What is London famous as?
What is London well-known for?
What expressions can you use to
describe the scenery you are
enjoying?
Scanning:
make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s
tour of London
Fast reading (skimming):
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.
Read the passage and find out the structure of the text.
The first day
The Tower of London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
The second day
Greenwich
The third day
Highgate Cemetery
The Library of the British Museum
Windsor Castle
delight, fancy
St Paul’s Cathedral
splendid and
interesting
Westminster Abbey
interesting
Big Ben
famous and very
loud
Tower of London
Day One Comments
This solid stone, square tower had _________
standing for one thousand years.
Although the buildings had ____________
around it, it remained part of a royal palace and
prison ___________.
remained
expanded
combined
St Paul’s Cathedral looked __________ when
first built.
splendid
Westminster Abbey contained _____________
in ________ of dead poets and writers, such
as Shakespeare.
statues
memory
A
B
√
The longitude line is a real line.
F
2. The longitude line is very useful for
navigation.
T
The longitude line is an _____________ line
___________ the eastern and western halves of
the world and is very useful for ____________.
Why is it strange that Karl Marx should have lived and died in London?
2. What was the girl thrilled by?
communism n. communist n.
be thrilled by /be excited by
The library had moved from its ____________
place into another building and the old reading
room was ____________. She was _______ by
so many wonderful treasures from different
cultures ___________ in the museum.
original
gone
thrilled
displayed
It is a delight to visit the Tower of London, the oldest palace, and prison in Europe. It was built long ago by the Norman invaders of AD 1066. So you will be thrilled by the one-thousand-year-old solid stone, square tower and you will also feel proud of this magnificent壮丽雄伟的) work of art. Take you time and I hope you will enjoy the splendid Tower of London.
The Tower of London
expand combine
Greenwich
set imaginary navigation
Karl Marx’s statue
develop communism
move from the original place
be gone display feel proud of
delight fancy thrill
What interested/puzzled/impressed
…most was
Greenwich is another place you can’t miss, where
you can see its old ships and famous clock that sets
the world time. Greenwich is also famous for the
longitude line, an imaginary line dividing the
eastern and western halves of the world, which is
useful for navigation. Passing through Greenwich,
the longitude line is really a good place for you to
have a photo taken standing on either side of the
line. So enjoy yourself in Greenwich and I’m sure
it will be a splendid day.
Today we will visit Karl Marx’s statue in Highgate
Cemetery. Maybe what puzzles you is that the man
having developed communism should have lived and
died in London. I’d like to leave the question to be
solved by yourselves. It’s a pity that the famous
library where he once worked has been moved into
another building and the old reading room is gone,
but you will still be thrilled by so many wonderful
treasures from different cultures displayed in the
museum. I think what will possibly make you proud
of your country is the beautiful old Chinese pots
and other objects on show. Wish you a great
delight today.
Tai zi wan Park
delight fancy thrill
What interested/puzzled/impressed
…most was
photo flower scenery various
假设你是一位生活在某城市的中学生.暑假打算去乡村
度假.请根据下面两幅图提供的信息,写一篇短文.简
要说明城市生活环境的不足,重点说明你去乡村度假的
原因.
I will spend this summer holiday in the countryside.
Although the city is modern and convenient, there
are still some problems, such as air pollution,
crowdedness and noise. In the countryside I can
enjoy a comfortable and quiet life. There, the air
is fresh and the water is clean. Trees are green and
birds are singing. I can also go boating, fishing and
swimming in the lake. What’s more, I can climb the
hills. All this will be interesting and good for my
health. Above all, I can learn more about nature.
So I want to go to the countryside for a change. I’m
looking forward to the coming of my summer
holiday.
With a river flowing by and many hills around it,
the village is really a good place for me to enjoy a
quiet life. What attracts me most is the fresh air
and the good chance for me to get close to nature,
hearing birds singing, boating, fishing, swimming
and climbing the hills.