In the Past

I.
Objectives:

1. Know how to describe things in the past.

2. Master the usage of some words and phrases.

3. Know sth about places of interest around the world.

II.
Prepare some pictures of the past(all the pictures below were taken in

early 1980s), invite students to describe them (divided students into

pairs);After the description, teacher should make a summary on the

changes happened around them.

Picture 1: Nongtang(弄堂)
Picture2: Shanghai Railway station

Picture 3 People Square

Picture 4 policeman

Picture 5 Buying TV
III.Back to Our text:
•.Invite students to tell the changes on themselves, the more the
better.

IV. Listen(p65)
End of Part A.
Part B: Ask some students to tell sth on famous historical buildings

around the world.(better in teams )

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Great Wall of China
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He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man.- Chairman

Mao
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Nearly everyone has heard of the huge stone wall known as the Great

Wall of China. The Great Wall of China was built mainly to protect the

Chinese Empire from the Mongolians and other invaders. Successive

Chinese dynasties all had a hand in repairing, re-building, lengthening,

modifying and preserving the Great Wall. There are huge discrepancies

regarding the length of the wall.

It's generally believed that China began to build the Great Wall during
the Spring and Autumn Periods when the country was in a great chaos,

with rival states fighting for territory and power. to protect their states and

people, independent walls were successively built along their states'

borders by those states. However, it's not until the Qin Dynasty after the

country was unified by Qinshihuang, did the mass construction of the

Great Wall took place.

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In 221 BC, after Emperor Qinshihuang defeated the other six states and

unified China, he decided to link up all the separate high walls built by its

rivals, especially the walls in the northern part of China built by the states

of Qin, Zhao and Yan as a great defense project to ward off the

harassment by the Huns. When it was finished, the total length of the

Wall exceeds 5, 000 kilometers. The Qin Great Wall winds its way from

Linrao, Gansu Province in the west to the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning

Province.
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In the Chinese history, the Great Wall built in four dynasties exceed 10,

000 li in length: the dynasties of Qin, Han, Jing and Ming. Among them,

the Han Great Wall, from Liaodao in the east to Yanze in the west, is the

longest: more than 10, 000 kms.

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The construction of the Great wall had never ceased for nearly all the

Chinese fuadal dynasties. The smaller and less powerful dynasties of

North Wei, North Qi, East Wei and North Zhou all spent a lot on the

Great Wall. The Shui Dynasty rebuilt the Wall for 6 times while its
following dynasty of Tang, the culmination of China's feudal age, never

built the Great wall owing to its superior power and advantage over its

northern nomad neighbors. Song Dynasty had the history of building

Great Wall against the invasions of Liao, Xixia and Jing in the north and

northwest. The Jing Great wall, 5, 000 kilometers long, is the longest

among those built by a government of minority ethnic people. And the

vast Empire of Yuan did not have a history of building the Great Wall.

Statue of liberty

•The Statue of Liberty was presented by the people of France to the

people of the United States in 1886 to honor the friendship between the

two nations. Today, it is recognized as a symbol of liberty throughout the

world.

•It was established as a national monument in 1924 and placed under the

management of the National Park Service (NPS) in 1933. It underwent an

extensive $86 million renovation, just in time for the Statue's 100th

birthday in 1986. More than 5 million people visit the statue each year.

•For 91 years, the NPS has endeavored to preserve America's parklands

for generations to come. The NPS and concessioner Evelyn Hill, the

concessioner, work to provide everything you may need for a memorable

visit.

Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower was built for the International Exhibition of Paris of

1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution. The Prince

of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the

700 proposals submitted in a design competition, Gustave Eiffel's was

unanimously chosen.
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However it was not accepted by all at first, and a petition of 300 names -

including those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier (architect of

the Opéra Garnier), and Dumas the Younger - protested its construction.
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At 300 metres (320.75m including antenna), and 7000 tons, it was the

world's tallest building until 1930. Other statistics include:

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2.5 million rivets.
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300 steel workers, and 2 years (1887-1889) to construct it.
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Sway of at most 12 cm in high winds.
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Height varies up to 15 cm depending on temperature.
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15,000 iron pieces (excluding rivets).
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40 tons of paint.
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1652 steps to the top.

Taj Mahal

•Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some

Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been

surpassed. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals,
the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its

stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly

at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon.

On a foggy morning, the visitors experience the Taj as if suspended when

viewed from across the Jamuna river.

•Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666

C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra,

India. It is an "elegy in marble" or some say an expression of a "dream."

Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) is a Mausoleum that houses the grave

of queen .