sightseeing-in-london

SightseeinginLondonByWeiTingReview•Character:ZhangPingyu•Place:London•Event:wentaroundLondonandvisitedsomefamousplaces.Route（路线）:The1stday:Tower(builtbyNormaninvaders;solidstone,square;remainedstandingfor1000years)••StPaul’sCathedral(splendid/grand)•WestminsterAbbey(containingstatuesinmemoryofdeadpoetsandwriters)•BuckinghamPalaceRoute:•The2ndday:Greenwich(oldships,famousclock,longitudelinedividingtheworldintoeasternandwesternhalves;helpfulfornavigation)Route:•The3rdday:CarlMarx’sstatueandBritishMuseum.Questions•1.Whatdoestheword“it”(forthline,thirdPara.)referto?Thelongitudeline2.Whydoestheauthor（作者）orZhangPingyuthink“itseemedstrangethatthemanwhohaddevelopedcommunismshouldhavelivedanddiedinLondon”?UK:capitalism（[‘kæpitəlizəm]n.资本主义).Marxviolentlyfought(fight)againstcapitalism.Usefulwordsandexpressions•1.beuseful/helpfulfor•e.g..Dictionaryisveryusefulforenlargingourvocabulary.2.havesth…donee.g..Pingyuhadaphototakenstandingoneithersideoftheline.3.Itseems/seemedthat….4.shouldhavedone…5.communism(共产主义):asocialsysteminwhichmostpropertyispubliclyownedandeachpersonworksforthecommonbenefit.communistcommunistpartysocialismsocialist6.thrillv.使激动；使胆战心惊bethrilledbythrilling[‘θriliŋ]a.毛骨悚然的,令人兴奋的7.Beproudofsth.为…自豪e.g..Youaresoexcellent/promising.Iamproudofyou.8.pot[pɔt]罐,壶hotpot（火锅）e.g.Chongqinghotpotissoyummy(delicious)thatIfellinlovewithitthefirsttimeItastedit.9.wondern.奇迹,惊奇,惊谔v.惊奇,想知道,怀疑E.g.Iwonderwhatthetimeis.wonderlandn.仙境,奇境SummarythetextDescribetheseplacesofinterestusingwordsandexpressionsinthetext.•1.Tower•2.