Unit16OntheLondonEyeLondonEyepropern.伦敦眼RiverThamespropern.泰晤士河TowerBridgepropern.塔桥WestminsterBridgepropern.威斯敏斯特桥BigBenpropern.大本钟英国航空伦敦眼(TheBritishAirwaysLondonEye)又称千禧之轮,坐落在伦敦泰晤士河畔,是世界第三大摩天轮(次于坐落在新加坡的摩天观景轮和中国南昌高160米的“南昌之星”摩天轮)LondonEye是伦敦的地标之一,也是伦敦最吸引游人的观光点之一。坐在伦敦眼上可以鸟瞰伦敦的全貌。“伦敦之眼”重1600吨,横躺在浮于河面的一个平台上建造,伦敦眼与河对岸庄严的大本钟形成极大的对比。泰晤士河是英国第二大的河流,也是最重要的水路,又是英国的母亲河。喝水从西部流入伦敦市区,伦敦下游河面变宽,形成一个宽度为29千米的河口,后经诺尔岛注入北海。泰晤士河自伦敦桥开始,河床开始加深,河面也大大变宽。伦敦桥一带河宽229米,到格雷夫森德时更是宽达640米。通航里程280公里,伦敦以下为潮汐区,海轮可乘潮抵伦敦(距河口88公里,该段是世界最繁忙的航道之一)。伦敦塔桥至河口有4条汽车隧道,塔桥以上沿河架有许多公路、铁路桥,并有运河同其他河流相通。是伦敦用水的主要来源。伦敦塔桥是一座吊桥,最初为一木桥,后改为石桥,现在是座拥有6条车道的水泥结构桥。河中的两座桥基高7.6米,相距76米,桥基上建有两座高耸的方形主塔,为花岗岩和钢铁结构的方形五层塔,高40多米,两座主塔上建有白色大理石屋顶和五个小尖塔,远看仿佛两顶王冠。两塔之间的跨度为60多米,塔基和两岸用钢缆吊桥相连。桥身分为上、下两层,上层(桥面高于高潮水位约42米)为宽阔的悬空人行道,两侧装有玻璃窗,行人从桥上通过,可以饱览泰晤士河两岸的美丽风光;下层可供车辆通行。当泰晤士河上有万吨船只通过时,主塔内机器启动,桥身慢慢分开,向上折起,船只过后,桥身慢慢落下,恢复车辆通行。两块活动桥面,各自重达1000吨。从远处观望塔桥,双塔高耸,极为壮丽。桥塔内设楼梯上下,内设博物馆、展览厅、商店、酒吧等。登塔远眺,可尽情欣赏泰晤士河上下游十里风光。假若遇上薄雾锁桥,景观更为一绝,雾锁塔桥是伦敦胜景之一。1859年,大钟由当时的英王工务大臣本杰明·霍尔爵士(BenjaminHall)监制。“大本”钟被视为伦敦的象征,凡到伦敦观光的人,无不想到大本钟,站在桥上欣赏伦敦这个独具一格的建筑。1834年整个威斯敏斯特宫被大火所毁,目前的这座97米高的钟楼是1837年维多利亚女王登基时建造的。大钟造于1856年,以建造工程的第一名监督官本杰明爵士的名字命名,叫BIGBEN(大本钟)。1857年该钟出现裂痕,于1859年重新铸造。自从1859年投入使用后,英国政府每隔五年就要对大本钟实施维护,包括清洗钟体、替换大本钟的报时轮系和运转轮系等。“大本钟”于2005年5月27日晚突然停走了一个半小时。技术人员现在还不明白这座有着147年历史的大钟为何“罢工”?binocularsFunn.乐趣Believev.相信Togetheradv.一起Reallyadv.真正的Passv.递给Anyquantifier.任何一个Shipn.轮船Somequantifier.一些Downthereadv.下面那里itspossessive.它的Daisy:Oh,Jack!Isn’tthisfun?Canyoubelieveit?We’realltogetherontheLondonEye!Jack:Yes,honey.Isn’titgreat?Look,Claire!That’stheRiverThames.Claire:Yes,Dad.Isn’titgrey?Daisy:Well,greyandsilver!It’sbeautiful.Lookatallthebridges!Claire:Hey,Mom,IcanseeTowerBridge.It’sopen!Jack:Isitreally?Passmethebinoculars!Jack:Canyouseeanyshipsthere?Claire:Icanseeone.Therearesomeboats,too.Daisy:Look,Jack!That’sWestminsterBridgedownthere.Therearesomepeopleonthebridge.Jack:Therearesomecarsandbuses,too.Claire:Hey,Dad!That’sBigBen!It’stwelveo’clock!Daisy:Ding-dong,ding-dong;ding-dong,ding-dong!Oh,Jack!Isn’tLondonjustgreat?GuidedConversation对话练习a)Example:AreDaisyandJackontheLondonEye?Yes,thereare.1AretheywithClira?2IsthattheRiverThames?3Istheriverblackandbrown?4Isitgreyandsilver?5IsTowerBridgeopen?6Isthereashipthere?7Arethereanyboatsthere?8IsthatWestminsterBridgedownthere?9Arethereanypeopleonthebridge?10Arethereanycarsandbuses?b)Example:WhoareontheLondonEye?Daisy,JackandClaireare.1What’sgreyandsilver?2WhocanseeTowerBridge?3What’sopen?4Whocanseeaship?c)Example:AreDaisyandJackonTowerBridge?No,theyaren’t.They’reontheLondonEye.1IsthattheRiverLondon?2Istheriverblackandbrown?3IstheshiponTowerBridge?4Isthereaboatnearthebridge?d)Example:WhereareDaisy,JackandClaire?They’reontheLondonEye.1What’sthenameoftheriver?2Whatcolouristheriver?3HowmanyshipsarenearTowerBridge?4WhatcantheyseeonWestminsterBridge?5Whattimeisit?Pronunciation/f/funfootballfieldfairfrontrefereeoutfitfiftynephew/v/verycleversilverriverheavyfiveseventwelvePatternPractice句型练习1A:Arethereanychildrenintheclassroom?B:Yes,thereare.A:Arethereanychildreninthepark?B:No,therearen’t.2A:Aretheanychildrenintheclassroom?B:Yes,thereare,buttherearen’tanychildreninthepark.3A:Canyouseeanychildren?B:Yes,Ican.Therearesomechildrenintheclassroom.A:Arethereanyinthepark.B:No,therearen’tanyinthepark.4A:Canyouseeanychildreninthepark.B:No,Ican‘t,butIcanseesomechildrenintheclassroom.教堂MarchAandB1Passme2Canyouseeanypeople3Therearesomenewboats4Hecanplayfootball5Givehimthoseoldbook6Areyourchildren7Thosemenoverthere8She’sastudent9Whoisthatwoman10Yournewpyjamas1ontheriver2lateforschool3areinthewashingmachine4attheartcollege5areverystrong6onthebridge?7intheredcoat?8verywell.9onthatshelf.10thebinocularspleaseSentenceStructure1Oh,Jack!Isn’tthis?(pic.1)2Canyoubelieve?(pic.1)3RiverThames.(pic.2)4Lookallbridges!(pic.2)5Passbinoculars!(pic.3)6youseeshipsthere?(pic4)7Therepeoplethebridge.(pic.5)GuidedSummary:WritecompleteanswerstothesequestionsaboutthetextinLesson31tomakeoneparagraph.1WhoarealltogetherontheLondonEye?2Whichriverisgreyandsilver?3Whichbridgeisopen?4HowmanyshipscanClairesee?Howmanyboats?5ArethereanypeoplenearWestminsterBridge?Arethereanycarsandbusesonthebridge?6Whattimeisit?