高中一年级下学期英语《Unit4 History and traditions cultural background》教学课件

CulturalBackground必修2Unit4HISTORYANDTRADITIONSWhatdoyouknowaboutthebuildingsinthe

photoabove?Whattraditionsofthecitydoyouknowabout?thePalaceof

Westminster,the

homeoftheUK

governmentBigBenWestminsterBridgeBrainstormingWearegoingtowatchavideoaboutLondon.Whatdoyouexpecttoseeinthevideo?Why?AnintroductiontohistoricLondonLondonsitsupontheRiverThamesinthe

southeastofEngland.Itisthecapitalofthe

UnitedKingdom,and—withalmostnine

millionpeople-Europe'slargestcity.Doyouknowanytourist

attractionsinLondon?TheBritishMuseumTheBritishMuseumwasbuiltin1735.Ithasa

collectionofatleast8millionobjects,including

someofitsmostworld-famousartefacts,suchas

theRosettaStone,Egyptianmummiesandthe

Eginmarbles.theWorldHeritageSitesoftheUKTheUnitedKingdomistheworld's8thbiggest

touristdestination.Thecountry'sprincipaltouristdestinationsareinLondon,withtheTowerofLondonbeingthesinglemostvisitedattractioninthecountry.TowerofLondonTheTowerofLondonisanancientfortressand

historicmonumentincentralLondon.TheTower'sprimaryfunctionwasafortress,aroyalpalace,andaprison,particularlyfornobleandroyalprisoners.TowerBridgeisclosetotheTowerofLondon,fromwhichittakesitsname.Ithasbecomeaniconic

symbol(象征符号)of

London.TowerofBridgeTowerofLondonLondonEyelttowersaboveWestminsterandtheHousesof

Parliamentgivingyouafantasticbird'seyeview

over

allofLondon.Theridetakes30

minutes,and

carriesyouuptoaheightof135metres.someothertouristattractionsLondonhasafamoustraditioncalled"ChangingoftheGuard”.ThishappensatBuckinghamPalace,the

homeofthequeen.Theguardsofthepalaceare

changedfornewguards.Theywearspecialred

uniformswithtallblackhats.Therearemanyother

traditionsintheUKsuchasdrinkingtea,playing

cricket,andeatingfishandchips.Themostfamousandlargesttemple

honouringthegreatsage(圣人),itis

alsoaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Itcovers16,000squaremetresand

has460rooms.Themainpart

consistsofninecourtyardswith

severalgates.DachengHallstandsat

thecentreandistheprincipalplace

forofferingsacrificestoConfucius.TempleofConfuciusKongFamilyMansionLocatedtotheeastoftheTempleofConfucius,this

wasthehistoricalhomeofthedescendantsof

Confuciusfromwheretheymanagedsitesand

ceremoniesinQufu.Todayitisamuseum.CemeteryofConfuciusThisiswhereConfuciusandhisdescendantsare

buried.Therearemorethan10,000ofthem,buriedhereover2,000years.Thecemeteryhas

hadmanyrenovationsandextensionsinitshistory.TranslatethefollowingsentencesandthinkaboutConfucius'ideasoneducation.Learningwithoutreflectingleadstoconfusion.学而不思则罔。Reviewtheoldandlearnthenew.温故而知新。Makenosocialdistinctionsinteaching.有教无类。Tolearnandatduetimetorepeatwhatonehaslearnt,isn'tthatafterallapleasure?学而时习之，不亦乐乎?Thinkanddiscuss:1.WhathistoricplacesinLondonwouldyou

liketovisit?Why?2.Whathistoricplacesinyourlocalcitywould

visitorsprobablyliketoseemost?Whatcould

youtell