Unit 2 The United Kingdom warming up-reading

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Where will the 2012 Olympic Games be held
England
When you mention England, what or who will you think of
Brainstorming:
English language
……
Manchester Union
Big Ben
Queen Victoria
Cambridge University
Princess Diana
Warming up – I ( 2m )
Symbols of London and England
River Thames 泰晤士河
Big ben 大本钟
London bridge 伦敦桥
Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂
Royal Family--- Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Greenwich Observatory 格林威治天文台
Official flag--- Union Jack
Double decker bus 双层巴士
Bobbies ( nickname for policeman)
Backham
Stonehenge, in England
(巨石阵)
Parliament Houses
St.Paul’s Cathedral
（圣保罗大教堂）
River Severn
Do you know anything about sport, art, architecture, literature, film and food in the UK
Gerrard Owen Beckham
Stonehenge
British Museum
London Airport
University of Cambridge
Oxford University
London University
Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ
Princess Diana
Whisky
How many countries does the UK consist of
Wales
England
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Do you know any important cities in the UK
London ---
capital city of the UK
Old castles
The city of Edinburgh
Edinburgh --- capital city of Scotland
（爱丁堡）
Belfast city
Guest house nearest the airport
botanic garden
Belfast ---- capital city of Northern Ireland
（贝尔法斯特）
Cardiff ---- capital city of Wales
（加的夫）
Cardiff City Hall
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff city
Cardiff castle
Information about the UK
Skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.
Geography
history
The biggest country – England
invasions
cultures
food
languages
life styles
sports
London
flag
literature
Para. Main idea
1
2
3
4
5, 6
Introduce the topic.
How “Great Britain” came about.
Differences in the four countries.
England is divided into three zones.
The importance of London.
Information about the UK
literature, politics, sports, cultures, ethnic,
cities,
food, history, language, fashion,
life styles
after class
Divide the text into 3 parts, and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1:___________
Part 2:___________
Part 3:___________
Information about the UK
Main idea of each part:
Part 1:_____________________________
Part 2:_____________________________
Part 3:_____________________________
What England includes; about Great Britain; the Uk
The geographical division of England into zones; their similarities and differences.
The cultural importance of London.
UK Contains ________, ______, Scotland and _______________.
In the 13th
Century ______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century ________ and Wales were joined to ________.
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
In the early 20th century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________. Thus _______ come into being.
Southern
Northern
England
Scotland
the UK
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.
In what ways are the four countries different
They are different in institutions. They have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.
North
Midlands
South
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.
England is divided into 3 zones.
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
Why did capital London become the cultural center of England
There are a lot of historical treasure in London.
Why are there so many historical treasures in London
London has been influenced by some invaders.
Part 3-London
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________,
_____________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave
Part 3-Invaders
Is the invasion good or bad to
the country Britain
The full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts. They are _________
,_______,______ and __________. People always think ______ is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the ______ ______.
The four countries have different _________ and ______ systems
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
legal
as well as different football teams. _______ is the largest of the four countries and it is ______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the _____,
but most of the large industrial cities in the _________and the ______.The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest.
England
divided
into
South
Midlands
North
London
1.How many countries does the
UK consist of
consist of
由…组成
(不能用于被动语态和进行时态)
我们班由20个女生和29个男生组成。
Our class consists of 20 girls and
29 boys.
我们班由多少个学生组成？
How many students does our
class consist of
consist in
在于, 存在…之中
The beauty of the city consists in its
beautiful buildings.
The fact that the union is _____ three countries is still unknown to many people.
A. consisted of B. made up of
C. made from D. made into
Shanghai province which ____ 17 cities will quicken its pace of economic development.
A. consists of B. makes up
C. be made up D. is consisted of
B
A
2.England can be divided into three
main areas.
divide
“ 把…分成 ”
(把一个整体分成若干部分)
divide …into… 把…分成…
be divided into…
被分成…
Let’s ______ the cake ______ three.
The world ______________five
continents.
divide
into
is divided into
separate
“分隔”
把不同的物体分隔开来
separate … from …
1. The apple was _______ into two.
2. We _______the money equally.
3. Oxygen can be ________ from
water.
4. The Taiwan Strait ________
Taiwan from Fujian.
divided
divided
separated
separates
3. Now when people refer to England
you find Wales included as well.
refer to:
1). 提到，涉及
2). 参考；查阅
It was foolish of him to _____ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.
A. stick to B. refer to
C. keep to D. point to
4.However, the southern part of
Ireland was unwilling and broke
away to form its own government.
be unwilling to do sth
break away（from）
不愿意做某事
挣脱；脱离；改掉
break down
break into
break in
break out
break off
break up
(机器)出故障,身体跨掉
破门而入
破门而入；插话
爆发
中断
分解, 解体
When we were out, a thief ______
_____ our house.
2) Unluckily, our car ___________
on the high way.
3) The two companies decided to
___________ their conversation.
4) A big earthquake ____________
in Tangshan.
into
broke down
break out
broke off
broke
There is no need ____ ____ why people use different words to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK______ __ the four countries. Wales ____ _____ __ England in the 13th century AD. And then both of them _____ ____ _ Scotland in 1603, which forms Great Britain. Later the Northern Ireland __ _______ ___ them to form the UK, but the Southern Ireland _____ _____ to form its own government. So only the Northern Ireland _____ _____ them to become the UK. The four countries work together in _______ ________, but differ in __________and ______ systems ___ ____ __ football teams for competition.
Retell the text:
to debate
consists of
was linked to
were joined to
was connected to
broke away
joined
with
educational
legal
as well as
international relations
England is the largest one. And ____ ________ it is roughly ______ ____ three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. In some cities of England people may find out some historical _________. For example, London, the capital of England, is the greatest historical treasure ____ museums, art ________ and so on. London has been greatly i_________ by some invaders. So it has a lot of roads, towns and castles c _________by those invaders. When you _____ _____ the British country, you should _____ your eyes ____ so that you will ____ your trip to the United Kingdom _______!
make
divided into
attractions
with
collections
influenced
constructed
look around
keep
open
for convenience
worthwhile