6. We can take a boat trip along Li River.　 　　　It is true.

T: Some students in Sunshine Secondary School also want to know something about the two cities.阳光中学的学生们也想了解这两个城市. Can you tell them something? Please help them finish the exercises on Page44 and Page45.请帮助他们完成书上第44页和45页上面的练习.(停顿) Here are the keys:

　B: 1.b　 2.e 　3. d　 4.c　 5. a

C: 1.palace 　2.dynasties　 3.musuem

5. You can find nice rocks in the cave.　　　　　 It is true.

4. The Reed Flute Cave is in eastern Guilin.　　　　 It is false.

The Reed Flute Cave is in north-west Guilin.

3. The Great Wall was built around the Forbidden City.　　　　 It is false.

The Great Wall was built across northern China.

2. Tian’anmen Square is close to the Forbidden City.　　　　　 It is true.

1. Beijing is in southern China.　　　 It’s false. Beijing is in northern China.

3. You can take a boat trip along Li River.

T: Every one knows Guilin is very beautiful. Do you know what it is famous for? (你知道桂林以什么而闻名吗？) Yes, it’s famous for the beautiful water and mountains. (是的，那里的山水很美，桂林山水甲天下嘛！) Do you want to have a look at the mountains there? (你想欣赏一下那里的山水吗？) Come on! Read the 1st paragraph and fill in the blanks. (PPT)(停顿)

Have you got the answers? Now let’s check them:

The mountains stand in different shapes. You may have seen some Chinese paintings of the landscape.

T: Besides water and mountains, Guilin is also famous for its caves.(除了山水之外，桂林还以它的岩洞而闻名).There are some wonderful rocks in the caves(洞中有很多美妙的岩石).Let’s come to the Reed Flute Cave to have a look. (我们到著名的芦笛岩看看吧！)

(PPT) Read the second paragraph and fill in the blanks. (停顿) Do you know the answers now? Yes. The Reed Flute Cave is in the north-west of the city. The rocks there are in different shapes.

T: Guilin is such a nice place. Do you want to know the best way to visit it? (桂林如此美丽，你想知道游览它最理想的方式吗?)Read the third paragraph and tell me the answers.　 (PPT)

　Now let’s check the answers.　 It’s great fun to cycle around Guilin. You can hire a bike. You can also take a boat trip along Li River.　

Step 3 　Post-reading　

T: Boys and girls! Today we visit Bejing and Guilin together.(今天我们一起参观了北京和桂林) Do you like our trip? (喜欢我们的旅行吗？) Do you remember something about the two cities? (还记得一些关于这两个地方的知识吗？)Look at the sentences and tell me if they are T or F. (告诉我这些句子是否是正确的)

2. The Reed Flute Cave.

1. It lies on the two sides of Li River.

4. What do the local people like to do there?

　They like to take a walk and fly kites there.　 (超链接)

T: 　Well done, boys and girls! Now let’s visit the third place, ‘ the Summer Palace’. Listen to the fourth paragraph and fill in the blanks. (PPT)

　　The Summer Palace is located in the north-west of Beijing. It is a Chinese-style garden. The emperors used to spend the summer there. It is still beautiful and attractive for the hill and a man-made lake.

　T: 　(PPT) Boys and girls, have you got the right answers? Great! Congratulations! Do you want to visit the Great Wall? (你们想去长城一游吗？不到长城非好汉啊！) Now let’s go and have a look! (我们去看看吧！) Read Paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks.

Can we check the answers now?

The Great Wall runs more than 5,000 kilometers, and it was built with stones and bricks. The Great Wall was used to protect the country. It was one of the seven wonders of the world. It is very tiring to reach the top of the Great Wall step by step. (超链接)

T: (PPT) Just now, we visited four different parts of Beijing. Do you still remember them?(你还记得关于它们吗？) Try to match the places with their descriptions(请把不同的地方和关于它们的描述搭配起来).　

T: 　Can we check the answers now?

Yes. The Forbidden City is the place where the emperors used to live. Tian’anmen Square is the place where we can watch the raising of the national flag. The Summer Palace is the place where the emperors spent the summer. The Great Wall was used to protect our border in the past.

T: (出镜)We all know that Beijing is the capital of China(我们都知道北京是我们的首都)，it’s in northern China. (它在中国的北部)。In the south of China, there are also many beautiful places. (在中国的南方，也有很多美丽的城市)。Do you want to have a look?

T: (PPT)Look at the hill. It looks like an elephant. Do you know which city it is in? Yes, you are so clever, it’s in Guilin. Do you want to visit Guilin with me? Come on! Let’s go!　

T: (PPT) Before starting our travel, I have some questions to ask you. No1. Where is Guilin?　 No2. What is the name of the famous cave?　 No3. How can you 　visit Li River?

　　Now open your books and turn to Page 43. Read the passage 　‘All about Guillin’ and tell me the answers.(停顿)

T: 　Can we check the answers now? OK, let’s begin.