A Learning Plan for Puzzles in geography
Step 1.Revision and Lead :in A brief introduction to the UK
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The full name of the UK is__________________________________and the UK consists of ______________________________________________________.___________is its capital.It takes about_____hours to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport. ______________rules the UK. The provinces in England is called_____________. The longest river in England is____________. The national animal of the UK is ___________and the national flower of the UK
Is_________,and the bank note of the UK is ____________.
Step2.Reading:More about the Uk
Skimming
Read the text and try to find out the main idea of the text.
Reading methods: To get the main idea , we should
1) read the title .
2) read the first paragraph .
3) read the first sentence of each paragraph
What is the main idea of the text
A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom
B. Explain how England is divided into three zones
C. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.
D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.
Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1 How the UK came into being.
Para 2 Introduce the topic of the passage.
Para 3 Explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK.
Para 4 The four countries work together but still have differences .
Pa 5&6 Explains how England is divided into three zones.
How many parts can we divide the passage into
Part 1: About the UK How the UK came into being (Paragraphs 1-3)
Part 2: About England England is divided into 3 zones. (Paragraph 4)
Part 3: About London The cultural importance of London (Paragraphs 5-6)
Scanning
Para 1 Geography
How many countries does the UK consist of What are they
__________________________________________________________
Puzzles:
Puzzle one：How did the “The United Kingdom” come into being ？
First There was __________
In the 13th Century ______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century ________ and Wales were joined to _________.(Great Britain)
In the early20th century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________ to become _______.
Puzzle two：How do the four countries work together and how are they different
To their credit, the four countries do work together in some areas (currency and international relations).However, they have different institutions as well as football teams (educational and legal systems ).
Puzzle three：How can England be divided into three different zones
______________________________________________________________________-----_____________________________________________
Most population settled in ________________
Most of the large industrial cities are in __________________
Many cities have famous ___________________
Puzzle four：How was London influenced by some of the invaders
What did they leave
The Romans left____________________________________________
The Anglo-Saxons left________________________________________
The Vikings left______________________________________________
The Normans left_____________________________________________
Puzzle five：Why did London become the cultural center of England
Because there are a lot of___________________________that were left by i__________in London.
Summary
The text is mainly about puzzles of how the four countries, E________, W_____, S_______ and N_______________formed the UK, how they work together and how they are ________. It also introduces how England can be divided into ______ different zones and how London was influenced by some of the four _______ to become the capital of England.
Discussion
The Prime Minister
county
Thames
redbreast
Heathrow Airport
London(共42张PPT)
1.How many countries does the UK consist of
A. two
B. three
C. four
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Let’s have a quiz
2. Which is the national flag of the UK
A. B.
C. D.
3. Who rules the country
The queen
B. The prime Minister
C. Both
Boris Johnson
Queen Elizabeth II
女王
首相
4. Which is the longest river in England
B.
The River Avon The River Thames
C.
The River Severn
(4km)
(338km)
(290km)
5.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport
A. About six hours
B. about ten hours
C. about sixteen hours
B
B.
Cherry Rose
C. Maple
6. Which is the national flower of the UK
Peony
7. Which is the national animal of the UK
B.
Beaver
C.
Redbreast
Bald eagle
海狸
知更鸟
秃头鹰
Canada
America
8. Which is the bank note of the UK
A.
B.
C.
U.S. Dollar $
Euros ?
Pounds
9. What are the provinces called in England
A. departments
B. states
C. counties
Puzzles in geography
A brief introduction to the UK
A brief introduction to the UK
Read the text and try to find out the main idea of the text.
Skimming
To get the main idea , we should
Reading methods
1) read the title .
2) read the first paragraph .
3) read the first sentence of each paragraph
What is the main idea of the text
A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom
B. Explain how England is divided into three zones
C. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.
D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.
Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Pa 5&6:
Introduce the topic of the passage.
Explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK.
Explains how England is divided into three zones.
How the UK came into being.
