Listening (page 15)Listening (page 15)

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 Mary’s father?

• Who was King Edward V’s uncle?

• Who were King Edward IV’s sons?

Pre-listening

1. Who was the sister of the Queen Mary?

Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I.

2. Who was Queen Mary’s father ?

King Henry VIII.

3. Who was Edward V’s uncle?

Richard III.

4. Who were King Edward IV’s sons?

Edward V and Richard.

Ticks for brother King Edward V and Richard III

(sons of King Edward IV); King Edward ;Ⅳ

Richard (later King Richard III); Queen Mary;

Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I)

2. Look again at the names of these English Kings

and queens as you listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the

tape. Tick the ones you hear about.

1. Which king on the list was one of the princes in the

Tower? How do you know?

Prince Edward was one of the princes murdered in the

Tower. We know because:

3. Listen to Part 1 and then answer the questions.

both were princes both were young boys

their uncle was Richard who later became King Richard III.

2. Who had the two princes killed?

King Richard III killed the princes because he wanted to

become king.

ZP: 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?

camecame

futurefuture Mary Mary

PrincessPrincess Tower Tower

Strange Strange

4. Listen to part 2 and fill in the blanks below

G: She _______ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth ________ a special gate called “_________ Gate .” That only _________ to very bad people.

thoughtthoughtthoughtthought Traitors’Traitors’happenedhappened

1 How many ways are there to become a British citizen?

2 Which group of British citizens has the largest number?

3 How have the black British contributed to the British culture?

Three

People with British parents or born in Britain.

With their music and food.

Before you listen to the tape look at the

chart. After listening, fill in the three

groups of citizens.

Group1Born in the old British Empire

choose to become British

Group2

Group3

Having one British parent

being born Britain

Asking to become British after

living in Britain for five years.

2. Tick the people who could become British.

Rod Jone

Mary Smith

Claude Lebon

John Nkosi

His parents are British citizens.

His parents are Canadians and she

was born in Canada and she has

only lived in the UK for four years

He was born in England

Although neither his parents are, but

he has lived in the UK for ten years.

LISTENING TEXT

WHO ARE BRITISH CITIZENS?

Liu Lei (LL) is talking with Sarah (S) about British people .

LL: Sarah, did you say that Britain is a multicultural count

ry?S: Yes, I did. We have people from different cultures and countries.LL: I don’t quite understand. If they come from different cultures and countries, how do you know that they’re British? S: Well, there are three different groups of British citizens. Let me tell you about the first group.

A long time ago Britain ruled many countries. When these countries became independent, their people were given a choice. They could either become British citizens or remain in their own country.

LL: Now let me see if I’ve got it right. Did you say that they had to choose which country to belong to?

S: Yes, and many chose to remain in their own country, but some

wanted to be British and came to Britain.

LL: I see. So that’s the first group.

Part 2

LL: So what about the second and third groups?

S: Well, the second group’s easy. They’re people with British parents

or who were born in Britain. This is the largest number of British

citizens.

LL: And the third group?

S: They come from other countries. But if a person lives and

works in Britain for five years they can become a British

citizen.

LL: I see. What if you have black skin?

S: It doesn’t matter what colour your skin is! Many black pe

ople came from the Caribbean, India or Pakistan to set u

p small businesses. They’re all British now.

LL: Have they contributed to British culture?

S: Oh yes, with their music and food, of course! We’ve a new

national dish from India called chicken tikka masala. It i

s now more popular than our traditional national dish of

fish and chips. So you can see how truly multicultural we

are!

Listening (Page 52)Listening (Page 52)

1. King James was a Catholic.

2. King James supported Protestants.

3. He never allowed the Catholics to practise their rel

igion. 4. The king thought there were few Catholics at first. 5. The king was consistent in his attitude towards the

Catholics. 6. The interview supported the king.

List to Part 1 and decide which sentences are true

and which are false.

FT

FT

FF

Listen 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 didn’t he want England to be a Catholic

country?4. Did King James talk about his worry to Fawkes

and Catesby?5. Why did the interviewer say that the king had

brought about the conflict?

Keys 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

England 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 didn’t.

