the greatest historical treasure of all is london with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks...

The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.

Would you like to visit London some day?

Unit 2

The United Kingdom

If you have a chance to London, where would you like to go?

(Using language P14)

Task I Skimming

Read the passage and answer

What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Zhang Pingyu’s visit in London

B.The history of London

C.Zhang Pingyu’s desire to meet the Queen

A

Fast reading

Make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Day 1

The Tower of London1.

Day 1

St Paul’s Cathedral2.

Day 1

Westminster Abbey3.

Day 1

Big Ben4.

Day 1

Buckingham Palace5.

Day 2

Greenwich with ships1.

Day 2

Clock (GMT)

这口钟显示的是“ 格林尼治标准（太阳）时”（ Greenwich Mean Time ），缩写就是 GMT

2.

Day 2

Longitude line3.

Day 3

Karl Marx’s Statue

in Highgate Cemetery

1.

Day 3

British Museum2.

英国最大的城堡

Wondered…

The next day

The Windsor Castle

Windsor castleDay 1

Day 2

Day 3

Next dayA tour of LondonA tour of London

1. The Tower of London

2. St. Paul’s Cathedral

3. Westminster Abbey

4. Big Ben

5. Buckingham Palace

Greenwich with ships

Clock

Longitude line

1. Highgate Cemetery

2. The Library of the British Museum

Careful reading

Get more information of the places visited

The Tower of London

When:

Who:

What:

AD 1066

The Norman invaders

Part of a royal place and prison combined

Comment: fancy

St. Paul’s Cathedral

When:

In 1666

Comment:

Splendid/interesting

Westminster Abbey

What:

Status in memory of dead poets and writers.

Comments :

interesting

Big BenBig Ben

famous and very loud

Comments :

Buckingham Palace

What is it used for?

It is used as Queen’s house.

has so much to tell

Comments :

Buckingham Palace Guards

uniform

Royal Observatory in Greenwich

What:

Old ships, famous clocks, longitude line

Comment:

interesting

格林威治 ( 位于英国伦敦东南部 ,为本初子午线所经之地 , 原设有英国皇家格林威治天文台 ), 格林威治镇( 位于美国康涅狄格州 )

Interested in the longitude line.

Highgate Cemetery

StrangeFamousSadly

Comment:

Karl Marx’s status The British Museum

Comment: Comment:

strange thrilled and proud

The British Museum

英国最大的综合性博物馆，位于伦敦

The first day

The third day

The second day

1. The Tower of London

2. St. Paul’s Cathedral

3. Westminster Abbey

4. Big Ben

5. Buckingham Palace

Greenwich

1. Highgate Cemetery

2. The Library of the British Museum

1. Delight

2. Splendid

3. Interesting, full of…

4. Famous & very loud

5. So much to tell

famous & interesting

1. Strange that …

2. Thrilled & proud

The next day Windsor castle wondered

Summary

1 、 __________ n. 观光；浏览2 、 __________ n. &v. 快乐；高兴；使高兴3 、 __________ adj. 王室的，皇家的；高贵的4 、 __________ n. 制服5 、 __________________ 圣保罗大教堂6 、 __________ adj. 壮丽的；辉煌的；极好的7 、 _________________ 威斯敏斯特教堂8 、 __________ n. 塑像；雕像9 、 _________________ 白金汉宫10 、 ________________ 格林尼治11 、 _________ n. 经线；经度

delight

sightseeing

royal

uniform

St Paul’s Cathedralsplendid

Westminster Abbey

statueBuckingham Palace

Greenwichlongitude

12 、 __________ adj. 想象中的；假想的；虚构的13 、 __________ n. 导航；航行14 、 ______________ 海格特墓15 、 ____________ n. 共产主义16 、 __________ adj. 最初的；原始的；独创的17 、 __________ Vt. 使激动；使胆战心惊18 、 __________ n. 罐；壶19 、 __________ n. 错误；过失20 、 __________ n. 时态21 、 __________ adj . 一致的

imaginary

navigation

Highgate Cemetery

communism

originalthrill

pot

error

tense

consistent

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). available adj.

1) （指物）可用的 ; 可得的 This was the only available room.

Tickets are available at the box office.

2) (指人 )有空的，可会见的 I am available in the afternoon.

