必修五unit2TheUnitedKingdom整單元教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)

Unit2TheUnitedKingdomWarmingUp,Pre-readingandReadingStepI.LeadinginandwarmingupAmapofBritainTheUnitedKingdom=theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(China=thePeople’sRepublicofChina)StepII.Warmingup:Questions:WhatdoyouknowabouttheUK?(Ithinkyousurelyknowsth.aboutthiscountry,anyvolunteers?JustthinkWhenwetalkaboutacountrywhatitemsdoweusuallymention?)Capital:London(DoyouknowthecapitalofthecountriesoftheUK?)Area:over(morethan)240,000.(abouttwohundredandfortythousand)Language:EnglishPopulation:(about)59,000,000(fiftyninemillion)Flag:UnionJackNaturalresources:ironandcoalTimedifference:EighthourslaterthanBeijinghourTheUKisanislandcountrysurroundedbytheAtlanticOcean.ItissituatedinNorthwesternEurope,lyingtothenorthofFranceandthewestoftheNetherlandsandDenmark.Nowlet’sdoaquizandfindouthowmuchmoreyouknowabouttheUK.1.Whorulesthecountry?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.Both(bythewaywhoisthepresentQueenandMinisteroftheUN?However,thisisnotso.Herpositionisceremonial:openingParliament,welcomingHeadsformothercountries,goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain,etc.TheMinistertogetherwithhismostimportantministers(calledtheCabinet)andhisMembersofParliamentmaketheimportantpoliticaldecisionsandthelaws.))2.WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.provincesC.states(County=alargeareathatincludesseveraltownsandtheirsurroundingcountrysideandformsaunitoflocalgovernment（英國(guó)的）郡；Theyhavelocalgovernmentpowersfortheirarea.ThecountiesofBritainaremuchsmallerthanprovincesinChina.ButinAmericacounty=isthelargestunitbelowthelevelofastate（美國(guó)的）縣（州一下最大的行政區(qū)）3.WhichisthemostimportantriverinEngland?WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevernThames(338km)LondonliesontheRiverThames.Severn354kmThelongestriver4.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeC.fourTheUnitedKingdomconsistsofEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Youhavedonegoodjobs.AndNowlet’slearnmoreaboutthisinthefirstreadingpassage.(p9)StepIII.ReadingI.Fastreading1.Readthetextquicklyandfindthemainideaofeachparagraph(Maybethereisatopicsentenceineachparagraph)Para1Whypeopleusedifferentwordstodescribethefourcountries(historyreason)statesthetopictobeexaminedinreading.(引起下文)leadsinthetextPara2HowisWaleslinkedtoEngland.(HowWalesandEnglandunited)(WhatEnglandincludes)explainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales.Para3HowGreatBritainandtheUnitedKingdomcameintobeing.(WhyonlyNorthernIrelandjoinedtotheUnitedKingdom.)explainswhattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowitcameabout.Para4Therelationshipamongthefourcountries(similaritiesanddifferences)explainsdifferencesinthefourcountriesPara5SomethingaboutthelargestandmostimportantcountryEngland.explainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Para6SomethingaboutthegreatesthistoricalcityLondonexplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcentreintheUK.2.Letstrytodividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para1-4):Itexplainswhyandhowthefourcountries(….)united/developedasabigone.Theyhavesimilaritiesanddifferencesaswell.Part2(5):ItshowshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Andthecharacteristicofeachpart.Part3(6):ItexplainswhyLondonbecamethetreasureofallandhowitisinfluencedbysomeinvaders.(Howgreatitis/whyLondoniscall“thegreatesthistoricaltreasureofall”/theculturalimportanceofLondon)3.Getthroughthepassagewithin2minutesFindoutthemainideaofthewholetexttogetherwithyourpartner.ThispassageintroduceshowfourcountiesunitedastheUK.DifferencesexistindifferentpartsoftheUnitedKingdom.Theyeachhavetheirowninternationalfootballorrugbyteamaswellastheirowneducationalandlegalsystems.ButevensotheyarepartofonebigcountrytheUnitedKingdom.AndthenthepassagetellsussomethingaboutoneofthemostimportantcountryEnglandandalsothegreatesthistoricalcityLondonPayattentiontothetitleofthepassage.Thinkitoverwhydoestheauthorusesuchatitle?Isthatsuitable?Ifnot,canyougiveusabetterone?Let’shaveadiscussioningroupsoffour:A.TheUnitedKingdomB.ABriefIntroductionofUKC.PuzzlesinGeographyD.HowDidtheUKComeintoBeingThereisnorightorwronganswerstothequestion.