1、Unit 2 The united KingdomSightseeing in LondonReading 1.How did Zhang Pingyu plan her tour?2.What were the buildings mentioned in the text?Reading-I Scanning(3m)1.First,she made a list of the sites she wanted to see.Then she planed her four-day trip.2.The buildings mentioned in the text were:Tower;S
2、t Pauls Cathedral;Westminster Abbey;Greenwich;Big Ben;Highgate Cemetery;Winsor Castle.Day 1comments1.2.3.4.TowerSt Pauls CathedralWestminster AbbeyBig Bendelightsplendid and interestingfull of statues of poets and writersfamous and very loudReading-II Filling the chart(8m)Day 2Comment Day 3Comment G
3、reenwich-with:ships Longitude line clocklongitude line interested her most,and it was very useful for navigationKarl Marxs statueBritish Museum“strange he lived and died in London”thrilled to see Chinese potteryLondonthe TowerKarl Marxs statueGreenwichBuckingham PalaceBig BenWestminster AbbeySt Paul
4、s CathedralBritish MuseumReading-III thinking (10m)It was built long ago by_ _.This _,_,_ tower had remained standing for one thousand years.It remained part of a _ _ and _ combined.Norman invaderssolidsquarestoneroyalprisonpalaceIt was built after the _ _ of London in_.terrible fire1666It contained
5、 _ in memory of _ _ and _.statueswritersdead poetsThis is the famous clock-_ _.Big BenBuckingham Palace is the _ house in London.QueensGreenwich Clock sets_ _ time.The longitude line is an _ line diving the_ and _ halves of the world.the worldimaginaryEasternWesternKarl Marxs statue is in _ _.His to
6、mb is marked with the following quotes:WORKERS OF ALL LANDS UNITE and THE PHILOSOPHERS HAVE ONLY INTERPRETED THE WORLD IN VARIOUS WAYS-THE POINT HOWEVER IS TO CHANGE IT.Hightgate Cemetery In the British Museum display many _ from _ _.treasuresdifferent culturesA particular British celebration Readin
7、g task on Page 65 1.When does Guy Fawkers Night take place?2.Why is it so particular?3.Who was Guy Fawkes?ReadingI (4m)1.Guy Fawkes Night takes place every year on November 5th.2.It is particular because it celebrates something that did not happen.3.Guy Fawkes lived in England in the 17thcentury.Guy
8、 Fawkes was one kind of Christian,a Catholic.Guy Fawkes bought large containers of gunpowder and stored them in the celler that lay under the Houses of Parliament.How did the whole event happen?Read the passage and tell the happenings according to the timeline.October 10November 5 27 6 28ReadingII(1
9、0m)October 10 Catesby asked Guy Fawes to join a plot blow up the government.October 27 The two bought a house close to the House of Parliament.October 28 They stored gunpowder in the cellars for the next three days.November 5 King James had the cellars searched when he heard of the plan.He found Fawkes.November 6 Parliament was opened and there were celebrations because the plot had failed.Happy Guy Fawkes Day!1.Ask the students to review the words learnt in this unit.2.Read the passage.
