高中基础 (2241 期 20150324) 4-5版THAT IS NOT LONDON BRIDGE

PRE-READING1. Have you ever visited any famous bridges? Describe your experience of the trip.

2. Do you remember the nursery rhyme London Bridge Is Falling Down? Sing the song for us.

London bridge is falling down,falling down, falling down.

London bridge is falling down,my fair lady.

Build it up with iron bars,iron bars, iron bars.

Build it up with iron bars,my fair lady.

Iron bars will bend and break ,bend and break, bend and break.

Iron bars will bend and break,my fair lady.

Build it up with gold and silver,gold and silver, gold and silver.Build it up with gold and silver,

my fair lady.

gold and silver I've not got,I've not got, I've not got.

gold and silver I've not got,my fair lady.

3. Which one is London Bridge in the picture? What’s the name of the other one? How much do you know about these two bridges?

Tower Bridge

London Bridge

WHILE READING• Fill in the chart with the information from the passage.

Name London Bridge Tower Bridge

Significance

__________1____________ in the world

__________2____________ over the River Thames

_______3______

Age _______4______ years old about _______5______ years old

Design _______6______ _______7______

Decoration__________8____________ on the south side of the building

__________9____________

__________10___________ atop the bridge

the most well-known bridge

the oldest crossing

nearly 2,000

plain/not grand

an artistic “spike” sculpture

a symbol of London

120

entirely decorated

bright blue and grey lighting

a suspended glass walkway

• Answer the following questions.

1. Why do Londoners feel annoyed?

2. What makes people get London Bridge and Tower Bridge mixed up?

3. What’s the architectural style of Tower Bridge?

Because tourists often post images of Tower Bridge with wrong captions on social media.

Their similar names and locations.

Neo-gothic.

LANGUAGE STUDY

• Replace the italicized words with the words from the article.

1. It is making me feel slightly angry to be interrupted by other people.

2. The largest part of a group of people are in favor of banning smoking.

3. After so many years, she was still easy to identify instantly.

4. The big and impressive building is located in the center of Shanghai. .

5. The interior of the church was simple without decoration.

annoying

majority

recognizable

grand

plain

SENTENCE STRUCTURE Then why is it so easy to get them mixed up?

本句 get sth. done是“ get + 宾语 + 宾语补足语”的结构，意为“使……怎么样”。 done表示被动；也可用 to do 或doing作为宾补，前者表示动作的全过程，后者表示动作正在进行。

Translate the sentences into English.

1. 天气太糟糕了！我连车都发动不起来。

2. 我的车坏了，只好让修理工来检查一下。

What terrible weather! I can’t get my car started.

My car was broken, so I had to get the mechanic to check it.

AFTER READING

• Do you have a dream of traveling around the world?

Which tourist destinations would be high on your list?

Draw a route on the map and tell your classmates why you

choose these locations.