人教版高二英语必修5Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading课件（56张ppt）

1. To get some basic information about the
United Kingdom
2. To be able to give a brief introduction of
the UK
3. To understand the passage about the
United Kingdom
4. To arouse the students’ interest in
English culture
The United Kingdom is a great country. It has a long history. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A brief introduction to the UK
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.
Great Britain
the United Kingdom
Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the?United Kingdom?(UK).
What is the UK famous for? What comes to your mind when you think of the UK?
The country’s principal tourist destinations are in?London, with the?Tower of London being the single most visited attraction in the country.
The World Heritage Sites of the UK
The?United Kingdom?is the world’s?8th biggest tourist destination.
The British Museum was built in 1735. It has a collection of at least?8 million objects, including some of its most world-famous artefacts(文物), such as the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Elgin marbles.
The British Museum
Do you know any tourist attractions in London?
Tower of London
The?Tower of London?is an ancient fortress (堡垒) and historic monument in central London.?
The Tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a?prison, particularly for noble and royal prisoners.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge, which was built from 1886 to 1894, is a combined bascule(开合) and suspension bridge (吊桥) in London, over the River Thames.
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Tower Bridge is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name. it has become an iconic symbol (象征符号) of London.
It towers (vi. 高耸，矗立) above Westminster and the Houses of Parliament giving you a fantastic bird’s eye view over all of London.
London Eye
The ride takes 30 minutes, and carries you up to a height of 135 metres.
some other tourist attractions
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
St Paul's Cathedral
National Gallery
Windsor?Castle
Hyde Park
British cuisine
What British dishes do you know?
A full English breakfast with fried egg, sausage, white and black pudding, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns (土豆煎饼), toast, and half a tomato.
Sunday roast 星期日烤肉
(consisting of?roast beef, roast?potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding)
Fish & chips, popular?take-away food?of the United Kingdom
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea?is a light meal typically eaten between 4?pm and 6?pm.
The food is often served on a tiered (多层的) stand; there may be no sandwiches, but bread or scones (烤小圆面包) with butter and optional jam or other spread, or toast, muffins (松饼) or crumpets (英式烤面饼).
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.
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?
A. two B. three C. four
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing airport to London Heathrow Airport?
A. about 6 hours B. about 10 hours
C. about 16 hours
Work in pairs. Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom (UK).
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. counties
B. departments
C. states
5. Which is the longest river in England?
A. the River Avon
B. the River Thames
C. 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.
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
Complete the form.
Cross of St George (England)
Cross of Andrew (Scotland)
Cross of St Patrick (Ireland)
Union Jack
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.
Four teams for the World Cup
WALES
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.
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.
most of industrial cities
most of the population
North
Midlands
South of England
Reading, London,
Brighton, Plymouth
Birmingham,
Coventry
York, Leeds,
Manchester, Sheffield
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
3. 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
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.
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
The United Kingdom consists 1.________ four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wales joined England in the 13th century. 2._________ King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales in the 17th century, Scotland 3._________(join) them and the three countries became Great Britain. In the 20th century they tried to get Ireland to join them as well.
of
When
joined
Fill?in?the?blanks?according?to?the?text.
However, the southern part of Ireland was 4.__________(willing) and broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined 5.________ England, Wales and Scotland. England is 6._________(large) of the four countries, and for 7.___________(convenient) it is divided roughly into three zones. 8.________ capital London, which has been influenced by some invaders,
unwilling
with
the largest
convenience
Its
like the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans, is the greatest 9.__________(history) treasure of all with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. Look around the British countryside and you will see some of what they 10.________(leave).
historical
left
1. Can you work out why
London is the capital of
England, Great Britain
and the UK?
2. What geographical factors make it
difficult to invade England
successfully?
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. Retell the text in your own words.
2. Search?more?information?about?
the UK.