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课件网) Module 6 Around town Unit 2 The London Eye is on your right. If you take a trip to London, what places of interest will you visit 1 Match the places with the pictures. Reading and vocabulary a) National Gallery b) London Eye c) Tower of London d) Houses of Parliament e) Buckingham Palace e c b d a 2 Read the passage and follow the tour on the map. Welcome to this short tour of London. This square is Trafalgar Square and it is the middle of London. We’re standing opposite the National Gallery, a famous museum with lots of famous paintings. From here, we’ll walk along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The Queen lives there. Tour of London Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 metres above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day. When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right. Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Next to the bridge is the Tower of London. It’s over 900 years old. After visiting the Tower of London, take the boat back along the river to the railway station. When you get off the boat, go past the station and walk along the street. Turn left into King’s Street and go past a church. You’re now back at the square. And this is where we’ll finish our tour. National Gallery London Eye Tower of London 3 Label the places in Activity 1 on the map. Buckingham Palace Houses of Parliament 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box. above bridge clear famous metre square tour —Where does the _____ start —From the _____ opposite the National Gallery. —What’s the National Gallery —It’s a _____ museum with lots of paintings. tour famous square 3. — How high does the London Eye take you _____ the River Thames — One hundred and thirty-five _____. 4. — What can you see from the London Eye — On a _____ day, most of London. 5. —Where is the Tower of London — It’s next to a famous _____. above metres clear bridge 5 Draw a map of your journey from school to home. Mark the streets and other places on the map in English. Don’t mark your home. 6 Write directions from your school to your home. Go along the Xinghe Street, you will go past KFC and the cinema, and then turn left. Walk along the Jiefang Street until you see my home on your right. It’s opposite the bookstore. 7 Work in pairs. Student A: Show the map to Student B and read your directions. Student B: Make Student A’s home on the map. Welcome to this short tour of London. tour n.（短期的）参观，游览；旅行 v. 在…… 旅游；在……巡回演出 （1）a/the tour of……的参观 /游览 （2）作名词，意为“（短期的）参观，游览，旅行” （3）作动词，意为“在……旅游” （4） tourist 名词，意为“游客”。 同义词：traveller，visitor 【活学活用】 Many people like to take quick _____ and visit more places in a short ... ...
