大学英语精读第三版第二册教案_Unit3PPT格式课件下载.pptx

1、,Before Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,After Reading,DiscussionLondonA brief introduction to LondonSome famous places of interest in LondonEducation in U.K.Questions and Answers,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,DiscussionLook at the pictures of various jobs.Answer the following q

2、uestions with a partner.,Detailed Reading,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,How are these people similar?#How are they different?#Would you like to be a teacher?#Why or why not?#If you have no other choice but to be a teacher,what kind of teacher do you wa nt to be?#Why?#Can you tell us so

3、mething about the best teacher of yours in your life?#,Detailed Reading,A brief introduction to London,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom.The city covers 1,580 s q km an

4、d has a population of 6,378,600（1991）.Settled by the Romans as an important shipping point for crops and minerals,it gradually developed into the wealthy capital of a thriving industrial and agricultural nation.The expansion in the 19th century of the Briti sh Empire increased Londons influence stil

5、l further.Since World War II the citys promi nence on the international stage has diminished,but it remains a flourishing financial ce nter and home to one of the worlds most important stock exchanges.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Some famous places of interest

6、in London1.Big Ben 3.Tower Bridge4.The Tower of London 5.Buckingham Palace 9.Trafalgar Square 11.The British Museum 12.The National Gallery,Detailed Reading,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,1.Big BenBig Ben is a famous bell in the Clock Tower of the House s of Parliament in London.The bel

7、l weighs about 15 short tons（14 metric tons）.It stands 7.5 feet（2.3 meters）high and has a diameter of 9 feet（2.7 meters）.Big Ben first toll ed in 1859.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,2.Tower BridgeThe Tower Bridge crosses the River Thames in the East End of London

8、.It was completed in 1894 in a revival of the Gothic style of the Middle Ages.The Tower of London,a former fortress and prison,is nearby.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,3.The Tower of LondonThe Tower of London,located on the northern bank of t he Thames River,was

9、built around 1078.It was used al ternately as a fortress,royal residence,and state prison in its early years.Today,it is maintained as an arsenal with a garrison,and is open to the public.The well-pres erved Norman and medieval structures cover nearly 7.2 hectares（18 acres）.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,4

10、.Buckingham Palace,Buckingham Palace in Westminster is the official London residence of the British sove reign.Its interior,open to the public during August and September while the Queen is on holiday,contains many elegantly furnished apartments and a superb art collection.Funds raised from the summ

11、er visits go towards repairing Windsor Castle,damaged b,y fire in 1992.,takes place outside Buckingham Palace.,非内嵌在本机的视频文件，无法获取该视频文件。#,The Ceremony of the Changing of the Guard,Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Reading,无法 获取,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,5.Trafalgar Squ

12、areTrafalgar Square in central London is one of the citys most popular sites.It is named for a famous naval battl e of 1805 in which Admiral Horatio Nelson led the Britis h fleet to victory.A statue of Nelson stands atop the tall column in the center of the square.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Read

13、ing,Global Reading,After Reading,6.The British MuseumBritish Museum,in London,is among the oldest of the worlds great national museums.Many of its collections are among the finest in the world.The museum was fo unded in 1753 by an act of Parliament after Sir Hans Sl oane,a British physician and bota

14、nist,willed his collecti ons to the nation.The museum opened on Jan.15,175 9,in Montagu House in Londons West End.In 1847,a new building replaced Montagu House,and many addit ions have since been made.The British Museum attrac ts more than 4 million visitors a year.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Rea

15、ding,Global Reading,After Reading,7.The National GalleryThe National Gallery in Trafalgar Square,London,houses the national collection of European paintings,comprising m ore than 2,000 pictures dating from the late 13th to the earl y 20th century.The pictures belong to the public and acces s to them

16、 is free,as it has been since the Gallery was first f ounded in 1824.The National Gallery has the most compr ehensive collection of Italian Renaissance paintings outsid e Italy.The museum also has impressive collections of wor ks by Rembrandt and other Dutch artists.,Detailed Reading,无法 获取,Before Reading,Global Reading,After Reading,Education in U.K.1.British state schoolsOld system“eleven plus”examinationUnder the old system,children took an examination called t he“eleven plus”at the age of eleven.If t