He was not available for the interview.

be available for 有空做…；可供…利用

3). Make a list of 给……列清单

delight n. 快乐；高兴；喜悦 vt. 使高兴，使欣喜

• to one’s delight 令某人高兴的是• with delight 高兴地• take delight in 乐于 , 爱好• delight in 喜欢 , 嗜好• delight sb. with sth. 用某物使某人高兴

3. Her first delight was going to the Tower.

delighted adj. 高兴的，快乐的

delightful adj. 令人喜悦的，令人快乐的

• be delighted to do 很高兴做某事• be delighted with 对… . 感到高兴，满

意• be/feel delighted at/with/by 因……而高兴

4. The solid stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years.

这个坚固的石头砌成的方形塔已经屹立在那儿一千年了。

remain v. 通常不用于进行时态：

1) 剩下，剩余；

2) 留待以后去看，去做，去说等；

3) 停留，逗留，留下；

4) Link verb ：保持；仍然处于某种状态。

remain 作系动词时，后可接形容词，名词，分词，介词短语等构成系表结构。

remain --- remaining (adj ) --- remains (n )

1) After the fire ,very little remained of my house .

2) Much work remained to be done .

3) I’ll remained to see the end of the game .

4) In fact ,the work remained unfinished .

The children remained listening .

The Indian people remain in deep poverty .

5) The remains of the ancient temple are worth seeing .

剩下

留待以后去做

vi.逗留 ,留下

link.仍然是

n.残存的物

5. thrill vt.

使激动 , 使胆战心惊 , 有时相当于 excite

thrilling = exciting

thrilled = excited

a thrilling experience

The film thrilled the audience.

6. display n. & v. 陈列 , 展示 , 表露

on display 展览 on show 展示 = on exhibition

The seller displays all kinds of fruits in the shop.

商人在店里摆了各种水果。

display one’s true feelings

表露自己真正的感受

Expressions and patterns:Para.1: be worried about 为…着急 make a list of 列出…的清单 remain doing sth. 仍然在做… to one’s surprise 令某人惊呀的是… on special occasions 在特殊场合Para.2: in memory of 为了纪念… ring out 发出响声；响起Para.3: pass through 通过Para.4: It seemed strange that… … 似乎很奇怪 not only…but (also)… 不但…而且… see sb. doing sth. 看到某人做某事 enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事 on show 展示 feel proud of 为…而自豪Para.5: leave for 动身到某地 fall asleep 入睡

1. To her great surprise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queen's jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of

Queen Elizabeth I. (P1L5)

是过去分词短语作宾语补足语。 find+ 宾语 + 宾补Eg: 我发现门被打开了。 I found the door opened.

是修饰 soldiers 的定语从句。 b. who, on special occasions, … Queen Elizabeth I

a. guarded by special royal soldiers

2. There followed St Paul's Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. (P2L1) “ 随后出现… ..” 是 there be 的倒装形式。Eg: 公交车来了。 There comes the bus.

为过去分词短语，修饰 St Paul‘s Cathedral 的后置定语。

a. There followed…

b. built after the terrible fire of London in 1666

3. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London. (P4L2)

虚拟语气（引导主语从句）Eg: It is strange that he ______ so much about me. A.knows B.knew C.has known D.know

是修饰 the man 的定语从句。b. who had developed communism

a. It is strange (necessary, natural, important, a pity)+that+ 主语 (should) +v.

_____________the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London. Her first delight was going to the Tower, which remained standing for one thousand years. There followed splendid St Paul’s Cathedral. It contained statues _____________dead poets and writers. The second day , __________________ was the longitude line in Greenwich. Pingyu _____________standing on either side of the line. The last day, she visited Karl Marx’s statue. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London. But she ____________by so many wonderful treasures from different cultures _____in the museum. When she saw many visitors enjoying looking at the beautiful objects _________,she felt very proud of her country. The next day Pingyu left London for Windsor Castle.

Summary Worried about

what interested her most

was thrilleddisplayed

in memory of

had a photo taken

on show,

Thank you!

Translation:1. 我为你担心了整晚。 I was worried about you for the whole night.2. 当我逛街时，我会列一张购物清单。 When I go shopping, I will make a list of the things I want to buy. 3. 我仍然在教英语。 I remain teaching English.4. 我昨天看到 Lily在隔壁教室唱歌。 I saw Lily singing in the next classroom yesterday.5. 我喜欢帮助其它人。 I enjoy helping others.