The four countries work together
but still have differences .
Part 1: About the UK
How the UK came into being
Part 2: About England
England is divided into 3 zones.
Part 3: About London
The cultural importance of London
Paragraphs 1-3
Paragraph 4
Paragraphs 5-6
The united kingdom ______ ___ four countries.
consists
of
How many countries does the UK consist of What are they
Para 1Geography
England 英国？
Britain 英国？？？
the United Kingdom
英国？？？？？
I have many puzzles about the UK. Can you help me
Puzzle One
Puzzle Three
Puzzle Two
Puzzle Four
Puzzle Five
Puzzle one： How did the “The United Kingdom” come into being ？
Paras. 1-2
First There was __________
In the 13th
Century ______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century ________ and Wales were joined to _________.(Great Britain)
England.
Scotland
Wales
England
England
In the early 20th century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________ to become _______.
Southern
Northern
England
Scotland
the UK
Part 1 the UK（para.1-2）
First:
England = England
In 13th century:
England = _______+England
In the 17th century:
Great Britain =______ + _____ +_____
England
Wales
Scotland
In the 20th century
The UK = ________+ _______+ ________ +___________
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
first only England
the 13th century, England + Wales.
17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland
Great Britain
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
the United Kingdom
Union Jack
Puzzle two：
How do the four
countries work
together and how are they different
Para. 3
How do the four countries work together and how they are different Try to translate the following sentences.
Para. 3
currency and international relations
educational and legal systems
Puzzle three：
How can England be divided into three different zones
Para. 4
the North
the Midlands
the South
Para. 4
England is divided into 3 zones.
Most population settled in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.
Many cities have famous ___________________.
the South of England
the North and the Midlands
football teams
Para 4
Puzzle four：
How was London influenced by some of the invaders
Para. 5
the
Romans
the
Anglo-Saxons
the
Vikings
the
Normans
left their towns and roads
left their language and their government
influenced the vocabulary and place–names of the North
left castles and words for food
What are the four invaders
What did they leave
Puzzle five：
Why did London become the cultural center of England
Para. 5
Why did London become the cultural center of England
There are a lot of historical treasures left by invaders in London.
Puzzle Two: How do the four countries work together and how are they different
Puzzle Three: How can England be divided into three different zones
Puzzle Four: How was London influenced by some of the invaders
Puzzle Five: Why is London the cultural and
political capital of England
Puzzle One: How did the “The United Kingdom” come into being ？
Summary
Puzzle One
+
Puzzle Two
+
Puzzle Three
+
Puzzle Four
+
Puzzle Five
The text is mainly about puzzles of how the four countries, E________, W_____, S_______ and N_______________formed the UK, how they work together and how they are ________. It also introduces how England can be divided into ______ different zones and how London was influenced by some of the four _______ to become the capital of England.
ngland
ales
cotland
different
three
invaders
orthern Ireland
Summary
Discussion
Discussion:Fill in the blanks
As wea know,theUk 1_______ of four countries:
England, Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland.
People may wonder why different words (use) to describe these four countries England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, You can clarify this question if you study British hiatory. The first name England 2. (refer) to England and Wales,but when the two countries were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century,the name Great Britain was given to represent the country.With the
3. (join) of Northern Ireland,the country got the name the United Kingdom, 4. was shown to the world in a new flag
5. (call)the Union Jack.
are used
referred
joining
which
called
Of the four countries, England is the 6. (large) and for
7. (convenient)it is divided roughly into three zones:the South,the North and the Midlands, Most of the population settled in the south,but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North. London is the centre of 8. (nation) government and its administration.There are many museums,theatres, art
9. (collect)and parks in London. If you are going to the United Kingdom,you must keep your eyes open to make your trip to it 10.＿ ＿ ＿＿ (enjoy) and worthwhile.
largest
convenience
national
collections
enjoyable
1.Preview the reading on page 10.
2. Read the new words in unit 2.
Homework
Discussion
Homework:
