[00:01.36]Cities of Chin
[00:00.36]In this unit you wil
[00:02.11]In this unit you will practise giving information about Chinese cities and climatic zones ,
[00:09.97]review time expression
[00:12.90]learn about ordinal and cardinal numbers ,and the prefix sub
[00:19.64]expand your vocabulary in the areas of urban organization ,tourist attractions,and weather phenomena.
[00:28.23]Part
[00:29.62]Pre-listening Exercises
[00:32.28]Exercises 1(b)
[00:34.71]abou
[00:36.07]three thousan
[00:37.79]one hundred and eight
[00:39.78]kilometre
[00:41.27]coas
[00:42.57]regio
[00:44.04]divide
[00:45.39]district
[00:46.88]climat
[00:48.19]hug
[00:49.49]nort
[00:50.83]sout
[00:52.39]eas
[00:53.91]wes
[00:55.16]squar
[00:56.99]populatio
[00:58.53]twelve millio
[01:00.23]locatio
[01:01.80]Exercises 2(b)
[01:04.96]anothe
[01:06.58]interestin
[01:08.36]se
[01:09.84]wonderfu
[01:11.54]scener
[01:13.24]histori
[01:15.30]building
[01:17.37]restaurant
[01:19.38]Venic
[01:20.89]cana
[01:22.38]countie
[01:24.19]teahouse
[01:26.04]popula
[01:27.56]destinatio
[01:29.59]econom
[01:31.26]growin
[01:32.78]traveller
[01:34.66]bot
[01:35.76]well-know
[01:37.43]high-qualit
[01:39.55]sil
[01:41.16]ancien
[01:42.84]Comprehension Exercise
[01:46.76]Exercises 3(b)
[01:49.71]Gurest :Tell me about some Chinese cities .
[01:53.02]Host:Well,Beijing has been the capital city for about three thousand yeard,since 1057 B.
[02:03.71]It's in the north of China,about one hundred and eighty kilometres from the coast .
[02:11.55]The Beijing region is huge .It covers one hundred and sixty kilometres from east to wes
[02:20.51]and one hundred and eighty kilometres from north to south
[02:26.02]So it's about sixteen thousand eight hundred square kilometres in all.
[02:32.63]The region is divided into eighteen districts and counties,and the population is about twelve million .
[02:42.37]Guangzhou is another interesting city .It's on the coast of the South China Se
[02:49.21]about a hundred and eighty kilmetres from Hong Kong
[02:53.63]It's the largest city in South China ,with a population of over six and a half millio
[03:01.60]It's the capital of Guangdong province .It has wonderful scenery ,historic buildings ,and many restaurants and teahouses.
[03:12.99]Shanghai is another popular destination .Its economy is growing very fast ,and it attracts a lot of foreign travelers every year.
[03:24.61]Many people also like to see two cities near Shanghai-HangZhou and SuZhou
[03:32.63]They're both well-known for their high-quality silk .HangZhou is one of the seven capital cities of ancient China
[03:42.22]SuZhou is often called "the Venice of China,"because there are so many canals in the city .
[03:49.27]Pronunciation Exercise
[03:52.12]Exercises 4(b)
[03:55.02]the capital cit
[03:57.42]for about 3000 year
[04:00.74]in the north of China
[04:03.32]180 kilometres from the coas
[04:08.18]the Beijing regio
[04:10.48]from north to sout
[04:12.52]from east to wes
[04:15.13]wonderful scener
[04:17.12]historic building
[04:19.55]restaurants and teahouse
[04:22.63]popular destinatio
[04:24.87]foreign traveler
[04:27.54]about 16,800 square kilometre
[04:32.63]18 districts and counties about 12 millio
[04:38.88]another interesting city on the coas
[04:43.92]the South China Se
[04:46.79]the capital of Guangdong provinc
[04:51.18]growing very fas
[04:54.05]well-know
[04:55.65]high-quality sil
[04:58.23]the Venice of Chin
[05:00.56]so many canal
[05:03.43]Exercises 5(b)
[05:06.41]Beijing has been the capital for about 3000 years
[05:12.16]It's in the north of China
[05:14.74]It's about 180 kilometres from the coast
[05:18.92]The Beijing region is huge
[05:22.47]It covers 180 kilometres from north to south
[05:27.72]It covers 160 kilometres from east to west
[05:33.50]It's about 16,800 square kilometres in al
[05:39.11]It's divided into 18 districts and counties
[05:43.56]The population is about 12 million
[05:47.24]Guangzhou is another interesting city
[05:50.29]It's on the coast of the South China Se
[05:54.00]It's the capital of Guangzhou province
[05:57.30]It has wonderful scenery and historic building
[06:02.05]It has many restaurants and teahouses
[06:06.15]Shanghai is a popular destination
[06:09.83]Its economy is growing very fast
[06:13.00]It attracts a lot of foreign traveller
[06:16.70]Hangzhou is one of the capitals of ancient China
[06:21.88]Suzhou is often called"the Venice of China
[06:26.06]They're both well-known for their high quality silk.
[06:30.44]Consolidation Exercise
[06:33.34]Guest:Tell me about some Chinese cities
[06:36.51]Host:Well,Beijing has been the capital city for about three thousand years ,since 1057 B.
[06:44.66]It's in the north of China,about one hundred and eighty kilometres from the coast .
[06:50.32]The Beijing region is huge .It covers one hundred and sixty kilometres from east to west
[06:56.83]and one hundred and eighty kilometres from north to south .So it's about sixteen thousand -eight hundrd square miles in al
[07:05.53]The region is divided into eighteen districts and counties ,and the population is about twelve million .
[07:12.84]Guangzhou is another interesting city .It's on the coast of the South China Se
[07:18.48]about a hundred and eighty kilometres from Hong Kong .It's the largest city in South Chin
[07:24.91]with a population of over six and a half million .It's the capital of Guangdong province
[07:31.62]It has wonderful scenery ,historic buildings ,and many restaurants and teahouses.
[07:37.45]Shanghai is another popular destination .Its economy is growing very fast,and it attracts a lot of foreign travelers every year.
[07:47.48]Many people also like to see two cities near Shanghai-Hangzhou and Suzhou
[07:53.88]They're both well-known for their high-quality silk .Hangzhou is one of the seven capital cities of ancient China
[08:02.11]Suzhou is often called "the Venice of China",because there are so many canals in the city .
[08:09.37]Exercises 7(b)
[08:12.06](1)The Beijing region is about 160 kilometres from east to west
[08:19.38](2)It's about 180 kilometres from north to south
[08:25.46](3)It's a huge regio
[08:28.91](4)Beijing has been the captial for about 3000 years,since 1057 B.
[08:37.95](5)Guangzhou is a large city on the coast
[08:43.62](6)The population is over six million
[08:49.16](7)The scenery in Guangzhou is wonderful
[08:54.56](8)Suzhou and Hangzhou are well-known for their silk
[09:00.26]Expansion Exercise
[09:03.10]Vocabulary Development
[09:05.66]tow
[09:07.08]townshi
[09:08.69]villag
[09:10.44]hamle
[09:11.88]settlemen
[09:13.21]metropoli
[09:14.91]municipalit
[09:17.00]boroug
[09:18.33]precinc
[09:19.69]bloc
[09:21.00]Word Buildin
[09:22.70]thirtee
[09:24.52]fourtee
[09:26.38]fiftee
[09:28.42]sixtee
[09:30.61]seventee
[09:32.60]eightee
[09:34.61]ninetee
[09:36.62]twent
[09:38.79]thirt
[09:40.49]fort
[09:42.16]fift
[09:43.41]sixt
[09:45.19]sevet
[09:46.91]eight
[09:48.35]ninet
[09:49.92]Part 2
[09:51.69]Pre-listening Exercise
[09:54.91]Exercises 1(b)
[09:57.83]famou
[09:59.42]attraction
[10:01.28]publi
[10:02.69]squar
[10:04.23]worl
[10:05.67]Forbidden Cit
[10:07.63]ho
[10:09.14]emperor
[10:10.94]dynastie
[10:12.64]Summer Palac
[10:14.65]Ming Tomb
[10:16.66]Great Wa
[10:18.62]at leas
[10:20.11]mai
[10:21.45]sight
[10:22.83]touris
[10:24.19]Exercises 2(b)
[10:27.40]ruin
[10:29.10]roya
[10:30.61]garde
[10:31.95]buil
[10:33.51]fifteent
[10:34.90]centur
[10:36.75]templ
[10:38.19]spectacula
[10:40.46]scener
[10:42.11]hot spring
[10:44.15]lake
[10:45.63]severa
[10:47.15]moder
[10:48.48]museu
[10:50.52]Comprehension Exercises
[10:53.39]Exercises 3(b)
[10:55.95]Guest:What should I se
[10:57.96]Host :Beijing has some very famous tourist attractions .The main sights are Tiananmen Square
[11:05.83]which is the biggest public square in the world ,and the Forbidden City .
