Book 5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Reading)[上学期]

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名称 Book 5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Reading)[上学期]
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课件15张PPT。 Unit Two
The United KingdomSome information
about The United Kingdom The United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland????国旗:呈横长方形,长与宽之比为2∶1。为“米”字旗,由深蓝底色和红、白色“米”字组成。旗中带白边的红色正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治,白色交叉十字代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁,红色交叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。此旗产生于1801年,是由原英格兰的白地红色正十旗、苏格兰的蓝地白色交叉十字旗和爱尔兰的白地红色交叉十字旗重叠而成 ?国徽:即英王徽。中心图案为一枚盾徽,盾面上左上角和右下角为红地上三只金狮,象征英格兰;右上角为金地上半站立的红狮,象征苏格兰;左下角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴,象征爱尔兰。盾徽两侧各由一只头戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和一只代表苏格兰的独角兽支扶着。盾徽周围用法文写着一句格言,意为“恶有恶报”;下端悬挂着嘉德勋章,饰带上写着“天有上帝,我有权利”。盾徽上端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。??国家政要:女王伊丽莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II) ,1952年2月6日即位,1953年6月2日加冕;首相托尼·布莱尔(Tony Blair) ,1997年5月任职,2001年6月连任,2005年5月5日的工党在英国大选中再次获得胜利,布莱尔也成为工党历史上第一位三次蝉联首相职务的领导人 。 ?行政区划:分英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰四部分。英格兰划分为43个郡,苏格兰下设29个区和3个特别管辖区,北爱尔兰下设26个区,威尔士下设22个区。苏格兰、威尔士议会及其行政机构全面负责地方事务,外交、国防、总体经济和货币政策、就业政策以及社会保障等仍由中央政府控制。伦敦也称“大伦敦”(Greater London),下设独立的32个城区(London boroughs) 和1个“金融城”(City of London)。各区议会负责各区主要事务,但与大伦敦市长及议会协同处理涉及整个伦敦的事务。此外,英国还有12个属地。?首都:伦敦(london);人口:718.8万(2001年)。最热月份为7月,一般气温在13℃-22℃;最冷月份为1月,一般气温在2℃-6℃。 Big BenLibrary of the British Museum伦敦塔桥金融中心伯明翰市政厅大楼英国皇家炮兵团Warming Up1.How many countries does
the UK consist of?2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London
Heathrow Airport?3.Who rules the country?4.What are the provinces called in England?5.Which is the longest river in England?(Four)(About ten hours)(The Prime Minister)(countries)(The River Thames)SCOTLANDENGLANDWALESNORTHERN IRELANDCareful Reading1.Why is the UK made up of four parts?
2.What’s the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and the UK?
3.The Union Jack flag unites the three flags of three
countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is
left out? Why?
The four parts are very different in education, legal syste
-ms and so on. And they are four countries. Northern Ireland belongs to the UK,but the southern
part of Ireland doesn’t.Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.4.What three countries does British Airways represent?
1)__________2)___________3)_____________
5.Which group of invaders did not influence London?
6.Divide the reading into three parts and write down the
main idea of each part.
Passage 1:
Passage2:
Passage3:
The summary of the passage:
EnglandScotlandNorthern IrelandThe Vikings.What England include;Great Britain; the UK.Division of England;Similarity and difference.The cultural importance of London.How was the UK formed?England has three zones; London is the cultural capital.Discussion:1.What geographical factors make it difficult to invade
England successfully?
2.What similarity is there between the invasions of the
Romans and the Nomans?
3.Why has English been widely spread ?Homework1.Find out the language points that you can’t understand.
2.Review Unit 1.