editionalleyrectangularmopfragrantcastundertakepreservationn.版本n.胡同,小巷adj.长方形的n.拖把adj.有香味的vt.投下vt.着手做,从事n.维护,保存Wordspreviewsqueezearchthirstcontainerrelayspoonfulturningpointvt.挤n.拱顶n.口渴n.容器vt.转达,传送n.一匙之量转折点WordsandexpressionspreviewLookatthephotosandthetitle,andpredictwherethesepeoplelive,whattheirlifeislikeandwhatthearticleisabout.HaveyouevervisitedsomeHutongsinBeijing?北京的胡同,从元朝时就形成规模,经历元、明、清时发展、演变,成为老北京的胡同版图,延续至21世纪。元朝时,北京的胡同街制规定:大街宽24步(约37.2米),小街12步(约18.6米),胡同6步(约9.3米)。侯仁之主编《北京历史地图集》证实元朝的街巷、胡同规划整齐如棋盘一般,纵横交错井井有条,成为建筑群落——有人美誉它是“凝固的音乐”,传唱至今。北京最长的胡同——东西交民巷,它与长安街平行,从崇文门内大街,往西到北新华街。明代时,它叫东西江米巷,从东单到西单长6.5里(比长安街短1.5里)。比东西交民巷稍短的北京胡同就是崇文门外大街,往西到前门大街东西打磨厂街;其稍短的胡同,东西绒线胡同,东起人民大会堂西路,西至宣武门内街。最短、最窄的街巷、胡同——尺大街,它才十来米长,在琉璃厂东街东口东南,桐梓胡同东口至樱桃胡同北口,这一条街东西走向,是一条北京最短的胡同。Lookatthephotosandthetitle,andpredictwhatthearticleisabout.Whatisahutong?Whendidhutongscomeout?Whywerehutongsbuilt?√√√HowmanyhutongsareinBeijing?WhatisthedifferencebetweenhuongsinBeijingandthoseinTianjing?SomethingaboutSiheyuan.IsthereanychangeinBeijing’shutongs?√ReadingStrategies:SummarisingReadthetexttogetthegeneralideaandidentifyparagraphtopics.Underlinethekeysentenceineachparagraph(oftenthebeginningbutnotalways).Thenfindinformationthatbacksitup.Writenotesofthemainpointsandthekeyinformation.Useyourownwords.Readthearticlequicklyandcheckyourprediction.Thenchoosethebesttitleforthearticlefromthelistbelow.a)BeijingUrbanPlanningb)ChineseBuildingsc)Beijing’sHutongsd)TheHistoryofHutongsReadeachparagraphagain.Matchtheheadingstothecorrectparagraphs.Para.Aa)BadtimesforhutongsPara.Bb)WhenandwhyhutongswerebuiltPara.Cc)Beijing’shutongstodayPara.Dd)Whatisahutong?Para.Ee)ConnectinglivesTrueorFalsequestions:1.SanmiaoStreetisthelongesthutonginBeijing.2.WealthypeoplelivedinhutongsclosetotheForbiddenCity.3.TheoldesthutonginBeijingis900yearsold.4.Touristsdon’tlikehutongs.FTFTCompletethesenotesonthearticle.1.Hutongsare_________thatconnectthecourtyardsoftraditionalChinesehouses.2.Thetermhutongisnowadaysusedtodescribethealleys,courtyardsandthe___________thatlivethere.littlealleyscommunities3.TheEmperorsorganisedBeijinginblocksofhousesbecausethismadethecityeasierto________________.4.MostofBeijing’shutongswerebuiltduringthe_____,_____,and_____Dynasties.control/superviseYuanMingQing5.Wealthyandimportantpeoplelivedinhutongsbuiltclosetothe____________________________.6.NeartheendoftheQingDynasty,conditionsinBeijing’shutongswentdownbecauseof___________________________.royalpalace/theForbiddenCitytheunstablepoliticalsituation7.AfterthePeople’sRepublicofChinawassetup,conditionsinBeijing’shutongs_________.8.HutongsarestillanimportantpartofBeijing.Theyattractmany_______eachyear.touristsimprovedSpeakingWorkinyourgroups.UseyournotesfromExercise5totelleachotheraboutwhatyouread.Trytouseyourownwords.littlealleys…,connecttherectanglecourtyards…,afeatureof…,referto…,werebuilt…,keepcontrolover…,placeguards…,keepaneyeon…,connectpeople’shomes…,connectlives…,helpwasneededandsharedthejoyandsadness…,network…,politicalsituation…,improvedagreatdeal…,importantpart…,linkpastandpresent…,ancientyetmoderncity…Languagepoints1.flockvi.(常与to,together连用)聚集成群Itrarelyhappenedthatpeopleinthetownflockedtothetheatretoseethenewopera.镇上的人蜂拥到剧院去看那部新歌剧,这是难得有的事。2.seesights观光3.grandadj.壮丽的;堂皇的;重大的It’snotaverygrandhouse.这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。Theweddingwasaverygrandoccasion.婚礼场面非常隆重。4.leaveanimpressiononsb.留下……的印象Whathesaidleftadeepimpressiononme.他说的话给我留下了深刻的印象。beimpressedby...Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythebeautyofthecountryside.我被乡村的美景打动了。5.refer-rr-(常与to连用)涉及;提到Don’trefertothismatteragain,please.Thenewlawdoesnotrefertofarmland.新法律与耕地无关。Thisparagraphreferstotheeventsoflastyear.这一段说的是去年发生的事。6.keepcontrolover控制7.keepaneyeonsb./sth.:makesurethatsb./sth.issafe,etc;lookaftersb./sth.Keepaneyeonthebaby.Couldyoukeepaneyeonmysuitcaseforamoment?8.dateback(to/from)追溯至Thiscastledatesfromthe14thcentury.Thiscastledatesback6centuries.Ourpartnershipdatesbackto1960.9.wanderv.漫游;漫步;漂泊走神;(思想)开小差;蜿蜒Thechildrenwanderedinthewoods.孩子们在森林里漫步。Theriverwandersthroughbeautifulcountry.那河蜿蜒流过美丽的村庄。Trynottoletyourmindwander.尽量别让你的思想开小差。10.anancientyetmoderncityabeautifulandtenderladyanuglyyettenderlady他们花了一整天,到处跑跑,参观名胜古迹。Theyspentthewholedaywanderingaboutseeingthesights.许多小说不能留给读者印象。Manynovelsleavenoimpressionontheirreaders.请不要再提这件事了。Don'trefertothismatteragain,please.我们从1960年就合伙了。Ourpartnershipdatesbackto(ieWehavebeenpartnerssince)1960.Usethewordsintheboxtocompletethesentences.Vocabularyalley,thirst,arch,squeeze,undertake,turning,cast,fragrant,recipe,mop,guard,grand,ancient,rectangle,editionAnswers1.alley2.edition3.thirst4.undertook,arch5.grand,casts6.fragrant7.mop8.guard9.rectangle10.ancient11.recipe12.turning,squeeze,Writeanarticle(100words)aboutanancientbuildingofyourhometown.Remembertoincludeatitleandthemostimportantinformationaboutthebuilding.Fillingtheblanks.Hutongsarea______ofancientChinesearchitecture.Nowadays,theword“hutong”hascometomeanmorethanjustthe_____thatconnectthecourtyards.Italsoreferstothe__________themselvesandeventothe___________thatlivethere.featureall