TheLeaningTowerofPisaApril,2019GuessNowthatthesummerholidaysarecoming,whynotspreadourwingstovisitanotherEuropeancountry?BritainGermanyDenmarkGreeceRussiaSpainSwitzerland......ItalytheLeaningTowerofPisaleanv.leaningEnjoythevideo,andthinkabout...1.WhatexperimentsdidGalileodofromthetopofthetower?2.WhydidhechoosetheLeaningTowerofPisa?Whydidpeoplebuildit?Whatisitmadeof?Whydiditlean?Whendidpeoplebuildit?Iwanttoknow.........Whathappenedtoitlater?1173YearFactsPeoplebegantobuildthetower.Thetowerbegantolean.Allthefloorswerefinished.Somemeasurementsweretaken.Thetowerwasclosedtothepublic.Thetowerwasreopened.Thetowerwassaidtocollapsebythatyear.[‘meəmənt]ʒ测量1178131919111990200120501838Theleannowisthesameastheleanofthatyear.beneath[b'niθ]ɪː[kə'læps]Location位置Function功能ofbuildingMaterial材料YearstartedYearstocompleteFloorsHeightStepsReasonofleaningSpeedofleaningTimetorescueCompletethetable.inItalybelltowerin1173nearly200years854.5metrestall294thegroundbeneathitsankabout1millimetreeveryyearmarble['mb(ə)l]ɑːWhereistheLeaningTowerofPisa?Whydidpeoplebuildit?Whatisitmadeof?Whendidpeoplebuildit?Howtallisit?Howmanyfloordoesithave?Howlongdidittaketobuildthetower?Howmanystepsdoesithave?Whydiditlean?What'sthespeedofleaningaboutit?Howlongdidengineersrescueit?10yearsBriefintroductionLocationFunctionofbuildingMaterialYearstartedYearstocompleteFloorsStepsHeightReasonofleaningSpeedofleaningTheLeaningTowerofPisaislocatedin...Itwasbuiltas(作为)/to/for...Peoplestartedtobuilditin…Ittook…to…thetower.Ithas…floorswith…steps.Itis…tall/inheight.Galileo...Thetowerleansbecause/as…Itleansby…位于Itismadeof...Think:1.Shouldwemakeitstraightornot?Weshouldtakegoodcareofit.BriefintroductionoftheGreatWallLocation:northernChinaLength:over6,000kilometresHeight:7.8metresMaterials:earth,bricksandstonesYearsstarted:in7thCenturyBCYearsjoined:inQinDynasty['danəsti]ɪ(221-206BC)Purposeofbuilding:tokeepoutenemies['enəmz]ɪMoreaboutit:oneofthesevenwondersintheworld;bevisitedbypeoplefromallovertheworldHewhohasneverbeentotheGreatWallisnotatrueman.groupwork1.Groupmemberssharemoreinformationabout“TheGreatWall”.2.Tochooseonestudenttointroducetheplaceforyourgroup.3.Everyonecanvoteforothergroups.Competition!Homework:1.Readthetextfluently.2.Writeacomposition:TheOrientalPearlTVTowersuggestedexpressions:belocatedin…/starttobuild/complete/…tall(inheight)/…/bemadeof…/bebuiltto/as…/etc.