A CITY OF HEROESWho are the heroes of the city?Why are they the heroes of the city?And what did they do?What makes a city great?Discussion What makes a great city?A great city has a long history.A great city is usually the capital of a country and has a large population.A great city will produce many great people.A great city is the place were many important events in history once happened there.A great city is usually the centre of of politics, culture and economy.A great city is a place where there are some places of interest and very tall and wonderful buildings.Fast-readingRead the passage fast and silently and try to find the information about the following three questions.1.Who built St Petersburg? And when?2.When did the Germans try to destroy the citySt Petersburg?3.What did the people of St Petersburg use to help them rebuild the city?Careful readingRead the passage carefully and try to summarize the main idea of each paragraph? Para1 Where St Petersburg lies and who built it?Para2Many important events in history happened there-How the Germans tried to destroy the cityPara3How the people of St Petersburg rebuilt the cityPara 4The people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of RussianListen and find the subject sentence of each paragraph,then use only one word to summarize the main idea of each paragraphParagraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4 1.Three hundred years ago, The Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital St. Petersburg.2.St has been the center of many important events in history.In 1941, the Germans tried to destroy the city.3.When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city.4.Strong, proud and united, the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia.build destroyrebuildheroesFill in the following blanks only by your memory. St Petersburg is the _ largest city in Russia . The Neva river _ through the center of the city. 300 years ago, the Russian Czar _ _ _ came here and _a new capital-St Petersburg. Many great_were built during hislifetime. Many important _ happened in history. In 1941, the Germans tried to _ the city, but the people never _ _. The Germans _many of the Palaces. The city was almost _ _, but the people would not _ _. secondflowsPeter the Greatbuiltpalaceseventsdestroyburnedin ruins give in give upWhen the Nazis had gone , the people of St Petersburg began to _ the city and tried to _the city _to life. Now , after years of _ _, St Petersburg has been rebuilt as _as in the past. Today, Peter the Great on his _ _horse can once again look _ _the city. It has been shown that the _ of St Petersburg are the _ of the city. rebuilt bring back hard work wonderful bronze out over people heroes St Petersburg has also been the centre of many important events in history. In 1941, the Germans _destroy the city. It was _ for 900 days, but the people of the city never_. The Germans burned many of the palaces as they left. St Petersburg was almost_: fires burned everywhere. Buildings were destroyed, and paintings and statues _ on the ground. _ and its cultural relics seemed impossible. tried to under attack gave in in ruins lay in piecesRestoring the citySt Petersburg,_, and the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the past. Today Peter the Great on his _ horse can once again _ the city he built. Like their hero Peter, the people of St Petersburg have shown that dreams can come true._ the people of St Petersburg are the modern heroes of Russia. have been carefully recreated bronze look out overStrong, proud and unitedToday Peter the Great on his bronze horse can once more look over the city he built.Discussion1.Why are the People of St Petersburg heroes?1.The people of St Petersburg are heroes because they have made something impossible possible.2.They have successfully rebuilt the palaces without destroying their old beauty.3.With hard work, patience ,devotion and love for their cultural relics, they have shown that dreams can come true.4.In time of trouble/ Facing the tough enemy they never give in.2.Why was it so difficult for people to rebuild the old paplaces?The palaces were so badly damaged in the war that people thought it was almost impossible to rebuild them.Few modernRussian artists knew exactly what the places looked like and there were many missing parts and pieces . The project , restoring the former glory of the city ,required hard work , patience and devotion.3.Why do people think St Petersburg is a great city?Because it was built by a great Russian Czar and has been the center of many important historic events .More importantly ,it survived the German attack in 1941 and its people did everything they could to make it as beautiful as it once was. Lets enjoy some beautiful sentences _. Perhaps this is not always true, but_ many of the worlds greatest cities have been built on the rivers of a river. The Neva river flows through the centre of St Petersburg in Russia. Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great came here and built a new capital-St Petersburg. Peter the great, _ was strong and proud. Many palaces were built _. The palaces were large and beautiful, and they often looked like something_.Where there is a river, there is a city.It is true that like his country during his lifetime out of a fairy tale. Where there is a will ,there is a way.Where there is water, there is life.While reading youd better make a mark where you have a question.Go and get the book where you put it.无风不起浪无风不起浪;事出有因事出有因.哪里有蜜蜂哪里有蜜蜂,哪里就有蜂蜜哪里就有蜂蜜.Where there is smoke, there is fire.他住在气候温暖的地方。他住在气候温暖的地方。He lives in a place where the weather is warm.He lives where the weather is warm. where the climate is mild.把他带到安静的地方。把他带到安静的地方。Take him to a place where it is quiet.Take him where it is quiet.Go where he tells you to go .Go to the place where he tells you to go.It is true that.= In fact/ as a matter of factIt is true that no one knows what these stones are really used for.It is strange that no one came this morning.It is important that we should learn English well.It is natural that a person makes mistakes. something out of a fairy tale.=something described in a fairy tale.He drank his beer out of the bottle.This is a statue made out of bronze.We got the truth out of her.He has been out of work for six years.I watched the train until it was out of sight.I asked him the question out of curiosity. out of control out of danger out of order out of mind out of breath out of kindness/pity/generosity out of milk/ flour/tea/sugar try to do sth. try doing sth. under attack/discussion /fireThe bridge is under construction.The matter is under investigation.The fire is under control.The road is under repair and is closed to motor traffic.The patient is still under treatment give in/ give upLiu Hulan would rather die than _ the enemy.They _ without a fight.She didnt _work when she had a baby.To my joy, my father _ smoking. give in gave up give up gave up give in= to admit that you have been defeatedgive up= to stop trying to do sth. but the people of the great city would not _. “We will not let our history and culture _, and we will do everything_ to save our country!” When the Nazis had gone, the people of St Petersburg began rebuilding the city. Pieces of the palaces that had been hidden before the Nazis came could now_ the city and its culture. It was not easy. Painters and workers had to be very careful when give up be destroyed we can be used to rebuild1.We will do everything we can to save our city.2.=We will do our best/ try our best to save our city.3.We will do everything / all ( that) we can to do 4.We will do what we can to save our city . be used to do sth./ be used to doing sth./ used to do sth.This is the house he _ live.I _ getting up early.The paper_ make some flowers.used to am used to was used to they were trying to _ It was difficult to save the palaces and building _ their old beauty. With the help of old paintings and photographs, the people of St Petersburg were able to bring back the beauty of their culture and history. Now, after years of hard work, parts of statues _and missing pieces _. Old paintings, _of Peter the Great which was found in the snow outside bring the city back to life. without destroying have been put back have been replaced including a portrait bring sth back to life1.Please bring all the library books back by the end of the week.2.The pictures brought back many pleasant memories.3.He brought me back in his car. in ruins= destroyed or severely damagedYears of fighting has left the country in ruins.The scandal left his reputation in ruins.A large number of palaces fell into ruin after the war.Yesterday they visited the ruins of the castle.Confident ,selfish and honest, she is my good role model.Thirsty , I want to drink some water.Full of fear ,he returned home.Helpless, they watched their home destroyed before their eyes.Much interested , he agreed to have a try.1.seem 后可接形容词后可接形容词/名词名词/不定式不定式/分词或介词短语分词或介词短语2.seem to be ,当名词前没有修饰语时当名词前没有修饰语时,to be 不不能省略能省略.3.There seems (to be)好象有好象有,似乎有似乎有.4.It seems that /as if 5.有两种否定形式有两种否定形式.She doesnt seem to be at home .She seems not to be at home.GOODBYEThanks for your listening 同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全