高中英语UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS

UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
背景导入：生活在大都市——伦敦给作者带来各式各样的便捷，虽然作者很喜欢这样的感觉，但是作者还是想离开这里，回到自己的家园。

Life in London
At the moment, I'm living in London, the capital city of the UK and in a busy, tourist-filled metropolis①， but it's easy to feel like a small fish in a very big pond②.
I take the tube③ to work. The London underground is a great transport network and you can get across London by underground much more quickly than by bus. However, it's often very crowded on the tube in the morning.There's no air conditioning on the tube, and when there are a lot of people on board④you'll feel very uncomfortable. Occasionally⑤ there are delays which can be frustrating when you need to get to work！The tube can be quite expensive, and a single ticket can be up to ￡4.Luckily, if you have an Oyster card you pay almost half of that!
As a capital city, London has loads of⑥great attractions. Some of them require an entrance fee, but there are lots of things that you can do for free.The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a well-known event.You can watch it for free but you need to get there early if you want a good view！Most museums in London are free for everyone to enjoy, but donations are welcome.
One thing I love about London is the free newspapers and magazines.On Tuesdays, a magazine called TimeOut is published and it has great tips on what events will happen in London in the coming week. If you like fashion, you can pick up a copy
of Stylist on Wednesdays. Every day, two newspapers are printed.You can pick up a copy of the Metro during the day, or later in the afternoon you can obtain⑦ a copy of the LondonEveningStandard.The articles aren't too long, and it's a great way to keep up with the news!
Though I'm enjoying living in London temporarily⑧， it'll be nice to escape the big smoke and return home！
【词汇积累】
①metropolis/mə'trɒpəlɪs/n.大都市；大城市；(某项活动的)中心
②pond/pɒnd/n.(人工或自然的)池塘
③take the tube乘地铁
④on board在船(火车、飞机)上
⑤occasionally/ə'keɪʒnəli/adv.偶尔
⑥load s of许多
⑦obtain/əb'teɪn/v.获得
⑧temporarily/'temprərəli/adv.临时地
【靓句背诵】
On Tuesdays, a magazine called TimeOut is published and it has great tips on what events will happen in London in the coming week.
每周二都会出版一本名为《Time Out》的杂志，该杂志为伦敦下周将举办的比赛项目提供了很好的建议。

Section ⅠListening and Speaking & Listening and Talking 每/日/金/句：A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.—Marcus Garvey
一个不了解自己历史、起源和文化的民族，就如同一棵无根之树。

——马库斯·加维
听说·强化交际技能
目标一同步听力多维训练
Ⅰ.主题词汇听写
①
________
of Confucius
Kong Family
②________
③________
of Confucius
Confucius ④________Achilles′
⑤________
A⑥________
of Confucius
Ⅱ.教材听力填空
William: Excuse me, do you speak English? I'm looking for the Confucius Temple, but I'm not ①________________—they're my Achilles' heel!
Xiao Kong: Oh, hello, yes. Come with me—I'm going to the temple right now. By the way, what does “Achilles' heel” mean?
William: Oh, it means that something is ②______________—I'm really bad with maps! So do you know much about Confucius? He's one of my favourite philosophers. He was such a wise man.
Xiao Kong: Oh, yes. I was born here. In fact, I
believe I am a descendant of Confucius himself.
William: No way, you're pulling my leg, right? So how do you know you're relate d to Confucius? Didn't he live ③________________ ago?
Xiao Kong: Yes, but his family tree is well recorded. He has over three million descendants. Sorry again, what does “pulling my leg” mean?
William: Oh, sorry, it means to joke with someone. Anyway, so you're actually going to the temple to pay respects to your relative?
Xiao Kong: Well, yes. But I'm also meeting my study group there. We are doing a research project on Confucius' ideas ④________________. You know, Confucius was a great educator, and he had many great ideas about education. For example, he talked
about the relationship between learning and reflecting. He believed that learning without reflecting leads to confusion. Oh, look, the temple is just over there.
William: Oh, great! What's that big building over there?
Xiao Kong: Oh, that's the famous Dacheng Hall.
You know, it's so well-respected in Qufu that no other building in the city can be ⑤________________．
William: Wow, now that's respect. That's a little bit like my hometown—Stratford-upon-Avon.
Xiao Kong: Wait, you mean where Shakespeare was from? What a coincidence—Confucius and Shakespeare, two of the greatest minds in history! I really want to visit the UK—I'm really interested in ⑥________________________.
William: Oh, that's great! So later we can go for a cup of tea and have a chat about it. And it would be great if you could take me somewhere to get my watch fixed.
Xiao Kong: OK, no problem！So come and meet my study group—we can tell you all about the temple. And how long are you staying in Qufu? I can show you the Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion as well.
William: Really？That's so kind! I need all the help I can get—I'm like ⑦________________________．
Ⅲ.话题听力体验
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1．What's the weather like now?
A．Rainy.
B．Sunny.
C．Snowy.
2．When can the tour be finished?
A．At 4：00 p．m.
B．At 5：00 p．m.
C．At 6：00 p．m.
3．Which spot will tourists get to after visiting the museum?
A．Oxford Street.
B．Elizabeth Tower.
C．Tower Bridge.
4．Where is the cafe?
A．Under the London Eye.
B．Beside the Tower of London.
C．Near Buckingham Palace.
目标二场景模拟体验感悟
Mark是一名高中学生，对历史课很感兴趣，他的朋友William非常好奇，于是两人对此进行了交流……
请根据提示完成对话。

