Unit10 Why was it built 第二课时 Reading

Make a one-minute presentation of the library.
Hello, everyone. I am very glad to introduce the National Library of China to you. It is located in the West of Beijing
Write about the historical changes of the Library. 1987 National Library of China / as 1949
its new name renamed / Beijing Library many books / received from others opened and named / Beiping Library National Library of China: Historical Changes In 1909, the library was opened and named as Beiping Library.
3. In 1897,
the library moved into its own building,
the Thomas Jefferson Building. _______________________________________
1. in 1939, a second building was opened It was named
for President John Adams. _________________________________________________
2. In 1980, a third building was completed near the first two.
It was named for James Madison. _______________________________________________
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) location
( ( (
) buildings ) library cards ) name changing
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(
) problems
) collection of books
Match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
1916
1909
In 1916, ___________________________________________________. it received many books from others.
In 1949, ___________________________________________________. the library was renamed Beijing Library. In 1987, ___________________________________________________. it used National Library of China as its new name.
Write a brief description of the National Library of China.
The National Library of China
* located / the West of Beijing * a collection / over 24 million items * the fifth largest / all over the world
This is the biggest library in the world.
How do you describe it? It is called the Library of Congress.
It was named after the location.
This is a beautiful library with millions of books in it.
National Library of China: Basic Information 1. It is located in the West of Beijing. It has a collection of over 24 million items 2. __________________________________________. 3. __________________________________________. It is the fifth largest library all over the world
Now, I would like to tell you more about the history of the library. In 1909
Thank you very much.
Homework:
1.Read the passage twice after class. 2.Memorize the useful words and expressions in the passage.
Read again and tell true or false.
It is the largest library in the world. It has a collection of 20 million items. It was burnt in 1814.
It bought many books from Thomas Jefferson.
one hundred million 4. Now it has more than ___________________ items in its twenty million collection. That includes more than ___________ books.
Scanning
Scanning
the history of the library
1. In 1800, ________________________________.
the Library of Congress was opened
all of the books were built by British 2. In 1814, ________________________________buildings b. Introduction of the library c. Growth of collections
The collection growth: Pay attention to the numbers in the article.
eleven 1. The library was opened with only _________ boxes of books. 3000 2. The collection grew to about _________ books in 1814. 7000 3. Jefferson sold about _______ books in 7 languages to help rebuild the library after it was burnt in 1814.
How many books are there in it?
It has millions of books in its collection, including many items
Skimming
Read quickly and tick the topics mentioned in the passage.