Unit 2 The United Kingdom Using language

Sightseeing in London Reading

Leading in Watch a video called "London"

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

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

Tower Bridge 塔桥

Big Ben 大本钟

Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂

Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特大教堂

Reading task1 Skim the passage to get a general idea. The passage is mainly about________.

Reading task2 Scan the passage and answer the quetions. 1. How did Zhang Pingyu plan her tour? 2. What were the buildings mentioned in the text? What were they famous for? Who built them? What happened to them?

Reading task 3 Read the passage carefully and fill the table. Day1commentsDay2Day3 1Tower of London 2 St Paul's Cathedral 3Westerminster 4 Big Ben 1delight,fancy 2splendid and interesting 3interesting full of statues of poets and writers 4famous and very loud 1Greenwich with ships 2clock(GMT) 3longitude line 1Karl Marx ’ s statue "strange he lived and died in London" 2British Museum ""thrilled by treasures from different cultures

Shakespeare

白金汉宫 Buckingham Palace

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

Buckingham Palace

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

Patrol before Buckingham Palace 宫前巡逻队

2002 年 6 月 1 至 4 日, 伦敦的数十万群众聚集在白金汉宫 周围, 观看庆女王登基 50 周年大型游行活动。 2 万多人 参加了此次游行。

No. 10 Downing Streets 这是在 “ 唐宁街 ” 路口, 真正的 “ 唐宁街 10 号 ” 在里面，现在因 为 “ 反恐 ”, 整条街都不许游人进了, 只好透过铁栅栏门看看了。

Greenwich 格林威治天文台 Day 2 Clock (GMT)

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

The British Museum 大英博物馆

Chinese pot ancient Greek pot In the museum

Windsor Castle 温莎城堡

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

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, Language Points

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? 1) 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.

the available space the available space the available ambulance the available ambulance 2 ) Someone who is available is not busy and has enough time to talk to you. Are you available for a meeting tomorrow morning? 3) Someone who is available does not have o wife.

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

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

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____________________, he went red. asked why he was late When first built = When it was first built

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。

Homework: Writing: why not visit Xi'an? Students surf the internet for information. Write a short passage about Xi'an in the name of a guide.