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1、Step 2 Reading With the questions above in mind, the Ss begin to go through the whole passage quickly to find out the answers. Suggested Answers It is celebrated in Britain on November 5th. People will have firework parties and burn cloth dolls of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire. In the 17th century, there

2、were two kinds of Christian in Europe, Catholic and Protestant, and they were often at war with each other. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic, but the government of England usually supported Protestant. So Fawkes and his Catholic friends decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James. But b

3、efore they could do anything, their plan was discovered. Guy Fawkes was caught and killed. And King James made November 5th into a yearly celebration so that people will not forget this “disaster”.Step 3 Post-reading Pair work: Ten days before the plan, Fawkes and Catesby met to discuss their plan i

4、n detail. Make up a dialogue between them; one acts as Fawkes and the other as Catesby. Suggested Dialogue F: How can we enter the Houses of Parliament? C: Maybe we can buy a house close to it. These days houses usually have cellars. If we get the cellars connected with the Houses of Parliament, it

5、will be convenient for us to get into it. Good idea! Then we can store a lot of gunpowder in the cellar. When the king and his advisers are in the Parliament for a meeting on November 6th, we will light the gunpowder to start the fire. Thats it. Lets go to look for such a house at once. We dont have

6、 much time left. I agree with you. Lets go. The Houses of ParliamentStep 4 Listening on P52 Who are the two main characters in the story? There are more stories about them. Listen to the tape and decide which statements are true and which are false. 1. King James was a Catholic. 2. King James was fr

7、ightened of Catholics. 3. King James supported Protestants. 4. He punished Guy Fawkes. 5. Guy Fawkes talked to King James. 6. The king thought the Catholics wanted to kill him. 7. The king rewarded Guy Fawkes. 8. The king thought there were too few Catholics. 9. The kings friends abroad were Protest

8、ants. After checking the answers with the whole class, let the Ss listen to the tape again to find out King James problems.Step 5 Discussion Who will you feel most sympathy for, Guy Fawkes or King James? Give your reasons.Step 6 Homework 1. Read the text aloud after class, paying attention to your p

9、ronunciation and intonation. 2. Surf the Internet to find out some stories about other kings or queens in British history. Period Two To get the Ss to know more about British kings and queens so that they can understand British history and culture better. To learn about some historical sites in Lond

10、on. 1. To get the Ss to know more about British kings and queens so thatthey can understand British history and culture better. 2.To learn about some historical sites in London.Step 1 Warming up Guy Fawkes Night has something to do with King James. Do you know any other kings or queens in British hi

11、story? Show the Ss 2 family trees:King Edward King Henry King Edward V（the son of Edward IV）his daughterElizabethMaryhis sonKing Richard （the uncle of Edward V） Step 2 Pre-listening 1. Practise the pronunciation so that the Ss will recognize them when they hear the names in the tape. 2. In ancient t

12、imes, what is the palace called where kings and queens lived? Suggested Answer The Tower of London The Tower of London was home for the kings and queens for many years. Can such a royal palace be a prison? Zhang Pingyu, a Chinese girl is talking with a local guide about it. Lets listen to their conv

13、ersation to get the answer. （Yes） Step 3 Listening 1. Listen to the tape again to find out: Who had been prisoners in it? Suggested Answer King Edward V and his brother; Elizabeth I 2. What happened to King Edward V and his brother?As a prisoner, how could Elizabeth be the queen?（顺着前面问题的答案自然发问） Sugg

14、ested Answers Their uncle, Richard, had them killed and he made himself King Richard IV. Because her brother and sister had no children. 3. Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks in the following passage.A. These two princes were _ and _ six hundred years ago. They had come to Londo

15、n for the older brother to be crowned _ after his father, King Edward IV, _. He was only thirteen years old. His wicked uncle, Richard, was supposed to _them both, but instead he had them _ while they were _.B. In the 1550s when queen Elizabeth I was still a _, her sister, Queen Mary, brought her to

