B5U2 Using language(1)

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B5U2 Sightseeing in London
Step 1: Prediction： Look at the title of the passage and predict what the passage is mainly about.
Step 2: Reading: choose the best answers
1. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. Karl Marx’s statue in Highgate Cemetery
B. A Chinese girl’s introduction to London’s sightseeing
C. London’s history
D. A Chinese girl’s comments on London
2. The order that Zhang pingyu visited London on the first day is _____.
A. Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben, Greenwich.
B. the Tower, Big Ben, Greenwich, Westminster Abbey.
C. Karl Marx’s statue , the Tower, Greenwich, British Museum.
D. the Tower, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben.
3. The longitude line means _____.
A. it is a line that divides the East and the West
B. it is an imaginary line dividing the eastern and western halves of the world.
C. it is a line that ships need
D. it passes by Greenwich
4. Zhang pingyu felt very proud of her country because _____.
A. she saw many wonderful treasures displayed in the museum
B. she saw Karl Marx’s statue in Highgate Cemetery
C. she saw many visitors enjoying looking at the beautiful old Chinese pots and other objects on
show
D. she was going to see the Queen the next day
5. Zhang pingyu’s comment on Big Ben is _____.
A. delighted
B. splendid and interesting
C. full of statues of poets and writers
D. famous and very loud

Language points
1. Her first delight was going to the Tower.
delight【U】n.高兴；快乐； [C]n. 使人高兴/满意的事
delighted adj.欣喜的，高兴的 delightful adj.使人快乐的
①To our delight, he turned up at last.
②He went out for holiday with delight.
③We should take delight in helping others.
短语扩展：
to one’s delight __________________ to one’s _________ 令人生气的是…
with delight________________ take delight in (doing) sth._________________
牛刀小试：
1） To our great _________, his health has been improving since the operation.
A. regret B. credit C. delight D. disappointment
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2) 他以取乐Tom为乐。 He ____________playing tricks on Tom.
2. What interested her most was the longitude line.
what 引导的_________从句，连接词what在句中作主语,表示…的东西/ 事情
1）You are saying that everyone should be equal ,and this is ______ I disagree .
A. why B. where C. what D. how
2）他所说的东西是真的。__________ ___________ ____________ is true.

3. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in
London. 这似乎是一件怪事，这位发展了共产主义的人竟然在伦敦生活过，并且在伦敦去世。
that引导__________，句首的it是__________,真正主语为__________。
Ex: It is a wonder ________ the building still exists after the big storm.

4. When she saw many visitors enjoying looking at the beautiful old Chinese pots and other
objects on show, she felt very proud of her country.
1) see sb. do sth..__________________
see sb. doing sth..__________________
I saw she ________(send) her children to school yesterday morning.
I found him _________(follow) me .
2) feel / be proud of= take pride in
翻译：他以自己的成功自豪。
He ___________________ his success.
He______________________ his success.

Exercise 语法填空
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists may
crowd public places _____1_____ are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If
tourism creates too much traffic, the inhabitants will become annoyed and _____2_____(happy).
They begin to dislike tourists _____3____ to treat them ______4____(polite). They forget how
much tourism can help the country’s economy. ______5_____ is important to think about the
people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism can help a country keep
____6____ customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism can also advance the wealth and
_____8_____ (happy) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can cause ______9____ problem. If tourism ______9_____ (grow) too
quickly, people have to leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other
parts of the country’s economy can suffer.