(Differenttitlesservedifferentpurposes:Somecansumupthemainideaofthetest;othersjustarousetheinterestofthereaders;….Thistitleisjustusedtoleadinthepassageanddrawthereadersattentionofinterests.)AreyoufromEngland?No,IcomefromScotland.Inmyownopinion,thistitleisn’tabadone.ButmaybeyouranswersarebetterthanthetitleofthepassageOk,somuchforthediscussionandthetitle,let’scometothedetailsofthepassage.II.Carefulreading1.Readthepassageandjudgethefollowingstatementstrueorfalse.1.WaleswaslinkedtoEnglandin15thcenturyAD.(F/13th)2.WhenKingJamesofEnglandbecameKingofScotlandandWalesaswell,thethreecountriesunitedpeacefully.(F/WhenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEngland…)3.Thefourcountriesworktogetherinallareas.(F/someareas;)4.MostofthepopulationsettledintheSouth,butmostofthelargeindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsandNorthofEngland(T)5.IfyouwanttofindoutmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture,youhavetogotothebigcities.(F/gototheolderandsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.)6.Londonisagreatculturalandhistoricalcity.(T)III.Furtherunderstandingofthetext1.Readthepassageagainandlet’sdosomefurtherunderstandingofthepassage.1.TheUnionJackflagunitesthethreeflagsofthethreecountriesintheUnitedKingdom.Whichcountryisleftout?Andwhy?(p2)(Wales.BecauseWalesisusuallyconsideredtobepartofEngland.)2.Whentwoteams,forexampleoneistheChinesefootballteamandtheotherScottishfootballteam,competeintheWorldCup,whichteamdoyouthinkthefunsfromEnglandwillsupport?(Strangeenough,theywillsupportourChineseteam!)3.WhichgroupofinvadersdidnotleaveanyevidenceinLondon?TheVinkings.(TheyinfluencedthevocabularyandplacenamesoftheNorth.Buttheotherthreeinvadersleftsth.inLondon.)4.WhatistherelationshipbetweentheRepublicofIrelandandtheUK?Twoindependentcountries.5.CanyouworkoutwhyLondonisthecapitalofEngland,GreatBritainandtheUK?Becauseofitsimportanceintransportation,cultural,economic,politicandhistory.6.Lookatthelanguage,thewritingstyleofthispassage.Isitformalorinformal?Isitapersonalopinionorpresentedfactually?Arethereanypointofvieworpersonalopinions?Formal.Infactthisreadingiswrittentoexplainfacts.Itiscomposedinthethirdpersonandinaplain,prosestyle.Soitexpressesnopointofvieworpersonalopinions.說(shuō)明文expositorywriting2.ReadParagraph5anddivideEnglandintothreepartsinthemap(P11)North:Leeds(立茲),York（約克）,Sheffield（設(shè)菲爾德）,Manchester（曼徹斯特）Midlands:Coventry考文垂Birmingham伯明翰South:Reading,London,Brighton,Plymouth樸里茅斯IV.RetellingofthetextReadthetextagainandtrytoretellthetextaccordingtothekeywordsandphrasesontheblackboard.differentwordsdescribe,belinkedto,cameintobeing,similaritiesanddifferences,bedividedinto,historicaltreasure,invadersV.Longanddifficultsentences:1.Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusetodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.對(duì)于用來(lái)描述英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭和北愛(ài)爾蘭這四個(gè)國(guó)家的詞語(yǔ)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)沒(méi)有爭(zhēng)辯的必要了。Why?Whatdoesthissentencereallymean?Whatdoes“Differentwords”meanandreferto?(TheUnitedKingdom)UsuallymostpeoplethinkthatUnitedKingdomisjustonecountry.Butherewehavefourdifferentcountries(England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland).Maybeyouwillbepuzzled.ButifyouknowsomethingaboutBritishhistory,youwillhavenoprobleminunderstandingthis.2.NowwhenpeoplerefertoEnglandyoufindWalesincludedaswell.However,justastheyweregoingtogetIrelandconnectedtoformtheUnitedKingdom,thesouthernpartofthatcountrybrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile!3.IthastheoldestportbuiltbytheRomansinthe1stcenturyAD,theoldestbuildingbegunbytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe1060sandtheoldestcastleconstructedbylaterNormanrulersin1066.VI.HomeworkUnit2TheUnitedKingdomVocabularyandUsefulExpressionsv.

