1Unit 7 Cultural relicsA City of HeroesPeriod 2NO. Six Middle SchoolGuan FangfangThe Nile 尼罗河The Seine 塞纳河The Thames 泰晤士河The Mississippi 密西西比河The Changjiang长江ShanghaiNew YorkLondonCairoParisWhere there is a river, there is a city .Match the rivers with the citiesChinaAmericaBritainEgyptFrance Position: in the northwest of Russia Area: 607 square kilometers Population: more than 54 millionParagraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 The Russian Czar Peter the Great built a new capital.St Petersburg has also been the centre of many important events in history.The people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city.The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia. Step 1. Fast readingFind the main idea of each paragraphWhere? (location)When? (date)Who?(Hero)How?(Palaces )It is on the banks of the Neva River.Three hundred years ago.Peter the Great.Large and beautiful,like something out of a fairy tale.Step 2. Careful readingParagraph 1Detailed Information6People’s attitude( 态度 ):________ ③The city was in ruins: Fires: _______Buildings:___________Paintings and statues:___________ ②________ destroyed the city. ①St Petersburg was destroyed.But the people had a strong will to rebuild it.The Germansburneddestroyedlay in piecesnever give upParagraph 2Paragraph 31. What was difficult for the people to rebuild the city? It was difficult to save the palaces and buildings without destroying their old beauty.The old paintings and photographs.2. What did people use to bring back the beauty?8Palace inside____________________strong proud united Why are the people of St Petersburg the modern heroes? Because they are _______ .Paragraph 4__________10 Summarize the text according to the mind map given to you. (Preparation time: 3 minutes)Step 3. Summarymodern heroes… hard work…difficult… help…Germans…give uphero… palacesStartnowrebuiltdestroyedbuiltA city of heroes Peter the Great300 years ago…Summary12Step 4. Interview Work in groups of four: In each group, there are three visitors from St Petersburg, and the reporter is Chinese. Make an interview. Reporter: Wants to know more about St Petersburg. Visitors: Introduce the history, culture and people…… of the city 13Homework 1.Required ( 必做 ) ：Write a short passage, describing a city in China like St Petersburg. 2.Optional ( 选做 ) ：Surf the Internet to get some pictures of famous cultural relics of a foreign country.My email: kikikuan@sohu.com14Further thoughtWhat can we learn from the people of St Petersburg?15Share the proverbs Unity is strength; unity is victory. If we are united, brave and strong, we can overcome everything. 团结就是力量 , 团结就是胜利。 坚强、勇敢、团结的人可以克服一切。homework
