unit2-Sightseeing-in-London

WhatisLondonfamousas?WhatisLondonwell-knownfor?Whatexpressionscanyouusetodescribethesceneryyouareenjoying?Scanning:makealistofZhangPingyu’stourofLondonFastreading(skimming):HowdidZhangPingyuplanhertour?First,shemadealistofthesitesshewantedtosee.Thensheplannedherfour-daytrip.Readthepassageandfindoutthestructureofthetext.Thefirstday1.TheTowerofLondon2.St.Paul’sCathedral3.WestminsterAbbey4.BigBen5.BuckinghamPalaceTheseconddayGreenwichThethirdday1.HighgateCemetery2.TheLibraryoftheBritishMuseum3.WindsorCastleDayOneCommentsdelight,fancyStPaul’sCathedralsplendidandinterestingWestminsterAbbeyinterestingBigBenfamousandveryloudTowerofLondonThissolidstone,squaretowerhad_________standingforonethousandyears.Althoughthebuildingshad____________aroundit,itremainedpartofaroyalpalaceandprison___________.remainedexpandedcombinedStPaul’sCathedrallooked__________whenfirstbuilt.splendidWestminsterAbbeycontained_____________in________ofdeadpoetsandwriters,suchasShakespeare.statuesmemoryAB√1.Thelongitudelineisarealline.F2.Thelongitudelineisveryusefulfornavigation.TThelongitudelineisan_____________line___________theeasternandwesternhalvesoftheworldandisveryusefulfor____________.1.WhyisitstrangethatKarlMarxshouldhavelivedanddiedinLondon?2.Whatwasthegirlthrilledby?communismn.communistn.bethrilledby/beexcitedbyThelibraryhadmovedfromits____________placeintoanotherbuildingandtheoldreadingroomwas____________.Shewas_______bysomanywonderfultreasuresfromdifferentcultures___________inthemuseum.originalgonethrilleddisplayedItisadelighttovisittheTowerofLondon,theoldestpalace,andprisoninEurope.ItwasbuiltlongagobytheNormaninvadersofAD1066.Soyouwillbethrilledbytheone-thousand-year-oldsolidstone,squaretowerandyouwillalsofeelproudofthismagnificent壮丽雄伟的）workofart.TakeyoutimeandIhopeyouwillenjoythesplendidTowerofLondon.TheTowerofLondonexpandcombineGreenwichsetimaginarynavigationKarlMarx’sstatuedevelopcommunismmovefromtheoriginalplacebegonedisplayfeelproudofdelightfancythrillWhatinterested/puzzled/impressed…mostwasGreenwichisanotherplaceyoucan’tmiss,whereyoucanseeitsoldshipsandfamousclockthatsetstheworldtime.Greenwichisalsofamousforthelongitudeline,animaginarylinedividingtheeasternandwesternhalvesoftheworld,whichisusefulfornavigation.PassingthroughGreenwich,thelongitudelineisreallyagoodplaceforyoutohaveaphototakenstandingoneithersideoftheline.SoenjoyyourselfinGreenwichandI’msureitwillbeasplendidday.TodaywewillvisitKarlMarx’sstatueinHighgateCemetery.MaybewhatpuzzlesyouisthatthemanhavingdevelopedcommunismshouldhavelivedanddiedinLondon.I’dliketoleavethequestiontobesolvedbyyourselves.It’sapitythatthefamouslibrarywhereheonceworkedhasbeenmovedintoanotherbuildingandtheoldreadingroomisgone,butyouwillstillbethrilledbysomanywonderfultreasuresfromdifferentculturesdisplayedinthemuseum.IthinkwhatwillpossiblymakeyouproudofyourcountryisthebeautifuloldChinesepotsandotherobjectsonshow.Wishyouagreatdelighttoday.TaiziwanParkdelightfancythrillWhatinterested/puzzled/impressed…mostwasphotoflowersceneryvarious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．Iwillspendthissummerholidayinthecountryside.Althoughthecityismodernandconvenient,therearestillsomeproblems,suchasairpollution,crowdednessandnoise.InthecountrysideIcanenjoyacomfortableandquietlife.There,theairisfreshandthewaterisclean.Treesaregreenandbirdsaresinging.Icanalsogoboating,fishingandswimminginthelake.What’smore,Icanclimbthehills.Allthiswillbeinterestingandgoodformyhealth.Aboveall,Icanlearnmoreaboutnature.SoIwanttogotothecountrysideforachange.I’mlookingforwardtothecomingofmysummerholiday.Withariverflowingbyandmanyhillsaroundit,thevillageisreallyagoodplaceformetoenjoyaquietlife.Whatattractsmemostisthefreshairandthegoodchanceformetogetclosetonature,hearingbirdssinging,boating,fishing,swimmingandclimbingthehills.