1.haveorpossessincombination:Sheunitescharmwithagoodbusinesssense.2.becomposedof:Whatdoesthisdishconsistof?3.beconsistentinform,tenor,orcharacter;becongruous:Desiresaretobesatisfiedonlysofarasconsistswithanapprovedend.4.haveitsessentialcharacter;becomprisedorcontainedin;beembodiedin:Thepaymentconsistsinfood.dividev.

1.separateintopartsorportions:Dividethecakeintothreeequalparts.2.performadivision:Canyoudivide49byseven?3.actasabarrierbetween;standbetween:Themountainrangedividesthetwocountries.puzzlen.

aparticularlybafflingproblemthatissaidtohaveacorrectsolution:Helovedtosolvechessmatepuzzles.v.

beuncertainabout;thinkaboutwithoutfullyunderstandingorbeingabletodecide:Wepuzzledoverhersuddendeparture.debaten.

1.theformalpresentationofandoppositiontoastatedproposition(usuallyfollowedbyavote.)2.adiscussioninwhichreasonsareadvancedforandagainstsomepropositionorproposalv.

arguewithoneanother:Wedebatedthequestionofabortion.clarifyv.

1.makeclearbyremovingimpuritiesorsolids,asbyheating:Clarifythebutter.2.makeclearand(more.)comprehensible:Clarifythemysterysurroundingherdeath.relationn.

1.(usuallyplural.)mutualdealingsorconnectionsamongpersonsorgroups:internationalrelations2.anactofnarration:Hewastheheroaccordingtohisownrelation.3.(law.)theprinciplethatanactdoneatalatertimeisdeemedbylawtohaveoccurredatanearliertime:Hisattorneyarguedfortherelationbackoftheamendedcomplainttothetimetheinitialcomplaintwasfiled.4.apersonrelatedbybloodormarriage:HehasdistantrelationsbackinNewJcationaladj.

1.providingknowledge:aneducationalfilm2.relatingtotheprocessofeducation:educationalpsychologyconveniencen.

1.thequalityofbeingusefulandconvenient:Theyofferedtheconvenienceofaninstallmentplan.2.thestateofbeingsuitableoropportune:Chairsarrangedforhisownconvenience.roughlyadv.

1.withroughnessorviolence(`rough’isaninformalvariantfor`roughly’.):Hewaspushedroughlyaside.2.(ofquantities.)imprecisebutfairlyclosetocorrect:roughly$3,0industrialadj.

1.havinghighlydevelopedindustries:theindustrialrevolution2.employedinindustry:theindustrialclasses3.oforrelatingtoorresultingfromindustry:industrialoutput4.employedinindustry:industrialworkers5.suitabletostanduptohardwear:industrialcarpetingattractionn.

thequalityofarousinginterest;beingattractiveorsomethingthatattracts:Herpersonalityheldastrangeattractionforhim.constructv.

1.drawwithsuitableinstrumentsandunderspecifiedconditions:constructanequilateraltriangle2.makebycombiningmaterialsandparts:Someeccentricconstructedanelectricbrassierewarmer.3.createbyorganizingandlinkingideas,arguments,orconcepts:constructaproof4.createbylinkinglinguisticunits:constructasentence5.reassemblementally:reconstructtheeventsof20yearsago.influencen.

1.apowertoaffectpersonsoreventsespeciallypowerbasedonprestigeetc:useherparents’influencetogetthejob.2.acognitivefactorthattendstohaveaneffectonwhatyoudo:Herwisheshadagreatinfluenceonhisthinking.3.onehavingpowertoinfluenceanother:Shewasthemostimportantinfluenceinmylife.4.theeffectofonething(orperson.)onanother:theinfluenceofmechanicalaction.5.haveandexertinfluenceoreffect:Theartist’jectv.

1.projectonascreen:Theimagesareprojectedontothescreen.2.causetobeheard:Hmunicatevividly:Heprojectedhisfeelings.4.transfer(ideasorprinciples.)fromonedomainintoanother5.throw,send,orcastforward:projectamissilearrange1.arrangethoughts,ideas,temporalevents,etc.:arrangemyschedule.2.makearrangementsfor:CanyouarrangeameetingwiththePresident?3.putintoaproperorsystematicorder:Arrangethebooksontheshelvesinchronologicalorder.4.set(printedmatter.)intoaspecificformat5.plan,organize,andcarryout(anevent.)foldn.

