Ss: Yes.

T: Have you ever been to Beijing?

Ss: Yes / No.

S1: I've never been to Beijing. But I want to visit Beijing in the next year.

S2: I've been to Beijing. But it's a few years ago. Now, it has changed a lot. I also would like to visit Beijing again.

S3: I have ever been to the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. They both are very magnificent.

T: Yes. I hope some of you can study in Beijing. Now, look at the photos on Page 38 in your book. What can you think of? Where do you think these people live in? What is their life like?

S4: In the picture we can see there are many households, two flatbed tricycles and three bicycles in the big courtyard. People dry clothes in the yard. I think they are natives of Beijing and they live in the Beijing's hutongs. And they live a simple and friendly life in perfect harmony, which can seldom be enjoyed by the people living in the blocks of flats.

Step III Read to learn

Deal with Ex 2

T: Then look at the title of this lesson. Can you predict what the article is about?

S: Maybe it is about the history and today of Beijing's hutongs, because it uses "changing".

T: Well. Read the article quickly and check your prediction. Then choose the best title for the article from the four titles in Ex 2. I'll give you 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes, check the answer together. The best title is Beijing's Hutongs.

Deal with Ex 3

Ask students to work individually, reading the text and choose a heading for each paragraph.

T: Next, read the text again and choose a heading for each paragraph.

After a while

T: Have you finished?

Ss: Yes.