课件24张PPT。 Unit2 The United Kingdom新课标人教实验版
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Unit 2Warming up&ReadingWarming up
Do this quiz and find out how much you know about UK?
1. How many countries does the UK consist of?
A. two B. three D. four
2. 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
be made up of
direct flight
3. Who rules the UK: The Prime Minister or the queen?
A The Queen B The Prime Minister
C Both
4. What are the provinces Called in England?
A countries B departments C states
5. Which is the longest river in England?
A The River Avon B The River Thames
C The River Severn The Queen’s position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VSThe Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.ThamesSevernAvonThe River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 Km and the River Severn is 290 Km. The River Avon is much shorter.Pre-reading
1.Can you name the capital cities of the UK?
2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?
3. What do you know about any cities or towns in the UK? What is the text mainly about?
2. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they?
A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.Four. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.SkimmingOrganizationEnglandWalesNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesEnglandEnglandScotlandSouthernNorthernEnglandthe UKlargestSouthMidlandsNorthhistorical museumscollectionsbuildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings Comprehending1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of EnglandEngland Scotland Ireland Union Jack2. What three countries does British Airways represent?
1 __________ 2__________ 3____________Northern IrelandScotlandEnglandThe Vikings didn’t influence London.3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?
The passage can divide into three
parts, write down the main idea of
each part.
Para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain; the UK. Part1:EnglandWalesPart 1How UK was formed
In the 13th century ADEnglandWales is usually assumed
(被认为是) to be part of
England.ScotlandIn 1603Get Ireland connected
to form the United KingdomNorthern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined
with Britain to become the
United KingdomPara 4-5 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences. Part2:Para 6 The culture
importance of London. Part 3:The Romans---
Anglo-Saxon---
Vikings---
Normans---towns and roadslanguage and governmentvocabulary and place-names of the Northcastles and words for food
How do you think the United Kingdom began to be formed?
Geographically and naturally, Wales linked to England, to Scotland formed Great Britain. Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom.
Homework:
To Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on page 11.
Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.