1.theactoffolding:Hegavethenapkinsadoublefold.2.afoldedpart(asafoldofskinormuscle.)3.anangularorroundedshapemadebyfolding:afoldinthenapkin.v.

1.incorporateafoodingredientintoamixturebyrepeatedlyturningitoverwithoutstirringorbeating:Foldtheeggwhitesintothebatter.2.becomefoldedorfoldedup:Thebedfoldsinajiffy.3.bendorlaysothatonepartcoverstheother:Fertwine:foldone’shands,arms,orlegsfoldadj.

1.obtainableoraccessibleandreadyforuseorservice:keptafireextinguisheravailable.)2.convenientforuseordisposal:ThehouseisavailableafterJuly1.3.notbusy;nototherwisecommitted:Hewasnotavailableforcomment.delightn.

1.afeelingofextremepleasureorsatisfaction:Hisdelighttoseeherwasobvioustoall.2.somethingorsomeonethatprovidespleasure;asourceofhappiness:Thenewcarisadelight.v.takedelightin:Hedelightsinhisgranddaughter.royaladj.

1.beingoftherankofamonarch:ofroyalancestry2.oforrelatingtoorindicativeoforissuedorperformedbyakingorqueenorothermonarch:theroyalparty3.establishedorcharteredorauthorizedbyroyalty:theRoyalSociety4.investedwithroyalpowerassymbolizedbyacrown:Theroyal(orcrowned)headsofEurope.5.belongingtoorbefittingasupremeruler:treatedwithroyalacclaimoccasionn.

1.reason:Therewasnooccasionforcomplaint.2.anopportunitytodosomething:Therewasneveranoccasionforhertodemonstrateherskill.3.thetimeofaparticularevent:ontheoccasionofhis60thbirthday4.aneventthatoccursatacriticaltime:Itwasneededonlyonspecialoccasions.5.avaguelyspecifiedsocialevent:anoccasionarrangedtohonorthepresidentuniformn.

clothingofdistinctivedesignwornbymembersofaparticulargroupasameansofidentificationv.

providewithuniforms:Theguardswereuniformed.adj.

1.evenlyspaced:atregular(oruniform)intervals2.alwaysthesame;showingasingleformorcharacterinalloccurrences:astreetofuniformtallwhitebuildingssplendidadj.

1.havinggreatbeautyandsplendor:splendidcostumes2.characterizedbyorattendedwithbrillianceorgrandeur:thesplendidcoronationceremonylongituden.

animaginarygreatcircleonthesurfaceoftheearthpassingthroughthenorthandsouthpolesatrightanglestotheequator:Allpointsonthesamemeridianhavethesamelongitude.navigationn.

1.theguidanceofshipsorairplanesfromplacetoplace2.shiptraffic:Thechannelwillbeopentonavigationassoonastheicemelts.originaladj.

1.beingorproductiveofsomethingfreshandunusual;orbeingasfirstmadeorthoughtof:atrulyoriginalapproach2.(rmation.)notsecondhandorbywayofsomethingintermediary:Hisworkisbasedononlyoriginal,notsecondary,sources.3.notderivedorcopiedortranslatedfromsomethingelse:Theplayisoriginal.4.precedingallothersintimeorbeingasfirstmadeorperformed:theoriginalinhabitantsoftheAmericasthrilln.

somethingthatthrills:thethrillsofspacetravelv.

1.causetobethrilledbysomeperceptualinput:Themenwerethrilledbyaloudwhistleblow.2.feelsuddenintensesensationoremotion:Hewasthrilledbythespeedandtheroaroftheengine.3.fillwithsublimeemotion;ticklepink(exhilarateisobsoleteinthisusage.):Thechildrenwerethrilledattheprospectofgoingtothemovies.unfairadj.

notfair;markedbyinjusticeorpartialityordeception:usedunfairmethodssmartadj.

1.characterizedbyquicknessandeaseinlearning:Smartchildrentalkearlierthantheaverage.2.elegantandstylish:asmartnewdressconsistentadj.

1.thesamethroughoutinstructureorcomposition:Bituminouscoalisoftentreatedasaconsistentandhomogeneousproduct.2.(sometimesfollowedby‘with’)inagreementorconsistentorreliable:testimonyconsistentwiththeknownfacts.3.capableofbeingreproducedUnit2TheUnitedKingdomListening,SpeakingandWritingAimsToreadaboutLondonTolistenandspeakaboutsightseeingTowriteatravelguideProceduresI.WarmingupbywatchingavideoshowHello,class!Iamyourtravelguidetoday.WeshallgotovisitLondonforthisweekend.Nowlet'swatchavideoshowaboutLondonattractionsfirst.YoumayalsoreadthecaptioninEnglish.BBCExperience BFILondonImaxCinema BanquetingHouse BatterseaPark BigBen-HousesofParliament BuckinghamPalace CabinetWarRooms ChangingoftheGuard Cleopatra'sNeedle ClinkExhibition CuttySark DrJohnson'sHouse ElthamPalace GoldenHinde HMSBelfast HydePark KensingtonPalace KewGardens LondonAquarium LondonEye LondonPlanetarium LondonWetlandCentre LondonZoo MadameTussaud's II.ListeningaboutLondonTobetterenjoyourtriptoLondonlistentotherecordingofthearticleSIGHTSEEINGINLONDONonpage13.Takenotesofthemainfactsoftheattractionstalkedaboutinthearticle.III.ReadingandcompletingSkimthetextforinformationtocompletetheformbelow.FactsofSitesinLondonTheTower Builtby…,Queen'sjewels…StPaul'sCathedral Builtafter…,looking…,contains…Greenwich Oldships,famousclock,thelongitudeline…KarlMarx'sstatue …WindsorCastle …IV.UnderliningandcopyingTolearnmorefromthisarticle,youarenexttofindandcopyalltheusefulcollocationsusedinit.ExpressionsfromSightseeinginLondonbeworriedabout…,makealistof…,remainstandingfor…,expandaround…,remainpartof…,toone'ssurprise,find…guardedby…,onspecialoccasions,weartheuniform,therefollows…,looksplendid,inmemoryof…,comeoutoftheabbey,ringout…,finishthedayby…,havesomuchto,setthetime,dividetheeasternandwesternhalvesoftheworlds,beusefulfor…,passthrough…,haveaphototaken,developcommunism,movefrom…into…,bethrilledby…,bedisplayedin…,feelproudof…,fallasleep,leave…for…V.ListeningandtickingYoudidanicejobjustnow.Nextlet'sgotopage15.ListentothetapeandticktheEnglishKingsorQueensyouhearabout.VI.SpeakingandwritingInpairschooseaninterestingbuildingorattractioninyourhometown.Actasatourguideforyourpartner.Showhimaroundandtellhimaboutit.Thebestpairswillbeinvitedtopresenttheirimaginedtourinfrontofclass.山西●太原●晉祠●概覽晉祠，初名唐叔虞祠，是為紀(jì)念晉國(guó)開(kāi)國(guó)諸侯唐叔虞而建，它的歷史可追溯到公元前11世紀(jì)的西周時(shí)期。Located25kilometers(16miles)tothesoutheastofdowntownTaiyuanCity,JinciTempleisacombinationofhistoricalculturalrelicsandbeautifullandscapes.Thewelcomingboughsofamultitudeofancienttreesprovideaneye-catchingentrancetothetemple.Beyondthis,thenumeroushalls,cabinets,pavilionsandbridgesareguaranteedtokeepanyvisitorenthralled.JinciTempleisworld-famousbecauseitisanancientancestraltemple,somethingwhichisrareinChina.1959年，郭沫若先生游晉祠時(shí)欣然命筆寫(xiě)下了一首膾炙人口的《游晉祠》："圣終原來(lái)是邑姜，分封桐葉溯源長(zhǎng)。隋槐周柏矜高古，宋殿唐碑競(jìng)煒煌。懸甕山泉流玉磬，飛梁荇沼布蔥珩。傾城四十宮娥像，笑語(yǔ)嚶嚶立滿(mǎn)堂。"千百年來(lái)，晉祠以她悠久的歷史，奇特的景觀，吸引了無(wú)數(shù)文人墨客，也招徠了歷代的帝王將相，這些名人雅士在游覽之余，吟詩(shī)作文，為晉祠留下了碑碣多達(dá)300余通。唐太宗李世民御書(shū)的《晉祠之銘并序》碑，堪稱(chēng)其中之最。