1、1 Listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the tape and answer a British these questions.,Unit2 Workbook,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 parent
2、s or born in Britain.,With their music and food.,2 Listen to Part 1 and fill in the firstcolumn. Then listen to Part2 an complete the other two.,born,choose,being born,five,parent,2. Tick the people who could become British.,Rod Jone Mary SmithClaude Lebon Jonh Nkosi,His parents are British citizens
3、.,His parents are Canadians and has not live in England long enough,He was born in England,Although neither his parents are British, 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
4、 that Britain is a multicultural country?,S: Yes, I did. We have people from different cultures and countries. LL: I dont quite understand. If they come from different cultures and countries, how do you know that theyre British? S: Well, there are three different groups of British citizens. Let me t
5、ell 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 Ive got it right. Did you say that they had to choos
6、e 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 thats the first group. Part 2 LL: So what about the second and third groups?,S: Well, the second groups easy. Theyre people with British parents or wh
7、o 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 doesnt matter what colour you
8、r skin is! Many black people came from the Caribbean, India or Pakistan to set up small businesses. Theyre all British now. LL: Have they contributed to British culture?,S: Oh yes, with their music and food, of course! Weve a new national dish from India called chicken tikka masala. It is now more p
9、opular than our traditional national dish of fish and chips. So you can see how trulymulticultural we are!,Excuse 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 Im sorry but could you repeat that?,When you have
10、problems understanding the guide, use these expressions:,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?,Sample dialogue:,B: The Emperor came to pray for good crop
11、s 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. You may not go in but just look through
12、 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 for this occasion. He changed in a
13、 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.,in- im- dis- un- re- under- over-,into; negative, not, without negative( 否定） apart; negative; intensive. not; the reversal o
14、f an action again, back under, beneath. above; beyond; upside-down,Prefix,1. Nobody at the pub talked to us. I dont know why they were so _ to us. 2. Jason is so _ that he is not going to wait for the bus. Hell call a taxi. 3. His cousin steals money and tells lies - he is very _.,unfriendly,impatie
15、nt,dishonest,Use a prefix above and a word on page 49, making any necessary change in tense or form and then fill in the blanks.,4. We are told that the statue cannot be repaired but to his credit he didnt accept that. He says that nothing is _. 5. He made so many errors in the homework that he woul
16、d have to _it. 6. The _ in British English is the same as the subway in American English. 7. I wrote a description of the wrong building because I _ the question.,redo,underground,misunderstood,impossible,8. I _ this morning and only just had time to put on my uniform before leaving for work. 9. We
17、_ about which architectural styles we like. He prefers modern buildings but I like traditional buildings best. 10. This art collection is closed for the summer, but it will _ in September.,reopen,overslept,disagree,11. At customs the man was _ to open his bag it contained drugs. 12. He is a man of m
18、any words, but his actions are often _ with his words.,unwilling,inconsistent,What did you find had happened to your flower pots when you got home? _.,When I got home I found the flower pots broken,1 Answer these questions using the pastparticiple as the object complement.,2. What did you do when th
19、e paths were covered in snow and you were away? _.,When the paths were covered in snow I got them cleared,3. How can you use your computer since it is broken? _. 4. How did you get those trees to appear in your garden when you were away? _ _.,As my computer is broken I got it mended,When I was away
20、I had the trees planted in my garden,5. When you came back, how did you find the street after the storm? _. 6. When did he say he would finish the work? _.,When I came back I found the street flooded after the storm,He said he would get the work finished by Monday,7. How did you find Shanghai after
21、such a long time? _. 8. What are you going to do at the hairdressers tomorrow? _.,I found Shanghai changed a lot after such a long time,I am going to have my hair cut / done at the hairdressers tomorrow,2 You are a policeman writing a report about a house that has been broken into. Use the past part
22、iciple as the object complement to describe what you found.,steal disconnect wash repair mend check open lock examine clean break insure,When I entered the house I found the telephone _, the windows _ and the door _. I was overcome by the smell. I had to get the kitchen _, the cooker _,disconnected,
