Reading Sightseeing in London

make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London Reading Fast reading (skimming): How did Zhang Pingyu plan her tour? First, she made a list of the sites she wanted to see. Then she planned her four-day trip. Scanning: make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London

Read the passage and find out the structure of the text. The Tower of London St. Paul’s Cathedral Westminster Abbey Big Ben Buckingham Palace The second day The first day The fourth day Windsor Castle The third day Highgate Cemetery The Library of the British Museum Greenwich

The Tower of London

The Tower of London When: Who: What: AD 1066 The Norman invaders Part of a royal palace and prison combined Comment: fancy Who guarded the Queen’s jewels? What kind of clothes did they wear?

波提默王冠 红宝石钻戒 The Tower of London 玛丽王后的蓝宝石 公主肖像画

St Paul’s Cathedral

When: In 1666 Comment: Splendid St. Paul’s Cathedral

Westminster Abbey What: Status in memory of dead poets and writers. Comments : interesting Westminster Abbey

The Big Ben The parliament house The River Thames

Buckingham Palace

What is it used for? It is used as Queen’s house. Buckingham Palace

Royal Observatory in Greenwich What: Old ships, famous clocks, longitude line Comment: Royal Observatory in Greenwich interesting

Greenwich What interested her most in Greenwich? What kind of line is it? The Meridian Line Longitude 0º

meridian People have photos taken standing on either side of the line!

The British Museum Karl Marx’s statue Comment: Comment: strange thrilled and proud

Highgate Cemetery British Museum He had developed communism. 1. What seemed strange to her? 2. What made her thrilled?

an old Chinese pot

London Tower Bridge

London Eye http://www.londoneye.com/flash/build/eye_create_launcher.html The British Airways London Eye is a truly amazing feat of design and construction. Originally conceived by architects David Marks and Julia Barfield as an entry for a millennium landmark competition, the project took six years and the expertise of hundreds of people from five European countries to turn it into a reality. It would be the largest observation wheel ever built and the only cantilevered structure of its kind in the world. It would also be the largest structure ever hoisted into a vertical position in one operation. Over 1,700 people in five countries would be involved in building it. The population of an entire alpine village would test the embarkation procedures. Almost every component and construction technique would have to be invented from scratch. Glass for the capsules would have to be double-curved and laminated. And transportation of the components would take on a scale reminiscent of pyramid building: delivery would have to be timed to co-ordinate with tides in the River Thames, so that large parts could be safely negotiated under London's bridges. Clearance under Southwark Bridge would be as little as 40 centimetres. One of the world's tallest floating cranes would be needed to lift the massive quarter sections of the rim onto eight temporary platforms floating on the river. Each of the 32 passenger capsules would have to be designed to be just within the maximum width allowed on the French roads over which they would make their way to the English Channel and up the Thames. And it would all happen in just 16 months.... Today, the British Airways London Eye has become, quite literally, the way the world sees London. It is one of the most spectacular and popular attractions in the world, drawing visitors from far and wide. Its success is unquestionable, as is its popularity with tourists and Londoners alike. Yet it was conceived, designed and built against considerable odds. Of all the remarkable facts about the London Eye, perhaps the most astonishing is that it was ever built at all.

Let’s go to the Windsor Castle!

Language points available: adj. (物) 可用的，可得到的（人）可会见的，可与之交谈的 eg. These tickets are available today. The doctor are available now. be available for 有空做…；可供…利用 make a list of 列…的清单

delight :n. 高兴，愉快 v. 给人乐趣，使愉快; 引以为了 eg. He laughed with delight. I was delighted to be invited to her party. She delights in cooking. delighted: adj. 高兴的 delightful: adj. 令人喜悦的，令人快乐的 be/feel delighted at/with/by 因…而高兴 to one’s delight /joy 令人高兴的是…

remain doing sth. remain: 1).vi. 剩下；留下； 2). Link-v. continue to be 继续保持，仍然 Much work remained to be done. I’ll remain to see the end of the match. The door remained closed. It remained raining.

On special occasions on special occasions 在特殊情况下 on the occasion of sth 在（某件事）的时候 on the occasion of his daughter’s wedding， 在他女儿的婚礼上， on occasion 不时，必要时

全部倒装 There followed St Paul’s Cathedral 谓语 主语 There followed St Paul’s Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. There followed St Paul’s Cathedral 谓语 主语 There/ Here / now / then 位于句首时可引起全部倒装. There goes the bell. Here is a cup of tea for you. Then came a new problem. Now comes your turn. 全部倒装

以up / down / on / off / in /out / away 开头的句子，可引起全部倒装。 There comes the bus. There it comes. 若主语为代词，则无需倒装。 以up / down / on / off / in /out / away 开头的句子，可引起全部倒装。 Away went the runners. Down came the rain. Up went the arrow into the air. Out rushed the children. Tip:谓语动词是表示位置移动的词。

On the desk are two English books. Behind the farmhouse was a great pool. 为强调表语而引起的全部倒装，是修辞上的需要。表语＋be ＋主语。例如： Around the fire were 5 tents. Inside the pyramid were the kings’ and queens’ burial rooms and the long passages to these rooms.

一些以地点状语开头的句子中，也用这种全部倒装语序。例如： Under the tree was sitting an old farmer. 海边住着一位老渔夫。 Near the sea lived an old fisherman. 转弯角处有个年轻警察在走着。 Round the corner walked a young policeman. 在山脚下有一个小村庄。 At the foot of the hill lies a small village.

ring out the hour in the new. ring out : 1) sound loudly and clearly 发出响亮而清晰的声音。 2) announce A pistol shot rang out. 响起了手枪的声音。 Ring out the old year and ring 辞旧岁迎新年。

To my surprise, he should say such words to the teacher. 他竟然昨天晚上没回家！ Karl Marx should have lived and died in London. Should :表示惊讶，“竟然” To my surprise, he should say such words to the teacher. 他竟然昨天晚上没回家！ He should haven’t went back home last night. 【辨】should have done 原本应该做但没有做 You should have studied hard.