16、 the Tower as a _ because she thought Elizabeth was a traitor. She _ through a special gate _“Traitors Gate”. That only _to very bad people. Suggested Answers brothers, lived, King, died, look after, killed, asleep, princess, prisoner, went in, called, happenedStep 4 Pre-reading Nowadays the tower o

17、f London has been standing there for one thousand years, which attracts a lot of tourists every year. As a matter of fact, there are many famous old buildings in London. Zhang Pingyu is visiting London and she plans to see some historical sites.Step 5 Reading 1. Scanning Read the passage quickly to

18、find out the historical sites that she visited.Places to visit/seeCommentsThe Tower of LondonSt Pauls CathedralWestminster AbbyBig BenBuckingham PalaceGreenwichKarl Marxs statueThe British Museum2. Careful reading Read the passage carefully to get detailed information about these places.Suggested An

19、swersThe Tower of London, built by Norman invaders of AD 1066, a solid, stone, square tower which remained standing for one thousand years.St Pauls Cathedral, built after the terrible fire of London in 1666, looked splendid;Westminster Abbey, splendid, interesting, contains statues in memory of dead

20、 poets and writers;Greenwich, old ships and famous clock, the longitude line;Big Ben, the famous sound of the clock ringing out the hourBuckingham Palace, the Queens house in London, look at the outsideKarl Marxs statue in Highgate Cemetery, strange, the great man lived and died in London, worked in

21、 the famous reading room of the Library of The British MuseumThe British Museum, thrilled to see many wonderful treasures from different cultures, beautiful old Chinese pots, proud of her countryStep 6 Language points1. available: adj. （物） 可用的，可得到的;（人）可会见的，可与之交谈的These tickets are available today.The

22、 doctors are available now.be available for 有空做；可供利用2. make a list of 列的清单3. delight n. 高兴，愉快v. 给人乐趣，使愉快; 引以为乐He laughed with delight.I was delighted to be invited to her party.She delights in cooking.delighted: adj. 高兴的delightful: adj. 令人喜悦的，令人快乐的be/feel delighted at/with/by 因而高兴to ones delight /jo

23、y 令人高兴的是4. remain doing sthremain: 1）.vi. 剩下；留下；2）. Link-v. continue to be 继续保持，仍然Much work remained to be done.Ill remain to see the end of the match.The door remained closed.It remained raining.5. on special occasions 在特殊场合6. in memory of. 纪念He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.7. rin

24、g out: 发出响声，响起8. It seemed strange that . should have lived.He seems to be.There seems to be.Step 7 homework Read the passage again to get familiar with the famous buildings. Period Three To help the Ss to learn more about the United Kingdom. To improve the Ss reading comprehension. To encourage the

25、 Ss to describe the UK with the help of pictures and maps. Get the Ss to answer the following questions to see how much they have already known about the United Kingdom. 1. What does UK stand for? 2. How many countries does the UK consist of? 3. What is the longest river in England? 4. What do you k

26、now about any cities or towns in the UK? 5. What is their national flag like? What does it stand for?Cross of St George （England） Cross of St Patrick （Ireland）Cross of St Andrew （Scotland） Union Jack or Union FlagThe Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is lef

27、t out? Why? Suggested Answers Wales is left out, because it is usually considered as part of England.Step 2 Prediction It seems that you have known something about Britain, but there is still something that puzzles you. It doesnt matter. Today we are going to read another passage about the UK. What

28、do you expect the writer will tell us? Possible Answers geography, history, climate, national flag, culture, natural resources, cities, sports, politics, literature and so onStep 3 ReadingHave a quick look at the whole passage to find out: Which of these are talked about in the text? Suggested Answers geography, history, national flag, culture, cities 2. Group work Read the passage carefully and then discover in groups to divide the text into 3 parts. Summarize the main idea of each part. Suggested Answers Part 1（ Para1- Para4）: How the UK developed into