人教新课标高中英语必修五 Unit 2 The United Kingdom reading 课件 （共27张PPT）

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Where was the 2012 Olympic Games held ?
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How many countries does the UK consist of ?

A. two

B. three

C. four

England
Wales
Scotland
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Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
What are the provinces called in England ?

A. departments

B. states

C. counties
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Who rules the country?

A. the Queen

B. the Prime Minister

C. both
David Cameron
Elizabeth Ⅱ
Which is the national flag of the UK?

A. B.



C.
The Union Jack
Which is the longest river in England?

B.



River Avon
River Thames
C.
River Severn
How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?
A about 6 hours
B about 10 hours
C about 16 hours
Beijing
London Heathrow Airport
Reading
Read the title and the map , and then guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.
Task1. Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5-6:
states the topic to be examined in the reading
explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK
explains how England is divided into three zones
Skimming
how the UK came into being
explains differences in the four countries
Task2. What is the text mainly about?
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, etc.
D
The United Kingdom ______ ___ four countries.
consists
of
How many countries does the UK consist of?
What are they?
Scanning
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1(Para1-3):

Part 2(Para4):

Part 3(Para5-6):

Scanning
what England includes; about
Great Brain; the UK
the geographical division of
England into zones; their
similarities and diferences
the cultural importance of
London
Group work(小组活动)

Requirements:

Please finish the tasks first by yourself(10minutes)
and then discuss your answers in groups. (5minutes)
After discussion, each group should present your answers.

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Intensive reading
1 The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
Wales, because it is usually assumed to be part of England.
England Scotland Ireland Union Jack
Task1
2. What three countries does British Airways represent?

1 __________ 2__________ 3____________
3. In what ways are the four countries different?
Wales
Scotland
England

They have different educational and legal systems
as well as football teams
4. Which group of invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
Task2 Read the passage carefully and fill in the following chart.
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
UK contains ________, ________, Scotland and ________________
In the 13th
Century _______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century _______ and Wales were joined to
_________.
Scotland
Southern
Northern
England
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
Some time later __________ Ireland broke away and __________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and _________. Thus ________ came into being.
England the ________ of the four countries, consists of the _______ , ________ and________ of England
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
London the greatest ________ treasure of all, has _________, art __________, theatres, parks and ________
The four groups of invaders the Romans, ____________, _________ and Normans
Important sentences in the passage
1.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.
划线部分是 ____________________结构
Translation：_____________________
_______________________________

find +宾语+宾语补足语
现在当人们提及英格兰时，你会
会发现威尔士总是包含在内的 。
2.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.
that 引导______从句, built in the nineteenth century在句中作_________成分
Translation：__________________________
____________________________________



主语
后置定语
很遗憾，这些建于19世纪的工业城市
对游客并没有吸引力。
Fill in the blanks.
The full name of the UK is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of four parts; they are __________, __________, _______ and ________________. People always think ______ is part of England. The flag of the UK is called the ______ _____.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
Post-reading
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 settle in the ______, but most of the large industrial cities are in the _________ and the ______. The capital of the UK is ________;it has many great places of interest.
England
divided into
South
Midlands
North
London
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
Discussion

Supposing your friend will come
to England , introduce the
capital city London to him.
Discuss with your partners and
share your opinions with us.
Try to retell the text in your own words.
Write a short passage about London.