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2019-2020年高中英语Unit1 GreatscientistsPeriod1)8优秀教案新人教版必修5Thisperiodisthehighlightofthewholeunit.Itlaysemphasisonreadingandunderstanding.Firsttheteachershouldcheckifthestudentshavemasteredthenewwordsandexpressionsbyaskingthemtofillintheblanksofsomesentencesbyusingsomeofthewordsandphrasesthatwillappearinthereadingpassage.Thispartcanhelpthestudentstolearnwordsandexpressionsbyheartinacertainlanguagesituation.TheninPre-readingpartthestudentsareaskedtodistinguishthedifferencesbetweentheUKGreatBritainandEngland.Hencetheteachercanleadtothetopicofthehistoricalinfluenceongeographyinthecountry.Providedwithtwosimplequestions:“DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywarWhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK”thestudentswillreadthepassagefastandfindtheanswersdirectlyinthepassage.Nextthestudentswillfirstlistentothetapewiththeirtextbooksclosed.Inordertomakethisstepefficienttheteacherwillprovidethemwithfivestatementsbasedonthepassage.Whilelisteningthestudentsshouldjudgewhetherthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalsethestudentsshouldcorrectit.Thenthestudentswillbegivenseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently.Theyshoulddividethepassageintothreepartsandwritethemainideasofeachpart.Inordertohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassagebettertheteachercanprovidesomeprehendingexercisesincludingansweringsomequestionsparaphrasingsomedifficultsentences.Astothesecondthirdandsixthparagraphsthestudentswillfinishtwotablesanalyzingthedetails.Thepurposeofthisstepistotrainthestudents’abilityofreadingprehensionwhichisaveryimportantskill.Atlastthestudentswilldoaspeakingtaskinpairs.OneactsasavisitortoEnglandandtheotheractsasanativeEnglishman.ThevisitorisaskingthenativesomequestionsaboutthegeographytheUnitedKingdom.ThispartnotonlyhelpsthestudentstorevisewhatthehavelearnedinthispartbutalsoprovidesthemwithanopportunitytospeakinEnglish.TeachingImportantPointsImprovethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.TeachingDifficultiesKnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingAidsataperecorderaprojectortheblackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsdebateclarifylegalrelationconvenienceattractioninfluencecollectionconstructpuzzleeducationalroughlyindustrialhistoricalbreakawayfromleaveoutdivide...into...belinkedtotoone’ssurpriseaswellasbeknownaslookaroundkeepone’seyesopenmakeone’stripworthwhileThereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:EnglandWalesScotlandandNorthernIreland.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile!AbilityAimsLearnsomedetailedinformationabouttheUnitedKingdom.Improvethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.Trainthestudents’speakingability.EmotionalAimsTrainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.KnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingsGreetthestudentsasusual.Step2RevisionT:AtthebeginningofthisperiodIwillcheckifyouhavemasteredthenewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.Pleasefinishthefollowingsentencesusingsomewordsandphraseinthisunit.Pleasepayattentiontotheformsofthewordsandphrases.
1.TheUK__________fourcountries.
2.ManypeoplefindthegeographyoftheUK__________.
3.Unlessthemoneyispaidimmediatelyweshallbeforcedtotake__________action.
4.Theprinterhas__________twolinesfromthisparagraph.
5.Janethasaverygood__________offoreigncoins.
6.Idon’twantto__________you.Youmustdecideforyourself.
7.Itisdifficultto__________abadhabit.
8.Theexplanationinthenote__________thedifficultsentence.
9.Shoppingbagsareprovidedforthecustomers’__________.
