Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary Use the words below to complete the sentences. alley, thirst, arch, squeeze, undertake, turning, cast, fragrant, recipe, mop, guard, grand, ancient, rectangle, edition

2. Behind the hospital there is an • _____ filled with boxes. • 2. The newest _______ of my book on hutong is now on sale. • 3. I don’t want anything to drink. I only have a ______ for knowledge. • 4. We __________ to finish building this _____ before Christmas. • 5. When the sun is low, the ______ building ____ its shadow right across the city. alley edition thirst undertook arch grand casts

3. 6. I want to buy some ________ flowers so that the house will smell nice. 7. Tim used the new _____ to clean the floor. 8. The ______ of the prison had the keys in a metal container on his desk. 9. A _________ has four sides. Two opposite sides are equal and shorter. The other two opposite sides are equal and longer. fragrant mop guard rectangle

4. ancient recipe turning squeeze

5. Lesson 3 A Changing World

7. Yunnan

8. Jiangsu

9. Inner Mongolia

10. Fujian

11. Beijing

12. past present

13. ?? How is Beijing’s hutong like

15. supports it Reading Strategies: Summarising • scan the text to get the general ideaand identify paragraph topics. • Underline the key sentence in each paragraph (often the beginning but not always). Then find information that backs it up. • Write notes of the main pointsand the key information. Use your own words.

16. Scan the article quickly and choose the best title for the article. a). Beijing Urban Planning b). Chinese Buildings c). Beijing’s Hutongs d). The History of Hutongs

17. Listen and read each paragraph. Match the headings to the correct paragraphs. Para A a). Bad times for hutongs Para B b). When and why hutongs were built Para C c). Beijing’s hutongs today Para D d). What is a hutong? Para E e). Connecting lives Now let’s check your predictions.

18. Hutongs not only mean the ______ that connect the courtyards, but also refer to the courtyards themselves and even to the communities that live there. alleys keep control In order to help them _________ _____________, the Emperors during the _________________ Dynasties had hutongs built. over the city Yuan, Ming and Qing

19. Because of the hutongs, courtyards were joined together creating ______ _________, where the families _________each other and shared the _____________ of everyday life. a real community supported joy and sadness Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, hutongs were poorly built as a result of ________________. China’s economy an important part Hutongs are still ______________of Beijing. They attract many ________ each year. tourists

20. Every year thousands of tourists flock to China with the (1) (late) edition of China’s guidebook. To our surprise, (2) leaves the tourists the strongest impression is Beijing’s hutong. Hutongs are a feature of ancient Chinese (3) (architect). Nowadays, the word “Hutong” has come to mean (4) than just the alleys (5) connect the courtyards. (6) ___________control the city well, the Emperors arranged the houses (7) (build) around courtyards. They placed guards (8) the entrances of the hutongs, which made (9) easier to keep an eye on people’s movements. The homes of the nobles and wealthy citizens were in the hutongs closest to the royal palace, (10) ordinary citizens lived in the hutong further away from the palace. latest what architecture more that/which To/In order to built at it while/but

21. Language points 1. flock 聚集成群 vi. (常与to, into, out, together连用) 镇上的人蜂拥到剧院去看那部新歌剧, 这是难得有的事。 that It rarely happened _____ people in the town _________ the theatre ______ the new opera. to see flocked to

22. Things of one kind come together. = _______________________________ 一丘之貉 Birds of a feather flock together. flock n. a flock of sheep/birds 一群

23. 2. leave an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象 impress sb 他说的话给我留下了深刻的印象。 What he said left a deep impression on me. (sb) be impressed by (sth)... 我被乡村的美景打动了。 I was deeply impressed by the beauty of the countryside. impress sth on sb 铭记 Mary always impresses the importance of self-study on her students.

24. 涉及; 提到; 查阅 3. refer to * to mention or speak about sb or sth We agreed never to refer to the matter again. Although Mary didn't mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to. * to look at a book or sth else for information 如果你想了解二战，你可以查查历史书。

25. 3. refer to 涉及; 提到; 查阅 * to mention or speak about sb or sth * to look at a book or sth else for information 将..送交给..以求获 帮助或解决办法 refer sb/sth to sb/sth *To send sb/sth to sb/sth for help or advice Mary referred me to a psychologist. The shop referred my complaint to the manufacturers.

26. 照看; 留神;监视 4. keep/ have an eye on sb/sth: * to look after sb or sth and make sure that they are safe. Tim will keep an eye on the new mops this afternoon. * to carefully watch everything that someone does, especially because you do not trust them They put Scotfiled in prison because they could keep an eye on him. The parents want their children in school where we can keep an eye on them.

27. Para C 找出非谓语动词

28. 5. undertake 承担, 从事; 允诺,答应 * to make yourself responsible for sth, and start to do it undertake a task/a project/research/a study etc 她承担了办手抄报的任务. She undertook a task of ____________________ organizing hand-written newspaper. * to promise or agree to do something He undertook to lend me $10000.

29. 6. date back (to/from) 追溯至 This castle dates from the 14th century. This castle dates back 6 centuries. Our partnership dates back to 1960. 7. an ancient yet modern city a beautiful and kind girl an ugly yet kind girl