Unit 2 The United Kingdom Using language

Reading Sightseeing in London

Green Sleeves (《绿袖子》)是一首英国民谣，在伊丽莎白女王时代就已广为流传。这首民谣的旋律非常古典而优雅, 是一首描写对爱情感到忧伤的歌曲。莎士比亚的鹅毛笔, 不止一次忘情地写到它。 我思断肠，伊人不臧。　Alas my love, you do me wrong 弃我远去，抑郁难当。　To cast me off discourteously 我心相属，日久月长。　I have loved you all so long 与卿相依，地老天荒。　Delighting in your company 　 绿袖招兮，我心欢朗。　Green sleeves was all my joy 绿袖飘兮，我心痴狂。　Green sleeves was my delight 绿袖摇兮，我心流光。　Green sleeves was my heart of gold 绿袖永兮，非我新娘。　And who but my Lady Green sleeves

visit all the attractions? Map of Londo Map of London (part) Did Zhang Pingyu visit all the attractions?

visit all the attractions? Map of London (part) Did Zhang Pingyu visit all the attractions?

1. Her first delight was going to the Tower of London Waterloo Barracks Jewel house White Tower Bloody Tower Queen’s houses Day 1 Traitors Gate

It was built long ago by ________ _______. This _____, _____, ______ tower had remained standing for one thousand years. It remained part of a _____ ______ and ______ combined. Norman invaders square solid stone royal palace prison

Delight and fancy. What was her comment on the Tower? Guard, Crown and instrument of torture (塔内)卫兵，皇冠和刑具

It was built after the ___________ of London in _____. terrible fire 1666 2. St Paul’s Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂

What was her comment? Splendid and interesting.

3. Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂

What was her comment on it? Interesting and full of statues of poets and writers. Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂

Shakespeare

4. Big Ben 大本钟 What was her comment on it? Famous and very loud.

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

Buckingham Palace is the _______ house in London. Queen’s

Buckingham Palace

The Square of Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫门前的广场

Patrol before Buckingham Palace 宫前巡逻队

Day 2 Greenwich 格林威治天文台 Clock (GMT)

What could Pingyu see in Greenwich? What kind of line is it? The Meridian Line Longitude 0º

What did they do here? They had photos _________ standing on the either side of the line. taken Have you noticed the longitude line? Longitude line

the world imaginary Eastern Western Greenwich Clock sets _________ time. The longitude line is an _________ line dividing the _______ and _______ halves of the world. the world imaginary Eastern Western What was her comment? longitude line interested her most, and it was very useful for navigation.

Day 3 1. Who is he? Karl Marx. It was he who developed communism. 2. Where did he work in London? He worked in the famous reading room of the Library of the British Museum. 3. Where did he die? In London Day 3

Karl Marx’s statue is in __________________. Highgate Cemetery What was her comment? strange he lived and died in London

The Library of the British Museum 大英博物馆.图书馆

The British Museum 大英博物馆

In the museum ancient Greek pot Chinese pot Chinese pot

What was her comment on it? She was _______ to see so many wonderful treasures from different cultures displayed in the museum. thrilled

Windsor Castle 温莎城堡

Queen Elizabeth II 伊丽莎白二世 Who are they? King Henry VIII 亨利八世

Language Points 1. sightseeing n.& a. 观光的 sightsee v. 观光 sightseer n. 观光客, 游客 go sightseeing 观光, 游览 2. Worried about the time available, … 过去分词作原因状语= Because she was worried about the time available,

因为在森林里迷了路, 这个小女孩突然 大哭起来。 Lost in the forest, the little girl burst into tears. 因为对邮票感兴趣, 他养成了集邮的习惯。 Interested in stamps, he forms the habit of collecting stamps. 生在普通家庭, 他花钱很谨慎。 Born in a poor family, he is cautious about spending money.

available: adj. 可利用的, 有用的 eg. Plenty of rooms are available. The ticket is available until the end of the month. Is the new timetable available yet? 可得到的, 可找到的, 有空余的 eg. There are no tickets available for Friday’s performance. The money would be available in the afternoon.