W: Why are you so interested in the history class?
M: Our history teacher Mr Zhang is really humorous.He 1.____________________________ (关于孔子了解的很多)．
W: Really, but he looks very serious and strict, 2.____________________ (像一位哲学老师)．
M: No, not at all.The examples he gives are really interesting.And 3._____________________ (我已经学到了很多好的历史故事) from him, for example, many kingdoms.There is lots of laughter in his class.
W: What else is he good at?
M: He has a good knowledge of 4.______________ (军事力量)．
W: No wonder you like him so much.I wish 5.________________________________ (他是我们的历史老师) too.
目标三技巧点拨精准发音
【发音技巧】
连读的条件：相邻的两词在意义上必须密切相关，同属一个意群。

连读所构成的音节一般都不重读，只需顺其自然地一带而过，不可读得太重。

1．“辅音＋元音”型连读
连读在同一个意群里，如果相邻两词中的前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这就要将辅音与元音拼起来连读。

2．“r/re＋元音”型连读
如果前一个词是以-r或者-re结尾，后一个词是以元音开头，这时的r或re不但要发/r/，而且还要与后面的元音拼起来连读。

3．“辅音＋半元音”型连读
英语语音中的/j/和/w/是半元音，如果前一个词是以辅音结尾，后一个词是以半元音，特别是/j/开头，此时也要连读。

4．“元音＋元音”型连读
如果前一个词以元音结尾，后一个词以元音开头，这两个音往往也要自然而不间断地连读到一起。

语言基础集释
探究新知发展语言知识
(教材P38)Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?
你认为为什么威廉说他的家乡和曲阜很像？
◎be similar to 与……相似
(1)be similar in 在……方面相似
(2)be familiar to 为……所熟悉
be harmful to 对……有危害
be polite/rude to 对……有礼貌/无礼
[佳句] All happy families are similar to one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
所有幸福的家庭都是相似的，但每个不幸的家庭各有各的不幸。

[练通]——单句语法填空
①Their house is very similar ________ ours, but ours is bigger.
②The two cars are very similar ________ size and design.
[写美]——应用文佳句
③我的教学风格和多数教师相似。

My teaching style ________________ of most other teachers.
UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
Section ⅠListening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
Part 1 听说·强化交际技能
目标一
Ⅰ.
①Temple②Mansion ③Cemetery④philosophy
⑤heel⑥descendant
Ⅱ.
①good at maps②my weakness③over 2，500 years
④on education⑤taller than it⑥British history and culture ⑦a fish out of water
Ⅲ.
答案： 1－4 ABAC
听力原文
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this fantastic tour of London by bus. My name's Greg and I am your guide this afternoon. As you can see, we're on an open-top bus, so you can see all the attractions from your seats and you don't need to walk anywhere. And please don't worry about the rain; I'm sure it'll stop soon. Well, it's two o'clock and the tour takes three hours. First we'll see Madame Tussauds, the museum with candle models of famous people. And then we'll drive along the most famous shopping street in the world, Oxford Street. We can buy many souvenirs in the shops. After that we'll see the famous clock Elizabeth Tower. As we drive along the river we'll see the popular attraction, the London Eye, from which you can see the whole city on sunny day. Then we'll see Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. Finally we'll drive back to Buckingham Palace at 4：30, just in time for a cup of tea with the Queen. No, not exactly, but there's a lovely cafe near the palace where you can get a cup of tea.
目标二
1．knows more about Confucius
2．like a philosophy teacher
3．I have learned many good historical stories
4．military forces
5．he were our history teacher
Part 2 语言基础集释
探究新知发展语言知识①to②in③is similar to that。