1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom Period1 warming-up and readingHow much do you know about the UK?What is the full name of the UK?The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.fourEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandLets have a quizThe c
2、apital of each country of the UK:ScotlandWalesCardiff加的夫Belfast贝尔法斯特EnglandLondonNorthern IrelandEdinburgh爱丁堡2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.about six hours B.about ten hoursC.about sixteen hours 3.Who rules the country?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.both
3、Gordon Brown Elizabeth 4.What are the provinces called in England?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states The Local Government Act of 1972 divided England outside London into 45 counties of which 6 are metropolitan(都市的,大城市)counties5.Which is the longest river in England?A.B.C.AvonSevernThames6.Which is the
4、national flower of the UK?A.B.Cherry Rose C.Maple 7.Which is the national animal of the UK?A.B.Beaver C.Redbreast Bald eagle海狸海狸知更鸟知更鸟秃头鹰秃头鹰8.Which is the bank note of the UK?A.B.C.U.S.Dollar$Euros Pounds Please read the text.Answer the questions:1.What four countries does UK include?2.What are the
5、similarities and differences among the four countries?3.How many zones is England divided into?What are they?人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Please read the whole text as fast as you can,and try to find out(or conclude)the main idea of paragraph 1-6.人教版高中英语必修5 unit2
6、 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Para.Main idea123456Introduces the topic to the reader.How“the United Kingdom”came about.The differences in the four countries.How England is divided into three zones.London is the greatest historical treasure of the UK.You can find evidience of inva
7、ders around the British人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）EnglandWalesHow to form the UK?In the 13th century ADWales was linked to England.Careful reading人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）EnglandWales is usually assumed(被认为是)to be part o
8、fEngland.人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）ScotlandIn the 17th centuryEngland and Wales were joined to Scotland.人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Get Ireland connectedto form the United KingdomIn the early 20th century人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 r
9、eading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Northern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Please read para1and2 then finish Ex1 on P11:1.The countries that make up Great Britain are _.2.If w
10、e speak of England we mean _.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 and ScotlandEngland and WalesEngland,Wales,Scotland and Northern IrelandRepublic of Southern IrelandEngland人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 readi
11、ng（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Please read para4 finish EX3 P11 North:Leeds(立兹立兹),York（约克）（约克）,Sheffield（谢菲尔德）（谢菲尔德）,Manchester（曼彻斯特）（曼彻斯特）Midlands:Coventry考文垂考文垂 Birmingham 伯明翰伯明翰 South:Reading,London,Brighton布莱顿布莱顿,Plymouth 普里茅斯普里茅斯 人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 re
12、ading（共28张PPT）Summarize:What can we learn from the text?人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）Now lets read and fill the forms.The UKcontains four countries England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13th centuryWales was linked to England.In the 17th centuryEngla
13、nd and Wales were joined to Scotland.In the early 20th centurySouthern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with England ,Wales and Scotland.Thus the UK came into being.Englandthe largest of the four countries,consists of the South,the Midlands and the North of England.Londonthe greatest h
14、istorical treasures of all,has museums,art collections ,the theatres,parks and buildings.The four sets of invadersare the Romans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings and Normans.人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法根据课文内容完成下面语法填空，注意单词拼写和词语用法：The United Kingdom
15、1 （由组成）four countries:England,2 ,Scotland and Northern Ireland,3 is known to the world in a flag 4 (call)the Union Jack.The they have developed different 5(教育的)and four countries do work together in some areas,but legal systems.England,the largest of the four countries,is 6 (大致)divided into three zo
16、nes.Its capital,7,has been influenced by the invaders of England,and you will find 8 greatest historical treasure in it.consists ofWaleswhichcallededucationalroughlyLondonthe人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）2.If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh,which lies in
17、 Scotland,you should write the address as_.A.Edinburgh,England B.Edinburgh,Great Britain C.Scotland,Edinburgh,England D.Great Britain,Scotland,Edinburgh人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）LOGOHomework 1.查找课文中的佳句用法2.写作训练：阅读课文，试着用30来个单词概括课文大意或将下面的短文译成英语。从短文中我们得知联合王国由四个国家：英格兰，威尔士，苏格兰和北爱尔兰组成。它还介绍了英国和伦敦，并说明英格兰文化如何受到入侵者的影响。提示：From the passage we know that-人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）多一份建议多一份建议 多一份自信多一份自信 多一份完美多一份完美人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）人教版高中英语必修5 unit2 reading（共28张PPT）
