1、重庆大学重庆大学版版高一高一(22)Unit Unit 66 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 wind
2、s its way eastward from the Yalu River to Jiayugan in the Gobi desert.2.At the beginning each principality construct the“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 called Wa
3、n Li Chang Cheng because it is exactly 10,000li 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 Cultural He
4、ritage10,000 li in lengthThe Qilian MountainRead the passage and decide which of the following tells the main idea.1.The beautiful views of the Great Wall.2.2.The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty.3.3.The reconstruction of the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty.4.4.The history of the G
5、reat Wall.1.The Great Wall starts from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at the foot of Huangshan and Tianshan mountain.2.2.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 because of the leng
6、th 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.TFFPara.1General Introduction about the early great wall.rangefeatureshistorywind its way over the vast land of China;climb steep mountain
7、s;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 continuously for miles and d
8、oes not encircle a cityPara.3 The development of the Great WallIn 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 length of the wall,the name
9、 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 many as 20 principalities and dynas
10、ties 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.5 The status of the Great WallThe statusIt is a symbol of the Chinese civ
11、ilization.It has been put down on the list of“World Cultural Heritages”Give 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;蜿蜒前进e.g.He wound his way more quickly now back down the stairs and moved close to the kitchen.Ive ne
12、ver 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；急剧升降的vt.vi.浸；泡；使充满e.g.They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.This red building is steeped in history.She steeped the stained cloth in bleach overnight.adv.stee
13、ply 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,构筑,编造n.构想e.g.This factory was constructed by our company.Construct a triangle on this line.The building was constructed of reinforced concrete.这些动词均有
14、“建设，建立，建造”之意。build:普通用词，含义广泛，可指一切具体或抽象的建造或建立。construct:较正式用词，强调根据一定计划进行的规模较大，结构较复杂，要求较高技术的建造。build，construct，found，establish，set upfound:侧重打下基础或创办，具体或抽象事物均可用。establish:着重稳固地建成，可具体指国家、政府、学校或商店等的建立，也可指信仰、信用、名誉、法律、制度、规则等的建立。set up:作“建立”用时，侧重于“开始”。可指具体或抽象的建立。defend vt.&vi.1.保卫，防御；保护；2.辩护；辩解God defend me
15、 from my friends;from my enemy I can defend myself.防友靠天，防敌靠己。Our forefathers built this wall to defend them-selves from invasion.我们的祖先筑这座长城是为了防御侵略的.注意：1)defend不能连接that的宾语从句，但可以连接wh引导的宾语从句。2)defend后的宾语如是人名或人称代词时，defend的具体意思还要根据上下文来决定，可以表示“为某人辩解，支持某人”，也可以表示“保护某人安全，不受伤害”。常用词组：defend against 防御（抵御)以来保卫、
16、保护defend ones rights 捍卫某人的权利defend ones faith 维护某人的信念defend the country 保卫祖国defend ones view 为某人的观点做辩解、答辩defend the accused 为被告做辩护4.Each extends several hundred li in length.extend vt.延长;扩展;使伸长；扩大的范围vi.(空间、时间等)延伸;延续；伸，伸展e.g.Cant you extend your visit for a few days?He extended his hand in greeting.T
17、he tourist season extends from May till October.in length:在长度上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,我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。in length 是“在长度上”的意思；at l
18、ength 才是“最后，终于”的意思。5.According to records put down in Chinese literature,as many as.put down:记下,放下,拒绝,镇压,羞辱,削减,制止e.g.Do you want me to put downyour name as the next candidate?He put down his razor and brushed his hair with elaborate care.The rebellion was put down.He was put down as an uneducated man.6.The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese civilization.a symbol of:.的代表/象征symbol for sth.的符号/代号/记号e.g.The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of American democracy.0 is the symbol for zero.1.Review the whole unit.2.2.Write a short passage to introduce a place of interest in your hometown.
