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I’ve been studying history in China.

Jewish adj. 犹太人的；

Jew n. 犹太人more than 比…多 ; 多于… ( =over)

thousand n. 一千emperor n. 皇帝

capital n. 省会；首都European adj. 欧洲的

Russian adj. 俄罗斯 ( 人 ) 的influence n. 影响

be in…style 具有…的风格

foreigner n. 外国人

quite adv. 相当；十分

certain adj. 确实的；无疑的be certain 确信…，肯定…=be sure

the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会

What do you think of Chinese history?

It has a long history. There are so many dynasties in it.

And each dynasty has its own famous characters.( 人物）

How many famous characters( 人物 ) from Chinese history can you think of?

emperor

Qin Dynasty

Where did he live when he was an emperor?

Beijing is the capital ( 首都，省会） of China.

Can you think of famous characters from the history of other countries?

Hitler

foreigner

What do you think of him?

He is a great military scientist, but at the same time he was a coldhearted person.

Jew

JewishEuropean

3a 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 about

, the more he enjoys in China.

two years

in Russian style

Song Emperor

Australian western

Chinese history living

Scan the text for information to complete the sentence.

My name is Leo. I’m from Australia, And I’ve been teaching in China for two years. I teach in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. This is really 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.

capital n. 省会；首都European adj. 欧洲的

Russian adj. 俄罗斯 ( 人 ) 的influence n. 影响

be in…style 具有…的风格

It’s in English style.

It’s in French style.

It’s in Russian style.

Russia

• What’s the writer’s name ?• Where is he from?• How long has he been teaching in China?• Where does he teach?• What does he think of the city?• What influence is there in the city?• What style are some of the buildings in?

Retell the first paragraph according to the questions.

Since I came to China, I’ve been learning a lot about my family history. Although I’m 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 years ago. My parents were so surprised when I told them about this in China. In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago, and were welcomed by the Song Emperor.

Jewish adj. 犹太人的； Jew n. 犹太人

more than 比…多 ; 多于… ( =over)

thousand n. 一千 emperor n. 皇帝

It is + 形容词 +for sb to do sth 对于某人而言，做某事很…

It is + 形容词 +for(of) sb to do sth

对于某人而言，做某事很…1. 对你来说完成此工作很容易 .

It’s easy for you to finish this work.2. 对外国人来说学中文有点难．It’s a bit difficult for foreigners to learn Chinese.

３．你帮助我真善良It’s kind of you to help me.4. 他很聪明地作出这样的决定．It’s clever of him to make such decision.

Since I came to China,……………………

Although I am Australian…….

So it was interesting for me to learn that…….many years ago.

My parents were so surprised when……

In fact the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng …………and were welcomed by………….

When I lived in Australia, I studied 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. I’ve been studying for over two years now. My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand, but I don’t really agree. I think if you study hard, you’ll 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.

foreigner n. 外国人for a foreigner like me 对于象我这样的外国人来说

the + 比较级… , the + 比较级… 越…越…你学习越认真，你的成绩就会越好．

The harder you study, the better your grades will be.

1.When I live in Australia, I studied English at school.

2.But we usually studied Australian or eastern history.

3.When I heard that I was going to study in China, I stared learning Chinese history.

4.I have been studying Chinese history for over three years.

5.My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very easy to understand.

6.I really don’t agree with my friends.

7.I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any languages.

8.For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I hate living in China.

Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008!

quite adv. 相当；十分certain adj. 确实的；无疑的be certain 确信…，肯定…=be surethe Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会

Group work

A: I’m going to work in Australia.

B:If you do that, you’ll miss your family.

C:If she works far away, she will miss her family.

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