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MODULE8AroundtownPart2:TeachingResources第二部分教学资源Section1:BackgroundReadings1.LondonLondonisthecapitalcityoftheUnitedKingdomandofEngland.Itproduces17%oftheUK'sGDPandisoneoftheworld'smajorbusinessandfinancialcentres.Thecapitaloftheformerglobalempire,Londonisaleaderinculture,communications,politics,finance,entertainmentandtheartsandhasconsiderableinfluenceworldwide.TheHousesofParliamentandBigBenPartoftheLondonskylineviewedfromtheSouthBankLondonisthemostpopulouscityintheEuropeanUnion,withanestimatedpopulationon1January2005of7,421,328andametropolitanareapopulationofbetween12and14million.London'spopulationincludesaverydiverserangeofpeoples,cultures,andreligions,makingitoneofthemostcosmopolitan,vibrantandenergeticcitiesonearth.AresidentofLondonisreferredtoasaLondoner.Over300languagesarespokeninLondon,makingthecapitaloneofthemostlinguisticallydiversecitiesintheworld.AlsoknownasLunnainn,LlundainandLondainintheScottish,WelshandIrishlanguagesrespectively,Londonisknownbythesenamesinotherlanguages.Londonisthehomeofmanyglobalinstitutions,organisationsandcompanies,andassuchretainsitsleadingroleinglobalaffairs.Acitywherecutting-edgemeetstradition,Londonisamajortouristdestination.Ithasagreatnumberofimportantbuildingsandiconiclandmarks,includingworld-famousmuseums,theatres,concerthalls,galleries,airportsandpalaces.Londonisoneoftheworld'smajorglobalcities(alongwithNewYorkCity,TokyoandParis).2.BuckinghamPalaceBuckinghamPalacehasservedastheofficialLondonresidenceofBritain'ssovereignssince1837.ItevolvedfromatownhousethatwasownedfromthebeginningoftheeighteenthcenturybytheDukesofBuckingham.TodayitisTheQueen'sofficialresidence.AlthoughinuseforthemanyofficialeventsandreceptionsheldbyTheQueen,areasofBuckinghamPalaceareopenedtovisitorsonaregularbasis.TheStateRoomsofthePalaceareopentovisitorsduringtheAnnualSummerOpeninginAugustandSeptember.TheyarelavishlyfurnishedwithsomeofthegreatesttreasuresfromtheRoyalCollection-paintingsbyRembrandt,Rubens,Vermeer,Poussin,CanalettoandClaude;sculpturebyCanovaandChantrey;exquisiteexamplesofSèvresporcelain;andsomeofthefinestEnglishandFrenchfurnitureintheworld.3.theTowerofLondonFoundednearlyamillenniumagoandexpandeduponoverthecenturiessince,theTowerofLondonhasprotected,housed,imprisonedandbeenformanythelastsighttheysawonEarth.IthasbeentheseatofBritishgovernmentandthelivingquartersofmonarchs...thesiteofrenownpoliticalintrigue,andtherepositoryoftheCrownJewels...Ithashousedlions,bears,and(tothisday)flightlessravens...nottomentionnotorioustraitorsandframedmembersofcourt,lordsandministers,clergymenandknights.4.PrepositionsofPlacePrepositionscanbeusedtoshowwheresomethingislocated.Theprepositionsat,on,andinWeuseattoshowaspecificplaceorposition.Forexample:Someoneisatthedoor.Theyarewaitingatthebusstop.Iusedtoliveat51PortlandStreet.Weuseontoshowpositiononahorizontalorverticalsurface.Forexample:Thecatsatonthemat.Thesatellitedishisontheroof.Wealsouseontoshowpositiononstreets,roads,etc.Forexample:IusedtoliveonPortlandStreet.Weuseintoshowthatsomethingisenclosedorsurrounded.Forexample:Thedogisinthegarden.Sheisinataxi.Putitinthebox.Wealsouseintoshowpositionwithinland-areas(towns,counties,states,countries,andcontinents).Forexample:IusedtoliveinNottingham.5.MoreprepositionsofplacePrepositionsofPlaceAtThesecretarywassittingatherdesk.Themanwasstandingatthetaxistand.inThepenwasinthedrawer.HelivesinSouthAfrica.OnThepaintingwashangingonthewall.Theboywassittingonthechair.over/aboveThesignhangingover/abovethedoorread'Nosmoking'.Iputthetableclothoverthetable.Ienjoywatchingtheplanesflyaboveme.under/belowThetemperatureoutsidewasunder/below0.Thewomanwasshelteringunderatree.WhenflyingIenjoywatchingthecloudsbelowme.infrontofTheteacherstandsinfrontoftheclass.Thecarwasparkedinfrontofthegarage.behindThecarparkisbehindthebuilding.Heneverwonarace,hewasalwaysbehindtheothers.nextto/beside/by:InmyEnglishlessonIalwayssitnextto/beside/bymyfriend.Thebankisnextto/beside/bythehotel.AmongIenjoybeingamongmyfriends.Ifoundmyhandbagamongmyluggage.BetweenTheprisonersatbetweenthetwopolicemen.Iheldthepenbetweenmythumbandfingers