Unit 4 Behind beliefs,Project,Reporting on a historic religious site,The Great Wall,Egyptian pyramid,Stonehenge in England,英国史前巨石阵,Triumphal arch,法国凯旋门,There are a lot of religious sites around the world that are of historic importance. Do you know any more of them? Discuss with your partner, please.,Now lets enjoy another religious site.,The White Horse Temple,The oldest Buddhist temple in China,Tips: What kind of things do you need to write about if you want to tell other people about a historic religious site?,The things that need to be covered include: _ _ _,and its importance in history.,Where the site is located,When and why it was set up,Who set it up,Scan the passages and find the answers to the Knowledge questions（细节复述型问题）which elicit factual answers and recognition of information, words, phrases or sentences in the passage as answers.,Fast reading,To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on from India.,1. Why is it called the White Horse Temple?,2. When did India and China make a plan to work together to build a new Indian-style pagoda west of the White Horse Temple?,In 2005.,Read the text carefully and judge the following sentences “True” or “False”. These questions are Comprehension questions (理解型问题) which interpret some information in the passage.,Careful reading,1) Before AD 67, theres no Buddhist temple in China. 2) In the year AD 64, the Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty instructed a group of officials to go on his behalf as agents to India.,T,F,3) The Qiyun pagoda houses the tombs of the Indian monk who first travelled to China with the Emperor Mingdis officials. 4) The White Horse Temple is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Luoyang.,F,T,Lets summarize the main idea or comb elements into a new pattern by dividing the passage into several parts and give the main idea for each part.,A brief introduction of the White Horse Temple,the story behind the temple,the architecture of the White Horse Temple,the importance of the White Horse Temple,1. 在中国的中东部 _ 2. 迄今为止_ 3. 梦想_ 4. 醒来_ 5. 代表某人_ 6. 骑白马旅行_,in the central east of China,to this day,dream of,wake up,on ones behalf,travel on a white horse,Difficult words and phrases,7. 朝南的庭院 _ 8. 形状像一个长方形 _ 9. 在东南角_ 10. 旅游胜地_,a southern-facing courtyard,be shaped like a rectangle,in the south-east corner,tourist attractions,Language points,1. (L2) It was the first Buddhist temple in China, and to this day, remains one of the most important temples in all of China.,1) Analyze the sentence: This is a simple sentence. The subject of it is “It” and the predicate is “was and remains”. Pay attention to the word and,2) Remain vi. 剩下，遗留 e.g. After the fire, very little remained of my house. vi. 留待以后去看，去做，去说 e.g. Much work remained to be done., vi. 逗留，留下 e.g. Ill remain to see the end of the game. link v. 保持，仍是 e.g. The door remained closed.,1. A few flowers still _ on the tree. A. kept B. remained C. left D. remaining 2. Having a trio abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remained _ whether they will enjoy it. A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen,2. (L7) When the emperor woke up, he asked his officials to tell him what the dream meant.,1) Analyze the sentence: This is a complex sentence. In the main clause, there is an object clause what the dream meant.,Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer _ it was 20 years ago, _, it was so poorly equipped. A. what, when B. that, which C. what, which D. which, that,2) Try to use,3. (L31) It was the White Horse Temple that first brought the meaning of temple to the word si.,Try to use,It was _ you do rather than what you say _ matters. A. that, what B. that, which C. what, that D. what, this,1. Discuss in group of four what to write about if we want to tell other people about a historic religious site.,Writing,1) Which historic religious site would you choose to write about?,2) What information do you need to find out and how will you record it?,3) How are you going to find out information about the site?,4) Who will find the information?,7) Who will present which part of the report to the class?,5) How will you organize the information? Will you use headings in your report?,6) Who will write which part of the report?,2. (Look-discuss-say-write) Yuanmingyuan,Discuss how to write a composition about it.,颐和园内被毁前的文昌阁(三层，楼顶大钟指向6点 30分。据推测这张照片可能就是在此阁被毁当天或前一 天拍摄的),圆明园琉璃塔旧址 当时唯一一座 铜鎏金覆钟锦罐式的琉璃塔，也是圆明园最高的一座塔。（现已毁）,圆明园规月桥 （现已毁）,圆明园始建于1709年，历时150年陆续建成。清王朝倾全国物力财力，集国内外名胜40景，建成大型建筑物145处，内藏难以数计的艺术珍品和文物。,令中华民族抱恨千古的是，这一世界园林艺术的伟大杰作，于1860年和1900年分别遭英法联军和八国联军野蛮的劫掠和焚烧