(Period 4)

God save our gracious Queen (King),Long live our noble Queen (King),God save the Queen (King).Send her (him) victorious,Happy and Glorious,God save the Queen (King).

Nor on this land alone,But be God's mercies known,From shore to shore.Lord, make the nations see,

God Save the Queen (King)God Save the Queen (King)God Save the Queen (King)God Save the Queen (King)

That men should brothers be.And from one family,The wide world over.

The choicest gifts in store,On her (him) be pleased to pour,Long may she (he) reign.May she （ he) defend our laws,And ever give us cause.To sing with heart and voice,God save the Queen (King).

The British national flag

National Flowers

国徽：即英王徽。中心图案为一枚盾徽，盾面上左上角和右下角为红地上三只金狮，象征英格兰；右上角为金地上半站立的红狮，象征苏格兰；左下角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴，象征爱尔兰。盾徽两侧各由一只头戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和一只代表苏格兰的独角兽支扶着。盾徽周围用法文写着一句格言，意为“恶有恶报”；下端悬挂着嘉德勋章，饰带上写着“天有上帝，我有权利”。盾徽上端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。

Big Ben is on the River Thames in the north of the Parliament House. It’s one part of it. It’s famous for its huge clock face. It’s the biggest clock in England. It’s 320 feet high. Its minute hand is 14 feet long. It strikes the hours. It looks most spectacular at night. Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has rarely stopped.

How many countries

make up the British Isles?

What are the most important

facts about Ireland?

What are the most

important facts about the United Kingdom?

True or False questions.

1.The British Isles is made of 3 parts.

2.The British Isles lies off the west of

Europe.

3.The English Channel is only 20 miles wide.

4.The British Isles is surrounded by the

Atlantic Ocean to the east.

5.There’s much rain in the British Isles.

6. Ireland is part of the United Kindom.

7.There’s 6 languages that’re considered to

be native to the British Isles.

T

T

T

F

F

F

F

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

Para 6

Para 7

Match the paragraphs and their topics:Match the paragraphs and their topics:Climate

History

Culture

Language

French influence

Brief introduction

Geography

Heading

Details

Para.1 Idea

Fact unknown:________________________

Cultural diversity:___________________,___________________

made up of three countries

different countries common language

Position of Britain: _____________________

①England: _______________

②Scotland: _______________

③Wales: ______________

Position of Ireland: __________________

Position of the Isle of Man:

_________________________________________

in the east

in the north

in the west

west of Britain

in the Irish Sea / between Britain and Ireland

off the west coast

The British Isles: ______

Scotland: ______

England and Wales: ______________

mild

colder

rains a lot

Influenced by: __________________________ the European mainland

The reason why many English words end up with French words: _____________________________ ruled by the French in 1066

Para. 3: Climate

Para. 4: Culture

Para. 5: French Influence

England and Wales formed the Union in: _______

Scotland joined the Union in:______

Ireland used to be :________________

and now is:_________________________

Northern Ireland is:_____________

The isle of Man are ruled by:_________________

1536

1707

part of the UK

an independent republic

part of the UK

the King of England

Speak:_______________________________________English, Welsh, Scottish, Gaelic, Irish and French

Para. 6: History

Para. 7: Language

North Sea

The A

tlantic Ocean

English Channel

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Irish Sea

Dublin

London

Look at the map of the British Isles and give the

names of the following places on the map:

1.North Sea2.Atlantic

Ocean3.English

Channel4.Scotland5.Wales6.England7.Northern

Ireland8. Ireland9. Isle of Man10.Irish Sea11.London12.Dublin

Isle of Man

I want to go on a four-week trip

through the UK. Can you help me?

1.The idea that England stands for Fish &Chips, Speaker’s corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.⑴that 引导的是一个同位语从句，用于说明 idea 的内容 。同位语从句常用于说明 idea, news, hope, wish, fact, suggestion 等抽象名词的具体内容，连词 that 没有词义，不充当句子成份，但不可省略 。E.g. The news that our team has won the game is exciting.

⑵stand for a. 代表，象征，意味着 E.g. WTO stands for World Trade Organization. b. 赞同，支持，主张 e.g. What principles do you stand for?

2.There has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity—to see it as it really is, a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.⑴make the most of 充分利用，也可以说 make the best ofE.g. He wished to make the most of his chance.

