Module1EuropeWriting—教案■Goals●Tolearntowriteaboutcities■ProceduresStep1:WritingaboutParisandBarcelonaParisParis,city(1999pop.2,115,757;metropolitanareaest.pop.11,000,000),NcentralFrance,capitalofthecountry,ontheSeineRiver.ItisthecommercialandindustrialfocusofFranceandaculturalandintellectualcenterofinternationalrenown.Thecitypossessesanindefinableunityofatmospherethathasfascinatedwriters,poets,andpaintersforcenturies.ParisissometimescalledtheCityofLightintributetoitsintellectualpreeminenceaswellastoitsbeautifulappearance.Parisisthecenterofmanymajornewspapersandperiodicals,aswellasallthemajorFrenchradioandtelevisionstations.Elegantstoresandhotels,lavishnightclubs,theaters,andgourmetrestaurantshelpmaketourismthebiggestindustryinParis.Otherleadingindustriesmanufactureluxuryarticles,high-fashionclothing,perfume,andjewelry.Heavyindustry,notablyautomobilemanufacture,islocatedinthesuburbs.AboutonequarteroftheFrenchlaborforceisconcentratedintheParisarea.用心爱心专心BarcelonaAhandsomemoderncity,Barcelonahasbroadavenues,bustlingtraffic,andstrikingnewbuildings.Theoldcity,withwinding,narrowstreets(Romanwallsarestillvisible),hasmanyhistoricstructures,includingtheimposingCathedralofSantaEulalia(13th–15thcent.)withitsfinecloisters,theChurchofSantaMaríadelMar,thecityhall,andtheLonjaorexchange.AlsonotableistheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia(begun1882),designedbyAntonioGaudí.BarcelonaisthesiteoftheFineArtsMuseumofCatalonia,thePicassoMuseum,theContemporaryArtMuseum,andanotedoperahouse.Step2:PuttingthetextintoadialogueYouaregoingtoworkingpairstoputthetextGreatEuropeanCitiesintoadialogue.Tomorrowyouwillbeaskedtoactitout.用心爱心专心A:Youareaforeignstudenthere?B:Yes,Iam.IamfromFrance.A:Whatcityisthecapitalcity?B:Parisisthecapitalcity.A:IsitthelargestcityofFrance,too?B:Yes,itis.A:WhereisParis?B:ItissituatedontheRiverSeine.A:Aretheremanyvisitorsthere?B:Yes,thereare.Parisisoneofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworldandisvisitedbymorethaneightmilliontouristseveryyear.A:Whatisthemostfamousplaceofinterest?B:ThemostpopularplacefortouristsistheEiffelTower.A:AnditisalsothefamoussymbolofPairs.B:Youareright.A:Bytheway,whereistheLouvre?B:Itisoneoftheworld’slargestartgalleries,anditisalsolocatedinParis.用心爱心专心A:Whatelseisthecityfamousfor?A:Thecityisalsofamousforitsrestaurants,cafésandtheatres.B:AndIhearthatabouttwo-thirdsofFrance’sartistsandwritersliveinParis.A:YesterdayIwatchedanicemovieonTV.B:Whatwasit?A:ItisLoveinAthens.B:Athens?ItisthecapitalofGreece,isn’tit?A:Yes,itis.B:Whatisitfamousfor?A:Thecityisknownasthebirthplaceofwesterncivilization.B:Thenitisacitywithalonghistory,isn’tit?A:Yes,itis.Twothousandfourhundredyeasago,itwastheworld’smostpowerfulcity.B:IrememberthatBuildingssuchastheParthenonontheAcropolisHillwereperhapsbuiltthere.A:Exactly.Theywerebuilttherealmosttwothousandfourhundredyearsago.B:Didsomegreatpeoplelivethere?用心爱心专心A:Yes,theydid.Greece’sbestwriterslivedinancientAthens,andtheirworkshasinfluencedotherwriterseversince.A:IamvisitingFlorencenextweek.Wouldyoubesokindastotellmesomethingaboutit?B:Yes,ofcourse.A:WhatisFlorencefamousfor?B:FlorenceisanItaliancitywhichbecamefamousbecauseoftheRenaissance.A:TheRenaissance?Whatisit?B:Itisagreatartisticmovementwhichbeganinthe1300sandlastedforthreehundredyears.A:WhyisFlorencefamousfortheRenaissance?B:BecausesomeofthegreatestpaintersofalltimelivedandworkedinFlorence.A:Didtheyproduceanyworksthere?B:Yes,theydid.ManyofFlorence’smostbeautifulpaintingsandsculptureswereproducedbygreatartistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.A:That’swhyIamgoingthere.B:Florenceisvisitedeachyearbyaboutamilliontouristswhocometoseetheartgalleries,churchesandmuseums.A:AndIamgoingtoseetheUffiziPalace.Iamtoldthatitisthemostfamousartgalleryinthe用心爱心专心city.B:Mayyouhaveanicestaythere!A:Ihaven’tseenyouforalongtime.Wherehaveyoubeento?B:IhavebeentoBarcelona.A:Ihaveneverheardofthiscity.Tellmemoreaboutit.B:BarcelonaisthesecondlargestcityofSpain.A:WhereisitinSpain?B:Itissituatedonthenortheastcoast,aboutfivehundredkilometerseastoftheSpanishcapital,Madrid.A:Arethereanylandmarksinthecity?B:Yes,thereare.OneoftheBarcelona’smostfamouslandmarksistheChurchoftheSagradaFamilia.A:Whowasitdesigned?B:ItwasdesignedbyanarchitectcalledAntonioGaudi.A:HowlongdidGaudiworkontheproject?B:Heworkedonitfrom1882untilhisdeathin1926.A:Didhelivetoseeitfinished?B:No,hedidn’t.Thechurchhadn’tbeenfinishedwhenhedied.A:Whatapity!用心爱心专心
