Unit 3 Creating an illustrated time table

Ancient China and Rome

By Jane

1. To learn something about the history of ancient China and Rome.

2. To master the usages of some important words and expressions.

3. To learn how to make a time chart

Learning aim:

Idioms

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

All roads lead to Rome.

Fast reading

753BC

509BC

Rome was founded

Rome became a republic

Rome became an empire

end of the Roman Empire

27BC

AD476

Listening1. Which city did Han Dynasty have as its

capital? Where is it now? 2. What did China and Rome have in

common during the Han Dynasty?3. When was Silk Road was in use? And

what was it used for?4. When did the trade between China and

Rome begin? What goods were traded?

Careful reading

Read the text and find the main idea of each paragraph

Paragraph 1

Main events in Rome and China between 753 BC and 479 BC.

Paragraph 2

Similarities between China and Rome during the Han Dynasty.

Paragraph 3

Both Rome and China influenced other areas between 212 BC and 100 BC.

Paragraph 4

Rome and China had a difficult time in the following hundred years.

1.Not only was Rome a city and a republic,but it was also to become the capital of one of the largest empires in history.

Not only I but also Tom and Mary are fond of watching television.

Not only the switches but also the old wiring has been changed.

Not only I did he read the book, but he also remember what he read.

Not only did they bring snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

Not only do we need love, but bread is also very important to us.

2.He greatly influenced the development of China’s culture and education.

have influence on…/ have an effect / impact on…

What ____________ you to take the job?influenced

His work had _____ _______ __________ on generations of musicians.

influencea great

The financial storm has a great influence on the

personnel market

3. Now known as Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, Chang’an was one of the two largest cities ...

Compared with the more important events happening in other places, it deserved no mention at all .

Determined to get a ticket for the 2010FIFA World Cup, George has been standing in a queue for two days.

Written in a hurry, this article was not so good!

______in deep thought, he didn't hear the sound. (lose)Lost

______another hour, I can also work out this problem.(give)

Given

4.Chinese people managed to travel further and further along the Silk Road, introducing silk…

bring inbring inbring inbring in

manage to do sth. succeed in sth./ doing sth.

The company is introducing a new family saloon this year.

Coffee was introduced into England from the Continent.

公司准备今年推出一种新型家庭轿车。

咖啡是从欧洲大陆传入英国的。

5. What is interesting is that the other largest city was Rome.

___ is interesting ____ the other largest city was Rome.

It that

我们所担心的是他们不能兑现他们的承诺。What we are worried about is that they won’t keep their word.使他在所有同学中异常突出的是他掌握了三们外语。What makes him out standing is that he masters three foreign languages.

likewise no more spread

a different story in use a difficult time

1. The news that China had sent a spaceship into space _________ quickly around the world.

2. The ship hit a rock. Soon it sank to the bottom of the sea and was seen __________.

3. The father took off his shoes and lay on the grass; his young son did ___________.

spread

no more

likewise

likewise no more spread

a different story in use a difficult time

4. Uncle Eddie went through ________________when he lost his job.

5. Most people were unaffected by the virus, but it was ________________for young children and the elderly.

7. The Internet cafe is very popular-so much as that computers are always _________.

a difficult time

a different story

in use

Give a brief speech about Ancient China and Romeaccording to the time chart.

Han Dynasty created206BC

753BCRome founded

509BCRome becomes a republic

212BCRomans spread influence outside Italy

27BCRome is an empire

AD1 first silk appears in Rome

AD47 End of the RomanEmpire

Confucius born 551BC Fighting

in China

China

Rome

Qinshihuang unites China 221BC

China trades silk with Rome

China reunited during the Sui Dynasty

Present your chart to your class.

HomeworkHomework

Written work: workbook page 106-107Written work: workbook page 106-107

Dictation: words and phrasesDictation: words and phrases