⑵ diversity 多种多样，多样性E.g. a wide diversity of opinions 看法上的众说纷纭 Mary has a great diversity of hobbies such as stamp collecting, travelling.⑶as it is 以现在的样子，根据下面的情况看E.g. I’ll sell it to you as it is, ( 我就照现在的样子卖给你 ) ， but don’t complain, if it doesn’t work.

⑷ hold together 使不分开或团结一致E.g. The needs of the children held their marriage together.

3.The British Isles is a group od islands that lies off the west coastof Europe. off 在 ... 之外 船在岛外抛锚。 The ship anchored off the island. 她住在校外。 She lives off campus.

4.The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which at one point is only 20 miles wide.⑴separate A from B 把 A 与 B 分隔开，指把混在一起的或连在一快 的分开E.g. She separated the good apples from the bad ones.Divide …into 指把整体分成部分E.g. A year is divided into twelve months.⑵at one point 在某一地点；一度E.g. A traffic accident happened at one point yesterday. At one point, he was very weak.

5.Between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small Isle of Man. = The small Isle of Man lies between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea.英语中，如果介词放在句首，通常句子要用倒装语序， 即“介词短语＋谓语＋主语”。这种倒装句，可使句子比较平衡，也更突出了状语，有时还可使动作更生动形象。地板上躺着一位醉酒的人。 On the floor lay a man who was drunk.房子前面坐着一位小男孩。 In front of the house sat a little boy.从那个大口袋里跳出一只大黑猫。 Out of the big bag jumped a big black cat.6.In general, Scotland is colder throughout the year, and receives more rain.

⑴ in general 总的说来，大体上，通常E.g. In general, people like her.

⑵ throughout the year 整年，一年到头 throughout 贯穿，介词E.g. He worked hard throughout the year to support his family.

7.In the summer months the difference in temperature between London and the north can be as much as nine degrees!英语中在表示数量的词语前习惯上加 as much as, as many as来加强语气。Eg. The rain is plentiful, often as much as seventy inches every year. We must learn as many as 300 English words.As far as: 远到，尽。。。程度Eg. They walked as far as the seaside. Don’t worry. I’ll help you as far as I can.As long as: 长达，只要Eg. She spends as long as three hours on English study every day.

8.The culture of the people in the British Isles was influenced by the culture of the people on the European mainland.influence v. 指不易察觉到的，潜移默化的影响E.g. Probably we influenced each other.influence n. 影响力，支配力E.g. Parents have a great influence on Children.affect 表示使“变化，对…产生不良影响”，着重“影响”动作。

9.The result of this French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age. end up with 以…结束， E.g. We ended the supper up with fruit and coffee. 他用一个有趣的故事结束了演说。 He ended up his speech with a funny story. end up 可作“结束”，“告终”解释。常含有“最后结局不好”的意思。 我敢说他迟早要进监狱。 Sooner or later, he will end up in prison. I’m sure. 如果你那样开车，最终会住进医院的。 Don’t drive your car like that, or you’ll end up in hospital.

10.They realise that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation. be of great value=be very valuable 非常有价值的， 可用于此巨型的词有： use , help, importance, help etc. E.g. We consider their works of be of great value. The invention is of great help. =The invention is very helpful. The meeting is very important. = The meeting is of great importance. The dictionary is of great use. = The dictionary is very useful.

11.There are six spoken languages that’re considered to be native to the British Isles as well as two local accents.

⑴ be considered to be 是（ consider sth/sb.to be+ 形容词或名词） 的被动式， E.g. We considered this (to be) very important.

⑵ be native to 本土的，本国的，土生的 E.g. Panda is native to China.

1.Most people in the west agree that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn.

2.That Tom failed the exam made his parents angry.

3.He made a suggestion that they carry on their conversation in French.

4.His suggestion was that they carry on their conversation in French.

(Object Clause)

(Subject Clause)

(Appositive Clause)

(Predicative Clause)

※That 引导的名词性从句， that 在从句中不充当任何成分，无任何具体意思。除了宾语从句外， that 一般不省略。

1.1.______ are playing an important part ______ are playing an important part is well known is well known to us all. to us all. A. That who A. That who B. Those whoB. Those who C. Who that C. Who that D. WhoD. Who2. You have been walking a long way, 2. You have been walking a long way, so ______ is a so ______ is a good rest. good rest. A. that you really need A. that you really need B. what are you really needed B. what are you really needed C. What you really need C. What you really need D. that you are really needing D. that you are really needing3. Can you tell me ____ the railway 3. Can you tell me ____ the railway station.station. A. how I can get to B. how can A. how I can get to B. how can I get toI get to C. where I can get to D. where C. where I can get to D. where can I get to can I get to