JinciTemplehasalonghistory,whichcanbetracedbacktotheWesternZhouDynasty(11thcenturyBCto711BC),whenKingChengmadehisyoungerbrotherYualeaderofoneofhisstates.Yuwasanintelligentleaderwhodevotedallhisenergiestomakingthestateprosperous,sohisdescendantsbuiltatempleforhimafterhisdeath,inordertohonorhisachievement.SaintMotherHall,theoldestbuildinginthetemple,isoneofthemainreasonsthatsomanyvisitorscometothetemple.TogetherwiththeFlyingBridgeacrosstheFishPond,andtheOfferingsHall,theseexquisitebuildingsprovideevidenceofanewerainChinesearchitecture.Forexample,theFlyingBridgeacrosstheFishPondistheonlyoneofitskindthatexistsnow;accordingly,itplaysanimportantroleinaninvestigationoftheancientbridgesofChina.北魏地理學(xué)家酈道元在他所著的《水經(jīng)注》一書(shū)中，對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)的晉祠做了這樣的描述："沼西際山枕水，有唐叔虞祠，水側(cè)有涼堂，結(jié)飛梁于水上。"由此可見(jiàn)，早在1500年前，晉祠就具有相當(dāng)規(guī)模了。祠內(nèi)現(xiàn)有宋、元、明、清各式建筑100余座，其中，宋建圣母殿、魚(yú)沼飛梁，金代的獻(xiàn)殿被國(guó)家文化部鑒定為三大國(guó)寶建筑。Therearethreeadditionalwondersthatdrawpeoplefromacrosstheworldtothetemple.Theseare:TheFiguresofTheMaidservants,theZhouCypressandtheNeverAgingSpring.EachoftheFiguresoftheMaidservantsthatstandintheSaintMotherHall,coloredclaysculpturesmadeduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279),areunique.Whetherthesestatuettesarewashing,sweepingordancing,theyareallsculptedinavividandnaturalway.唐代大詩(shī)人李白游晉祠時(shí)寫(xiě)下了這樣美妙的詩(shī)句："時(shí)時(shí)出向城西曲，晉祠流水如碧玉。浮舟弄水蕭鼓鳴，微波龍鱗莎草綠。"JinciTemplewas,toacertainextent,animperialgarden.Accordingly,somethreehundredtabletswereinscribedforitwithwritingsbyemperors,officialsandpoets,andthesenowlineascenicpathinthetemple.ThemostfamousstelewaswrittenbytheEmperorTaizongoftheTangDynastyin646,anditwaskeptinapavilionwhichisnowknownas"ZhenGuanBaoHanPavilion".TaizongwasoneofthegreatemperorsofChinesehistory.ThetimefromwhichheinheritedthethronefromhisfatherbecameknownastheProsperityofZhenguan,andpeoplereferredtothecalligraphywrittenbyhimas'BaoHan',meaingakindoftreasure.VII.ClosingdownbywritingalocaltourguideToinvitemoreclassmatestovisityourlocalsightseeingattractionsyoushallsetaboutcollectinginformationandputtingitintoashortlocaltourguideentitledWHYNOTVISITOURLOCALXX?Tomorrowyouwillreadyourtourguidetoyourgroupmembers.Let'swaitandseewhoseguidewillbemostconvincing.Unit2TheUnitedKingdomGrammarandUsefulStructuresAimsTolearnaboutThepastParticiple(2)astheObjectComplementTodiscoverusefulwordsandexpressionsProceduresI.WarmingupbywatchingaboutBritainTostartwith,weshallwatchaVCDprogramaboutBritain.Watch,listenandtakenotesofsomeamazingfactsaboutBritain.HereistheVCDscriptforyourreference.AmazingFactsaboutBritainUKEnglandStonehengeTHaughtonBritainisjustunder1,000kmlong,fromthesouthcoasttotheextremenorthofScotland,andjustunderThebiggestlakeinBritainisLoughNeaghinNorthernIrelandat396sqkm.AlthoughBritainhasareputationforhavingalotofrain,NewYorkhasmoreaverageannualrainfallthanLondon.JohnLogieBairdThemanwhoinventedtelevision,JohnLogieBaird,wasScottish.In1915hetransmittedtheworld'sfirstliveTVpicturesinLondon.Britainisoneof15memberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion(EU).ThetallestmountaininBritainisBenNevisinScotlandat1,343m.ThelongestriverinBritainistheSevern.Itis354kmlong,andflowsfromcentralWalesthroughShrewsbury,WorcesterandGloucesterinEnglandtotheBristolChannel.InWales,therearemoresheepthanpeople!FiveyearsagothepopulationforWaleswas2,921,000withapproximately5,000,000sheep!Thereare17WorldHeritageSitesinBritain,includingHadrian’sWall,TheTowerofLondon,Giant’sCauseway,andEdinburgh’soldandnewtowns.ScotlandhasoverhalfofBritain’sforestareas.About200yearsago,Britainwasthemostpowerfulcountryintheworld,andthe