3. delight: (1) Un. (抽象意义的) 快乐, 喜悦; Cn. (具体的) 高兴的原因 to one’s delight = to one’s joy take delight in sth/doing sth: 以……为乐 e.g. To his delight, he passed the driving test. (2) vt. 使高兴, 使喜悦 e.g. Her singing delights everyone. delight in sth/doing sth: 以……为乐, 喜好 e.g. He delights in playing jokes on his young sister.

delighted: (at/to do sth): 高兴的, 愉快的 eg. I’m delighted at your success/to hear of your success. delightful: 令人愉快的 eg. a delightful holiday/talk

Fill in the blanks with in /to: 1) I took delight __ books. 2) __ his delight, he passed the driving test. 3) She delights __ being surrounded by admirers. in To in

4. 省略句: 结构中的主语与主句的主语一致时, 可省略相同成分。 It looked splendid when first built! 当第一次建的时候它看上去很辉煌！ When first built = When it was first built When____________________, he went red. asked why he was late

5. in memory of = in honor of 为了纪念 in celebration of 为了庆祝 The museum was built in memory of the great writer – Lu Xun. A grand party was held in celebration of their victory.

6. thrill: vt. 使激动, 使胆战心惊 e.g. The film thrilled the audience. We were thrilled to hear your wonderful news. thrill (with sth) e.g. I was thrilled with horror at his appearance. 他的出现吓了我一跳。 It is a film to make you thrill with excitement. 它是一部使人兴奋至极的电影。

Listening New words and phrases crown n. 皇冠 v. 冠冕 prince n. 王子 princess n. 公主 wicked adj. 邪恶的; 坏的 traitor n. 叛逆者; 叛徒 Traitor’s Gate 叛逆者之门

King Edward IV Richard III brother Uncle Brother 1 Brother 2 Edward V The Princes in the Tower Richard sent his men to kill them.

King Henry VIII Wife one Wife two Catherine ( Princess of Spain) Anne Boleyn Mary Elizabeth Ⅰ

1 Before you listen to the tape, look at the royal family trees 1 Before you listen to the tape, look at the royal family trees. In pairs and in turn ask and answer these questions: 1)Who was the sister of Queen Mary? Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I

2)Who was King Edward V’s uncle? 3)Who was Queen Mary’s father? 4)Who were King Edward IV’s sons? King Henry VIII Richard III Edward VI and Richard

2 Look at the list of English kings and queens 2 Look at the list of English kings and queens. Tick the ones you hear about. King Edward Ⅳ 1461-1483 King Edward Ⅴ 1483-1483 King Richard Ⅲ 1483-1485 King Henry Ⅶ 1485-1509 King Henry Ⅷ 1509-1547 Edward Ⅵ 1547-1553 Mary 1553-1558 ElizabethⅠ 1558-1603

3 Listen to Part 1 again and answer these questions. Which king on the list was one of the princes in the Tower? How do you know? King Edward V. Because: Both were princes Both were young boys Their uncle was Richard who latter become King Richard Ⅲ

2. Who had the two princes killed? It’s said that King Richard III killed the princes because he wanted to become King.

came Mary Princess Tower Strange 4. Listen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks. came ZP: Who else______ to the Tower as a prisoner? G: A ______ queen. In the 1550s Queen ________ sent her sister, _______ Elizabeth, to the ______ as a prisoner. ZP: ________! Why did she do that? future Mary Princess Tower Strange

G: She _______ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth ________ a special gate called “________ Gate”. That only _________ to very bad people. thought through Traitors’ happened

CAN A ROYAL PALACE ALSO BE A PRISON? LISTENING TEXT CAN A ROYAL PALACE ALSO BE A PRISON? Zhang Pingyu is trying to find out more about the history of the Tower of London from a guide. Part 1

G: The Tower was home for the King but also a prison. Many important people were kept here. ZP: I beg your pardon? Can you speak more slowly please? G: Of course. Have you heard of “The Princes in the Tower”? ZP: No, I’m afraid not.

