (         )
　　4. It was difficult for people to rebuild the old palaces.                  (         )
　　5. St Petersburg will never be as beautiful as it was before.                     (         )
　　( Key: 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F )
　　Step 7. Post-reading
　　T: Now let’s discuss the following question in groups of four. (Show the following slide)
　　Post-reading
　　What does the passage want to tell us?
　　(Five minutes later the following slide is shown and the students are asked to choose the best answer)
　　Post-reading
　　What does the passage want to tell us ?
　　A. How beautiful the city is.
　　B. How great the Russian Czars were.
　　C. How great the people of the city are.
　　D. How old the city is.
　　( Key: C )
　　Step 8. Structure
　　T: Now please read the passage again and try to find the topic sentence of each paragraph (Show thefollowing slide)
　　Structure
　　Try to find the topic sentence of each paragraph:
　　Paragraph 1: The Russian Czar Peter the Great built St Petersburg.
　　Paragraph 2: St Petersburg has been the center of many important events in history.
　　Paragraph 3: The people of St Petersburg rebuilt the city.
　　Paragraph 4: The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.
　　(Three minutes later, check the answers. The answers are shown on the screen above)
　　T: Well, who could tell us where we found the topic sentence?
　　( Paragraph 1— Middle; Paragraph 2 — Beginning; Paragraph 3 — Beginning; Paragraph 4 — End)
　　T: Now tell me which topic sentence do you think is the most important one.
　　( The last one. Because it is related with the title.) Yes, very good. Now let’s have a discussion: (Show the following slide)
　　Discussion
　　1. What does the title of the passage imply(含义) ?
　　After two minutes, some choices are given on the screen:
　　Discussion
　　1. What does the title of the passage imply(含义) ?
　　A.There are many heroes living in the city.
　　B.The city is very wonderful.
　　C.Many heroes have been building the city.
　　D.The people of the city are brave and great.
　　( Key: D)
　　Discussion
　　1. What does the title of the passage imply(含义) ?
　　A.There are many heroes living in the city.
　　B.The city is very wonderful.
　　C.Many heroes have been building the city.
　　D.The people of the city are brave and great.
　　2. Why doesn't the author use “St Petersburg” as the title of this passage?
　　T: Well, let’s talk about the other question. (Show the slide)
　　(Two minutes later , ask the students to give the answer to the question , like the following)
　　Discussion
　　1. What does the title of the passage imply(含义) ?
　　A.There are many heroes living in the city.
　　B.The city is very wonderful.
　　C.Many heroes have been building the city.
　　D.The people of the city are brave and great.
　　2. Why doesn't the author use “St Petersburg” as the title of this passage?
　　From the title we can know that the author is praising the people of the city instead of just introducing the city.
　　Step 9. Consolidation
　　T: Now let’s go over the passage and then try to fill in the following boxes( show the slide)
　　Three minutes later, check the answers orally, like the following:
　　Step 10. Morality
　　T: What can we learn from the people of St Petersburg? (Show two mottos on the screen)
　　Morality
　　What can we learn from the people of St Petersburg?
　　★ “Difficulty gives in to a strong – willed man”
　　世上无难事,只怕有心人。
　　★     “If we are united, brave an

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