D

C

A

4. I’ve come here to find someone, but I’m not sure _____ is the one I want to find. A. whatever B. whoever C. who D. whom5. I don’t doubt ______ he can do the work even better than you expected. A. whether B. that C. what D. why6. _______ is certain. A. He will attend the meeting. B. That he will attend the meeting. C. Whether he will attend the meeting. D. When he will attend the meeting

C

B

B

77. What I regret most is ____I couldn’t . What I regret most is ____I couldn’t see my mothersee my mother before her death. before her death. A. that B. whether C. A. that B. whether C. what D. /what D. /8. She made a promise _____ she 8. She made a promise _____ she would give me a would give me a present on my birthday. present on my birthday. A. which B. that C. where A. which B. that C. where D. when D. when9. She carried out her promise _____ 9. She carried out her promise _____ she had made she had made ____ she would give me a present ____ she would give me a present on my birthday.on my birthday. A. that ; / A. that ; / B. which; thatB. which; that C. that ; that C. that ; that D. B or CD. B or C

D

B

A

10. You may borrow any book _____.10. You may borrow any book _____. A. that you interest A. that you interest B. which B. which you are interestedyou are interested C. that interest you C. that interest you D. which D. which interests youinterests you11. The reason ____ I burst into tears is 11. The reason ____ I burst into tears is ____ I don’t ____ I don’t want to part my mother. want to part my mother. A. that; what B. A. that; what B. because; thatbecause; that C. that; why C. that; why D. why; thatD. why; that12. The plan ____ we should set up a 12. The plan ____ we should set up a factory in this factory in this town ____ not so practical. town ____ not so practical. A. which; are A. which; are B. which; isB. which; is C. that; is C. that; is D. that; are D. that; are

C

D

C

13. This is the suggestion that we ____ 13. This is the suggestion that we ____ a trip the day a trip the day after tomorrow. after tomorrow. A. should have A. should have B. B. havehave C. will have C. will have D. A or BD. A or B14. When and where to build the 14. When and where to build the factory ____ not factory ____ not decided. decided. A. are A. are B. is B. is C. has C. has D. haveD. have

D

B

In the 18th century Englishmen started to develop an interest to travel around the British Isles and describe the countryside, the cities, the people and their life and culture. Daniel Defoe was one of them.He made a visit to Salisbury in southern England.

Read and find out the answers to these questions:

1. What can be seen mostly in Salisbury?

2. What is one of the most famous relics in Salisbury?

3. What’s the cathedral famous for?

4. Is there any river in Salisbury?

5. How many important kinds of produce and trade are there in the city of Salisbury? What are they?

6. Say something about the hills of Salisbury.

Neither of them is very big, but they become a larger river when joined together, and yet larger when joined by a third river.

⑴ a third river 又一条河流，不定冠词 a 用在序数词之前， 表示“再一，　又一”。 Eg. You can have a second try if you fail the first time.⑵Neither of the books is interesting.( 这２本书都没意思 .) 表示“两者都”，用 both of ＋复数名词，表复数概念。 E.g. Both of you have to go there.

…, which employ the poor of a great part of the country round—namely, making cloth and sheets, namely 副词 , “ 即 , 就是” 用以补充或具体说明前面已提 到的事物 e.g. Two boys are late for school today—namely, Tom and Jim.

…with many small and clear rivers, and rich fields bearing fruit and grain.⑴bearing fruit and grain做宾语补足语， bear 忍受 ; 载运 , 负荷 , 负担 ; 有 , 显示 , 怀有 ; 生 ( 小孩 ); 结 ( 果实 )

bear---- bore-----born e.g. I can’t bear the man. The ice is too thin to bear your weight. Who will bear the cost of the wedding? The tree is bearing a lot of apples this year.

⑵ with + 宾语＋ v － ing ，在此做状语。 E.g. With you standing here, we can’t work.…, village and houses, and among them( 指代 houses) many （后省略了 are ） of good size. Of good size= have good size E.g. The cell phone is of great high quality. =The cell phone has high quality.

lie to, lie in, lie tolie in 表示在某一地区内。 Japan lies in the east of Asia. Guangzhou lies in the south of China.Lie on 表示和某一地区相邻。 The U.S.A is on the south Canada. Shanghai lies on the east of Jiangsu Province.Lie to 表示在某一地区以外（通常隔海相望的）方向 Japan lies to the east of China. Guangzhou is situated to the south of Shanghai.

Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

In which order did the writer describe the city?