MorePracticeTheLeaningTowerofPisa上海市崇明區(qū)東門中學尹冬菊Pre-readingWhereisPisa?It'sinItaly.What'sItalyfamousfor?It'sfamousfor...Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.inadiaryB.inatravelmagazineC.inanovelPre-readingtitleWhatdoyouthinkwhatthepassageisprobablyabout?Readandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.

While-readingParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3MoredetailedinformationabouttheLeaningTowerofPisa.AbriefintroductionoftheLeaningTowerofPisa.Thecausesofthetowerleaning.Readparagragh1andfillintheblanks:

While-readingLocation:______________Functionofbuilding:____________________________________Materials(材料):________________Appearances(外貌)：____________________________________________________ItalybelltowerofthePisaCathedral(教堂)marble(大理石)leaningtoonesideandlookslikeitisgoingtofalloverWhile-readingYearstarted:Yearstocomplete:Floors:Height:Steps:Animportantfactaboutthetower:Galileodidhisfamous___________________aboutgravity(重力)andfallingobjectsfromthetopofthetower.in1173fornearly200years8floors54.5metres294stepsexperimentsReadparagraph2andfillinthenotesbelow.While-reading5117311781319183819111990While-readingJune,2001theend,2001Somethingbighappenedduringtheseyears,whatisit?Findsomekeyverbsorphrases.triedtosave,butfailed.begantobuild5117311781319183819111990Thebuildingofthetowerbegan.Allthefloorswerefinished.Thetowerwasofficiallyreopened.Engineers

triedtosavethetower,butfailed.Thetowerwasfinallyopenedtothepublic.Itwasmeasured.While-readingJune,2001theend,2001Thetowerbegantolean.Thetowerwasclosedtothepublic.Completethetimelineinyourownwords.Whydidthetowerbegintolean?Whatdidthebuildersdotomakethetowerstraightagain?Butwhathappened?Whatdidthemeasurementstakenin1911show?

Whatwouldhappenifitsmovementwasnotstopped?Howaboutthenumberofvisitors?Whyisitsafenow?While-readingReadparagraph3andanswerthequestions:After-readingWouldyoulikeittobestraightornot?Why?Youcananswerlikethis:Forreference:Iwouldlikeittobe…because/since/as…/If/Inmyopinion,…………After-readingForbeingstraightWithmodernknowledgeandtechnology,itwon’tcollapse.Thetowerwillstaylongerandmorepeoplewillbeabletovisitit.Weshouldtakegoodcareofitsothatournextgenerationscanenjoyitsbeauty.AgainstbeingstraightIfthetowerisstraight,itwon’tbespecial/attractive.Thetowerisfamousbecauseitisleaning.Peoplewon’tvisitthetowerwhichisnotalandmarkanymore.Thetowerwillbethesameasothertowersand

itwillloseitscharm.Natureisthebeauty!Justletitbe!Wouldyoulikeittobestraightornot?Why?Assignments:

Oral：Retellthepassage.Written：Writeanintroductionabouttheworld-famousattraction---theGreatWallwithinatleast60words.

Suggestions:TousethegiveninformationTosurftheInternetat:

/AssignmentsBriefintroductionoftheGreatWallLocation:northernChinaLength:over6,000kilometresHeight:7.8metres(average)Materials:earth,bricksandstonesYearsstarted:7thCenturyBCYearsjoined:QinDynasty(221-206BC)Purposeofbuilding:tokeepoutenemiesMore