Unit 24 Society

1. 北师大高中英语第八模块 Unit 24 Society

2. Lesson 3 A Changing World

3. Ex. 1 Look at the photos and the title, and predict where these people live, what their life is like and what the article is about?

8. Ex 2 Read the article quickly and check your prediction. Then choose the best title for the article from the list below. • Beijing Urban Planning • Chinese Building • Beijing’s Hutongs • The History of Hutongs

9. Ex 3 Now read each paragraph again. Match the headings to the correct paragraphs.. • Bad times for hutongs • When and why hutongs were built • Beijing’s hutongs today • What is a hutong • Connecting lives D B E A C

10. Ex4. Are the following sentences true or false 1 Sanmiao street is the longest hutong in Beijing. 2 Wealthy people live in hutongs close to the Forbidden City. 3 The oldest hutong in Beijing is 900 years old. 4 Tourists don't like hutongs. 1 Sanmiao street is the longest hutong in Beijing. 2 Wealthy people live in hutongs close to the Forbidden City. 3 The oldest hutong in Beijing is 900 years old. 4 Tourists don't like hutongs. F T T F

11. Ex5. Complete the notes on the article. 1 Hutong are ___________that connect the courtyards of traditional Chinese houses. 2 The term hutong is nowadays used to describe the alleys, courtyards and the _____________ that live there. Little alleys communities

12. 3 The emperors organized Beijing in blocks of houses because this made the city easier to ___________________. 4 Most of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the ______,______and _______ Dynasties. 5 Wealthy and important people live in hutongs built close to the ______________________ control/supervise Yuan Ming Qing royal palace/the Forbidden City

13. 6 Near the end of the Qing dynasty, conditions in Beijing’s hutong went down because of ___________________________. 7 After the people’s republic of China was established, conditions in Beijing’s hutong ___________. 8 Hutongs are still an important part of Beijing. They attract many _______ each year. the unstable political situation improved tourists

14. Ex 9 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. ally, thirst, arch, squeeze, undertake, turning, cast, fragrant, recipe, mop, guard, grand, ancient, rectangle, edition

15. alley • Behind the hospital there is an _______ filled with boxes. • The newest _________ of my book on hutongs is now on sale. • I don’t want anything to drink. I only have a ________ for knowledge. • We ____________ to finish building this _____ before charismas. edition thirst undertake arch

16. grand 5. When the sun is low, the _______ building ______ its shadow right across the city. 6. I want to buy some __________ flowers so that the house smells 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. casts fragrant mop guard

17. rectangle 9. A _________ has four sides. Two opposite sides are equal and shorter. The other two opposite sides are equal and longer. 10. In _________ times the Chinese used to relay messages along the Great Wall by lighting fires. 11. In this cake ________ you only need three spoonfuls of sugar. 12. Before _________ left you have to ________ through the narrow gap in the wall. ancient recipe turning squeeze