[11:11.70]The Forbidden City was the home of the emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties
[11:18.89]Tourists also like to see the Summer Palace ,and of course ,the Ming Tombs and the Great wal
[11:27.82]You need at least six days to visit the main sights .You might also enjoy a visit to Yuan Ming Yuan
[11:36.42]That's the ruins of a royal garden built in the fifteenth century .
[11:41.09]In GuangZhou you can see the Six Banyan Temple,Guangzhou Zoo,Yuexiu Park,and the Dr.Sun Yatsen Memorial Hal
[11:51.80]If you like spectacular scenery,you could go to the suburbs to Conghua Springs,Xiqiao Scenic Spot,or Seven Star Rocks.
[12:03.48]SuZhou has many nice gardens.Hangzhou has a beautiful lake called XiHu-the West Lake .
[12:10.98]There are also several modern museums of silk and porcelain in Hangzhou .
[12:17.09]Pronunciation Exercises
[12:19.81]Exercises 4(b)
[12:22.99]famous tourist attraction
[12:26.15]the biggest public square in the worl
[12:29.92]the Forbidden Cit
[12:32.58]the home of the emperor
[12:35.87]in the Ming and Qing dynastie
[12:39.63]the Summer Palac
[12:41.91]the Ming Tomb
[12:44.36]the Great Wa
[12:46.66]at least six day
[12:49.74]the main sight
[12:52.12]the ruins of a royal garde
[12:55.25]built in the fifteenth centur
[12:58.57]the Six Banyan Templ
[13:01.31]spectacular scener
[13:03.82]Conghua Hot Spring
[13:06.28]a beautiful lak
[13:08.32]serveral modern museums
[13:11.35]Exercises 5(b)
[13:14.09]Beijing has some famous tourist attracitons
[13:18.11]Tiananmen Squars is the biggest public square in the world .
[13:23.07]The Forbidden City was the home of the emperors
[13:28.22]Tourists like to see the Summer Palace ,the Ming Tombs and the Great Wal
[13:34.46]You need at least six days to visit the main sights
[13:38.77]Yuan Ming Yuan is the ruins of a royal garden
[13:44.36]It was built in the fifteenth century
[13:47.52]In Guangzhou you can see the Six Banyan Templ
[13:51.76]If you like spectacular scenery,could Conghua Hot Springs ,
[13:56.80]Hangzhou has a beautiful lack called Xi
[14:00.77]There are also several modern museums in Hangzhou .
[14:04.74]Consolidation Exercis
[14:07.33]Guest:What should I see? Host: Beijing has some very famous tourist attractions
[14:13.52]The main sights are Tiananmen Square,which is the biggest public square in the world,and the Forbidden City.
[14:20.99]The Forbidden City was the home of the emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
[14:26.16]Tourists also like to see the Summer Palace,and of course,the Ming Tombs and the Great Wall.
[14:32.87]You need at least six days to visit the main sights.You might also enjoy a visit to Yuan Ming Yuan.
[14:40.63]That's the ruins of a famous garden.It was built in the fifteenth century.
[14:46.35]In Guangzhou you can see the Six Banyan Temple,Guangzhou Zoo,Yuexiu Park,and the Dr.Sun Yatsen Memorial Hall.
[14:56.31]If you like spectacular scenery,you could go to the suburbs to see Conghua Hot Springs,Xiqiao Scenic Spot,or Seven Star Rocks.
[15:07.64]Suzhou has many nice gardens.Hangzhou has a beautiful lake called Xi Hu the West Lake.
[15:14.90]There are also several modern museums of silk and porcelain in Hangzhou.
