泛读3-unit 9 Cities

Unit9CitiesWarm-UpActivitiesWhichChinesecitieshaveyoubeentoandwhichonedoyoulikebest?HaveyoueverbeentoHongKong?Whatdoyouknowaboutthecity?Doyoulikethiscity?Why?PartOne:ReadingskillsPracticeTextI:TheUnforgettableHongKongLetterPerceptionWordPerceptionWordpretest1-3BAA4-6BCA7-9CCB10-12ABCScanningExercisesYouarerequiredtofinishreadingthetextandthecomprehensionquestionswithin10minutes.1.C2.A3.C4.C5.B6.B7.B8.B9.B10.A11.C12.BTheStarFerry天星小轮VictoriaPeak太平山顶StanleyMarket赤柱市场RepulseBay浅水湾AvenueofStars星光大道double-deckertramthree-piecesuits•Three-piecesuitsaretraditionalsuitswithclassicappeal.Madeupoftrousers,ajacket,andavestorwaistcoat,three-piecesuitscanupyourstylepointsinstantlyandaddacompletelydifferentairtoyourprofessionaldress.CheungChauBunFestival長洲太平清醮会CheungChau'sBunFestival,whichdrawstensofthousandsoflocalandoverseastouristseveryyear,isstagedtomarktheEighthdayoftheFourthMoon,intheChinesecalendar(thisisusuallyinearlyMay).ItcoincideswiththelocalcelebrationofBuddha'sBirthday.Atmidnighttonight,teamsofcontestantswillscrambleup5storytalltowers,literallycoveredwithsteamed,bean-filledbuns.Whoevercollectsthemostbunsfromthetowerwalls,wins.TheCheungChauBunFestivalbeganasafunandexcitingritualforfishingcommunitiestoprayforsafetyfrompirates.Todaythisreligiousoriginhaslargelybeenforgotten,andthefestivalhasmainlybecomeashowcaseoftraditionalChineseculture.TheBunFestivalonCheungChauithasbeenahundredyearshistoryeveryyearinMayallpeopleontheislandmustkeptvegetariandietforthreedays,atthelastdaytheprocessionheld.Whenmidnightcamehundredsyoungmenhurrieduptothethreebuntowers,tornoffallthebuns,puttheminbagorspreadthemoverthecrowd.Thisactivityofbun-snatchingwasceasedafteranaccidentin1978,thebamboostructureofthebuntowerbentinthemiddleandhalffall.Themodernstylebun-snatchingcamebackat2005,itchangedtomountaineeringequippedclimbersandsteelstructuretower.Thefestivalitselfisancombinationofprayingtogods,gangedtogether,andtonavigatethelostspirits.AmountainofbunstobeclimbedforthefestivalTheold-styleBunMountainmadeupofbamboopolesThenewBunMountainusedforbun-snatchingcompetitionsSteamedbunsfortheBunMountain,beingstampedthecrimsoncharactersoftherespectivedistrict(北社,NorthernSocietyshowninacombinedway)ontheislandDancersintheFlyingColorsParadeTheparadeisamajorpartoftheannualBunFestivalheldontheislandofCheungChau.ThefestivalisscheduledtocoincidewithBuddha'sBirthdaySectionBSpend5minutesscanningthefirstmaterialofSectionBwhilebearingthequestionsof1-5onPage140inmind.1.F2.T3.F4.T5.TBostonAtlantaSpend3minutesscanningthesecondmaterialofSectionBwhilebearingthequestionsof6-8onPage141inmind.6.C7.C8.BSpend3minutesscanningthethirdmaterialofSectionBwhilebearingthequestionsof9-11onPage141inmind.9.B10.C11.BSpend3minutesscanningthefourthmaterialofSectionBwhilebearingthequestionsof12-14onPage142inmind.12.A13.A14.CSpend3minutesscanningthefifthmaterialofSectionBwhilebearingthequestionsof15-17onPage60inmind.15.C16.A17.CSectionC:TextII1.B2.A3.A4.C5.A6.B7.C8.C9.C10.CWashingtonMonumentLincolnMemorialJeffersonMemorialBritishMuseumElginMarblesBuckinghamPalaceRoyalGreenwichObservatoryHouseofParliamentMadamTussaud’s杜莎蜡像馆StPaulCathedralTowerofLondonWestminsterAbbeyPoet’sCornerTopicsDiscussionWhichcityintheworldwouldyouliketovisitmost?