Lesson 3

The Great Wall

Pre-reading

Questions: 1. Can you say sth about the Great

Wall ? 2. What is history of the great wall? 3. Introduce the military system on

the great wall? 4. Introduce the three major passes

please.

Reading

Notes

1. the Warring States period 战国时期 2. nomadic tribes 游牧部落 3. the seven ancient wonders of the

world 古代世界七奇

(1). the Pyramids of Egypt at Giza 埃及吉萨的金字塔(2). the Hanging Gardens of Babylon 古代巴比伦的空中花园(3). the Tomb of Mausoleum at

Halicarssus 哈利卡纳苏的摩索拉斯陵墓（土耳其）(4). the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 希腊以佛所城的阿苔密斯神殿

(5). the Status of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympus

希腊奥林匹斯的宙斯神殿(6). the Colussus of Rhodes 罗德岛上的太阳神巨像(7). the Lighthouse of Alexandria 亚历山大港的灯塔

4. 中世纪七奇：(1). the Collosseum of Roma 罗马科洛西姆大斗兽场，竞技场(2). the Leaning Tower of Pisa 比萨斜塔（意大利）(3). the Catacombs of Alexandria 亚历山大的地下陵墓(4). the Great Wall of China 中国的长城

(5). the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing 南京的磁塔(6). the Mosque of St. Sophia in

Constan- tionople , turkey 土耳其君士坦丁堡（伊斯坦布尔）的圣

苏菲亚清真寺(7). the Stonehenge in England 英国的史前巨石柱群，巨石阵

Post-reading

Answer the questions according to the passage:

1. Where are the beginning and ending of the Great Wall? And how long is it?

Starting from Shanhaiguan in the east and ending at Jiayuguan in the west the Great Wall has an approximate length of 6700 kilometers.

the Great Wall which is known as the "10 000-li (5000 km) wall" in China

2. What is the function of the towers?

These towers served as advance defensive posts to protect Badaling.

3. Why was Simatai the unspoiled option?

It is a very steep sweeping section of the wall and therefore very dramatic.

4. Which part used to be the advance command headquarters?

Not far from Suoyao Pass out of the North Gate is a brick-structured building known as Chadaocheng.

5. Can you name some ancient wonders of the world?