Step I Greetings

Step II Lead-in

Step III Pre-reading

Work in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions:

1. If you wanted to do research or start a hi-tech company, what kind of support and environment would you need?

A person who wants to do research or start a hi-tech company may need the following: money, schools, libraries, scientists and experts, ideas, inspiration, etc.

2. Why are scientific achievements important?

Because they help people understand the world better / improve our life / help advance science / lead to new discoveries and achievements, etc.

3. Why do scientists spend so much time trying to achieve something?

Because they are curious and enthusiastic about new things and new ideas / they want to understand the world better / they want to contribute to society / they want to be famous.

Step IV Reading

Fast-reading:

Say True or False to the following sentences.

1. Zhongguancun is located in the southwest of Beijing. (F)

2. Zhongguancun was set up in the nineteenth century. (F)

3. Xiang Yufang didn’t want to return to China because he wanted to work with the top scientists in his field. (F)

4. Later his friends persuaded him to come back . (F)

5. Zhongguancun has a positive effect on business. (T)

Read the text again and find out the main idea of each part:

Part 1 (para 1--- 2):

General introdution of Zhongguancun

Part2 (para 3--- 7):

Why Zhongguancun attracts more and more overseas Chinese

Part3 (para 8 --- 9):

The positive effect Zhongguancun has had on both business and science; the spirit of Zhonguancun

Step V Post-reading

Careful-reading:

Choose the best answer.

1. According to the author, Zhongguancun is home to ___A___.

A. some famous research institutes and universities

B. every Chinese

C. all of the graduates

D. all private research institutes

2. The science park got started __B__.

A. in the late 1990s B. in the early1980s

C. in the early 1990s D. in the late 1980s

3. What is NOT true about Zhongguancun ? (D)

A. It is located in Haidian District, in northwestern Beijing.

B. It was set up as a special economic zone in the 1990s.

C. Most of its companies are doing IT business.

D. It is not a good place for new companies.

4. According to the reading, Xiang Yufang returned to China and opened

a company in Zhongguancun because ___D____.

A. he wanted to see more of the world

B. he enjoyed working with the best scientists in his field

C. he felt really comfortable

D. he could enjoy his work and contribute to his country at the same

time

5. According to the graph in the passage, how many of the people who work in Zhongguancun have a master’s degree or above? (B)

A. 25,000 B.30,000

C. 35,000 D.180,000

6. Today there are ___C___ IT companies in Zhongguancun.

A. more than 8,000 B. less than 8,000

C. more than 4,000 D. less than 4,000

Work in pairs or groups. Zhong guancun is sometimes called “China’s Silicon Valley”. Use a library or the Internet to find out more about Silicon Valley in the Us and then compare the two areas. In which ways are they similar or different?

Answers on P 19.

Step VI Homework

Preview the language points in the text.