Lecture 1 A Glimpse of Meishan: Hometown of Su Dongpo
I. Pre-reading Activities:
Task 1 Watch the video, take notes, and tell your partner about your impression of Meishan city with the help of the notes.
II. While-reading Activities:
Task 2 Read the following passage and answer the questions.
(1) Can you list some of Su Dongpo's achievements?
(2) What are the characteristics of Meishan?
III. Post-reading Activities:
Task 3 Look up information about the poems of Su Dongpo, appreciate and try to translate some poems you like into English. Write down your translation and share with your classmates in class.
Task 4 Watch a video "Sansu Temple and Sansu Museum". Suppose you are an English tour guide, how will you make an introduction video in English? Please upload you video on this platform (within 3 minutes).
Task 5 Create a poster for Meishan city. Include visual or video elements to make it interesting.

