(共34张PPT)
Unit
2
The
United
Kingdom
Warming
Up
&
Reading
(Ⅰ)
1.
Learn
something
more
about
the
UK.
Practise
reading
skills.
Learning
aims
Which
country
held
the
30th
Olympic
games
in
2012?
The
UK
Leading-in
What
is
the
full
name
of
the
UK?
UK—
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
Warming
Up
What
do
you
know
about
the
UK?
Please
do
the
following
quiz.
1.
How
many
countries
does
the
UK
consist
of
?
A.
two
B.
three
C.
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
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
When
you
mention
England,
what
or
who
will
you
think
of?
England
Princess
Diana
English
language
Big
Ben
Queen
Victoria
Cambridge
University
…
Queen
Elizabeth
the
Second
伊丽莎白二世女王
Princess
Diana
戴安娜王妃
William
Arthur
Philip
Louis
威廉·亚瑟·菲利普·路易斯
Catherine
Elizabeth
Middleton
凯特·米德尔顿
Beckham
贝克汉姆
The
Beatles
披头士乐队
Union
Jack
英国国旗
Big
Ben
大本钟
University
of
Oxford
牛津大学
Cambridge
University
剑桥大学
London
Tower
Bridge
伦敦塔桥
The
River
Thames
泰晤士河
England
can
be
divided
into
three
main
areas.
Do
you
know
what
they
are?
Edinburgh
爱丁堡
Belfast
贝尔法斯特
London
伦敦
Pre-reading
Can
you
name
the
capital
cities
of
the
countries
of
the
UK?
Cardiff
加的夫
PUZZLES
IN
GEOGRAPHY
Listening&Skimming
Listen
and
skim
the
text,
and
tick
out
what
are
mentioned
in
the
text.
sports
history
life
styles
invasions
Geography
London
The
biggest
country
—England
cultures
literature
languages
food
flag
Ⅰ.
Get
the
main
idea
for
each
paragraph.
Para.
Main
idea
1
2
3
4
5,
6
Introduces
the
topic
to
the
reader.
Explains
what
the
term
“Great
Britain”
means
and
how
it
came
about.
Explains
the
differences
in
the
four
countries.
Explains
how
England
is
divided
into
three
zones.
Explains
the
importance
of
London
as
a
cultural
and
political
centre
in
the
UK.
Fast
reading
Ⅱ.
Divide
the
passage
into
three
parts
and
write
down
the
main
idea
of
each
part.
Part
1:
Paras
1~2
What
England
includes;
about
Great
Britain;
the
UK.
Part
2:
Paras
3~4
The
geographic
division
of
England
into
zones,
their
similarities
and
differences.
Part
3:
Paras
5~6
The
cultural
importance
of
London.
Part
1
How
UK
was
formed?
In
the
13th
century
AD
England
Wales
Careful
reading
England
Wales
is
usually
assumed
(被认为是)
to
be
part
of
England.
13th
century
17th
century
Get
Ireland
connected
to
form
the
United
Kingdom
20th
century
Northern
Ireland
Only
Northern
Ireland
joined
with
Britain
to
become
the
United
Kingdom
20th
century
first
only
England
the
13th
century
AD,
England
+
Wales.
England
1603,
England
+
Wales
+
Scotland
Great
Britain
Later,
Great
Britain
+
Northern
Ireland
the
United
Kingdom
Part
2-England
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
population
settled
in
___________________.
Most
of
the
large
industrial
cities
are
in
__________________________.
Many
cities
have
famous
_______________.
the
South
of
England
the
North
and
the
Midlands
football
teams
England
is
divided
into
3
zones.
Comprehending
The
Union
Jack
flag
unites
the
flags
of
three
countries
in
the
United
Kingdom.
Which
country
is
left
out?
Why?
England
Scotland
Ireland
Union
Jack
The
country
left
out
is
Wales.
It
is
usually
assumed
to
be
part
of
England.
Part
3-London
1.
Why
did
capital
London
become
the
cultural
center
of
England?
2.
Why
are
there
so
many
historical
treasures
in
London?
There
are
a
lot
of
historical
treasures
in
London.
London
has
been
influenced
by
some
invaders.
Part
3-Invaders
What
did
they
leave?
In
the
England
history,
there
are
several
invasions.
They
are
_____________,
_________________
,
____________,
___________.
the
Romans
the
Anglo-Saxons
the
Vikings
the
Normans
Romans:
towns
and
roads
Anglo-Saxons:
language
and
government
the
Vikings:
influence
the
vocabulary
and
place-names
of
the
North
of
England
the
Normans:
castles
and
new
words
for
food
Post-reading
Fill
in
the
blanks:
The
full
name
of
UK
is
the
________________
__________________________________.
It
consists
of
four
parts,
and
they
are
__________,
__________,
________
and
________________.
People
always
think
______
is
a
part
of
England.
The
flag
of
the
UK
is
called
the
____________.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern
Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
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
settled
in
the
______,
but
most
of
the
industrial
cities
in
the
_________
and
the
______.
The
capital
of
the
UK
is
________,
which
has
many
great
places
of
interest.
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
England
divided
into
south
Midlands
North
London
Homework
Read
the
text
more
times.
Learn
the
key
words
and
phrases
by
heart.
Seeing
is
believing.
百闻不如一见。