Unit 2

The United Kingdom

Using language (1)Using language (1)

What is London famous for?

Have you ever been to London?

Big Ben

London Tower Bridge

British Museum

Hyde Park

London EyeLondon Eye

Fast reading

How did Zhang Pingyu plan her tour?

First, she made a list of the sites she wanted to see. Then she planned her four-day trip.

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

Day 1

1. The Tower of London

2. St Paul’s Cathedral

3. Westminster Abbey

4. Big Ben

5. Buckingham Palace

Day 2

Greenwich

(old ships, clock and the longitude

line)

Day 3

Karl Marx’s Statue

British Museum

Careful reading

Read the passage carefully and make a

comment on each place she visited (P15).

sites of London comments

Day 1

1.

2.

3.

4.

St Paul’s Cathedral

splendid and interesting

Big Ben famous and very loud

delightTower

Westminster Abby

full of statues of poets and writers

sites of London comments

Day 2

Day 3

Greenwich with:

ships, longitude line clock (GMT)

famous and

interesting

Karl Marx’s statue strange that …

British Museum thrilled

1. sightseeing n. 观光 I am here for sightseeing.

Some people like to lie on the beach, but

I prefer sightseeing.

I returned to my homeland on a

sightseeing tour.

sightsee v. 观光 sightseer n. 观光客 , 游客go sightseeing 观光 , 游览

Language points

2. delight: n. 快乐 , 高兴 She ran back home with delight.

He takes great delight in painting.

To our delight, our football team won.

v. 给与乐趣 ; 使高兴 He delighted the audience with his performance.

delighted adj.

be delighted to do

pleasure, delight, enjoyment, joy, fun 这些名词均含“愉快、快乐、高兴”之意。pleasure: 最普通常用词，常指不表露出来的 满意或喜悦情绪，也指强烈的愉快或兴 奋感。delight: 指强烈的、活泼的、显而易见的快 乐和高兴。

enjoyment: 比 pleasure, joy 和 delight 的语气 轻，但更着重行为或乐事的本身，而不 是感情。joy: 语气强于 pleasure ，多指情感充溢， 喜形于色的强烈的欢乐情绪。fun: 普通用词，指任何能给予喜悦的娱乐， 或指娱乐本身。

3. in memory of 纪念 … The museum was built in memory of the

great writer – Lu Xun.

We named the lake Rebecca in memory of

her.

in honor of 为纪念…，为向…表示敬 意，为…庆祝 in celebration of 为庆祝 …

4. …, so Pingyu had a photo taken standing on either side of the line.

had a photo taken 是 have sth. done

的结构。standing on either side of the line 是现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随状态。

5. It is strange /necessary/ natural/

important/ a pity… +that (should) + v.

( 虚拟语气 )

1)You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman (should) be so rude to a lady.

2) It is strange that he ___ so much about me.

A. knows B. knew C. has known D. know

D

6. thrill vt. 使激动 , 使胆战心惊

The film thrilled the audience.It's a sight that never fails to thrill me. She was thrilled with terror when she saw

the scene of the murder. n. 兴奋 , 激动 ; 恐怖 He felt a thrill when he got into the

theater.

Fill in the blanks with the phrases in the box.

1. We _______________ the good news that our team won the first.

2. We set up a monument ____________ the heroes.

3. We are very excited to see so many products from China __________ here.

in memory of; on show; be thrilled at

on show

were thrilled at

in memory of

7. It looked splendid when first built!

从句是一个省略句，主语与主句的主语一致时 , 可省略相同成分。

When ____________________, he went

red.

asked why he was late

when first built = when it was first built

1) 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 be taken

2) Unless ____ to speak, you should

remain silent at the conference.

A. invited B. inviting

C. being invited D. having

invited

B

A

members of the Royal Family

Look at the list of English kings and queens. Tick the ones you hear about.2.

King Edward 1461-1483Ⅳ

King Edward 1483-1483Ⅴ

King Richard 1483-1485Ⅲ

King Henry 1485-1509Ⅶ

King Henry Ⅷ 1509-1547

Edward Ⅵ

1547-1553

Mary

1553-1558

ElizabethⅠ

1558-1603

√√

√

√

√ √

Listen to Part 1 and then answer the questions.

3.

1. Which king on the list was one of the princes in the Tower? How do you know?

2. Who had the two princes killed?

Later Edward . We know this because both Ⅴwere princes; both wore young boys; their uncle was Richard who later became King Richard III.

King Richard III killed the princes because he wanted to become king.

Listen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks below.

4.

ZP: Who _____________ to the Tower as a prisoner?

G: A _________ queen. In the 1550s Queen ________ sent her sister, _______ Elizabeth, to the _________ as a prisoner.

ZP: __________! Why did she do that?

G: She __________ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth _________ a special gate called “________ Gate”. That only __________ to very bad people.

came

futureMary Princess

Tower

Strange

thoughtthrough

Traitors’ happened

Excuse me… I’m afraid I can’t follow you.

Please, can you speak more slowly?

I beg your pardon?

Pardon?

What did you mean by …?

I didn’t understand …

I’m sorry but could you repeat that?

When you have problems understanding the guide, these phrases may help you.

In pairs choose one interesting

building or attraction in your

hometown or home village. One of

you will be the tourist and the other

the tour guide. Practise the dialogue.

You may use the expressions above.

A sample dialogue

A: Excuse me. Are you a guide?

B: Yes, I am. Can I help you?

A: Can I ask you a question about the

Temple of Heaven?

B: Of course. What do you want to

know?

A: What is this Temple for?

B: The Emperor came to pray for good

crops and a good harvest for the

country. He made offerings to the God

and asked him for help.

A: Please can you speak more slowly? I’m

afraid I can’t follow you.

B: I’m sorry. I’ll speak more slowly. This

is the Hall where the Emperor made

his sacrifices to the Gods. You may not

go in but just look through the door.

A: What did you mean by making

sacrifice?

B: He killed many animals after making

prayers. He also dressed in special

clothes.

A: I beg your pardon? Special clothes! I

thought his clothes were always

special! What were they?

B: They were clothes kept just for this

occasion. He changed in a special

yellow room and came out to go to

pray to the Gods.

A: I see. When did this stop?

B: When the Emperors stopped ruling

China.

A: Thank you. You have been most

helpful.

Persuasive writing is a type of

writing where your main goal is to

persuade or convince someone to do

something that you want them to do.

Use several points to support your opinion through the use of statistics, comparison, and so on.

Using persuasive writing, write a

poster to introduce a place of

interest you are familiar with.

1. Surf the Internet to get more information about the UK and prepare a speech on certain aspects of the country.

2. Finish Reading Task in workbook.

Homework