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1、Unit 6How long have you been collecting shells?Reading1. How many Chinese dynasties can you think of?2. How many famous characters form Chinesehistory can you think of? Make a list.3. Can you think of famous characters form thehistory of other countries? Make a list.How much do you know about histor

2、y? Discuss these questions in groups.DiscussEuropean buildingsChinese dynastiesAustralianRussianEuropeanJewReading strategy:Let your eyes “scan” the text quickly to find details that you are looking for. You can find information quickly without reading the whole text. My name is Leo. Im from Austral

3、ia, and Ive been teaching in China for two years. I teach in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. This is an interesting city with a very colorful history. There is some European influence in the city, and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian style.Read the passage and find ou

4、t the important phrases or sentences. Ive been studying history in China.有著非常豐富的歷史 歐洲化影響俄羅斯風(fēng)格 Since I came to China, Ive been learning a lot about my family history. Although Im Australian, my family is Jewish. So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to live in Harbin many

5、 years ago. My parents were so surprised when I told them about this. In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago, and were welcomed by the Song Emperor. 事實(shí)上，最早的猶太人可能一千多年前就來(lái)到了開(kāi)封，他們受到了宋朝皇帝的熱情歡迎。 很多年前就有很多猶太人來(lái)到哈爾濱居住，這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)了解這一歷史是非常有趣的。 When I lived in Australia, I stu

6、died history at school, but we usually studied Australian or western history. However, when I heard that I was going to work in China, I started studying Chinese history. Ive been studying for over two years now. My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand, but I do

7、nt really agree. 我已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)兩年了 （現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)）I think if you study hard, youll be able to understand any culture. For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China. And although I live quite far from Beijing, Im certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 200

8、8! 對(duì)于一個(gè)象我這樣的外國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，了解中國(guó)歷史越多，我越喜歡住在中國(guó)。Scan the text for information to complete the sentences below.1. Leo has been teaching in China for .2. Some of the old buildings in Harbin are .3. The welcomed the first Jews to China.4. In Australia, students usually study and history.5. The more Leo learns abou

9、t , themore he enjoys in China.two yearsin Russian styleSong EmperorAustralianwesternChinese historyliving Get into groups of three. Practice the conversation below. Then make your own conversations.GroupworkIm going to work in Australia.If you do that, youll miss your family.If she works far away,

10、she will miss her family. Now make your own conversations. Student A tells a plan. Student B says what will happen if they carry out the plan. Student C reports what was said.GroupworkGo for it! What problems might you have living in a foreign country? What problems do you think a foreigner might have in China? Complete the chart.Go for it!If I move to a foreign country, If a foreigner moves to China, Ill miss Chinese food._theyll have problems with the la