高中英语人教版必修5教案：Unit 2　The United Kingdom Period 2 Reading

Period2　ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodisthehighlightofthewholeunit.Itlaysemphasisonreadingandunderstanding.Firsttheteachershouldcheckifthestudentshavemasteredthenewwordsandexpressionsbyaskingthemtofillintheblanksofsomesentencesbyusingsomeofthewordsandphrasesthatwillappearinthereadingpassage.Thispartcanhelpthestudentstolearnwordsandexpressionsbyheartinacertainlanguagesituation.TheninPre-readingpart,thestudentsareaskedtodistinguishthedifferencesbetweentheUK,GreatBritainandEngland.Hence,theteachercanleadtothetopicofthehistoricalinfluenceongeographyinthecountry.Providedwithtwosimplequestions:“DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar?WhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?”,thestudentswillreadthepassagefastandfindtheanswersdirectlyinthepassage.Next,thestudentswillfirstlistentothetapewiththeirtextbooksclosed.Inordertomakethisstepefficient,theteacherwillprovidethemwithfivestatementsbasedonthepassage.Whilelistening,thestudentsshouldjudgewhetherthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse,thestudentsshouldcorrectit.Thenthestudentswillbegivenseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently.Theyshoulddividethepassageintothreepartsandwritethemainideasofeachpart.Inordertohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassagebetter,theteachercanprovidesomecomprehendingexercises,includingansweringsomequestions,paraphrasingsomedifficultsentences.Astothesecond,thirdandsixthparagraphs,thestudentswillfinishtwotables,analyzingthedetails.Thepurposeofthisstepistotrainthestudents’abilityofreadingcomprehension,whichisaveryimportantskill.Atlast,thestudentswilldoaspeakingtaskinpairs.OneactsasavisitortoEnglandandtheotheractsasanativeEnglishman.ThevisitorisaskingthenativesomequestionsaboutthegeographytheUnitedKingdom.ThispartnotonlyhelpsthestudentstorevisewhatthehavelearnedinthispartbutalsoprovidesthemwithanopportunitytospeakinEnglish.TeachingImportantPointsImprovethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.TeachingDifficultiesKnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingAidsataperecorderaprojectortheblackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsdebate,clarify,legal,relation,convenience,attraction,influence,collection,construct,puzzle,educational,roughly,industrial,historicalbreakawayfrom,leaveout,divide...into...,belinkedto,toone’ssurprise,aswellas,beknownas,lookaround,keepone’seyesopen,makeone’stripworthwhile,Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile!AbilityAimsLearnsomedetailedinformationabouttheUnitedKingdom.Improvethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.Trainthestudents’speakingability.EmotionalAimsTrainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.KnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingsGreetthestudentsasusual.Step2RevisionT:Atthebeginningofthisperiod,Iwillcheckifyouhavemasteredthenewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.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.constructStep3Pre-readingT:Inthefirstperiod,youhavelearnedabriefintroductiontotheUK.Doyouknowthe,differencebetweentheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,andEngland?S:Ifindtheirrelationshippuzzling.T:Theofficialnameofthecountryis“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GreatBritainisthenameoftheislandnorthwestofFranceandeastofIrelandthatcanbedividedintothreeregions:England,WalesandScotland.Therefore,EnglandispartofGreatBritain,whichispartoftheUnitedKingdom.Thepuzzlingsituationwascausedbythehistory.Inthisunitwewilllearnaboutthehistoricalinfluenceonthegeographyofthecountry.Step4FastReadingT:Readthepassageentitled“PuzzlesinGeography”,andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar?2.WhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?(Givethestudentsseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently,andanswerthequestions.)(Theteachercheckstheanswerswiththewholeclass.)S:Thecountriesunitedpeacefullyinsteadofbywar.S:Weshouldgotosomeolderbutsmallertownstoappreciatesomehistoricalattractions.T:Excellent.Step5ListeningandUnderstanding　T:NowI’llplaythetapeforyoutolisten.Whilelistening,pleasefindoutwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.TrueorFalseQuestions:1.WhenWalesandEnglandunited,thecountrywasnamedGreatBritain.2.ThenorthernpartofIrelandbrokeawaytobecomeanindependentcountry.3.ThecountriesintheUKhavedevelopedtheirowneducationalandlegalsystems.4.MostpeopleinLondonliveintheSouth.5.TheNormansinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.(Theteacherplaysthetape.)Suggestedanswers:1.False　BecauseGreatBritainwasthenamegivenwhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.2.False　BecauseitwasthesouthernpartofIrelandthatbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.3.True.4.True.5.False　BecausetheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfood,whiletheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.T:Youhavedoneaverygoodjob.Step6DetailedReadingT:NowIwillgiveyouseveralminutestoreadthepassageagain.Whilereading,pleasetrytodividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.(Studentsreadthepassageandfinishthetask.)S:Part1:Paragraph1Theintroductiontothetopic.Part2:Paragraph2-5Thehistoricalinfluenceonitsgeography.Part3:Paragraph6Historicaltreasureleftbytheinvaders.,T:LookatthefirstsentenceinParagraph1,“Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.”Canyousayitinanotherway?Trytofillintheblanksinthesentence:Itis__________to__________anymoreaboutwhypeople__________differentwordstodescribethefourcountries.S:Itisunnecessarytoargueanymoreaboutwhypeopleusedifferentwordstodescribethefourcountries.T:Readthesecondpart.T:HereisthenationalflagoftheUnitedKingdom.Whatisitcalled?S:TheUnionJack.T:Herearethedescriptionsoftheflag.Readit.BluefieldwiththeredcrossofStGeorge(England)edgedinwhitesuperimposedonthediagonalredcrossofStPatrick(Ireland),whichissuperimposedonthediagonalwhitecrossofStAndrew(Scotland).ItisproperlyknownastheUnionFlag,butcommonlycalledtheUnionJack.Thedesignandcolors(especiallytheBlueEnsign)havebeenthebasisforanumberofotherflagsincludingotherCommonwealthcountriesandtheirconstituentstatesorprovinces,aswellasBritishoverseasterritories.T:Whichcountryisleftout?Why?S:Wales.WaleswaslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyAD,sowhenpeoplerefertoEngland,itisincludedaswell.T:Haveyoufoundouthowthefourcountriesjoinedtogether?Usetheinformationfromthepassagetofillintheblanks.TheFormationoftheUnitedKingdom:__________→__________→__________→__________S:England→WalesjoinedEngland(13thcenturyA.D.)→England,WalesjoinedScotland(1603)→England,Wales,ScotlandgotNorthernIrelandconnectedT:OftenwilluseEnglandtostandfortheUK.OneofthereasonsisthatEnglandisthelargestofthefourcountries.SoEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Doyouknowthethreezones?S:TheSouth,theMidlandsandtheNorth.T:Yes.Lookatthemapinpart2onPage11.DrawlinesacrosstoshowthezonesoftheSouth,MidlandsandNorthofEngland.Thenputeachtownorcityintoitscorrectzone.S:York,Leeds,ManchesterandSheffieldbelongtotheNorth.S:BirminghamandCoventrybelongtotheMidlands.S:Plymouth,Brighton,ReadingandLondonbelongtotheSouth.T:Youdidquiteagoodjob.T:DoyouhaveanyquestionsaboutPart2?S:Whatdoes“those”meaninthesentence“ForthoseyouhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.”