10.Ittakesabouttwoyearsto__________alargebridge.Givethestudentsseveralminutestothinkaboutthem.Suggestedanswers:
1.consistsof
2.puzzling
3.legal
4.leftout
5.collection
6.influence
7.breakawayfrom
8.clarified
9.convenience
10.constructStep3Pre-readingT:InthefirstperiodyouhavelearnedabriefintroductiontotheUK.DoyouknowthedifferencebetweentheUnitedKingdomGreatBritainandEnglandS:Ifindtheirrelationshippuzzling.T:Theofficialnameofthecountryis“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GreatBritainisthenameoftheislandnorthwestofFranceandeastofIrelandthatcanbedividedintothreeregions:EnglandWalesandScotland.ThereforeEnglandispartofGreatBritainwhichispartoftheUnitedKingdom.Thepuzzlingsituationwascausedbythehistory.Inthisunitwewilllearnaboutthehistoricalinfluenceonthegeographyofthecountry.Step4FastReadingT:Readthepassageentitled“PuzzlesinGeography”andanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar
2.WhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUKGivethestudentsseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilentlyandanswerthequestions.Theteachercheckstheanswerswiththewholeclass.S:Thecountriesunitedpeacefullyinsteadofbywar.S:Weshouldgotosomeolderbutsmallertownstoappreciatesomehistoricalattractions.T:Excellent.Step5ListeningandUnderstanding T:NowI’llplaythetapeforyoutolisten.Whilelisteningpleasefindoutwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.TrueorFalseQuestions:
1.WhenWalesandEnglandunitedthecountrywasnamedGreatBritain.
2.ThenorthernpartofIrelandbrokeawaytobeeanindependentcountry.
3.ThecountriesintheUKhavedevelopedtheirowneducationalandlegalsystems.
4.MostpeopleinLondonliveintheSouth.
5.TheNormansinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.Theteacherplaysthetape.Suggestedanswers:
1.False BecauseGreatBritainwasthenamegivenwhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.
2.False BecauseitwasthesouthernpartofIrelandthatbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.
3.True.
4.True.
5.False BecausetheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfoodwhiletheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.T:Youhavedoneaverygoodjob.Step6DetailedReadingT:NowIwillgiveyouseveralminutestoreadthepassageagain.Whilereadingpleasetrytodividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.Studentsreadthepassageandfinishthetask.S:Part1:Paragraph1Theintroductiontothetopic.Part2:Paragraph2-5Thehistoricalinfluenceonitsgeography.Part3:Paragraph6Historicaltreasureleftbytheinvaders.T:LookatthefirstsentenceinParagraph1“Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:EnglandWalesScotlandandNorthernIreland.”CanyousayitinanotherwayTrytofillintheblanksinthesentence:Itis__________to__________anymoreaboutwhypeople__________differentwordstodescribethefourcountries.S:Itisunnecessarytoargueanymoreaboutwhypeopleusedifferentwordstodescribethefourcountries.T:Readthesecondpart.T:HereisthenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom.WhatisitcalledS:TheUnionJack.T:Herearethedescriptionsoftheflag.Readit.BluefieldwiththeredcrossofStGeorgeEnglandedgedinwhitesuperimposedonthediagonalredcrossofStPatrickIrelandwhichissuperimposedonthediagonalwhitecrossofStAndrewScotland.ItisproperlyknownastheUnionFlagbutmonlycalledtheUnionJack.ThedesignandcolorsespeciallytheBlueEnsignhavebeenthebasisforanumberofotherflagsincludingothermonwealthcountriesandtheirconstituentstatesorprovincesaswellasBritishoverseasterritories.T:WhichcountryisleftoutWhyS:Wales.WaleswaslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyADsowhenpeoplerefertoEnglanditisincludedaswell.T:HaveyoufoundouthowthefourcountriesjoinedtogetherUsetheinformationfromthepassagetofillintheblanks.TheFormationoftheUnitedKingdom:__________→__________→__________→__________S:England→WalesjoinedEngland13thcenturyA.D.→EnglandWalesjoinedScotland1603→EnglandWalesScotlandgotNorthernIrelandconnectedT:OftenwilluseEnglandtostandfortheUK.OneofthereasonsisthatEnglandisthelargestofthefourcountries.SoEnglandisdividedintothreezones.DoyouknowthethreezonesS:TheSouththeMidlandsandtheNorth.T:Yes.Lookatthemapinpart2onPage
