unit 2 the united kingdom using language. sightseeing in london reading
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Unit 2
The United KingdomUsing language
Sightseeing in London
Reading
Leading in
Watch a video called "London"
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.
Day1 comments Day2 Day3
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。
The Library of the British Museum 大英博物馆 . 图书馆
The British Museum大英博物馆
Chinese pot
Chinese pot
ancient Greek pot
In the museum
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 spacethe available space
the available ambulancethe available ambulance
22) Someone who is ) Someone who is availableavailable is not busy is not busy and has enough time to talk to you.and has enough time to talk to you.
Are you Are you availableavailable for a meeting tomorrow for a meeting tomorrow morning?morning?
3) Someone who is 3) Someone who is availableavailable does not does not have o wife. 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.
