Unit 3 Asia Vocabulary

dragon dance lion dance Chinese knot Chinese opera Chinese paper cut Chinese kung fu

Tian’anmen Square Li River the Bund the Terracotta Warriors

jungle desert mountain waterfall ocean valley

Singapore India China Thailand Vietnam the Philippines

Match the words with the meanings: rulers of a group of countries or states e___________ a line dividing two countries or areas b____________ the scenery of an areas of land l_____________ get the use of something for a short time by paying some money _h_____ __ unusual things that fill people with surprise w _____________ is made up of c___________ of pair of sticks used by the Chinese and Japanese for lifting food to the mouth _c__________ 8. movable articles of a building or room; such as table and beds _f_______ mperors onder andscape ire onders onsist hopstick urniture

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Translate the following phrases and sentences: 中国首都 the capital of China be/lie in northern China unless you have a map, you get lost easily. the Forbidden City the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties it was changed to a museum in 1925. be attracted by the beautiful design of buildings 在中国北部 除非你有地图,否则你很容易迷路. 紫禁城 明朝和清朝的皇帝们 它在1925年被改变成一个博物馆 被建筑物的漂亮设计所吸引

8. the clothes and furniture that the emperors used in the past 9. a gate of heavenly peace 10. be always filled with tourists 11. gather here early 12. watch the raising of the national flag 13. local people 14. in the north- west of Beijing a famous Chinese-style garden built in a natural landscape 皇帝过去用的衣服和家具 如天堂般宁静的大门 总是聚满了游客 早早地聚在这里 观看升国旗 当地人 在北京的西北部 一个建筑在自然风景区的著名的中国式园林

16. spend the summer 17. consist mainly of 18. my favourite attraction 19. a long wall which runs more than 5000 kilometers across northern China 20. the northern border of the country 21. one of the wonders of the world 22. experience its beauty and greatness 度过夏季 主要由……构成 我最喜欢的事物 一道延绵中国北部5000多公里的长墙 这个国家的北部边界 世界奇迹之一 体验它的美丽和壮观

23. climb it step by step 24. lie/be on the two sides of Li River . wonderful rocks in strange shapes . with one’s own eyes/ears . cycle /ride around… very safely . hire sth. from the bus station . take a boat trip along Li River 一步一步的攀登它 坐落在漓江的两岸 奇形怪状的岩石 亲眼/亲耳…… 非常安全地骑车观光… 从汽车站租…… 乘船游览漓江

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Correct Truth or Faults in the following sentences; Beijing is in southern China. Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City. The Great Wall is built around the Forbidden City. The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin. You can fine beautiful rocks inside the Reed Flute Cave. We can take a boat trip along Li River. Beijing was changed to a museum in 1925. Tian’anmen Square is one of the biggest squares in the world. T F F F T F F

Finish the Exercises P40----P41 in your book C. answers: 1. palace 2. dynasties 3. museum 4. raising 5. gather 6. mountains E. answers: 1/ c 2/ a 3/ c 4/ c 5/ c 6/ a

Reading (2 ) Read the whole text and Answer the questions; Where is Beijing? Where is the Forbidden City? How old is the Forbidden City? What interesting places in Beijing are introduced by Wei Ke in this text? What will you be attracted by in the Forbidden City? In northern China At the center of Beijing Almost 600 years old They are the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall. By the beautiful design of the buildings, and the clothes and furniture that the emperors used in the past.

When was the Forbidden City changed to a museum? What does “Tian’anmen” mean? Why do many tourists gather there early in the morning? Who used to spend the summer in the Summer Palace? How long is the Great Wall? Why did people build the Great Wall a long time ago? Where is Guilin? If you visit this city ,how does Mei Fang advise you to visit this city In 1925 “a gate of heavenly peace” They want to watch the raising of the national flag. The emperors. It is over 5000 kilometres long They wanted to protect the northern border of their country. In the south of China. Cycle around the city or take a boat trip along Li River.

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