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Visiting BritainBy Rebecca BE 06
London Bridge
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
TOWER BRIDGE London Eye
Spice Girls The Beatles
David Beckham
Sport
An Old Castle
Castles
Ancient stone cross. It can be found in Ireland or Scotland.
Five important cities in the UK And the river ?
London
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Liverpool
(famous)
(busy)
Edinburgh
Belfast
Cambridge
Cambridge
Oxford
River Thames
River Thames
Houses of Parliament ( 国会大厦 )
Shakespeare Harry Potter
A quiz about the UK:1. How many countries does the UK
consist of? A. two B. three C. four
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heal throw Airport? A. About six hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours
3. Who rules the country: the prime Minister or the Queen? A.The Queen B. The prime Minister C. both
4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments C. provinces
5. Which is the longest river in England? A.The River Avon B. The River Thames C. The River Seven
1. What’s the full name of the UK? the United Kingdom of Great Britain a
nd Northern Ireland2. What’s the money used there? Exchange Rate: 1 pound= 1.8 US dolla
rs = ¥ 14.8
Ask and answer
Eng-land
Scotland
EnglandWales
Great Britain &northern Irelandthe UK(Britain)
&the Republic of Ireland& some islands that lies off the west coast of Europe
the British Isles 不列颠群岛
What parts does the UK(United Kingdom) consist of ?
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
ScotlandEdinburgh
England
LondonW
aleCardiff
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Map of the British Isles
Britain lies off the north-west coast of mainland of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Great Britain comprising England, Scotland and Wales.
Scotland
EnglandWales
N. IrelandThe Republic of Ireland
The UK
An independent state Edinburgh
LondonCardiff
Belfast
Dublin
True or False1. You can only eat English food in
London. 2. Aunt Mei is visiting for one week. 3. You don’t always need to leave a tip
after a meal in a restaurant. 4. Some British mushrooms aren’t safe
to eat.
FT
T
T
5. British people never laugh. 6. There are many Chinese restaurants
in Britain. 7. Most British people are friendly. 8. It is always foggy in London.
F
TT
F
Language Points1. I certainly owe you an apology for not
writing more often. owe sb. sth / owe sth. to sb. 欠某人… 她还欠她父亲三千英镑。 She still owes £ 3000 to her father. 你还欠我个人情呢! You owe me a favor!
2. There are people from all over the world living here and as a result, there are many international restaurants.
As a result 结果,…… ( 单独使用,作状语 ) As a result of… 由于…结果(引导原因状语) 由于他的粗心大意,他这次考试没能及格。 As a result of his carelessness, he failed this exam. 我朋友马丁发高烧病得很重,所以他既吃不下东西也睡不着觉。 My friend Martin was very sick with a serious fever;
as a result, he could neither eat nor sleep.
3. You’re going to get used to bacon and eggs with a few slices of toast for breakfast over here, Aunt Mei.
get used to sth./ doing sth. 习惯于…… 我已经习惯了这里辣的食物。 I have got used to the spicy food here. 我们已经习惯了晚睡觉。 We have got used to going to bed late.
4. To avoid getting confused about the British tipping system, you need check your bill to see if a tip is included or not.
(1) 动词不定式作目的状语。 (2) avoid sth./doing sth. 避免…… 他们都尽量避免提到那个名字。 They all tried to avoid referring to that name. 我向下看以避免看到他的眼睛。 I looked down to avoid meeting his eyes.
5. If it isn’t, I suggest leaving 10% of the bill for the waiter or waitress.
suggest sth./ doing sth. 建议…… 我建议去夏威夷过圣诞节。 I suggest going to Hawaii for our Christmas h
oliday. suggest (that) sb (should) do( 动词原形 )
sth. 我建议他尽快把这个问题解决了。 I suggest he (should) solve the problem as soo
n as possible.
6. I have learnt which ones are tasty and safe to eat so we won’t risk getting sick.
risk doing sth. 冒险做某事 在强风中,我们不敢冒险去升风帆,因此我们无法控制我们的船。 In the strong wind, we couldn’t risk putting t
he sails up, so we had no means of controlling the boat.
他们冒着失去一切的危险。 They risked losing everything.
7. I am so looking forward to your visit. look forward to sth./doing sth. 盼望,期望 我盼望能像鸟一样在空中飞翔。 I’m looking forward to flying in the sky lik
e a bird.
Grammarverbs + infinitive verbs + -ing formdecide, refuse, learn, ask, tell, fail, choose, promise, expect, wish, manage, pretend, agree, help, arrange, afford, plan, would like/ love/ prefer, persuade, seem, appear, offer, attempt, can’t wait
can’t help, feel like, avoid, consider, finish, suggest, deny, give up, imagine, put off, risk, mind, keep, miss, enjoy, can’t stand, fancy, admit, delay
Verbs followed by either the infinitive or -ing form:
1) begin, start, continue, intend He started to build/building his own
laboratory when he was only 14.2) hate, like, love, prefer I hate driving alone on a long
journey. = Driving alone on a long journey is
something I don’t enjoy.
3) remember, forget, regret, mean, try, stop, need/want
remember to do something = You remember that you have to
do something later. remember doing something = You remember that you did
something earlier.
regret to do something= You fell sorry before you do something.regret doing something= You do something and then feel sorry about it.
stop to do something= You interrupt an activity in order to do something else.stop doing something= You are doing something and then you interrupt this activity.
try to do something= You make an effort to do something.try doing something= You do something to find out if it produces a result you want.
Exercises1. _______in the matriculation for
postgraduate in a short time is really a hard nut . A. To make high scores B. Making high scores C. To make low goal D. Making low goal
2. I found ________ to answer all the questions within the time given . A. no possibility B. there was impossibility C. Impossible D. it impossible
3. The students expected there _____ more reviewing classes before the final exams . A. is B. being C. have been D. to be
4. You’re going to England next year. You should now practise ______ English as much as possible. A. speak B. to speak C. speaking D. Speak about
5. If we don’t start out now, we must risk ______ the train. A. miss B. missing C. being missed D. to miss
6. There is no point ___further. A. argue B. to argue C. arguing D. being arguing
7. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always __with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.
A. combined B. having combined C. combine D. being combined
8. They stopped ___, but now I’m getting interested. A. listening B. to listen C. listen D. having listening
9. I am sorry to hear that you resorted ___.A. to cheat B. to cheating C. cheating D. cheat
10. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ___ insufficiently popular with all members. A. being considered B. considering. C. to be considered D. having considered
Homework Work in groups and write advice for a foreigner visiting Beijing. Use the following words and the verbs in this lesson to help you.
weather, accommodation, differences, eating out, money, telephones, travel