Big Ben
What is London famous for?
London Tower Bridge
London Eye
(Using language)
The Tower of London
New Words
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace Guards
uniform
St Paul’s Cathedral
splendid
The Statue of Liberty
Royal Observatory in Greenwich
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Monument in Highgate Cemetery
Karl Marx
He had developed communism.
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.
Scanning:
Make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London
Day 1
1 Tower of London
2 St Paul’s Cathedral
3 Westminster Abbey
4 Big Ben
5.Buckingham Palace
Make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London
Day 3
Karl Marx’s Statue
British Museum
Day 2
Greenwich ships clock
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
delight
Tower
Westminster
Abby
full of statues of poets and writers
The Tower of London
delight
St.Paul Cathedral
splendid and interesting
Big Ben
famous and very loud
Buckingham Palace
has so much to tell
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
Greenwich
格林威治(位于英国伦敦东南部,为本初子午线所经之地,原设有英国皇家格林威治天文台), 格林威治镇(位于美国康涅狄格州)
Interested in the longitude line.
Greenwich astronomical observatory
The old ships and famous clock.
Highgate Cemetery
Day 3
Strange
Famous
Sadly
The British Museum
英国最大的综合性博物馆,位于伦敦
Day 3
1 Thrilled
2 wonderful
3 felt proud of her country
英国最大的城堡
Wondered…
The next day
Can a royal palace also be a prison?
King Henry VIII 1509-1547
Edward VI
1547-1553
Mary 1553-1558
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
Duke of York
Edward IV
1461-1483
Richard III
1483-1485
Edward V
1483-1483
Richard
King Edward IV
Brother 1
Brother 2
Richard III
brother
Uncle
Richard sent his men to kill them.
The Princes in the Tower
Edward V
New words and phrases
crown n. 皇冠 v. 冠冕
prince n. 王子
princess n. 公主
wicked adj.邪恶的;坏的
traitor n. 叛逆者;叛徒
Traitor’s Gate 叛逆者之门
Look at the royal family trees. Answer the questions:
Who was the sister of Queen Mary?
Who was Queen Mary’s father?
Who was King Edward V’s uncle?
Who were King Edward IV’s sons?
Elizabeth later queen Elizabeth I.
King Henry VIII.
Richard III.
Edward V and Richard.
Listen to Part 1 and then answer the questions.
3.
Which king on the list was one of the princes in the Tower? How do you know?
Who had the two princes killed?
later Edward Ⅴ.
We know this because: both were 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.
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.
Sample dialogue:
A: Excuse me. Are you a guide?
B: Yes, I am. Can I help you?
A: Can I ask you a questions 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.
Now, write down notes on the information gathered. Write it in a local guide book. You want to encourage people to visit it so you should write it in an exciting way. Remember these tips and look at the model on page 16.
Alternatives words that can be used instead of “ nice” and“ is”
nice
is
smart, clean, excellent, exciting, famous, beautiful, grand, great, huge, special , unusual, amazing, wonderful, splendid…
appear, be built, stand, lie, remain, stay, look, sound, become, keep, grow
The temple was built long ago.
The old temple was built long ago.
The old temple was built two hundred years ago.
Vary the adjectives and verbs to make the writing more interesting and lively.
The old temple was constructed two hundred years ago.
The temple was burned down early last century.
The temple was built in 1980’s.
This great stone castle was constructed five hundred years ago when King Henry Ⅷ was king. He loved his food and you can tell that by visiting his extremely large and well-provided kitchens. See where he fed six hundred people at on e time. Admire the
beautifully decorated rooms where he met the kings from other countries. Examine the care with which he provided toilets for all his followers. Walk through his wonderful gardens.
Surf the internet to look up more information about UK and prepare a speech on certain aspects of UK.
Finish Reading Task in workbook. (Page 51)
Homework