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1、 Have you ever been to The Great Wall of China? What impresses you most? What does it mean that he who doesnt reach the Great Wall is not a true man? Would you like to say something about the Great Wall?The Great WallEmperor Qin ShihuangLady Meng Jiang1. The Great Wall winds its way eastward from th

2、e Yalu River to Jiayugan in the Gobi desert.2. In the early days/in ancient times each principality in China constructed a “great wall” to defend itself from enemies.3. The Great Wall is different from ordinary city walls only because it extends itself continuously for miles.4. The Great Wall is cal

3、led “Wan Li Chang Cheng” because it is exactly 10,000 li in length.5. The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese civilization.importancedynastiesriversotherspersonsThe Spring and Autumn Period The Ming DynastyEmperor Qin ShihuangLady Meng JiangThe Yellow RiverSymbol of the Chinese civilizationWorld C

4、ultural Heritage10,000 li in lengthThe Qilian MountainRead the passage and decide which of the following tells the main idea. The beautiful views of the Great Wall. 2. The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty. 3. The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty. 4. The history

5、 of the Great Wall. The Great Wall starts from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at the foot of Huangshan and Tianshan mountain. 2. The Great Wall was first constructed by principalities to defend themselves from enemies.TF3. The Chinese name “Chang Cheng” or “Long Wall” came into existence becaus

6、e of the length of the wall.4. As many as 30 principalities and dynasties took part in building the Great Wall.5. The Great Wall is a symbol of the wisdom of the Chinese people.TFTPara. 1General Introduction about the early great wall.rangefeatureshistorywind its way over the vast land of China; cli

7、mb steep mountains; cut across pasturelands and desertsa gigantic projectdifficult engineering workwith a very long historyPara. 2The original “great wall”TimePurposeFeaturesas early as the Spring and Autumn Periodto defend itself from enemiesdifferent from ordinary city walls;extend itself continuo

8、usly for miles and does not encircle a cityPara. 3 The development of the Great Wall In the early daysReason for the name of “Chang Cheng”ReconstructionMany a “great wall” was built over the vast land of China-north, east, south and west.Each wall extends several hundred li in length. Because of the

9、 length of the wall, the name came into existence.In the Qin, Han and Ming Dynasties, it was reconstructed. It reached over 7,300 km in length in the Ming Dynasty.Para. 4The scale of the Great WallThe principalities and dynasties involved in reconstructionThe range of the Great WallTotal lengthAs ma

10、ny as 20 principalities and dynasties took part.The ruined sites can be found in Chinas northwest, northeast, various provinces of North China and the vast stretch land between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.The total length comes to over 50,000 km.Para. 5The status of the Great WallThe stat

11、usIt is a symbol of the Chinese civilization.It has been put down on the list of “World Cultural Heritages”HomeworkGive us a brief introduction about the Great Wall.1. The Great Wall winds its way westwards over the vast land.wind ones way: 蜿蜒而行蜿蜒而行; 蜿蜒前進(jìn)蜿蜒前進(jìn)e.g. He wound his way more quickly now ba

12、ck down the stairs and moved close to the kitchen.Ive never heard of someone winding their way forward. 2. It climbs steep mountains and cuts across pasturelands and deserts.steep: adj. 陡峭的；不合理的；急劇陡峭的；不合理的；急劇 升降的升降的 vt. vi. 浸；泡；使浸；泡；使充滿充滿 e.g. They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.This red bu

13、ilding is steeped in history.She steeped the stained cloth in bleach overnight.adv. steeply n. steepness3. As early as each principality in China constructed its own “great wall” in various places to defend itself from enemies.construct vt. 建造建造, 構(gòu)筑構(gòu)筑, 編造編造 n. 構(gòu)想構(gòu)想e.g. This factory was constructed b