[15:21.12]Exercises 7(b)
[15:23.79](1)Tiananmen Square is the biggest public square in the worl
[15:29.74](2)The Forbidden City was the home of the emperors
[15:35.02](3)Tourists need at least six days to visit the main sights
[15:41.94](4)Yuan Ming Yuan is the ruins of a fifteenth century garde
[15:48.24](5)The scenery in Guangzhou is spectacula
[15:53.33](6)In Hangzhou ,you must see Xi Hu lak
[15:58.61](7)That means west lake in English
[16:04.22](8)Hangzhou also has modern museums.
[16:09.19]Expansion Exercise
[16:11.93]Vocabulary Developmen
[16:14.54]Exercises 8(b)
[16:17.65]rive
[16:18.98]strea
[16:20.52]cre
[16:21.67]rapid
[16:23.24]waterfal
[16:24.57]fall
[16:25.88]cascad
[16:27.08]sprin
[16:28.75]broo
[16:30.01]poo
[16:31.50]pon
[16:33.06]lagoo
[16:34.24]Word Buildin
[16:35.99]five
[16:37.56]fift
[16:38.55]fifteent
[16:40.14]fiftiet
[16:41.50]fifty-firs
[16:43.56]fifty-secon
[16:45.37]fifty-thir
[16:47.06]nin
[16:48.27]nint
[16:49.60]nineteent
[16:51.04]ninetiet
[16:52.42]ninety-firs
[16:54.27]ninety-secon
[16:55.71]ninety-thir
[16:57.28]Part
[16:59.03]Pre-listening Exercise
[17:01.64]Exercises 1(b)
[17:04.17]weathe
[17:05.35]climat
[17:06.47]subarcti
[17:08.09]deser
[17:09.35]subtropica
[17:11.36]extrem
[17:12.72]co
[17:14.13]dr
[17:15.43]ho
[17:16.48]lon
[17:17.63]we
[17:18.91]har
[17:20.06]temperatur
[17:21.44]minimu
[17:22.62]maximu
[17:24.24]averag
[17:25.49]degree
[17:27.01]Celsiu
[17:28.76]Exercises 2(b)
[17:31.94]highes
[17:33.59]rai
[17:35.08]rainfal
[17:36.70]typhoo
[17:38.29]Januar
[17:40.04]Jul
[17:41.92]includin
[17:43.57]Augus
[17:45.14]Septembe
[17:46.76]flower
[17:48.58]alway
[17:50.07]in bloo
[17:51.93]rea
[17:53.63]zon
[17:55.48]Comprehension Exercise
[17:58.12]Exercises 3(b)
[18:00.73]Guest:What's the weather like in the different regions of Chin
[18:04.21]Host:China has many different climates,including subarctic ,desert and subtropical zone
[18:14.52]Our maximum summer temperature is probably in Turpan,where it can reach 45 degrees celsiu
[18:24.76]The minimum winter temperature can fall to 40 degrees in Harbin ,in the nort
[18:33.28]Here in Beijing it's not so extrem
[18:36.91]We have cold ,dry winters and hot summers
[18:41.72]In January ,the average temperature is around-10 degree celsius,and in July,it's around 28 degree
[18:54.62]The highest rainfall is in July and August .
[18:59.43]Central China has long ,hot summers and cold ,wet winters
[19:05.96]On the coast,around Shanghai ,the winter isn't as har
[19:11.26]The average January temperature is around 4 degrees celsius,and in July ,it can be well over 30 degree
[19:22.08]There's quite a lot of rain ,and there may be typhoons from July to September.
[19:28.82]The best weather in China is in the south ,where the climate is subtropical
[19:34.93]The average temperature is about 13 degrees celsius in January ,but it can reach 30 degrees in August
[19:43.71]Guangzhou is sometimes called"the city of flowers"because the flowers are always in bloom there .
