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ost of Beijing’s hutongs were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Wealthy and important people lived in hutongs built close to the Forbidden City. From the third paragraph, we know the hutongs in fact connected people’s lives. From the fourth one, we know near the end of the Qing Dynasty, the conditions in Beijing’s hutongs went down. From the last paragraph we know hutongs are still an important part of Beijing life and they attract many tourists each year. Step IV Explanation During this procedure, play the tape for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences. Deal with language problems T: Now we’ll deal with some diffic ult language focuses. Now I will play the tape for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties. After listening, explain the difficult sentences to students. Before explaining, students are asked to refer to the notes to the text on Page 117. T: Do you have any difficulties with the text? S1: Could you explain this phrase to us: cast a dark cloud on? T: It means that something has a bad influence on ? We can explain this sentence as: the political situation influenced China’s economy badly. S2: Could you explain the sentence: it is the hutongs that leave the strongest impression. T: This is a sentence using the emphasis sentence pattern. It means the hutongs leave the strongest impression on the tourists, not other things. Do you have any other question? Ss: No. T: If you don’t have any ot her questions, please sum up