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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit4,Project,Reporting on a historic religious site,You must know very well about,Journey to the West,.This is a,story related to Buddhism.Now lets,enjoy the most moving plot in it.,Today we will read a passage about,a temple,which is also closely,related to Buddhism.,Do you know any historic religious,sites in China?,Have you even visited any of these sites?,Do you know which Buddhist temple,is the oldest in China?,Where is it located?,Have you ever heard any stories about it?,The oldest Buddhist temple in China,is the White Horse Temple in,Luoyang,Henan Province.,What will you write about if you want,to tell other people about a historic,religious site?,The things that need to be covered,include,where the site is located,when it was set up,why it was,set up,who set it up and its,importance in history.,Read the article about,the oldest temple in China.,Skim the text and answer,the following questions:,What is the name of the temple?,Where is the temple located?,The White Horse Temple.,It is located in Luoyang,Henan,Province in the east central part,of China.,Why is it called the White Horse Temple?,To remind people of the white horse,that the Buddhist readings and images,had traveled on from India.,Divide the article into several parts,and give the main idea for each part.,Part 1(Paragraph 1),brief introduction of the,White Horse Temple,Part 2(Paragraphs 2-5)the story behind the temple,Part 3(Paragraph 6),the architecture of the,White Horse Temple,Part 4(Paragraphs 7-9),the importance of,the White Horse Temple,Discussion,Did you know about the White Horse,Temple before reading this article?,If yes,what did you know?If not,what do you think of the temple now?,Which historic religious site would,you choose to write about?,How are you going to find information,out about the site?,Language points,1.interpret:,verb T,to decide what the intended,meaning of something is:,Its difficult to interpret these statistics,without knowing how they were obtained.,在不知道这些统计数字怎样获得的,情况下是难以解释的。,interpretation,noun C or U,an explanation or opinion of what,something means:,It is difficult for many people to accept,a literal interpretation of the Bible.,对许多人来说接受圣经的字面解释,是很难的。,interpreter,noun C,a noted interpreter,一个著名的口译者,2.instruct:,verb,T+to infinitive to order or tell,someone to do something,especially,in a formal way:,The police have been instructed to,patrol the building and surrounding area.,警察被命令在这幢大楼和周围的地区巡逻。,instruction,noun C usually plural,The police who broke into the house,were only acting on/under instructions.,闯进这所房子的警察只是按指令行事。,instructions,plural noun,They need clear instructions on what,to do next.,关于下一步做什么他们需要明确的说明。,3.behalf:,noun,on behalf of,sb,/on,sbs,behalf,representing;instead of:,Please dont leave on my behalf,(=because of me).,请不要因为我离开。,4.centre:,noun C,the middle point or part:,the town centre,市中心,centre UK,US center,verb T,to put something in the middle of an area:,Centre all the headings in this document.,把所有的标题放在文件的中心。,centre around/on,sth,phrasal verb,to have something as the main subject,of discussion or interest:,The discussion,centred,around reducing,waste.,讨论集中在减少废物上。,5.extension,noun C or U,Were building an extension to/on our house.,我们正在对房子进行扩建。,extend(REACH),verb,T;I usually+adverb or preposition,The Sahara Desert extends(=reaches),for miles.,撒哈拉沙漠绵延好几英里。,The pub has recently extended its opening,hours(=made them longer).,酒馆最近延长了营业时间。,6.circumstance:,noun,C usually plural a fact or event,that makes a situation the way it is:,Under no circumstances should you,(=You must not)approach the man.,你在任何情况下决不能接近这个人。,U FORMAL events that change,your life,over which you have no,control:,They were victims of circumstance.,他们是命运的牺牲者。,circumstances how much money,someone has:,By now she was alone and living in,reduced circumstances,(=with little money).,到现在为止,她都是一个人生活在穷困中。,Thank you!,
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