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.

King James’ Attitude

to

Catholics

Listen to the whole text and fill in the

chart.

1 at first not worried

2 then stopped

Catholic services

to foreign

countries

to

protestants

1 friendly to Protestant

countries

2 unfriendly to Catholic ones

Pro/support Protestant

Speaking on page 15Speaking on page 15

Excuse me… I’m afraid I can’t follow you.

Please, can you speak more slowly?

I beg your pardon?

Pardon?

What did you mean by …?

I didn’t understand …

I’m sorry but could you repeat that?

When you have problems understanding

the guide, use these phrases:

A: Excuse me. Are you a guide?

B: Yes, I am. Can I help you?

A: Can I ask you a question about the Temple of Heaven?

B: Of course. What do you want to know?

A: What is this Temple for?B: 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? I’m afraid I can’t follow you.

B: I’m sorry. I’ll speak more slowly. This is the Hall where

the Emperor made his sacrifices to the Gods. You may not

go in but just look through the door.

Sample

A: What did you mean by making sacrifices?

B: He killed many animals after making prayers. He was

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 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 16

根据下表内容写一篇 120 词左右的英语短文，介绍一下西安的旅游景点。

概述 十三朝古都，悠久的历史，国内外游客必游之地

历史景观 兵马俑、钟鼓楼、大（小）雁塔、明城墙等

自然景观 华山、华清池、骊山等餐饮 特色小吃，如羊肉泡馍等住宿及交通 各种档次的宾馆，交通方便

参考词汇名词： schedule, scenery, snack, transport, sight-seeing, en

tertainment, dynasty, Terra-Cotta Warriors (兵马俑 ), city

walls, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Huaqing Hot Spring (华清池 ), Big / Small Wild Goose Pagoda (大 /小雁塔 ), shre

dded pancake in mutton broth (羊肉泡馍 ) ...

动词： stand, lie, locate, head for, enjoy, witness, feature, ra

nge, explore, impress, be lost in, distinguish , desire

形容词： remarkable, domestic, convenient, available, preci

ous, unforgettable, unbelievable, be famous for, bold, steep, f

amous, attractive ...

Xi’an, the capital of thirteen dynasties, distinguishes it

self from other cities in the world. It’s a must-see for domesti

c as well as overseas visitors. There are many historical relics in Xi’an, such as Terra-Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, well-preserved city walls from Ming dynasty, and the Bell Tower and Drum Tower. In addition, the natural scenery is also amazingly attractive to visitors, such as Mount Hua, Huaqing Hot Spring, Lishan, etc. Any visitor to Xi’an cannot refuse the attraction of hundreds of local snacks, of which the “shredded pancake in mutton broth” stands out. Visitors are offered hotels of different rates.

The public transport is convenient for visitors to reach any of their destinations. Visitors will surely find their desired relaxation there.

A PARTICULAR BRITISH

CELEBRATION

On the fifth of November 160

6 Guy Fawkes tried to blow up

the Houses of Parliament.

There is a festivity dedicated to

Guy Fawkes and it is called Bo

nfire Night or Guy Fawke's.

On that night people light fire

works and make bonfires.

1. Fill in the timeline.

Oct.10 Catesby asked Guy Fawkes to join

a plot to blow up the government.

27 The two bought a house close to

the Houses of Parliament

28 They store gunpowder in the

cellars for the next three days.

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5 King James had the cellars searched

when he heard of the plan. He

found Fawkes.

6 Parliament was opened and there

were celebrations because the plot

had failed.

Get into fours. You are going to retell this story in a group. Decide whether you would like to be Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby, King James or an eyewitness. Think about what your character would say or do. When you are ready, practice your speech so that you tell the story as a group. Be prepared to do it in front of the class.

Task

introduce your character and explain

reasons for your behavior;

discuss whether you behaved sensibly

or not;

Finally discuss what might have

happened if King James had kept his

promise.

Things to remember:

My character is Robert Gatesby. I

want to kill the king and replace him

with another king who is kinder to

Catholics. My family have suffered a

lot during the bad treatment of

Catholics. So I think I am right to do

what I am doing.

Sample recount of the story: