Unit 10 London

Lecture10LondonContentsI.IntroductionofLondonII.ReadingComprehensionIII.LanguagePointsIV.ReadingSkillsDoyouknowanythingaboutthecity—London?CapitalofEnglandInternationalmetropolitancityThefifth-largestcityAlotoftouristattractionsthehostofOlympicGamesforthreetimesSightseeingbyvideosUnit10London(P156)StonehengeI.Readtheintroductionpartandcatchthekeyinformation.ReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionII.Reading&ThinkingReadthroughthepassagein20minutesandfinishexercisesA&Bonpage160-161Comprehensionquestions:1.Wheredo“GreaterLondon”and“CityofLondon”referto?2.WhatarethetwolandmarksthatguidetothegrowthofLondon?Baroquearchitecturespectaculardome(theworld'ssecondlargestdomeofthechurch)DianaandCharles'weddingceremonyin1981St.Paul’sCathedralTheVictoriaTowerTheClockTower(BigBen)alarge,four-facedclockstrikeseveryquarterhourBigBenstrikesthehourWestminsterPalaceandBridge（HousesofParliament）WestminsterAbbeyGothicarchitectureCoronationTombsformostKingsandQueensPoets'CornerOtherplacesmentionedmorebridgeswereaddedtothewestofLondonBridgeCanbeliftedinthemiddleLondonBridgeTowerofLondonBuckinghamPalaceTrafalgarSquareLondonGallery3.WhatisthemostsignificantfunctionforFleetStreet?Greenwich-royalObservatory4.Tellussomethingaboutthe“WestEnd”and“EastEnd”ofLondon.EastEndOxfordUniversityCambridgeUniversity5.Saysomethingaboutthenorth,eastandwestofGreatBritainrespectively.1.Thedivisionbetween“theCity”andthe“WestEnd”wouldbelessobviousfromthisbird’s-eyeview.III.Languagepoints2.Thename“WestEnd”cametobeassociatedwithwealth,comfort,andgoodsofhighquality.(connected)3.Thecityisconcernedwithfinance,butitisalsoamarketforgoodsofalmosteverykind,fromallpartsoftheworld.(concentratedon)4.TheLordMayor’sShowcelebratestheelectionofanewLordMayorofLondon.5.ItcrossestheboundaryandstopsattheLawCourts,wheretheLordMayorispresentedtotheLordChiefJustice.(isintroducedto)IV.ReadingSkillsRecognizingOrganizationandSeeingRelationshipSequenceofEventsTimeorderSpaceorderorderoftime:timeorder----oftencalledchronologicalorder,isusedoftenbyhistorians,fictionwriters,andjournalists.spaceorder:orderofspatialdevelopment----thisistheordermostfrequentlyusedindescription.Detailsarearrangedthewaytheyareseenfromaparticularadvantagepointsothatthereadermayfollowthedescriptioneasily.UnderstandingSupportingDetailsRelatingthemainideaanddetailsSortingoutmajorandminordetailsFastReadingFinishFastReadingExercisesin15minutes(P165-169)ThankYou