人教课标版B5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Warming up and Reading课件（55张）

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Unit 2
A brief introduction to the UK
The United Kingdom is a great country. It has a long history. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain is made up of three countries, that is, England, Scotland and Wales. So the United Kingdom is actually composed of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
London is its capital. The 2012 Olympic Games was held in the city.
This is the famous Heathrow Airport. If you want to visit the country, you can go to London by air.
If you leave at 11:15 Beijing time from Beijing airport, you will get to London Heathrow Airport at about 15:10 London time. Beijing is seven hours earlier than London.
This was the Prime Minister of the UK.
And this was the Queen. The queen is the head of state, but it’s in name only. The most powerful one is the Prime Minister, who controls everything in the UK.
There are 23 provinces in China. But in England, people don’t use the word “province”. Instead, they use the word “county”. There are more than eighty counties in the UK.
The River Thames is the longest river.
How many countries does the UK
consist of
two
three
four
2. How long does it take to fly from
Beijing airport to London Heathrow
Airport
about 6 hours
about 11 hours
about 16 hours
3. Who rules the UK: the Prime
Minister or the Queen
the Queen
the Prime Minister
both
4. What are the provinces called in
England
counties
departments
C. states
5. Which is the longest river in
England
the River Avon
the River Thames
the River Severn
Can you name the capital cities of the
countries of the UK What do you know about any other cities or towns in the UK
2. England can be divided into three main
areas. Do you know what they are
3. Look at the title and pictures in the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it to see if you were right.
1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
B. States the topic of the
passage.
C. Explains differences in
the four countries.
A. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
D. Explains the importance of
London as a cultural and
political center in the UK.
E. The evidence of the invaders
can be found in the British
countryside.
F. Explains how England is
divided into three zones.
2. What is the main idea of the text
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, etc.
Which countries make up the UK
England,
Wales,
Scotland,
Northern Ireland.
1. Which countries form Great Britain
England, Wales, Scotland.
2. When was Wales linked to England
In the thirteenth century.
3. When were England and Wales joined
to Scotland
In the seventeenth century.
4. When did Southern Ireland break away
and Northern Ireland join with England
Scotland and Wales to form the UK
In the early twentieth century.
In the 13th
Century ______ was linked to England.
In the 17th
Century England and Wales were joined to __________.
In the early 20th Century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with _________, Wales and _________
to become ____________________.
Scotland
Wales
Southern
Northern
England
Scotland
the United Kingdom
Read Para 2, complete the form.
Cross of St George (England)
Cross of Andrew (Scotland)
Cross of St Patrick (Ireland)
Union Jack
Wales
1. Which areas do the four countries
work together
In the currency and international relations.
2. What are the four countries’
differences
They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.
England can be divided into
_____ parts.
They are:
________________
____________
_________
_____________
three
North of England
Midlands
South of England
2. What are the features of the South
Most of the population settled in the South.
3. What are the features of the Midlands and
North of England
Most of the large industrial cities are in the
Midlands and North of England.
4. Where can you find more about British
history and culture
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
Para 5 mainly tells us ______.
A. museums B. invaders
C. government D. the Vikings
2. In the history of England, there has been four sets of invaders. They are:
__________________, __________________,
__________________,
__________________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
2. What did the Four Invaders leave for
England
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
Divide the text into three parts according to the main ideas given.
Part 1 (Para _____ )
Part 2 (Para ____ )
Part 3 (Para _____ )
How the UK came into being
England is divided into 3 zones.
The cultural importance of London.
1-3
4
5 - 6
2. Read the text again and choose
the best answer.
(1) England and Wales were joined to
Scotland in the ______ century.
A. thirteenth B. seventeenth
C. early twentieth century D. 1060s
(2) From Para. 4, we know that
____________________________.
A. England, Wales and Scotland form
Great Britain.
B. most of the population settle in the
north.
C. the cities are as large as those in China.
D. British people love football very much.
(3) We can draw a conclusion that ______.
A. none of the cities in England are as big
as those in China.
B. the four countries work together in the
currency and legal system.
C. every city in England has historical
architecture built by Romans.
D. evidence of different invaders can be
found all over the UK.
The full name of England is the ______
_________ of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland. It consists of four parts, they are
________, _________, ______ and
________________. People always think
______ is a part of England. The flag
of the UK is called the ___________.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union Jack
3. Fill in the blanks with proper words.
The four countries have different __________ and _____ _______ as well as different _______ ______. ________ is the largest of the four countries and it is ______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ______, but most of the large industrial cities in the _________ and the ______. The capital of the UK is _______, which has many great places of interest.
educational
legal
systems
football
divided
Midlands
North
England
into
South
London
teams
On Page 11
1
Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
England Wales Scotland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland
1. The countries that make up Great Britain are __________________________.
2. If we speak of England we mean ____________________.
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
3. The United Kingdom includes ________
__________________________________.
4. The part of Ireland that separated from England is called ___________________
_________.
5. London is the capital city of _________
___________________.
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/
Great Britain/the UK
1. The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out Why
The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.
2
Read the passage and answer the questions.
England
Union Jack
Ireland
Scotland
2. What three countries does British Airways represent 1 _______ 2 ________ 3 ______
3. Which group of invaders did not influence London
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
Wales
Scotland
England
3
Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone.
North
Midlands
South
North:
Midlands:
South:
Leeds, York,
Sheffield,
Manchester
Coventry,
Birmingham
Reading, London,
Brighton, Plymouth
Possible summary:
The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided into three zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.
1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words.
2. Go over “Learning about Language” 1, 2 and 3 on pages 12.
3. Do “Discovering useful structures” 1 and 2 on pages 13.