?T:Inordertoanalyze“those”,youhavetoreadthesentencebeforeit.“...theseindustrialcities...donothavethehistoricalattractionsofotherplaces.”Sonowdoyouknowwhat“those”,refersto?S:Yes.Itmustreferto“thehistoricalattractions”.T:Youareveryclever.Nowtrytoparaphrasethesentencebyfinishingthefollowingsentence.__________youwantto__________some____________________,youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertowns____________________firstbuiltbytheRomans.S:Ifyouwanttoseesomehistoricalattractions,youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownswhichwerefirstbuiltbytheRomans.T:Youareright.T:Thelastparttellsusabouttheinvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondon.Readitandtrytofillinthetablebelow.EnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormans(Afterafewminutes.)T:Nowlet’scheckyouranswers.EnglandLondonTheRomanslefttheirtownsandroadsbuilttheoldestportinthe1stcenturyADTheAnglo-Saxonslefttheirlanguageandgovernmentbuilttheoldestbuildinginthe1060sTheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesNoneTheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfoodconstructedtheoldestcastlein1066Step7PairWorkThestudentsworkinpairstomakeadialogue.OneofthemisanativeEnglishman,whiletheotherisavisitortoEngland.ThevisitorisaskingthenativeEnglishmanaboutthegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.(Theteachergivesthestudentstopracticeinpairsforafewminutes.)(Thentheteacherasksoneortwopairstocometothefronttodemonstratetheirdialogues.)Oneexample:A:WelcometoEngland.IsthisyourfirstvisittoEngland?B:Yes.I’mverygladtomeetyou.WouldyoumindifIaskedyousomequestions?A:Ofcoursenot.Goahead.B:IsyourcountrycalledEnglandorBritain?Iamreallypuzzled.A:Actually,thewholecountryiscalledtheUK,whichstandsfortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheGreatBritainismadeupofthreecountries,thatis,England,WalesandScotland.A:WhataboutthesouthernpartofIreland?B:Thesouthernpartofthatislandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.B:ThenwhydopeoplecallyourcountryEnglandsometimes?A:Oh,that’sbecauseEnglandisthelargestoneofthefourcountries.,B:Isee.Ihaveanotherquestion.LasttimewhenIwatchedtheWorldCup,InoticedthereisafootballteamofEngland.ButtherearealsoteamsofNorthernIrelandandScotland.Canyouexplainthistome?A:Thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas,buttheyarestillverydifferent.Forexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedevelopeddifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup.B:Isee.Thankyouforyourkindness.A:Youarewelcome.HaveagoodstayinEngland.B:Thanks.Bye.A:Bye.Step8Homework1.Trytowriteashortsummaryofthepassageinabout50words.2.FinishPart1inLearningaboutlanguageonPage11.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit2　TheUnitedKingdomPeriod2　ReadingⅠWords&phrases:　　1.consistsof2.puzzling3.legal4.leftout5.collection6.influence7.breakawayfrom8.clarified9.convenience10.constructⅡFast-reading1.DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar?2.WhereshouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?ⅢInvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondonEnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormansResearchandActivitiesReadanotherpassageabouttheUnitedKingdom.Compareitwiththepassage“PuzzlesinGeography”,payingspecialattentiontothewritingstylesofthetwowriters.BRITAINANDIRELANDTheislandofBritainliestotheeastofIreland.ThetwoareseparatedbytheIrishSea.Theletters“UK”standfor“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUKismadeupoffourcountries.InthenorthisScotland,withitscapitalEdinburgh.Scotlandhasmanylakesandmountains,andisfamousforitsbeautiful.,WalesliestothewestofEngland.ItscapitalisCardiff.EveryonetherecanspeakEnglish,butthefirstlanguageinNorthWalesisWelsh.ThereareWelshnewspapers.ProgrammesontheradioandTVareinWelsh.Thecountrysidehereisverybeautifultoo,withlotsofmountainsandrivers.Thereusedtobealotofcoalminesinthesouth,butmanyofthemhavebeenclosed,orareabouttobeclosed.England,thelargestcountryinBritain,isinthesoutheast.ItscapitalisLondon,whichisalsothecapitaloftheUK.LondonliesontheRiverThamesandhasapopulationofsevenmillion.MuchofEnglandisratherflat,althoughtherearehillsinthenortheastandinthecentreofthecountry.Irelandisdividedintotwocountries.Inthenorth,NorthernIreland,withitscapitalBelfast,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheSouthernpartoftheislandisaseparatecountry,calledtheRepublicofIrelandwithDublinasitscapital.Generally,theweatherinBritainisneithertoocoldinwinternortoohotinsummer.Itiscolderinthenorth,warmerinthesouth,drierintheeastandwetterinthewest.Irelandisespeciallywet.InallpartsofBritainitrainseverymonthoftheyear;thereisno“dryseason”.SnowfallsinScotlandeverywinterandsometimesinEnglandandWalestoo.FallsofsnowinIrelandaremostunusual.*Questionfordiscussion:BothpassagesareabouttheUnitedKingdom,butthetwowritersfocusedondifferentthings.Whatarethemajordifferencesbetweenthetwopassages?ReferenceforTeachingAnIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdomTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisacountryinwesternEurope.ItisaCommonwealthRealm,andamemberoftheEuropeanUnionandNATO.UsuallyknownsimplyastheUnitedKingdomortheUK,itisalsoofteninaccuratelynamedGreatBritain,BritainorEngland(themostpopulousofthehomenations).TheUKhasfourconstituentparts,threeofwhich—theancientnationsofEngland,WalesandScotland—arelocatedontheislandofGreatBritanin.ThefourthpartisNorthernIreland,whichislocatedontheislandofIreland.TheborderbetweenNorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandformstheUnitedKingdom’sprincipalinternationallandborder,althoughthereisalsoanominalfrontierwithFranceinthemiddleoftheChannelTunnel.TheUKalsohasoverseasterritoriesthroughouttheworld,andrelationshipswithseveralCrowndependencies.TheUKwasformedbyaseriesofActsofUnionwhichunitedtheKingdomofEngland(whichincludedWalesasaprincipality)withthoseof,first,KingdomofScotlandandthenKingdomofIrelandunderasinglegovernmentinLondon.ThegreaterpartofIrelandlefttheUnitedKingdom(thencalledtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland)in1922toformanindependentstate(inwhich,until1949,theKingoftheUnitedKingdomwasalsoKingofIreland).ThisstatelaterbecametheRepublicofIreland.Sixcountiesinthenorth-easternportionoftheisland,meanwhile,remainedapartoftheUnitedKingdom,formingNorthernIrelandtothisday.TheUKissituatedoffthenorth-westerncoastofcontinentalEurope,andhasalandborderwiththeRepublicofIreland,butisotherwisesurroundedbytheNorthSea,theEnglishChannel,theCelticSea,theIrishSea,andtheAtlanticOcean.GreatBritain,orjustBritain,isthegeographicalnameofthelargestoftheBritishIsles(often,alsoincludingitssmallerneighboringislands,thoughneverIreland).Politically,thetermGreatBritainreferscollectivelytothenationsofEngland,WalesandScotland(i.e.,theUnitedKingdomexceptforNorthernIreland).Thispoliticalusageof“GreatBritain”datesfromthepersonalunionoftheCrownsofScotlandandEngland(includingWales)in1603,withthetermbeingusedinthesense“allofBritain”.Intheearlyyearsofthe“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain”,formedbytheActofUnionof1707,itwascustomarytoreferofficiallytoScotlandandtoEnglandandWalesas,respectively,“NorthBritain”and“SouthBritain”,thoughtheusageneverreallycaughton.Itshouldbenotedthatthepracticebysome,theinformalmediainparticular,ofusing“(Great)Britain”asshorthandfortheUnitedKingdomisaninaccuracy,whichcancauseoffence.TheBritishIslesisatermfrequentlyusedtorefertothearchipelagowhichincludesthemainlandofGreatBritain,themainlandofIreland,andthesmallerislandsassociatedwiththesetwo,suchastheChannelIslands,theHebrides,theIsleofMan,theIsleofWight,Orkney,theShetlandIslands,etc.Thetermis,however,oftenavoided,especiallyinIreland,bythosewhoareconsciousthatitissometimesmisunderstoodinternationallytomean“theislandsbelongingtoBritain(i.e.theUnitedKingdom)”,adescriptionoutofdateintheIrishcasesince1922.Analternative,theIslandsoftheNorthAtlantic(IONA)hasbeenproposed,butislittleusedoutsidediplomaticcircles.GEOGRAPHYLocation:WesternEurope,islandsincludingthenorthernone-sixthoftheislandofIrelandbetweentheNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthSea,northwestofFranceGeographiccoordinates:5400N,200WMapreferences:EuropeArea:total:244820sqkmwater:3230sqkmnote:includesRockallandShetlandIslandsland:241590sqkmArea-comparative:slightlysmallerthanOregonLandboundaries:total:360kmbordercountries:Ireland360kmCoastline:12429kmMaritimeclaims:continentalshelf:asdefinedincontinentalshelfordersorinaccordancewithagreeduponboundariesexclusivefishingzone:200NMterritorialsea:12NMClimate:temperate;moderatedbyprevailingsouthwestwindsovertheNorthAtlanticCurrent;morethanone-halfofthedaysareovercastTerrain:mostlyruggedhillsandlowmountains;leveltorollingplainsineastandsoutheastElevationextremes:lowestpoint:Fenland-4mhighestpoint:BenNevis1343mNaturalresources:coal,petroleum,naturalgas,tin,limestone,ironore,salt,clay,chalk,gypsum,lead,silica,arableland,Landuse:arableland:26.41%permanentcrops:0.18%other:73.41%(1998est.)Irrigatedland:1080sqkm(1998est.)Naturalhazards:winterwindstorms;floodsEnvironment-currentissues:continuestoreducegreenhousegasemissions(hasmetKyotoProtocoltargetofa12.5%reductionfrom1990levelsandintendstomeetthelegallybindingtargetandmovetowardsadomesticgoalofa20%cutinemissionsby2010);by2005thegovernmentaimstoreducetheamountofindustrialandcommercialwastedisposedofinlandfillsitesto85%of1998levelsandtorecycleorcompostatleast25%ofhouseholdwaste,increasingto33%by2015;between1998-1999and1999-2000,householdrecyclingincreasedfrom8.8%to10.3%Environment-internationalagreements:partyto:AirPollution,AirPollution-NitrogenOxides,AirPollution-Sulphur94,AirPollution-VolatileOrganicCompounds,Antarctic-EnvironmentalProtocol,Antarctic-MarineLivingResources,AntarcticSeals,AntarcticTreaty,Biodiversity,ClimateChange,Desertification,EndangeredSpecies,EnvironmentalModification,HazardousWastes,LawoftheSea,MarineDumping,MarineLifeConservation,NuclearTestBan,OzoneLayerProtection,ShipPollution,TropicalTimber83,TropicalTimber94,Wetlands,Whalingsigned,butnotratified:AirPollution-PersistentOrganicPollutants,ClimateChange-KyotoProtocolGeography-note:liesnearvitalNorthAtlanticsealanes;only35kmfromFranceandnowlinkedbytunnelundertheEnglishChannel;becauseofheavilyindentedcoastline,nolocationismorethan125kmfromtidalwatersKingJamesⅠBIOGRAPHYANINFANTKING.JamesCharlesStuartwasbornonJune19,1566atEdinburghCastleinScotland.Hisfather,LordDarnley,wasmurderedinearly1567beforeyoungJameswas1yearold.Hismother,MaryQueenofScots,subsequentlyascended（上升）totheScottishthrone.Herreign（统治）,howeverwasshortlivedandshewasforcedtoabdicate（退位）infavorofhersononJuly24,1567.LittleJameswascrownedKingJamesⅥofScotlandfivedayslateratthetenderageof13months.ReformationleaderJohnKnoxpreachedthesermonathiscoronation（加冕礼）.,James’mother,Mary,wasimprisonedinEnglandbyhercousinQueenElizabethand19yearslater,inFebruaryof1587,wasexecutedforherpartintheconspiracy（阴谋）toassassinate（暗杀）QueenElizabeth.KingJamesneverknewhismother.Andso,likemanymonarchsofthetime,KingJameswasrearedbyneitherfathernormotherbutratherbytutors.Ofhisfourtutors,perhapsoneofthemostinfluentialwasGeorgeBuchanan,astaunch（坚定的）Calvinist.ItwasunderMr.Buchanan’sstrictteachingmethodsthatKingJamesbecameoneofthemostlearnedandintellectuallycuriousmentoeversitonanythrone.Mr.Buchananwas64yearsoldwhenhebegantutoringtheyoungking.KINGJAMESBEGINSTOREIGNINSCOTLAND.KingJamesbegantorulehisnativeScotlandwhenhewas19yearsold.Afewyearslater,hetookAnneofDenmarktobehisqueen.KingJameslovedhiswifeandwrotebeautifulpoetryforher.Togethertheyhadninechildren.Once,whentheKingandQueenwereouthunting,QueenAnneaccidentallykilledtheKing’sfavoritehuntingdog,Jewell.TheQueenfeltbadlyaboutthisandtheKingboughtheragifttoeasehermindofthisincident.KingJamesbelievedintheDivineRightofKingsandthemonarch’sdutytoreignaccordingtoGod’slawandthepublicgood.Inordertopassonhiskinglyinstructiontohiseldestson,PrinceHenry,KingJameswroteBasiliconDoronwhichmeans,“theKinglyGift”.BasiliconDoronwasnotmeantforgeneralpublication,butfortheinstructionoftheyoungprinceinthelikelyeventthathisfatherwouldnotsurvivetoinstructhim—KingJameswassicklyandsurvivedanumberofassassinationattempts.TheKingboundhisprinterRobertWaldegravetosecrecyandorderedaneditionofonlysevencopies.Somehow,however,intelligenceofthebookanditscontentsgotabroad.Subsequently,therewassomuchdemandforBasiliconDoronthatforged（稳步前进）,corruptedcopieswerebeingdistributed.Withthesepressures,theKingthenhaditpublishedforthegeneralpublicanditbecameabestseller.ItwaspublishedinEnglish,Welsh,Latin,French,SwedishandGermanforaperiodofover50years.BasiliconDoronisashorttreatise（论文）,only153pageslong.Itconsistsofthreeshortvolumes,thefirstofwhichis“AKing’sChristianDuetietowardsGod.”JamesD’israelisaid,“Jameshadformedthemostelevatedconceptionofthevirtuesanddutiesofamonarch.”InBasiliconDoron,KingJames’understandingofChristiandiscipleship,styleandproseare,attheirbest.HeskillfullyintertwinessacredscripturewithgodlyandChristianadvice.TheKingoffershissonthisimportantadviceonknowingGod:Diligentlyreadhisword,&earnestly...prayfortherightunderstandingthereof.SearchthescripturessaithChristfortheywillbeartestimonyofme.ThewholeScripturessaithPaulareprofitabletoteach,toimprove,tocorrect,andtoinstructinrighteousness,thatthemanofGodmaybeperfectuntoallgoodworks.“ThewholeScripturecontaynethbuttwothings:acommandandaprohibition.Obeyinboth...TheworshipofGodiswhollygroundedupontheScripture,quickenedbyfaith.”BasiliconDoronbyKingJamesTHEKINGUNITESSCOTLANDANDENGLAND.KingJames’greataspirationtobethefirstKingofbothScotlandandEnglandwasrealizedin1603uponthedeathofQueenElizabeth.WhenheascendedtotheEnglishthronethatyearhehadalreadybeenkingofScotlandfor36years.HewasnowknownasKingJamesVIofScotland&IofEngland.Thekingplayedamasterlypoliticalgameandkepthiskingdomoutofwar.ForthefirsttimeaScottishmonarchwieldedeffectiveauthorityoverthemorefar-flungareasoftherealm（领域）.Hesupportedliteratureboththroughhisownwritingandhispatronage（赞助）.Therewaspeaceduringhisreign—bothwithhissubjectsandforeignpowers.THEKINGHADMANYENEMIES.AsaScotsmanrulingovertheEnglish,theKingenduredmuchracismandslander—especiallyfromtheoncepowerfulEnglishLordsandLadieswhohereplacedwithhisScottishcountrymen.Unfortunately,manyoftoday’shistorianslooktothewritingsofhostilesourcessuchasSirAnthonyWeldonandFrancisOsborneasaccuratedescriptionsofthisgreatking.Oneoftheking’sdetractors（诽谤者）,SirAnthonyWeldon,wasknightedbyKingJamesbutwassubsequentlydismissedafterKingJamesfoundracistwritingsbyWeldonabouttheKing’snativeScotland.ManyhistorianstodayquoteWeldonasifhewereareliablehistoricalsource.ExamplesofWeldon’sracismarefoundinhistreatiseentitled,“APerfectDescriptionofthePeopleandCountryofScotland”wherehesaysthattheScotsarea“stinkingpeople”whohold“fornication...butapastime”.Healsosaid,“...theirfleshnaturallyabhorscleanness.Theirbreathcommonlystinksofpottage...tobechainedinmarriagewithoneofthem,weretobetiedtoadeadcarcass,andcastintoastinkingditch...Idowonderthat...KingJamesshouldbeborninsostinkingatownasEdinburghinlousyScotland.”Despitethisobviousbias,historianscontinuetoconsultthewritingsofAnthonyWeldonwhointimatedthatKingJameshadinordinateaffectionstowardsothermen—buthedidnotdothisuntil25yearsafterKingJameswasdeadandcouldnotdefendhimself.Today’ssodomite/homosexualcommunityistoutingtheKingasoneoftheirown,whichhewasnot.Thesemisinformedsources,virtuallywithoutexception,failtomentionthatKingJamesandhisQueenhadninechildrentogether.YoucanreadabouttherumorsinthisarticleorcheckoutanexcellentlyresearchedbookonthesubjectbyStephenCoston,Sr.entitled,KingJames:UnjustlyAccused?Almostprophetically,thekingwroteofhisenemies:“Theyquarrelme(notforanyevilorviceinme)butbecauseIwasaking,whichthey,thoughtthehighestevil,andbecausetheywereashamedtoprofessthisquarreltheywerebusytolooknarrowlyinallmyactions,andIwarrantyouamoatinmyeye,yesafalsereportwasmatterenoughforthemtoworkupon.”—JamesI,BasiliconDoronThereligionwasalsoanenemyofkingJames.Papists(asKingJamescalledthem)attemptedtoassassinatehimanumberoftimes.Mostnotably,in1605RomanCatholicGuyFawkesattemptedtoblowupParliamentwhenthekingwastohavebeenpresent.Theconspiracywasdiscoveredandallco-conspiratorswereexecuted.ThisfailedattemptiscelebratedonNovember5inEnglandeachyearandisknownasGuyFawkesNight.KingJameswasanevangelistofthetruegospel,whichautomaticallymadehimanenemyofRome.KingJamesstronglydelineatedtheerrorsofRomansuperstitionandspurnedthemyethetreatedRomanistsubjectsfairly.CatholicambassadorNicoloMolinsaidthisofKingJames:“HeisaProtestant...theKingtriestoextendhisProtestantreligiontothewholeisland.TheKingisabitterenemyofourreligion.Hefrequentlyspeaksofitintermsofcontempt.Heisalltheharsherbecauseofthislastconspiracyagainsthislife...HeunderstoodthattheJesuitshadahandinit.”SUCCESSINKINGSHIP.Despitehisdetractors,KingJamestheⅥofScotlandandⅠofEnglandwasahighlysuccessfulKing.Asaloverofthetheatre,KingJamesbecamepatrontothetroopofoneofhismostfamoussubjects—WilliamShakespearetheplaywright.Shakespeare’stroopcametobeknownastheKing’sMen.ShakespeareandtheKingheldaspecialrelationshipastheybothlovedliterature.Shakespeareevenwrotehisfamousplay,“Macbeth”specificallyforKingJames.AnotherlittlerecognizedfactisthatKingJamestheⅥandⅠisthefoundingmonarchoftheUnitedStates.Underhisreign,wehavethefirstsuccessfulcoloniesplantedontheAmericanmainland—Virginia,Massachusetts,andNovaScotia(LatinforNewScotland)inSECanada.TheKinghimselfordered,wroteandauthorizedtheEvangelisticGrantChartertosettletheColonyofVirginia:“Tomakehabitation...andtodeduceacolonyofsundryofourpeopleintothatpartofAmerica,commonlycalledVirginia...inpropagatingofChristianreligiontosuchpeopleasyetliveindarkness...tobringasettledandquietgovernment.”