高二必修5Unit2TheUnitedKingdom-Listeningspeakingandwriting

1、Using Language (II) Listening, Speaking & WritingListening (page 15)Pre-listening 1. Before you listen to the tape, look at the royal family trees ,in pairs and in turn ask and answer these questions Who was the sister of the Queen Mary? Who was Queen Marys father ? Who was Edward Vs uncle? Who

2、were King Edward IVs sons?1. Who was the sister of the Queen Mary? Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I.2. Who was Queen Marys father ?King Henry VIII.3. Who was Edward Vs uncle?Richard III.4. Who were King Edward IVs sons? Edward V and Richard.2. Look again at the names of these EnglishKings and queen

3、s as you listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the tape. Tick the ones you hear about.Ticks for brother King Edward and Richard (sons of King Edward IV) ; King Edward ;Richard (later King Richard III); Queen Mary; Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I)1. Which king on the list was one of the princes in the Tower?

4、 How do you know? Prince Edward was one of the princes murdered in the Tower. We know because:Listen to Part 1 and then answer the questions.2. Who had the two princes killed? King Richard III killed the princes because he wanted to become king. both were princes both were young boys their uncle was

5、 Richard who later became King Richard III.4. Listen to part 2 and fill in the blanks belowZP: Who_ to the Tower as a prisoner?G: A _ queen. In the 1500s Queen _ sent her sister _ Elizabeth, to the _as a prisoner.ZP : _ !Why did she do that?G: She _ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth _a

6、special gate called “_gate .” That only _ to very bad people camefutureMary PrincessTower Strange thoughtthroughTraitorshappenedLISTENING TEXTCAN A ROYAL PALACE ALSO BE A PRISON?Zhang Pingyu is trying to find out more about the history of the Tower of London from a guide.Part 1G: The Tower was the h

7、ome of the King but also a prison. Many important people were kept here.ZP: I beg your pardon? Can you speak more slowly please? G: Of course. Have you heard of “The Princes in the Tower”?ZP: No, Im afraid not.G: These two Princes were brothers, called Edward and Richard and they lived six hundred y

8、ears ago. They came to London, for the older boy to become Edward V, after his father , king Edward IV, died. ZP: I see. How old was he?G: He was only thirteen years old. His cruel uncle, also called Richard, was supposed to look after them both, but instead he had them killed while they were asleep

9、.ZP: What do you mean? He killed them himself?G: No. He sent his men to kill them because he wanted to become King Richard III. There is a story that on a dark night you can sometimes hear those princes crying.ZP: You can hear them crying? Really? I thought you said they were killed many years ago.G

10、: Yes, but its only a story!Part 2ZP: Who else came to the Tower as a prisoner?G: A future queen. In the 1550s Queen Mary sent her sister, Princess Elizabeth, to the Tower as a prisoner.ZP: Strange! Why did she do that?G: She thought Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth through a special g

11、ate called “Traitors Gate”. That only happened to very bad people.ZP: Im sorry I dont understand. How did Elizabeth become Queen if she was a prisoner?G: Easy. Her brother and sister both died without children so Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth I. She tried not to be unfair to others when she was q

12、ueen.ZP: Im glad to hear that.Listening (page 52)1. King James was a Catholic. 2. King James supported Protestants.3. He never allowed the Catholics to practise their religion. Decide which sentences are true and which are false.FTF4. The king thought there were few Catholics at first. 5. The king w

13、as consistent in his attitude towards the Catholics. 6. The interview supported the king.TFFListen to part 2 and answer the questions.1. Why did King James change his attitude to the Catholics?2. Why was he afraid of the Catholics?3. Why didnt he want England to be a Catholic country?4. Did King Jam

14、es talk about his worry to Fawkes and Catesby ?5. Why did the interviewer say that the king had brought about the conflict?Key for them:1. King James changed his attitude to the Catholics because he was frightened when he saw how many of them there were.2. All the countries that were friendly to Eng

15、land were Protestant and all the countries that were not friendly were Catholic.3. Then he would lose the friendship of all the Protestant countries.4. No, he didnt.5. The king changed his mind and upset the Catholics. He did not discuss things with them. They felt their only action was to kill him.

16、King James Problemsto CatholicsListen to the whole text and fill in the chart.1 at first not worried2 then stopped Catholic servicesTo foreign countriesTo protestants1 friendly to Protestant countries2 unfriendly to Catholic onesPro/support ProtestantLISTENING TEXTWAS KING JAMES FAIR?A Catholic supp

17、orter is interviewing King James to find out why he changed his mind about letting the Catholics practise their religion as they wished.Part 1CS: Good morning sir. Thank you for coming to talk to me about the attack that was planned for November 6th. It was so lucky you escaped.KJ: Yes. I was very u

18、pset of course. I couldnt believe that anyone would want to kill me. What did I ever do to Guy Fawkes and his friends?CS: But, sir, you are the person who caused this problem by changing your mind. First of all you let the Catholics practice their religion safely. Then you said it was no longer allo

19、wed. You must have known they would get upset.KJ: Please try to understand my difficulty. I thought there were only a few Catholics in the country. CS: Why did you think so?KJ: Well, because only a few people were put in prison every year for not going to the Protestant church.CS: I see. So you thou

20、ght those people were the only Catholics?KJ: Yes. Part 2KJ: When I relaxed the law there seemed to be so many Catholics that I felt Id done the wrong thing. I got frightened. I worried they might want England to be a Catholic country.CS: Does that matter?KJ: Oh yes. All our friends are Protestant co

21、untries and all our enemies were Catholic ones.CS: Mm! Did you ask Fawkes and Catesby if that was what they wanted? KJ: No.CS: So the attack was planned. Actually you brought about what you wanted to avoid. What did you learn from it?KJ: I should have talked to the Catholics. If Id done that there w

22、ouldnt have been an attack because they would have been able to explain their point of view peacefully.CS: Thank you, sir. Goodbye.KJ: Goodbye.Speaking on page 15Excuse me Im afraid I cant follow you.Please, can you speak more slowly?I beg your pardon? Pardon?What did you mean by ?I didnt understand

23、 Im sorry but could you repeat that?When you have problems understanding the guide, use these phrases:Sample dialogue:A: Excuse me. Are you a guide?B: Yes, I am. Can I help you?A: Can I ask you a questions about the Temple of Heaven?B: Of course. What do you want to know?A: What is this Temple for?B

24、: The Emperor came to pray for good crops and a good harvest for the country. He made offerings to the God and asked him for help.A: Please can you speak more slowly? Im afraid I cant follow you.B: Im sorry. Ill speak more slowly. This is the Hall where the Emperor made his sacrifices to the Gods. Y

25、ou may not go in but just look through the door.A: What did you mean by making sacrifice?B: He killed many animals after making prayers. He also dressed in special clothes.A: I beg your pardon? Special clothes! I thought his clothes were always special! What were they?B: They were clothes kept just

26、for this occasion. He changed in a special yellow room and came out to go to pray to the Gods.A: I see. When did this stop?B: When the Emperors stopped ruling China. A: Thank you. You have been most helpful.Writing on page 16Alternatives words that can be used instead of “ nice” and“ is”nicebesmart, clean, excellent, exciting, famous, beautiful, grand, great, huge, special , unusual, amazing, wonderful, splendidappear, be built, stand, lie, remain, stay, look, sound, become, keep, growThe temple was built long ago.The old temple was built long ago.The old temple was built