14、y our company.Construct a triangle on this line. The building was constructed of reinforced concrete. 這些動(dòng)詞均有這些動(dòng)詞均有“建設(shè)，建立，建造建設(shè)，建立，建造”之意。之意。build:普通用詞，含義廣泛，可指一切具體普通用詞，含義廣泛，可指一切具體或抽象的建造或建立。或抽象的建造或建立。construct: 較正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)根據(jù)一定計(jì)劃較正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)根據(jù)一定計(jì)劃進(jìn)行的規(guī)模較大，結(jié)構(gòu)較復(fù)雜，要求較高進(jìn)行的規(guī)模較大，結(jié)構(gòu)較復(fù)雜，要求較高技術(shù)的建造。技術(shù)的建造。build，construct，f

15、ound，establish，set upfound: 側(cè)重打下基礎(chǔ)或創(chuàng)辦，具體或抽側(cè)重打下基礎(chǔ)或創(chuàng)辦，具體或抽象事物均可用。象事物均可用。establish: 著重穩(wěn)固地建成，可具體指國(guó)著重穩(wěn)固地建成，可具體指國(guó)家、政府、學(xué)?；蛏痰甑鹊慕?，也可家、政府、學(xué)?；蛏痰甑鹊慕?，也可指信仰、信用、名譽(yù)、法律、制度、規(guī)指信仰、信用、名譽(yù)、法律、制度、規(guī)則等的建立。則等的建立。set up: 作作“建立建立”用時(shí)，側(cè)重于用時(shí)，側(cè)重于“開開始始”。可指具體或抽象的建立。可指具體或抽象的建立。defend vt. & vi. 1. 保衛(wèi)，防御；保護(hù)；保衛(wèi)，防御；保護(hù)； 2. 辯護(hù)；辯解辯護(hù)；辯解

16、God defend me from my friends; from my enemy I can defend myself. 防友靠天，防敵靠己。防友靠天，防敵靠己。Our forefathers built this wall to defend them-selves from invasion. 我們的祖先筑這座長(zhǎng)城是為了防御侵略的我們的祖先筑這座長(zhǎng)城是為了防御侵略的.注意：注意：1) defend不能連接不能連接that的賓語(yǔ)從句的賓語(yǔ)從句，但，但可可 以連接以連接wh引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。 2) defend后的賓語(yǔ)如是后的賓語(yǔ)如是人名或人稱代詞人名或人稱代詞 時(shí)時(shí)，d

17、efend的具體意思還要根據(jù)上下文的具體意思還要根據(jù)上下文 來(lái)決定，可以表示來(lái)決定，可以表示“為某人辯解，支持為某人辯解，支持 某人某人”，也可以表示，也可以表示“保護(hù)某人安全，保護(hù)某人安全，不不 受傷害受傷害”。 常用詞組：常用詞組：defend against 防御（抵御防御（抵御) 以以 來(lái)保衛(wèi)、保護(hù)來(lái)保衛(wèi)、保護(hù)defend ones rights 捍衛(wèi)某人的權(quán)利捍衛(wèi)某人的權(quán)利 defend ones faith 維護(hù)某人的信念維護(hù)某人的信念 defend the country 保衛(wèi)祖國(guó)保衛(wèi)祖國(guó) defend ones view 為某人的觀點(diǎn)做辯解、為某人的觀點(diǎn)做辯解、答辯答辯 def

18、end the accused 為被告做辯護(hù)為被告做辯護(hù) 4. Each extends several hundred li in length.extend vt. 延長(zhǎng)延長(zhǎng); 擴(kuò)展擴(kuò)展; 使伸長(zhǎng)；擴(kuò)使伸長(zhǎng)；擴(kuò) 大大的范圍的范圍 vi. (空間、時(shí)間等空間、時(shí)間等)延伸延伸; 延延 續(xù)續(xù) ；伸，伸展；伸，伸展e.g. Cant you extend your visit for a few days? He extended his hand in greeting. The tourist season extends from May till October. in length: 在長(zhǎng)度上在長(zhǎng)度上e.g. The room is 15 feet in length and10 feet in breadth. The river is 300 kilometers in length. The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth. At length, we began to understand what she wanted. 最后最后, 我們總算弄清楚她到底要什么。我們總算弄清楚她到底要什么。 in length 是是“在長(zhǎng)度上在長(zhǎng)度上”的意思；的意思；at length 才是才是“最后，