Unit 6Unit 6

How long have you been

collecting shells?

Reading

How much do you know about history? Discuss these questions in groups.

1. How many Chinese dynasties can you think of?

三皇五帝始，尧舜禹相传。

夏商与西周，东周分两段。

春秋和战国，一统秦两汉。

三分魏蜀吴，二晋前后延。

南北朝并立，隋唐五代传。

宋元明清后，皇朝至此完。

Poem of Chinese dynasties

2. How many famous characters

from Chinese history can you

think of? Make a list.

Emperor

Qin Shihuang

Wu Zetian

Hua Tuo

Zheng He

Li Bai

Lin Zexu

Mao Zedong

Let’s have a competition!

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province.Which is the capital of Heilongjiang Province?

省会

Who is not a real history character?

Emperor Kangxi Zhu Yuanzhang Wei Xiaobao

1. Which dynasty came after Tang Dynasty?

A. Yuan Dynasty B. Ming DynastyC. Song Dynasty D. Han Dynasty

2. Chang’an was the capital of Tang Dynasty, ____ was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.

A. Beijing B. NanjingC. Kaifeng D. Luoyang

3. Can you think of any famous

characters from the history of

other countries? Make a list.

Queen Victoria

Napoleon

Washington

Lenin

Gandhi

Talk with your partner about more

history characters you know. And make a

list.

Listen to and scan the text for information

and then complete the sentences below.

While You Read

1. Leo has been teaching in China for .

2. Some of the old buildings in Harbin are .

3. The welcomed the first Jews to China.

two years

in Russian style

Song Emperor

Australian western

Chinese historyliving

4. In Australia, students usually study

_________ and ________ history.

5. The more Leo learns about ______________

the more he enjoys ________ in China.

1. What does Leo do in China? Where is he?

He teaches in Harbin.

Answer the questions.

2. What does Leo think of Harbin?

He thinks that it is a city with a very colorful

history. There is some European influence in the city, and some of the old buildings in it are in Russian style.

3. What did Leo find about his family history

in China?

He found that a lot of Jews came to live in

Harbin many years ago. And the first Jews

probably came to Kaifeng more than a

thousand years ago and were welcomed by

the Song Emperor.

4. How long has Leo been studying Chinese

history?

He has been studying Chinese history over

two years.

Do you know your family history? Then tell something about your family history to your classmates.

Language Points

interesting adj. 有趣的，引起兴趣的，令人关注的

The book is interesting.

He is an interesting person.

interested adj. 感兴趣的

be interested in 对……感兴趣

He was interested in the book.

surprising adj.令人惊讶的，意外的 This is really a surprising news.

surprised adj. 感到惊讶的 be surprised (at) 对 ...... 感到惊讶 ; 对感到惊讶 ; 对……感到惊诧 He was surprised at what I said.

1.I’m ____________ (interest) in

____________ (interest) games.

2. The news was ___________ (surprise),

and I was much ___________ (surprise) at it.

interested

interesting

surprising

surprised

Fill in the blanks with the given words.

the more ..., the more ... 越…… 就越 ……

The more he gets, the more he wants.

他得到的越多，他就越贪。 The more she learns, the more she wants to learn.

她越学越想学。

the + 形容词 / 副词比较级， the+ 形容词 / 副词比较级：越……越……

The higher the ground is, the thinner air becomes.

离地面越高 , 空气就越稀薄。 The harder he worked, the more he got.

他工作越努力 , 得到的就越多。

拓 展

1. 她越跟我讲话 , 我越喜欢她。

The more ________________, the more _____________.

2. 房子越大，花的取暖费就越多。

___________ the house is, _________ it will cost us to heat.

she talks to me

I like her

The larger the more

Complete the sentences according to the Chinese.

Get into groups of three. Practice the

conversation below. Then make your

own conversations.

I’m going to work in Australia.

If you do that, you’ll miss your

family. If you do that, you will miss your

friends.

What problems might you have living in a foreign country? What problems do you think a foreigner might have in China? Complete the chart.

If I move to a foreign country, …

If a foreigner moves to China, …

I’ll miss Chinese food._______

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they’ll have problems with the

language.__________________

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