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constructed many Great Wall in China39。s north. Among them, most new moreover also is at present preserves most plete one to construct at the Chinese Ming Dynasty (13681644 Detailed reading B ? Find out the adjectives from the passage according to the explanation. ? 1. situated above sth. else:__________ ? 2. easily broken or damaged: _________ ? 3. having a pleasant smell: ___________ ? 4. obvious。 easy to see or understand: ___________ ? 5. connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country: ___________ upper fragile fragrant apparent royal Step 2: Skimming Read the title and the subtitle and then tell me the structure of the passage! Step 3: Scanning Read the passage quickly and answer the following: are the Ming Tombs called Shisanling? 2. Apart from Shisanling, which is the most famous Ming Tomb? 3. How many Qing emperors were buried in Hebei Province? Step 4 Careful reading Read the passage again and answer the following: Part A: 1. Where are most of the Ming Tombs located? 2. What is the function of the Sacred Way? 3. What is so special about some of the trees along the Sacred Way? 4. What is Ling’en Palace known for? 5. What do you know about Xiaoling? Part B: 1. In what way are the Qing Tombs similar to the Ming Tombs? 2. According to the passage, how many emperors were buried in Dongling? Where is Dongling located? 3. What’s the difference between Xiling and Dongling in size? 4. Xiling contains the tombs of _______ Qing emperors. Part C: 1. Serious _______ has been given to preserving of the Ming and Qing Tombs. 2. All of the tombs have ______ some harm from rain, war, fire and theft. 3. The government has strengthened _________ to protect these sites. 4. These sites have been _______ as UNESCO World sites, which brings _____ attention, assistance and money for protecting them. 5. The increased ______ is another important source of money, but also results in more potential damage to these sites. 6. We need to take the ________ to protect these monuments. 1 Do you think international recognition is helpful to protect historic sites? Why or why not? 2 What will you do to help protect historic sites? Discussion 0 0