Unit 2《Section Four Using Language》课件 3.pptVIP

G: She _______ Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth ________ a special gate called “________ Gate”. That only _________ to very bad people. thought through Traitors’ happened LISTENING TEXT CAN A ROYAL PALACE ALSO BE A PRISON? Zhang Pingyu is trying to find out more about the history of the Tower of London from a guide. Part 1 G: The Tower was home for the King but also a prison. Many important people were kept here. ZP: I beg your pardon? Can you speak more slowly please? G: Of course. Have you heard of “The Princes in the Tower”? ZP: No, I’m afraid not. G: These two Princes were brothers called Edward and Richard. And they lived six hundred years ago. They came to London for the older boy to become Edward Ⅴ after his father, King Edward IV, died. ZP: I see. How old was he? G: He was only thirteen years old. His cruel uncle, also called Richard, was supposed to look after them both, but instead he had them killed while they were asleep. ZP: What do you mean? He killed them himself! G: No, he sent his men to kill them because he wanted to become King Richard Ⅲ. There was a story that on a dark night you can sometimes hear those princes crying. ZP: You can hear them crying? Really? I thought you said they were killed many years ago. G: Yes, it was only a story. Part 2 ZP: Who else came to the Tower as a prisoner? G: A future queen. In the 1550s Queen Mary sent her sister, Princess Elizabeth to the Tower as a prisoner. ZY: Strange! Why did she do that? G: She thought Elizabeth was a traitor. So she sent Elizabeth through a special gate called “Traitors Gate”. That only happened to very bad people. ZP: I’m sorry I don’t understand. How did Elizabeth become Queen if she was a prisoner? G: Easy. Her brother and sister both died without an