课件34张PPT。
Where will the 2012 Olympic Games be held?Unit 2
The United KingdomIs it in the UK?
Yes or No?The Statue of LibertyBig BenRiver Thames River RhineBuckingham PalaceWhite HouseWhich is the national flag of the UK?
A. B.
C. Which is the bank note of the UK ?
A.
U.S. Dollar
$
B. Euros
?
C. Pounds
￡
A Trip Around the UKStonehenge, in EnglandLondon BridgeThe Tower of LondonParliament HousesThe Houses of Parliament and Westminster
Bridge across The ThamesGreenwich ObservatoryUniversity of CambridgeOxford University Buckingham Palace St.Paul’s CathedralConwy Castle in North WalesQuiz
Now , you’ve known a lot about this
country. Can you answer…1. What’s the full name of the UK?
2. Where is capital of the UK?
3. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.London.The south, the midlands and the north. EnglandWales ScotlandNorthern IrelandEnglandWales ScotlandNorthern Irelandthe UK =+++the Republic of Irelandthe United KingdomWalesEngland Scotland North Ireland The United Kingdom13th century16031916Where is the capital
of each country of
the UK? Do you want to know more about the United Kingdom and other islands about the British Isles?Puzzles in GeographyReading Read the title and the map, and guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.Match the following useful words according to their English meaning.v. separate … into partsv. cause sth. to become clear
or easier to understandconsist of divide…into
clarifybreak away
(from) v. escape from someonev. to succeed in doing sth.accomplishv. be made up of
n. the quality of being
useful and convenientv. to make someone like
or admire n. a group of objects that
have been collected.v. fail to include a person or thing enjoyableadj. providing pleasure or happinessleave outcollectionattractconveniencePara. 1. Explains the joining of England and Wales.
Para. 2. States topic to be examined in the reading.
Para. 3. Explains the importance of London as a
cultural and political centre in the UK.
Para. 4. Explains what the term “Great Britain”
means and how it came about.
Para. 5. Explains differences in the four countries.
Para. 6. Explains how England is divided into three
zones.Scan the text and match the following.Read the text carefully and finish the following tasks.Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.Part 1: what England includes,
about Great Britain, the UK(Paragraph 1-3)Paragraph 1 Parts of UK
Paragraph 2
How do England and Wales comeParagraph 3
How do Britain and UK comePart 2: About England(Paragraph 4)Paragraph 4
The geographical division of England into zones, their similarities and differencesPart 3: About London(Paragraph 5&6)The cultural importance of LondonHomework Read the text again and find out some words, expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you.
Use the information to write a short summary of the passage.
Finish exercises 1-3 on P12-13.
