A major description of the great wall.

1. Date：2024年1月4日

3. 万 里 长 城

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10. Now read the short news
story from the BBC on the
next page …

11. And finally, watch this cool video clip.

12. The Great Wall of China in 4k

16. 4. Mapping the Great Wall
Search Google Images or an atlas for a map of the Great Wall. Using a
coloured pencil or pen, copy the route of the wall onto the blank map of
China below, adding in the cities, Beijing, Xi’an and Dunhuang (and
others if you wish).

18. Mapping the Great Wall
Hint: locate this on your map to
begin your mapping!
I’ve circled Xi’an and Dunhuang, can you find Beijing?

19. Key Language
万wàn ten thousand
里 lǐ 500m
长城 cháng chéng The Great Wall
风景 fēng jǐng scenery
好看 hǎo kàn good looking
漂亮 piào liang beautiful

20. 5. Ooh, it’s just soooo pretty!
1. 长城 的 风景 很 好看。
2. 风景 很 漂亮。
The Great Wall’s scenery is very nice.
The scenery is beautiful.

21. 6. Now write these two sentences in Chinese characters.
Tip: Don’t translate the words in brackets!
我 想 去 中 国 看 长 城。
英 国 景 色 也 很 漂 亮 。

22. 7. 214 BC – the year it all began
As you may know, China is the oldest continuous civilisation on earth. To give you an idea of the immensity of
Chinese history, remember that the Great Wall was first built in 214 BC, shortly after China’s first emperor ‘Qin Shi
Huangdi’ had united China and the Qin dynasty had begun. Well, it would be a long time before Britain was to be
successfully united under one ruler like China already was.
Thinking of that year – 214 BC – look at the dates below and compare what was happening in China with what
was happening in Britain. Then answer the three questions that follow.

23. Plenary
Prehistoric Britain
No
276 years

25. List three things you would like to do when you first visit the Great Wall:
1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________
3. _____________________________________
Now, reward yourself
with this stunning clip of
the Great Wall
accompanied by music.
These two musicians
managed to get a grand
piano all the way up
onto the Great Wall!

26. Possible videos for homework
research tasks

27. What we know about China’s
Great Wall is always changing.
The scars along its length tell
stories of attacks thwarted and
bastions lost, while the structural
patterns reflect changes of
power and the development of
new building construction
techniques. How was it built?
How did it operate? And how did
people live on it? A decade ago
we thought we knew the
answers to these questions, but
recent discoveries have cast this
man-made marvel (twice as long
as we once thought) in a whole
new light.
Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story
| Full Documentary |

28. This video takes you to a ride
full of unbelievable secrets and
unknown facts about "The
Great Wall Of China" First,
there’s not just one wall, but
many. The Great "Walls" of
China, at least 16 of them, built
over 2,400 years by successive
emperors and dynasties. Total
length: 21,000 km, three times
longer than previously thought,
longer than the distance
between the poles.
The Great Wall Of China - Unbelievable Secrets
& Unknown Facts - Part 1

29. This video takes you to a ride
full of unbelievable secrets and
unknown facts about "The
Great Wall Of China" First,
there’s not just one wall, but
many. The Great "Walls" of
China, at least 16 of them, built
over 2,400 years by successive
emperors and dynasties. Total
length: 21,000 km, three times
longer than previously thought,
longer than the distance
between the poles.
The Great Wall Of China - Unbelievable Secrets
& Unknown Facts - Part 2