1、Using language,Reading,Big Ben,What is London famous for?,London Tower Bridge,Hyde park,London Eye,Sightseeing in London,(Using language),Task 1,Read the passage and answer these questions,How did Zhang Pingyu plan her tour?What were the building mentioned in the text? What were they famous for? Who
2、 built them? What happened to them?,Worried about the time available, she had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London.,2. What were the building mentioned in the text? What were they famous for?Who built them? What happened to them?,Tower, built by Norman invaders of AD 1066, it is a so
3、lid, stone, square tower which remained standing for one thousand years,St. Pauls Cathedral, built after the terrible fire of London in 1666, looked splendid,Westminster Abbey, contains statues in memory of dead poets and writers;,Greenwich, the longitude line,Big Ben,Highgate Cemetery,Windsor Castl
4、e,the British Museum,It is built by King William in 1078 to control London. It is called the White Tower because it was first made from white stone. It is situated in East London and on the northern side of the River Thames.,Tower of London,It is a site of Christian worship since 607 AD, has been ob
5、scured by scaffolding for the last four years during the 10.8 million pound renovation. The old one was destroyed in the great Fire of London in 1666. Wren was commissioned to design the current building shortly afterwards.,St Pauls Cathedral,It is a symbol of the Christian faith at the heart of the
6、 nations government. But it was founded as a Christian monastery and remains, to this day, first a place of worship. It is a resting place of the royals and one of the most visited churches in the Christian world. Its a beautiful building, full of morose tombs and monuments.,Westminster Abbey,Royal
7、Observatory in Greenwich,It is set up by King Charles in 1660s. Greenwich meantime or GMT is important because it sets world time.,It is part of the Houses of Parliament. It is use to set the time in England and is based on Greenwich Mean Time. It is famous not only for its 13-ton weight, but also f
8、or its accuracy which is a result of its precise mechanism.,Even one extra pennys weight on the balance will cause a gain of two fifths of a second in twenty four hours. Although there have been several problem, the bell is still striking today. Its chimes can be heard all over the world on the B.B.
9、C.,Nobody really knows why it is called Big Ben. There are two hearsays about this. Some people say that it was named after Benjamin Caunt, a boxer, who was called Big Ben. More people believe it was called after Welshman, Sir Benjamin Hall.He was the commissioner ofthe work at the time of its insta
10、llation in 1859. A story was told that during a debate in the Commons on what to call the bell, Sir Benjamin was about to give his ideas when a MP who sat behind the front bench shouted, Lets call it Big Ben! Then this name came into being.,Karl Marx,It is famous as the place where Karl Marx is buri
11、ed - is one ofthe best-known garden cemeteries .,Highgate Cemetery,It is the oldest, most august(庄严而又雄伟的) museum in the world. It is home to over seven million objects illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present. Many of the artifacts are stored undernea
12、th the museum due to lack of space.,The British Museum,It is located in the historic town of Windsor, in Berkshire, is the largest occupied castle in the world, and the oldest castle in continuous occupation. It is one of three official residences of HM The Queen and has been a royal palace and fort
13、ress for nine centuries.,Windsor Castle,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britains sovereigns(君主) since 1837. It developed from a town house that was owned from the beginning of the eighteenth century by the Dukes of Buckingham. Toda
14、y it is the Queens official residence.,Although it is used for many official events and receptions held by the Queen, areas of Buckingham Palace are opened to visitors on a regular basis.,Task 2,Make a list of Zhang Pingyus tour of London and a comment on each place she visited. (P14),St Pauls Cathe
15、dral,splendid and interesting,Big Ben,famous and very loud,delight,Tower,Westminster Abby,full of statues of poets and writers,Greenwich with: ships, longitude line clock (GMT),famous and interesting,Karl Marxs statue,strange that ,British Museum,thrilled,language points,fold v. 倒闭,The little child
16、folded her hands in prayer. 这个小孩合上双手祈祷。She folded the handkerchief and put it in her pocket. 她叠好手绢, 放进了口袋里。,3. sightseeing n.& a.观光的 sightsee v. 观光 sightseer n.观光客, 游客 go sightseeing 观光, 游览,4. be worried about / for 为着急 be anxious about sth. 为担忧 be upset about sth. 对感到苦脑 be curious about sth. 为好奇 be
17、 eager for 盼望得到, 想得到 be confused with 对感到混乱,5. available adj. 1) (sth.) that can be used 可用的; 可得的 This was the only available room. Tickets are available at the box office. 2) (sb.) be free to seen 可会见的 I am available in the afternoon. He was not available for the interview.,6. delight n.&v. 愉快，乐趣，快
18、乐 to ones delight 令感到愉快的是 take delight in 乐于, 爱好 delight sb. with sth. 用某物使某人高兴 delight in 喜欢, 嗜好 delighted adj. be delighted to do,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:,7. 省略句:
19、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,Generally speaking, _according to the directions, the drug has no side effect. A. when taking B. when taken C. when to take D. when to
20、be taken2) Unless _ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference. A. invited B. inviting C. being invited D. having invited,8. 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 vict
21、ory.,9. It is strange (necessary, natural, important, a pity) +that (should) + v. 虚拟语气 (引导主语从句) You cant imagine that a well-behaved gentleman (should) be so rude to a lady.,It is strange that he _ so much about me. A. knows B. knew C. has known D. know,10. thrill vt. 使激动的,使胆战心惊的,有时 相当于excite The fi
22、lm thrilled the audience. a thrilling experience thrilling = exciting thrilled = excited,11. 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 ones true feelings 表露自己真正的感受,12. feel / be proud of take pride in 以
23、为自豪 他以自己的成功自豪。 He takes a pride in his success. He prides himself on his success. He is proud of his success. 他以自己是一个科学家感到光荣。He is proud to be a scientist.,Surf the internet to look up more information about UK and prepare a speech on certain aspects of UK.Exercise in the workbook. Page 49-51,Homework,
