电子教案Unit3-My-First-Job

1.Discussion2.LondonAbriefintroductiontoLondonSomefamousplacesofinterestinLondonBeforeReading_MainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading3.EducationinU.K.4.QuestionsandAnswersBeforeReading_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDiscussionLookatthepicturesofvariousjobs.Answerthefollowingquestionswithapartner.DetailedReadingBeforeReading_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading1.Howarethesepeoplesimilar?Howaretheydifferent?2.Wouldyouliketobeateacher?Whyorwhynot?3.Ifyouhavenootherchoicebuttobeateacher,whatkindofteacherdoyouwanttobe?Why?4.Canyoutellussomethingaboutthebestteacherofyoursinyourlife?DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.11AbriefintroductiontoLondonBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.12BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingLondonisthecapitalandlargestcityoftheUnitedKingdom.Thecitycovers1,580sqkmandhasapopulationof6,378,600(1991).SettledbytheRomansasanimportantshippingpointforcropsandminerals,itgraduallydevelopedintothewealthycapitalofathrivingindustrialandagriculturalnation.Theexpansioninthe19thcenturyoftheBritishEmpireincreasedLondon’sinfluencestillfurther.SinceWorldWarIIthecity’sprominenceontheinternationalstagehasdiminished,butitremainsaflourishingfinancialcenterandhometooneoftheworld’smostimportantstockexchanges.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.21BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSomefamousplacesofinterestinLondon1.BigBen2.TowerBridge3.TheTowerofLondon4.BuckinghamPalace5.TrafalgarSquare6.TheBritishMuseum7.TheNationalGalleryDetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.22BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading1.BigBenBigBenisafamousbellintheClockToweroftheHousesofParliamentinLondon.Thebellweighsabout15shorttons(14metrictons).Itstands7.5feet(2.3meters)highandhasadiameterof9feet(2.7meters).BigBenfirsttolledin1859.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.23BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading2.TowerBridgeTheTowerBridgecrossestheRiverThamesintheEastEndofLondon.Itwascompletedin1894inarevivaloftheGothicstyleoftheMiddleAges.TheTowerofLondon,aformerfortressandprison,isnearby.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.24BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading3.TheTowerofLondonTheTowerofLondon,locatedonthenorthernbankoftheThamesRiver,wasbuiltaround1078.Itwasusedalternatelyasafortress,royalresidence,andstateprisoninitsearlyyears.Today,itismaintainedasanarsenalwithagarrison,andisopentothepublic.Thewell-preservedNormanandmedievalstructurescovernearly7.2hectares(18acres).■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.25BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading4.BuckinghamPalaceBuckinghamPalaceinWestminsteristheofficialLondonresidenceoftheBritishsovereign.Itsinterior,opentothepublicduringAugustandSeptemberwhiletheQueenisonholiday,containsmanyelegantlyfurnishedapartmentsandasuperbartcollection.FundsraisedfromthesummervisitsgotowardsrepairingWindsorCastle,damagedbyfirein1992.takesplaceoutsideBuckinghamPalace.■TheCeremonyoftheChangingoftheGuard■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.26BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading5.TrafalgarSquareTrafalgarSquareincentralLondonisoneofthecity'smostpopularsites.Itisnamedforafamousnavalbattleof1805inwhichAdmiralHoratioNelsonledtheBritishfleettovictory.AstatueofNelsonstandsatopthetallcolumninthecenterofthesquare.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.27BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading6.TheBritishMuseumBritishMuseum,inLondon,isamongtheoldestoftheworld'sgreatnationalmuseums.Manyofitscollectionsareamongthefinestintheworld.Themuseumwasfoundedin1753byanactofParliamentafterSirHansSloane,aBritishphysicianandbotanist,willedhiscollectionstothenation.ThemuseumopenedonJan.15,1759,inMontaguHouseinLondon'sWestEnd.In1847,anewbuildingreplacedMontaguHouse,andmanyadditionshavesincebeenmade.TheBritishMuseumattractsmorethan4millionvisitorsayear.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_2.28BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading7.TheNationalGalleryTheNationalGalleryinTrafalgarSquare,London,housesthenationalcollectionofEuropeanpaintings,comprisingmorethan2,000picturesdatingfromthelate13thtotheearly20thcentury.Thepicturesbelongtothepublicandaccesstothemisfree,asithasbeensincetheGallerywasfirstfoundedin1824.TheNationalGalleryhasthemostcomprehensivecollectionofItalianRenaissancepaintingsoutsideItaly.ThemuseumalsohasimpressivecollectionsofworksbyRembrandtandotherDutchartists.■DetailedReadingBeforeReading_3.1EducationinU.K.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading1.BritishstateschoolsOldsystem–“elevenplus”examinationUndertheoldsystem,childrentookanexaminationcalledthe“elevenplus”attheageofeleven.Iftheypassedthisexamination,theywenttoagrammarschool(highschool)andiftheyfailed,theywenttoasecondarymodernschool.DetailedReadingBeforeReading_3.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingNewsystem–“streamed”&“unstreamed”schoolUnderthenewsystem,thereisno“elevenplus”examination,andthegrammarschoolsandsecondarymodernschoolshavebeenreplacedbylargecomprehensiveschools.Somecomprehensivesare“streamed”;othersare“unstreamed”.Inastreamedschool,pupilsareplacedintoclassesaccordingtotheirability.Childrenofhighabilityareinthe“A”stream,thoseoflesserabilityinth