湖南省耒阳市冠湘中学九年级英语下册 Unit 5 Topic 3 The dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation Section A课件 仁爱版.pptVIP

* Unit 5 Topic 3 The dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation. Section A A: Look at the roof. What color is it? B: It is yellow. A: That’s correct! Because yellow was a symbol of imperial power in ancient China. Pair work A: What’s the symbol of the Chinese nation? B: It’s the dragon. It’s said that they’re powerful animals which have long tails. A: Where’re they in the Forbidden City? B: They’re carved on the stones. A: Have you been to the Tian’anmen Rostrum? B: No, I haven’t. A: What a pity! The Tian’anmen Rostrum is in front of the Forbidden City. Today, let’s learn about the Forbidden City. Listen to the recording carefully. Then answer the questions. (1) Why were most of the buildings built with yellow roofs? (2) Why are there so many stone dragons? (3) Is the dragon a symbol of the Chinese nation? (4) Do you know any stories of the dragon? Because yellow was a symbol of imperial power in ancient China. Because the dragon has become a symbol of the Chinese nation. Yes, it is. Yes, I do. Section A 1a Look, listen and say show (sb.) around One of the students showed us around the school. play a/an ... part = play a/an ... role It also plays an important part in Chinese festivals. = It also plays an important role in Chinese festivals. The dragon is a symbol of the Chinese nation and there are a lot of operas, music, paintings and sayings about it in China’s history. Now, do you want to know more about it? Here is a video. It’s a story about dragons. Please watch it carefully and then tell us what the story is called. A: Are you clear? Guess! What is the story called? B:《叶公好龙》。 A: Yes. It’s Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons. In our country, there are many people, places and things related to dragons. Now, let’s look at 1b. Match the phrases with the right pictures. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) a. the year of Dragon b. Lo