[19:52.40]Pronunciation Exercises
[19:55.20]Exercises 4(b)
[19:58.20]many different climat
[20:01.08]subarctic ,desert and subtropical zon
[20:06.88]cold,dry winter
[20:10.09]the maximum summer temperatur
[20:12.96]can reac
[20:14.84]the minimum winter temperatur
[20:17.59]can fall t
[20:19.52]not so extrem
[20:21.58]around -10 degrees celsiu
[20:25.79]well over 30 degrees celsiu
[20:29.50]the highest rainfal
[20:31.61]in July and Augus
[20:34.70]long ,hot summe
[20:37.36]the average January temperatur
[20:40.81]quite a lot of rai
[20:43.34]from July to Septembe
[20:46.24]the best weather in China "the city of flower
[20:52.15]always in bloo
[20:53.97]Exercises 5(b)
[20:56.59]China has many different climate
[20:59.80]China has subarctic ,desert and subtropical zones
[21:05.76]The temperature can fall to 40 in Harbin
[21:09.88]The maximum temperatures can reach 45 degrees
[21:14.85]In Beijing ,we have cold ,dry winters
[21:19.03]In January ,the average temperature is around 10 degree
[21:25.19]The highest rainfall is in July and Augus
[21:29.50]Central China has long ,hot summers
[21:33.05]There's quite a lot of rain
[21:35.85]There may be typhoons from July to September
[21:39.95]The best weather in China is in the south
[21:43.35]Guangzhou is called "the city of flowers
[21:46.95]The flowers are always in bloom
[21:49.98]Consolidation Exercise
[21:53.22]Guest:What's the weather like in the different regions of Chin
[21:57.11]Host:China has many different climates,including subarctic ,desert and subtropical zone
[22:03.62]Our maximum summer temperature is probably in Turpan,where it can reach 45 degree celsiu
[22:11.38]The minimum winter temperature can fall to -40 degrees in the north
[22:17.54]Here in Beijing it's not so extreme .We have cold ,dry winters and hot summers
[22:23.94]In January ,the average temperature is around 10 degrees celsius ,are in July ,it's about 28 degree
[22:32.61]The highest rainfall is in July and August .
[22:36.22]Central China has long ,hot summers and cold ,wet winter
[22:40.76]On the coast ,around shang hai ,the winter isn't as hard
[22:45.28]The average January temperature is around 4 degrees celsius ,and in July ,it can be well over 30 degree
[22:53.67]There 's quite a lot of rain ,and there may be typhoons from July to September .
[22:59.52]The best weather in China is in the south ,where the climate is subtropical
[23:04.69]The average temperature is about 13 degrees celsius in January ,but it can reach 30 degrees in August
[23:12.61]Guangzhou is sometimes called "the city of flowers"because the flowers are always in bloom there.
[23:18.77]Exercises 7(b)
[23:21.49]1.China has many different climate
[23:26.58]2.The maximum temperature can reach 45 degree
[23:32.77]3.Winters in Beijing are cold and dry
[23:37.42]4.The average temperature in January is minus 10 degree
[23:43.80]5.The highest rainfull is in July and August
[23:48.60]6.Central China has long ,hot summer
[23:53.28]7.There may be typhoons from July to September
[23:58.71]8.Guangzhou is called "the city of flowers
[24:03.39]Expansion Exercise
[24:05.97]Vocabulary Developmen
[24:08.19]Exercises 8(b)
[24:10.99]sto
[24:12.40]thunderstor
[24:13.99]hurrican
[24:15.46]tornad
[24:16.95]monsoo
[24:18.49]breez
[24:20.16]delug
[24:21.39]downpou
[24:22.95]thundershowe
[24:24.55]showe
[24:25.83]drizzl
[24:27.21]dust stor
[24:28.94]Word Buildin
[24:30.74]substandar
[24:32.72]subnorma
[24:34.58]subconsciou
[24:36.69]subordinat
[24:38.63]subatomi
[24:40.43]subur
[24:42.00]subwa
[24:43.59]substatio
[24:45.32]subheadin
[24:47.33]subcontracto
[24:49.29]sublieutenan
[24:51.53]Listening Tes
[24:53.57]1.Beijing is over 150 kilometres from north to south
[25:00.21]2.Did you say Beijing was divided into eighty districts and counties
[25:07.39]3.I've lived in Beijing since 198
[25:14.23]4.Guangzhou is more than 170 kilometres from Hong Kong
[25:21.03]5.Hangzhou is beautiful ,with many historic buildings
[25:26.41]6.This palace has been here for seventeen hundred year
[25:32.44]7.In my province ,the minimum temperature in January is minus 10 degree
[25:39.94]8.The maximum temperature in July is 30 degrees
[25:45.79]9.There may be typhoons from July to September
[25:52.06]10.The highest rainfall is from July to August .