11.DrawlinesacrosstoshowthezonesoftheSouthMidlandsandNorthofEngland.Thenputeachtownorcityintoitscorrectzone.S:YorkLeedsManchesterandSheffieldbelongtotheNorth.S:BirminghamandCoventrybelongtotheMidlands.S:PlymouthBrightonReadingandLondonbelongtotheSouth.T:Youdidquiteagoodjob.T:DoyouhaveanyquestionsaboutPart2S:Whatdoes“those”meaninthesentence“ForthoseyouhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.”T:Inordertoanalyze“those”youhavetoreadthesentencebeforeit.“...theseindustrialcities...donothavethehistoricalattractionsofotherplaces.”Sonowdoyouknowwhat“those”referstoS:Yes.Itmustreferto“thehistoricalattractions”.T:Youareveryclever.Nowtrytoparaphrasethesentencebyfinishingthefollowingsentence.__________youwantto__________some____________________youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertowns____________________firstbuiltbytheRomans.S:IfyouwanttoseesomehistoricalattractionsyouhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownswhichwerefirstbuiltbytheRomans.T:Youareright.T:Thelastparttellsusabouttheinvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondon.Readitandtrytofillinthetablebelow.EnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormansAfterafewminutes.T:Nowlet’scheckyouranswers.EnglandLondonTheRomanslefttheirtownsandroadsbuilttheoldestportinthe1stcenturyADTheAnglo-Saxonslefttheirlanguageandgovernmentbuilttheoldestbuildinginthe1060sTheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesNoneTheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfoodconstructedtheoldestcastlein1066Step7PairWorkThestudentsworkinpairstomakeadialogue.OneofthemisanativeEnglishmanwhiletheotherisavisitortoEngland.ThevisitorisaskingthenativeEnglishmanaboutthegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.Theteachergivesthestudentstopracticeinpairsforafewminutes.Thentheteacherasksoneortwopairstoetothefronttodemonstratetheirdialogues.Oneexample:A:WeletoEngland.IsthisyourfirstvisittoEnglandB:Yes.I’mverygladtomeetyou.WouldyoumindifIaskedyousomequestionsA:Ofcoursenot.Goahead.B:IsyourcountrycalledEnglandorBritainIamreallypuzzled.A:ActuallythewholecountryiscalledtheUKwhichstandsfortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheGreatBritainismadeupofthreecountriesthatisEnglandWalesandScotland.A:WhataboutthesouthernpartofIrelandB:Thesouthernpartofthatislandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.B:ThenwhydopeoplecallyourcountryEnglandsometimesA:Ohthat’sbecauseEnglandisthelargestoneofthefourcountries.B:Isee.Ihaveanotherquestion.LasttimewhenIwatchedtheWorldCupInoticedthereisafootballteamofEngland.ButtherearealsoteamsofNorthernIrelandandScotland.CanyouexplainthistomeA:Thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareasbuttheyarestillverydifferent.ForexampleNorthernIrelandEnglandandScotlandhavedevelopeddifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforpetitionsliketheWorldCup.B:Isee.Thankyouforyourkindness.A:Youarewele.HaveagoodstayinEngland.B:Thanks.Bye.A:Bye.Step8Homework
1.Trytowriteashortsummaryofthepassageinabout50words.
2.FinishPart1inLearningaboutlanguageonPage
11.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit2 TheUnitedKingdomPeriod2 ReadingⅠWordsphrases:
1.consistsof
2.puzzling
3.legal
4.leftout
5.collection
6.influence
7.breakawayfrom
8.clarified
9.convenience
10.constructⅡFast-reading
1.DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar
2.WhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUKⅢInvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondonEnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormansResearchandActivitiesReadanotherpassageabouttheUnitedKingdompareitwiththepassage“PuzzlesinGeography”payingspecialattentiontothewritingstylesofthetwowriters.BRITAINANDIRELANDTheislandofBritainliestotheeastofIreland.ThetwoareseparatedbytheIrishSea.Theletters“UK”standfor“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUKismadeupoffourcountries.InthenorthisScotlandwithitscapitalEdinburgh.Scotlandhasmanylakesandmountainsandisfamousforitsbeautiful.WalesliestothewestofEngland.ItscapitalisCardiff.EveryonetherecanspeakEnglishbutthefirstlanguageinNorthWalesisWelsh.ThereareWelshnewspapers.ProgrammesontheradioandTVareinWelsh.Thecountrysidehereisverybeautifultoowithlotsofmountainsandrivers.Thereusedtobealotofcoalminesinthesouthbutmanyofthemhavebeenclosedorareabouttobeclosed.EnglandthelargestcountryinBritainisinthesoutheast.ItscapitalisLondonwhichisalsothecapitaloftheUK.LondonliesontheRiverThamesandhasapopulationofsevenmillion.MuchofEnglandisratherflatalthoughtherearehillsinthenortheastandinthecentreofthecountry.Irelandisdividedintotwocountries.InthenorthNorthernIrelandwithitscapitalBelfastispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheSouthernpartoftheislandisaseparatecountrycalledtheRepublicofIrelandwithDublinasitscapital.GenerallytheweatherinBritainisneithertoocoldinwinternortoohotinsummer.Itiscolderinthenorthwarmerinthesouthdrierintheeastandwetterinthewest.Irelandisespeciallywet.InallpartsofBritainitrainseverymonthoftheyear;thereisno“dryseason”.SnowfallsinScotlandeverywinterandsometimesinEnglandandWalestoo.FallsofsnowinIrelandaremostunusual.*Questionfordiscussion:BothpassagesareabouttheUnitedKingdombutthetwowritersfocusedondifferentthings.WhatarethemajordifferencesbetweenthetwopassagesReferenceforTeachingAnIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdomTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisacountryinwesternEurope.ItisamonwealthRealmandamemberoftheEuropeanUnionandNATO.UsuallyknownsimplyastheUnitedKingdomortheUKitisalsoofteninaccuratelynamedGreatBritainBritainorEnglandthemostpopulousofthehomenations.TheUKhasfourconstituentpartsthreeofwhich—theancientnationsofEnglandWalesandScotland—arelocatedontheislandofGreatBritanin.ThefourthpartisNorthernIrelandwhichislocatedontheislandofIreland.TheborderbetweenNorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandformstheUnitedKingdom’sprincipalinternationallandborderalthoughthereisalsoanominalfrontierwithFranceinthemiddleoftheChannelTunnel.TheUKalsohasoverseasterritoriesthroughouttheworldandrelationshipswithseveralCrowndependencies.TheUKwasformedbyaseriesofActsofUnionwhichunitedtheKingdomofEnglandwhichincludedWalesasaprincipalitywiththoseoffirstKingdomofScotlandandthenKingdomofIrelandunderasinglegovernmentinLondon.ThegreaterpartofIrelandlefttheUnitedKingdomthencalledtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandin1922toformanindependentstateinwhichuntil1949theKingoftheUnitedKingdomwasalsoKingofIreland.ThisstatelaterbecametheRepublicofIreland.Sixcountiesinthenorth-easternportionoftheislandmeanwhileremainedapartoftheUnitedKingdomformingNorthernIrelandtothisday.TheUKissituatedoffthenorth-westerncoastofcontinentalEuropeandhasalandborderwiththeRepublicofIrelandbutisotherwisesurroundedbytheNorthSeatheEnglishChanneltheCelticSeatheIrishSeaandtheAtlanticOcean.GreatBritainorjustBritainisthegeographicalnameofthelargestoftheBritishIslesoftenalsoincludingitssmallerneighboringislandsthoughneverIreland.PoliticallythetermGreatBritainreferscollectivelytothenationsofEnglandWalesandScotlandi.e.theUnitedKingdomexceptforNorthernIreland.Thispoliticalusageof“GreatBritain”datesfromthepersonalunionoftheCrownsofScotlandandEnglandincludingWalesin1603withthetermbeingusedinthesense“allofBritain”.Intheearlyyearsofthe“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain”formedbytheActofUnionof1707itwascustomarytoreferofficiallytoScotlandandtoEnglandandWalesasrespectively“NorthBritain”and“SouthBritain”thoughtheusageneverreallycaughton.Itshouldbenotedthatthepracticebysometheinformalmediainparticularofusing“GreatBritain”asshorthandfortheUnitedKingdomisaninaccuracywhichcancauseoffence.TheBritishIslesisatermfrequentlyusedtorefertothearchipelagowhichincludesthemainlandofGreatBritainthemainlandofIrelandandthesmallerislandsassociatedwiththesetwosuchastheChannelIslandstheHebridestheIsleofMantheIsleofWightOrkneytheShetlandIslandsetc.ThetermishoweveroftenavoidedespeciallyinIrelandbythosewhoareconsciousthatitissometimesmisunderstoodinternationallytomean“theislandsbelongingtoBritaini.e.theUnitedKingdom”adescriptionoutofdateintheIrishcasesince
1922.AnalternativetheIslandsoftheNorthAtlanticIONAhasbeenproposedbutislittleusedoutsidediplomaticcircles.GEOGRAPHYLocation:WesternEuropeislandsincludingthenorthernone-sixthoftheislandofIrelandbetweentheNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthSeanorthwestofFranceGeographiccoordinates:5400N200WMapreferences:EuropeArea:total:244820sqkmwater:3230sqkmnote:includesRockallandShetlandIslandsland:241590sqkmArea-parative:slightlysmallerthanOregonLandboundaries:total:360kmbordercountries:Ireland360kmCoastline:12429kmMaritimeclaimscontinentalshelf:asdefinedincontinentalshelfordersorinaccordancewithagreeduponboundariesexclusivefishingzone:200NMterritorialsea:12NMClimate:temperate;moderatedbyprevailingsouthwestwindsovertheNorthAtlanticCurrent;morethanone-halfofthedaysareovercastTerrain:mostlyruggedhillsandlowmountains;leveltorollingplainsineastandsoutheastElevationextremes:lowestpoint:Fenland-4mhighestpoint:BenNevis1343mNaturalresources:coalpetroleumnaturalgastinlimestoneironoresaltclaychalkgypsumleadsilicaarablelandLanduse:arableland:
26.41%permanentcrops:
0.18%other:
73.41%xxest.Irrigatedland:1080sqkmxxest.Naturalhazards:winterwindstorms;floodsEnvironment-currentissues:continuestoreducegreenhousegasemissionshasmetKyotoProtocoltargetofa
12.5%reductionfrom1990levelsandintendstomeetthelegallybindingtargetandmovetowardsadomesticgoalofa20%cutinemissionsbyxx;byxxthegovernmentaimstoreducetheamountofindustrialandmercialwastedisposedofinlandfillsitesto85%ofxxlevelsandtorecycleorpostatleast25%ofhouseholdwasteincreasingto33%byxx;betweenxxandxxhouseholdrecyclingincreasedfrom
8.8%to
10.3%Environment-internationalagreements:partyto:AirPollutionAirPollution-NitrogenOxidesAirPollution-Sulphur94AirPollution-VolatileOrganicpoundsAntarctic-EnvironmentalProtocolAntarctic-MarineLivingResourcesAntarcticSealsAntarcticTreatyBiodiversityClimateChangeDesertificationEndangeredSpeciesEnvironmentalModificationHazardousWastesLawoftheSeaMarineDumpingMarineLifeConservationNuclearTestBanOzoneLayerProtectionShipPollutionTropicalTimber83TropicalTimber94WetlandsWhalingsignedbutnotratified:AirPollution-PersistentOrganicPollutantsClimateChange-KyotoProtocolGeography-note:liesnearvitalNorthAtlanticsealanes;only35kmfromFranceandnowlinkedbytunnelundertheEnglishChannel;becauseofheavilyindentedcoastlinenolocationismorethan125kmfromtidalwatersKingJamesⅠBIOGRAPHYANINFANTKING.JamesCharlesStuartwasbornonJune191566atEdinburghCastleinScotland.HisfatherLordDarnleywasmurderedinearly1567beforeyoungJameswas1yearold.HismotherMaryQueenofScotssubsequentlyascended(上升)totheScottishthrone.Herreign(统治)howeverwasshortlivedandshewasforcedtoabdicate(退位)infavorofhersononJuly
241567.LittleJameswascrownedKingJamesⅥofScotlandfivedayslateratthetenderageof13months.ReformationleaderJohnKnoxpreachedthesermonathiscoronation(加冕礼).James’motherMarywasimprisonedinEnglandbyhercousinQueenElizabethand19yearslaterinFebruaryof1587wasexecutedforherpartintheconspiracy(阴谋)toassassinate(暗杀)QueenElizabeth.KingJamesneverknewhismother.AndsolikemanymonarchsofthetimeKingJameswasrearedbyneitherfathernormotherbutratherbytutors.OfhisfourtutorsperhapsoneofthemostinfluentialwasGeorgeBuchananastaunch(坚定的)Calvinist.ItwasunderMr.Buchanan’sstrictteachingmethodsthatKingJamesbecameoneofthemostlearnedandintellectuallycuriousmentoeversitonanythrone.Mr.Buchananwas64yearsoldwhenhebegantutoringtheyoungking.KINGJAMESBEGINSTOREIGNINSCOTLAND.KingJamesbegantorulehisnativeScotlandwhenhewas19yearsold.AfewyearslaterhetookAnneofDenmarktobehisqueen.KingJameslovedhiswifeandwrotebeautifulpoetryforher.Togethertheyhadninechildren.OncewhentheKingandQueenwereouthuntingQueenAnneaccidentallykilledtheKing’sfavoritehuntingdogJewell.TheQueenfeltbadlyaboutthisandtheKingboughtheragifttoeasehermindofthisincident.KingJamesbelievedintheDivineRightofKingsandthemonarch’sdutytoreignaccordingtoGod’slawandthepublicgood.InordertopassonhiskinglyinstructiontohiseldestsonPrinceHenryKingJameswroteBasiliconDoronwhichmeans“theKinglyGift”.BasiliconDoronwasnotmeantforgeneralpublicationbutfortheinstructionoftheyoungprinceinthelikelyeventthathisfatherwouldnotsurvivetoinstructhim—KingJameswassicklyandsurvivedanumberofassassinationattempts.TheKingboundhisprinterRobertWaldegravetosecrecyandorderedaneditionofonlysevencopies.Somehowhoweverintelligenceofthebookanditscontentsgotabroad.SubsequentlytherewassomuchdemandforBasiliconDoronthatforged(稳步前进)corruptedcopieswerebeingdistributed.WiththesepressurestheKingthenhaditpublishedforthegeneralpublicanditbecameabestseller.ItwaspublishedinEnglishWelshLatinFrenchSwedishandGermanforaperiodofover50years.BasiliconDoronisashorttreatise(论文)only153pageslong.Itconsistsofthreeshortvolumesthefirstofwhichis“AKing’sChristianDuetietowardsGod.”JamesD’israelisaid“Jameshadformedthemostelevatedconceptionofthevirtuesanddutiesofamonarch.”InBasiliconDoronKingJames’understandingofChristiandiscipleshipstyleandproseareattheirbest.HeskillfullyintertwinessacredscripturewithgodlyandChristianadvice.TheKingoffershissonthisimportantadviceonknowingGod:Diligentlyreadhiswordearnestly...prayfortherightunderstandingthereof.SearchthescripturessaithChristfortheywillbeartestimonyofme.ThewholeScripturessaithPaulareprofitabletoteachtoimprovetocorrectandtoinstructinrighteousnessthatthemanofGodmaybeperfectuntoallgoodworks.“ThewholeScripturecontaynethbuttwothings:amandandaprohibition.Obeyinboth...TheworshipofGodiswhollygroundedupontheScripturequickenedbyfaith.”BasiliconDoronbyKingJamesTHEKINGUNITESSCOTLANDANDENGLAND.KingJames’greataspirationtobethefirstKingofbothScotlandandEnglandwasrealizedin1603uponthedeathofQueenElizabeth.WhenheascendedtotheEnglishthronethatyearhehadalreadybeenkingofScotlandfor36years.HewasnowknownasKingJamesVIofScotlandIofEngland.Thekingplayedamasterlypoliticalgameandkepthiskingdomoutofwar.ForthefirsttimeaScottishmonarchwieldedeffectiveauthorityoverthemorefar-flungareasoftherealm(领域).Hesupportedliteratureboththroughhisownwritingandhispatronage(赞助).Therewaspeaceduringhisreign—bothwithhissubjectsandforeignpowers.THEKINGHADMANYENEMIES.AsaScotsmanrulingovertheEnglishtheKingenduredmuchracismandslander—especiallyfromtheoncepowerfulEnglishLordsandLadieswhohereplacedwithhisScottishcountrymen.Unfortunatelymanyoftoday’shistorianslooktothewritingsofhostilesourcessuchasSirAnthonyWeldonandFrancisOsborneasaccuratedescriptionsofthisgreatking.Oneoftheking’sdetractors(诽谤者)SirAnthonyWeldonwasknightedbyKingJamesbutwassubsequentlydismissedafterKingJamesfoundracistwritingsbyWeldonabouttheKing’snativeScotland.ManyhistorianstodayquoteWeldonasifhewereareliablehistoricalsource.ExamplesofWeldon’sracismarefoundinhistreatiseentitled“APerfectDescriptionofthePeopleandCountryofScotland”wherehesaysthattheScotsarea“stinkingpeople”whohold“fornication...butapastime”.Healsosaid“...theirfleshnaturallyabhorscleanness.Theirbreathmonlystinksofpottage...tobechainedinmarriagewithoneofthemweretobetiedtoadeadcarcassandcastintoastinkingditch...Idowonderthat...KingJamesshouldbeborninsostinkingatownasEdinburghinlousyScotland.”DespitethisobviousbiashistorianscontinuetoconsultthewritingsofAnthonyWeldonwhointimatedthatKingJameshadinordinateaffectionstowardsothermen—buthedidnotdothisuntil25yearsafterKingJameswasdeadandcouldnotdefendhimself.Today’ssodomite/homosexualmunityistoutingtheKingasoneoftheirownwhichhewasnot.ThesemisinformedsourcesvirtuallywithoutexceptionfailtomentionthatKingJamesandhisQueenhadninechildrentogether.YoucanreadabouttherumorsinthisarticleorcheckoutanexcellentlyresearchedbookonthesubjectbyStephenCostonSr.entitledKingJames:UnjustlyAccusedAlmostpropheticallythekingwroteofhisenemies:“TheyquarrelmenotforanyevilorviceinmebutbecauseIwasakingwhichtheythoughtthehighestevilandbecausetheywereashamedtoprofessthisquarreltheywerebusytolooknarrowlyinallmyactionsandIwarrantyouamoatinmyeyeyesafalsereportwasmatterenoughforthemtoworkupon.”—JamesIBasiliconDoronThereligionwasalsoanenemyofkingJames.PapistsasKingJamescalledthemattemptedtoassassinatehimanumberoftimes.Mostnotablyin1605RomanCatholicGuyFawkesattemptedtoblowupParliamentwhenthekingwastohavebeenpresent.Theconspiracywasdiscoveredandallco-conspiratorswereexecuted.ThisfailedattemptiscelebratedonNovember5inEnglandeachyearandisknownasGuyFawkesNight.KingJameswasanevangelistofthetruegospelwhichautomaticallymadehimanenemyofRome.KingJamesstronglydelineatedtheerrorsofRomansuperstitionandspurnedthemyethetreatedRomanistsubjectsfairly.CatholicambassadorNicoloMolinsaidthisofKingJames:“HeisaProtestant...theKingtriestoextendhisProtestantreligiontothewholeisland.TheKingisabitterenemyofourreligion.Hefrequentlyspeaksofitintermsofcontempt.Heisalltheharsherbecauseofthislastconspiracyagainsthislife...HeunderstoodthattheJesuitshadahandinit.”SUCCESSINKINGSHIP.DespitehisdetractorsKingJamestheⅥofScotlandandⅠofEnglandwasahighlysuccessfulKing.AsaloverofthetheatreKingJamesbecamepatrontothetroopofoneofhismostfamoussubjects—WilliamShakespearetheplaywright.Shakespeare’stroopcametobeknownastheKing’sMen.ShakespeareandtheKingheldaspecialrelationshipastheybothlovedliterature.Shakespeareevenwrotehisfamousplay“Macbeth”specificallyforKingJames.AnotherlittlerecognizedfactisthatKingJamestheⅥandⅠisthefoundingmonarchoftheUnitedStates.UnderhisreignwehavethefirstsuccessfulcoloniesplantedontheAmericanmainland—VirginiaMassachusettsandNovaScotiaLatinforNewScotlandinSECanada.TheKinghimselforderedwroteandauthorizedtheEvangelisticGrantChartertosettletheColonyofVirginia:“Tomakehabitation...andtodeduceacolonyofsundryofourpeopleintothatpartofAmericamonlycalledVirginia...inpropagatingofChristianreligiontosuchpeopleasyetliveindarkness...tobringasettledandquietgovernment.”。