23、broken,opened,cleaned,repaired,Report of a House Break-in at 26 Mount Pleasant Road, Cambridge.,and the floor _ before I could look into the problem. Mrs. Smiths had had the house _ and _ a few months ago so it should have been safe. Nobody should have been able to enter without permission. I had th
24、e locks _ and the windows _,washed,examined,locked,tested,mended,before I left. Mrs. Smith was very grateful. She had only had three valuable jewels _ and as she had had them _ she was not too upset. She thinks the gardener may have stolen a key and be the person who broke into the house. Signed: Po
25、lice Constable Stephen Briggs. Date: 21/6/2006,insured,stolen,A PARTICULAR BRITISH CELEBRATION,Reading task,On the fifth of November 1605 Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.,There is a festivity dedicated to Guy Fawkes and it is called Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night. On that nig
26、ht people light fireworks and make bonfires.,1. Fill in the timeline. Oct.10 27 28 29 30 31,Catesby asked Guy Fawkes to join a plot to blow up the government.,The two bought a house close to the Houses of Parliament.,They stored gunpowder in the cellars for the next three days.,Nov. 1 23456,Parliame
27、nt was opened and there were celebrations because the plot had failed.,King James had the cellars searched when he heard of the plan. He found Fawkes.,Get into four. 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 eyewit
28、ness. 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
29、 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 t
30、o do what I am doing.,Sample recount of the story:,1 Before listening, read the exercises and predict what the listening is about.,2 Listen to Parts 1 and 2 of the tape and answer the following question:,Who does the interviewer think caused the problem?,The interviewer thinks King James caused the
31、problem because he changed his mind. First he let the Catholics worship as they liked. Then when he saw how many of them there were he decided not to let them worship as they liked. This made the Catholics very upset.,1. King James was a Catholic. 2. King James supported Protestants. 3. He never all
32、owed the Catholics to practise their religion. 4. The king thought there were few Catholics at first. 5. The king was consistent in his attitude towards the Catholics. 6. The interviewer supported the king.,3 Listen to Part 1 and decide which ofthe following statements are true andwhich are false.,F
33、,T,F,T,F,F,4 Listen to Part 2 and answer thefollowing questions.,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 Catholics country? 4. Did King James talk about his worryto Fawkes and Catesby? 5. Why did the intervi
34、ewer say that the king had brought about the conflict?,Why did King James change his attitude to the Catholics?,King James changed his attitude to the Catholics because he was frightened when he saw how many of them there were.,2. Why was he afraid of the Catholics?,All the countries that were frien
35、dly to England were Protestant and all the countries that were not friendly were Catholic.,3. Why didnt he want England to be a Catholics country?4. Did King James talk about his worryto Fawkes and Catesby?,Then he would lose the friendship of all the Protestant countries.,No, he didnt.,5. Why did t
36、he interviewer say that the king had brought about the conflict?,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.,5 Listen to the whole text and fill in the chart below.,1 friendly to Protestant countries 2 unfriendl
37、y to Catholicones,1 at first not worried 2 then stopped Catholic services,pro/support Protestant,All Britains friends were Protestant countries,Try to be friends with other countries, too.,Very unkind. No evidence they wanted to hurt the king before this.,It would have been better to have trusted th
38、e Catholics more.,LISTENING TEXT,WAS KING JAMES FAIR? A Catholic supporter (CS) is interviewing King James (KJ) to find out why he changed his mind about letting the Catholics practise their religion as they wished.,Part1 CS: Good morning sir. Thank you for coming to talk to me about the attack that
39、 was planned for November 6th. It was so lucky you escaped. KJ: Yes. I was very upset, 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, youre the person who caused this problem by changing your mind. First of all you let
40、the Catholics practise their religion safely. Then you said it was no longer allowed. 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
41、 in prison every year for not going to the Protestant church. CS: I see. So you thought these were the only Catholics. KJ: Yes.,Part 2 KJ: When I relaxed the law there seemed to be so many Catholics that I felt I had done the wrong thing. I got frightened. I worried that they might want England to b
42、e a Catholic country.,CS: Does that matter? KJ: Oh yes. All our friends are Protestant countries and all our enemies are 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. Wha
43、t did you learn from it? KJ: I should have talked to the Catholics. If Id done that there wouldnt have been an attack because they would have been able to explain their point of view peacefully. CS: Thank you, sir. Goodbye. KJ: Goodbye.,Is there anything at school or at home that you feel very strongly about?,Make a list of things that you feel are important. Choose one that you think is the most serious problem. Make a plan to try and solve it peacefully.,
