新(2019新教材) 人教版英语第二册UNIT 4Video Time课件（含视频素材）.zip

UNIT UNIT 4 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONSHISTORY AND TRADITIONS To learn about places in London by watching a video. To talk about the historic places in your local city. Do you know these buildings? Which country do they belong to? The palace of Westminster, the home of the UK government Big Ben Westminster Bridge We are going to watch a video about London. What do you expect to see in the video? Why? London sits upon the River Thames in the southeast of England. It is the capital of the United Kingdom, andwith almost nine million peopleEuropes largest city. An introduction to historic London Match the place names below with the photos from the video. Before you watchBefore you watch A Big Ben B Buckingham Palace C Houses of Parliament D Tower of London E National Gallery F Trafalgar Square G Tower Bridge H Westminster Abbey HGD BEF AC While you watchWhile you watch 1. The Tower Bridge 2. Westminster Abbey 3. Buckingham Palace 4. The National Gallery 5. Trafalgar Square 6. The Houses of Parliament 7. Big Ben 1. Complete the sentences below by writing 1-7 on the lines. While you watchWhile you watch ____ A. is a symbol of the city of London. ____ B. is also called the Palace of Westminster. ____ C. is where the king or queen lives. ____ D. is where all royal funerals and most coronations take place. ____ E. is in fact the name of the bell in the tower. ____ F. is a traditional place for public meetings. ____ G. contains a great art collection. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 What did Samuel Johnson say about London? What makes London a great city to walk in? 2. Answer the questions using information from the video. Samuel Johnson said that when one is tired of London, one is tired of life. It is a great city to walk in because there are no hills and many things to see. 1. What historic places in London would you like to visit? Why? After you watchAfter you watch Discuss the questions in groups. I would like to take a walk around Trafalgar Square to explore the area. I would also like to visit Westminster Abbey and pay my respects to the famous people who lie buried there. 2. What historic places in your local city would visitors probably like to see most? What could you tell visitors about those places and the traditions of your local city? Visitors to Henan Province would probably like to visit the Gaocheng Astronomical Observatory and the ancient ruins of Yin. The former is the site of the oldest observatory in China where astronomy has traditionally been studied. The latter was the last capital of the Shang Dynasty and is the largest archaeological site in China today. Search online more information about the historic places in your local city and then try to write a passage to describe one of them.