G: These two Princes were brothers called Edward and Richard. And they lived six hundred years ago. They came to London for the older boy to become Edward Ⅴ after his father, King Edward IV, died. ZP: I see. How old was he? G: He was only thirteen years old. His cruel uncle, also called Richard, was supposed to look after them both, but instead he had them killed while they were asleep.

ZP: What do you mean? He killed them himself! G: No, he sent his men to kill them because he wanted to become King Richard Ⅲ. There was a story that on a dark night you can sometimes hear those princes crying. ZP: You can hear them crying? Really? I thought you said they were killed many years ago. G: Yes, it was only a story.

Part 2 ZP: Who else came to the Tower as a prisoner? G: A future queen. In the 1550s Queen Mary sent her sister, Princess Elizabeth to the Tower as a prisoner. ZY: Strange! Why did she do that? G: She thought Elizabeth was a traitor.

So she sent Elizabeth through a special gate called “Traitors Gate”. That only happened to very bad people. ZP: I’m sorry I don’t understand. How did Elizabeth become Queen if she was a prisoner?

G: Easy. Her brother and sister both died without any children so Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth I. She tried not to be unfair to others when she was Queen. ZP: I’m glad to hear that.

Speaking …… the tour guide ??? Suppose one of you will be the tourist and the other the tour guide. The guide introduces one interesting place. You may have a few problems understanding the guide. …… the tour guide ??? Speaking

Use these sentences to help you! Excuse me. I’m afraid I can’t follow you. Can you speak more slowly, please? I beg your pardon? Pardon? What do you mean by…? I didn’t understand…

Sample A: Excuse me. Are you a guide? B: Yes, I am. Can I help you? A: Can I ask you a question about the Temple of Heaven? B: Of course. What do you want to know? A: What is the Temple for? B: The Emperor came to pray for good crops and a good harvest for the country. He made offerings to the God and asked him for help.

A: Please can you speak more slowly? I’m afraid I can’t follow you. B: I’m sorry. I’ll speak more slowly. This is the hall where the Emperor made his sacrifices to the Gods. You may not go in but just look through the door. A: What did you mean by making sacrifices? B: He killed many animals after making prayers. He also dressed himself in special clothes. A: I beg your pardon? Special clothes! I thought his clothes were always special! What were they?

B: They were clothes kept just for this occasion. He changed in a special yellow room and came out to go to pray to the Gods. A: I see. When did this stop? B: When the Emperors stopped ruling China. A: Thank you. You have been most helpful.

Writing huge grand smart clean unusual beautiful nice excellent exciting famous great special

Why not visit…? remain look keep appear sound grow be stay be built stand, lie become Why not visit…?

Vary the adjectives and verbs to make the writing more interesting and lively. The temple was built long ago. The old temple was built long ago. The old temple was built two hundred years ago. The old temple was constructed two hundred years ago. The temple was burned down early last century. The temple was built in 1980s.

where what when invitation why Place What they can see there? What they can do there? What they can feel there?

Why not visit the summer palace？ The Summer Palace is the most beautiful and the largest imperial garden in China. It is located in the northwest of Beijing, about 20 kilometers away from the center of the city. The summer palace was first constructed at the beginning of 12th century in the Jin Dynasty. Here you can see the Longevity Hill which is the main architecture in the park and you can also find the Longest Gallery in China.

Walk along the seventeen-Arch Bridge you can admire the beautiful scenery of the Kuming Lake. If you got tired, you could boat on the lake, and it will make you relaxed. You will be fully attracted by the fantastic view here. What are you waiting for? Why not join us? You cannot afford to miss it!

Homework If you are going to persuade you friends to have a trip to Beijing, how are you going to introduce the attractions? (introduce at least four attractions in Beijing.)

Thank You!