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StHelenaBeforeyoustart(1)Howmanypeopleliveinyourcity,townorvillage?Howfarawayisthenextcity,townorvillage?Onamapofyourdistrict,markoutanarea,approximately16kilometreswideby9kilometreslong,aroundyourhome.Howmanypeopledoyouthinkliveinsidetherectangleyouhavedrawn?Reading(1):Internethomepage(Informationreport)STHELENAWEBSITEStHelenaAboutusHistoryEconomyLifestyleHowtogetthereWELCOMETOSTHELENAWeareoneoftheremotestcommunitiesonEarth.SituatedinthemiddleoftheSouthAtlanticOcean,ournearestneighbour,AscensionIsland,isover1,100kmaway.Youwillfindusatlongitude5°45"Westandlatitude15°56"South-whichismorethan1,950kmfromthewestcoastofAfricaandnearly2,900kmfromtheeastcoastofSouthAmerica.Ourislandisonly16kmlongand9kmwideandourpopulationis5,000.Quickfacts●TheofficialandonlylanguageofStHelenaisEnglish.●StHelena'seducationisbasedontheBritishsystem.Schooliscompulsorybetweentheagesof5and15.StudentsgototheUnitedKingdomfortertiaryeducation.●Thereareseveralreligiousgroupsontheisland.Allexceptone(Baha'i)areChristianreligions.●ThemainemployeronStHelenaisthegovernment.Otherindustriesincludefarming,tourismandretail. StHelenaisavolcanicislandofsheer,barrencliffsanddeepvalleys.Thereisverylittleflatlandontheislandandnosandybeaches.ThehighestpointisDiana'sPeak,whichis818mabovesealevel.Thecentral,highareaoftheislandiscoveredinsemi-tropicalvegetationwhichchangestograsslandandpasturesasitslopestowardsthesea.Closetotheshore,thelandisdryandbarren.Althoughsituatedinthetropics,theSouthAtlantictradewindsprovideourislandwithamild,pleasantclimate.Temperaturesonthecoast,aroundJamestown,are20-32°Cinsummerand15-26°Cinwinter.Temperaturesincentralareasareanaverageof5-6°C(290words/_________minutes)VocabularyStHelena(地方名)(英屬)圣赫勒拿島situate(常用被動(dòng)語態(tài))使位于AscensionIsland(地方名)阿森松島sheer陡峭的barren(土地等)貧瘠的；荒蕪的vegetation(總稱)植物compulsory必須做的，義務(wù)的tertiary(繼初等和中等教育之后的)高等教育的retail零售(業(yè))Notes1.Baha'ifaith(巴哈教派)：areligionoriginatinginPersiainthe19thcentury,therearenowfollowersoftheBaha'ifaithinmostcountries.Baha'isbelievethatallreligionsareone.Theyworkforworldpeaceandtheunificationofallpeoples.2.tradewin&(信風(fēng))：aconstantwindblowingtowardstheequatorfromthenortheastorsoutheast.Exercise1Returntotherectangleyoudrewonthemapofyourarea.FillinthetabletocompareyourhomeareawithStHelena.Ifyoudonothavetheappropriateinformationforyourarea,makethebestestimateyoucan.StHelenaYourareaSize16x9kmPopulationSummertemperatureWintertemperatureNearestneighbourAscensionIslandDistancefromnearestneighbourIndustriesTypeofcountryvolcanic,mountainousOfficiallanguageMainreligion/sBeforeyoustart(2)LookatthepagefromtheInternetoppositeinReading(2).Whatisthetopicofthewholetext?Thetextisdividedintothreesections(sections2and3beginwithheadings).Glancethrougheachsectionanddecidewhatthemaintopicofeachsectionis.Howarethedatesorganisedinsections1and2?Reading(2):Internetpage(Historicalrecount)StHelenaAboutusHistoryEconomyLifestyleHowtogetthereHISTORYOn21May1502,aPortuguesenavigator,JuanDaNova,discoveredanuninhabitedislandintheSouthAtlanticOcean.HenamedtheislandSaintHelenabecause21Mayisthedateofareligiousfestivalforthissaint.In1516aPortugueseofficer,DomFernandoLopez,jumpedfromhisshipandswamtotheislandwherehelivedfor30years.Afterthat,theislandbecameuninhabitedoncemore.Forthenext150yearsorso,PortugueseshipsreturningfromIndiaregularlystoppedatStHelenatotakeonfreshwaterandfruit.Duringthistime,goatswereintroducedtotheislandtoprovidemeatfortheshipsreturningtoPortugal.After1588,newsofStHelenareachedBritishandDutchsailorsandtheyalsobeganstoppingforsuppliesandrepairstotheirships.In1633,theDutchproclaimedtheislandaDutchpossessionbutdidnotsendanyonetolivethere.Then,in1659,theBritishEastIndiaCompanystartedasettlementontheisland.ThiscausedseveralbattlesbetweenDutchandBritishships,withtheBritishfinallytakingofficialpossessionoftheisland.In1673allinhabitantsofStHelenabecameBritishcitizenswiththesamerightsandprivilegesascitizensoftheUnitedKingdom.Theylostsomeoftheserightsin1981,buttheywererestoredon21May2002.TheexilesStHelena'smostfamousresidentwastheFrenchEmperorNapoleonwhowasexiledtotheislandafterhisdefeatagainsttheBritishatWaterlooin1815,Heremainedontheislanduntilhisdeathin1821.In1890,theZuluChief,Dinizulu,andhispeoplewereexiledtotheislandwheretheyremainedforsevenyears.Then,in1900,sixthousandBoerprisonersfromtheAnglo-Boerwarwereexiledthereforthreeyears.ThepeopleIncludedamongthefirstsettlersonStHelenawerevictimsoftheGreatFireofLondon.ThesewerelaterjoinedbyotherEuropeans,aswellaslabourersfromChinaandotherAsiancountries,andslavesfromMadagascar.Manyofthepresent-dayresidentsofStHelenaaredescendedfromtheseearlysettlersandexiledpeople.Themixofraceshasresultedinauniquepeopleofvaryingskintonesandphysicalfeatureswholiveontheislandinharmonyasapeaceful,lawabiding,andfriendlycommunity.(385words/_________minutes)VocabularyPortuguese葡萄牙的；葡萄牙人navigator航海者uninhabited無人居住的saint圣人，圣徒restore恢復(fù)；重新實(shí)施exile流放，放逐victim受害者slave奴隸harmony和睦，融洽law-abiding守法的NotesEventhoughStHelenaissofarfromBritain,ithasbeeninvolvedinmanyofthemajoreventsinBritishhistory.Someofthoseeventsareexplainedbrieflybelow.Claimingterritory:Fromabout1600onwards,manyEuropeancountriesbeganextendingtheirterritoriesintootherpartsoftheworldtobuildempires(帝國).Theyacquiredlandbyclaimingpossessionofuninhabitedland,bygoingtowaragainsttheoriginalinhabitantsofthecountryorbygoingtowarwithotherEuropeancountrieswhoalreadypossessedtheland.GreatFireofLondon:Afirein1666destroyedmuchofLondonandthewholecitywasrebuilt.Afamousarchitect,SirChristopherWren,supervisedmuchoftherebuildingofLondon.ManyofWren'sbuildings,suchasStPaul'sCathedral,arestillstandingtodayandhavebecomepopulartouristsites.TheBattleofWaterloo(滑鐵盧戰(zhàn)役)(18June1815)wasthefinalbattleinawarbetweenFranceandEngland.InthebattletheFrenchemperor,NapoleonBonaparte(拿破侖),wasdefeatedandexiledtoStHelena.Anglo-BoerWar(英國人與布爾人的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng))：ThereweretwowarsfoughtinAfricaExercise21.WhatthreenationalitieswereoriginallyinvolvedwithStHelena?2.WhywasStHelenasovaluabletoearlysailingships?3.WhydoyouthinkStHelenawassuchagoodplacetoexileenemiesoftheBritish?4.WhowasStHelena'smostfamousexile?5.Nameatleastthreeracesfromwhichpresent-dayresidentsofStHelenaaredescended.Beforeyoustart(3)IsStHelenathekindofplaceyouwouldliketovisit?Whyorwhynot?Reading(3):Internetpage(travelinformation)StHelenaAboutusHistoryEconomyLifestyleHowtogetthereHOWTOGETTHEREStHelenahasnoairport,sotheonlywaytogetthereisbyship.Onlyoneship,theRMSStHelena,callsintotheislandregularly.Thisshipcarriesbothcargoandpassengerstotheisland.TheshipsailsfromCardiff,intheUnitedKingdom,toStHelenafourtimesayear;fromCapeTown,inSouthAfrica,tentimesayear;andfromAscensionIslandfifteentimesayear.JourneytimestoStHelenaare:fromCardiff,fifteendays;fromCapeTown,fivedays;andfromAscensionIsland,twodays.ManyvisitorsflytoCapeTown,whichhasaninternationalairport,andthentaketheshiptoStHelena.AscensionIslandhasanairlinkfromtheUK.Thisisamilitaryflightbutitwilltakecivilianpassengersifspaceisavailable.▲Pleaseclickherefortimetabledetailsandbookingagents.(146words/_______tortures)Vocabularycall(車、船等)?？緾ardiff(城市名)加的夫CapeTown(城市名)開普敦airlink航線NotesRMS=RoyalMailShip.ThistellsyouthattheshipislicensedtodelivermailfortheBritishpostalservice.Exercise31.AtwhatthreeplacescanyouboardtheshiptoStHelena?2.Ifyouwanttospendaslittletimeaspossibleonboardship,wherewouldyouboardtheship?3.Wherewouldyouboardtheshipifyoulikelongseavoyagesandhaveplentyoftime?4.HowcanyoufindoutdeparturedatesforRMSStHelena?5.WhatkindofcargodoyouthinktheRMSStHel