Sightseeing in London
London Tower Bridge
Hyde Park
London Eye
The Tower of
London
St Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben
British
Museum
Karl Marx’s statue
in Highgate Cemetery
He had developed communism.
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
The longitude line----an imaginary line dividing
the eastern and western halves of the world
uniform
Buckingham Palace Guards
Task 1
Make a list of Zhang Pingyu’s tour of London
and a comment on each place she visited.
sites of London
Tower (of London)
comments
delight
St Paul’s Cathedral splendid and interesting
Day 1
Westminster Abbey
Big Ben
interesting
famous
sites of London
Day 2
Greenwich,
longitude line
comments
famous and
interesting
Karl Marx’s statue
strange that …
British Museum
thrilled
Day 3
1. Worried about the time available， …
由于担心时间不够，……
过去分词作原因状语 = Because she was worried
about the time available…
e.g.
Interested in stamps, he forms the habit of collecting
stamps.
因为对邮票感兴趣，他养成了集邮的习惯。
Born in a poor family, he is cautious about spending
money.
由于出生在贫穷的家庭，他花钱很谨慎。
2. delight
n. 快乐；高兴；喜悦
vt. 使高兴；使欣喜
Her first delight was going to the Tower.
她最先想参观的地方是(伦敦)塔。
【拓展】 delighted adj.高兴的
delightful adj.令人高兴的
to one’s delight
令某人高兴的是
with delight
高兴地
take delight in…
以……为乐
delight sb. with sth.
用某物使某人高兴
be delighted with
对……感到高兴，满意
be delighted at
对……感到高兴
be delighted to do sth.
很高兴做某事
be delighted that …
乐意……
e.g.
To the teacher’s delight, all his students passed the
examinations.
老师极为高兴的是他的学生全部考试及格。
She was delighted with the award.
她因得奖而感到高兴。
She looked at me with delight.
她高兴地看着我。
Task 2
Listening (Page 15)
Task 2
Listening
1. Before you listen to the tape, look at the royal
family trees. In pairs and in turn ask and answer
these 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?
1. Who was the sister of Queen Mary?
Queen Elizabeth I.
2. Who was Queen Mary’s father?
King Henry VIII.
3. Who was King Edward V’s uncle?
Richard III.
4. Who were King Edward IV’s sons?
Edward V and Richard.
2. Look again at the names of these English kings
and queens as you listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the
tape. Tick the ones you hear about.
Ticks for brothers King Edward V and Richard
(sons of King Edward IV); King Edward Ⅳ ;
Richard (later King Richard III); Queen Mary;
Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I)
3. Listen to the tape again and answer these questions.
1.Which king on the list was one of the
princes in the Tower? How do you know?
Prince Edward was one of the princes murdered
in the Tower. We know because:
①both were princes; ②both were young boys
③their uncle was Richard who later became King
Richard III.
2.Who had the two princes killed?
It is said that Richard Ⅲ sent men to kill his
nephews, the princes.
Task 5 Writing
Alternative words that can be used instead of
“ nice” and “ is”
nice
smart, clean, excellent, exciting, famous,
beautiful, grand, great, huge, special ,
unusual, amazing, wonderful, splendid…
is
appear, be built, stand, lie, remain, stay,
look, sound, become, keep, grow
Vary the adjectives and verbs to make the writing
more interesting and lively.
The temple was built long ago.
The old temple was built long ago.
The old temple was built two hundred years ago.
The old temple was constructed two hundred years
ago.
The temple was burned down early last century.
The temple was built in the 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-designed kitchens. See
where he fed six hundred people at one time.
Admire the beautifully decorated rooms where he
met the kings from other countries. Examine the
care with which he organized toilets to be built for
all his followers. Walk through his wonderful
gardens…
Homework
So paying some attention to the use of words can
make your writing to be an exciting one. Now write
a passage to introduce a scenic site in your city for
a local guide book. Make the site to be an attractive
one with your words.
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
要做金钱的主人，莫做金钱的奴隶。
Task 3
Listening (Page 52)
Ⅰ. Decide which sentences are true and
which are false.(P53)
1F
2T
3F
4T
5F
6F
Ⅱ. Before you listen to the tape again, discuss these
questions.
1. What was the King’s attitude to the Catholics?
2. Why did he change his mind?
3. What was the King’s attitude to the protestants?
4.Why did Guy Fawkes and Catesby want to blow up
the Houses of Parliament and kill the king ?
5.What would you have done if you were the king?
What would you have done if you were Guy Fawkes?
Ⅲ. Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart.
King James’
Reasons for
Problems
problems
Attitude to Changed his mind.
Catholics
All Britain’s friends
Foreign
were protestant
countries
countries.
Very unkind. No
Dealing
evidence they
with
wanted to hurt the
Catholics
King before this.
Your comment
Should have been
more patient.
Try to be friends
with other
countries, too.
It would have
been better to
have trusted the
Catholics more.
Task 4
Speaking
When you have problems understanding the
guide, use these phrases:
Excuse me… I’m afraid I can’t follow you.
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?
Sample dialogue:
A: Excuse me. Are you a guide?
B: Yes, I am. Can I help you?
A: Can I ask you 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: 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 do 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.