1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom （Reading）,accomplish institution nationwide union roughly port administration province unite kingdom,11 unwilling 12 to ones credit 13 clarify 14 conflict 15 currency 16 convenience 17 architecture 18 consist of 19 break away from 20 divide into,Dictation 9/19,Where will th

2、e 2012 Olympic Games be held ?,Lead in,Test your British knowledge,Lets have a quiz,1.How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four D. five,England,Wales,Scotland,Lets have a quiz,Northern Ireland,Southern Ireland,Lets do a quiz,2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to Lo

3、ndon Heathrow Airport?,A. About 6 hours,B about 10 hours,C about 16 hours,Beijing,London Heathrow Airport,3.Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both,Tony Blair,Elizabeth ,4. What are the provinces called in England ? A. counties B. departments C. states,Lets do a quiz,5.Whic

4、h is the longest river in England? B. River Avon River Thames C. River Severn,(4km),(338km),(290km),Which is the national flag of the UK? A. B. C.,The union jack,Which is the national flower of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Maple,Which is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver (海貍) C.,Redbreast(知更鳥）,B

5、ald eagle（禿鷹）,Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds ,Puzzles in Geography,Reading,Read the title and the map , guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.,1. Match main ideas with paragraphs,Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Pa 5&6:,States the topic t

6、o 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.,1. Skimming,How the UK came into being.,Explains differences in the four countries.,2. What is the text mainly about? A. How many countrie

7、s 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.,1. Skimming,D,The united kingdom _ _

8、four countries.,consists,of,How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?,2. Scanning,Para 1-Geography,Northern Ireland,the United Kingdom,In the 17th century,Wales,England,Scotland,England,In the 13th century,Great Britain,In the early 20th century,the United Kingdom of Great Britain an

9、d Northern Ireland,Searching for information-How was the UK formed?,2. Why is there only Northern Ireland joined the Great Britain?,Because the southern part of that country broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England.,3. In what ways are the four countries di

10、fferent?,They are different in international relations. They have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.,Para 3-differences,the North,the South of England,the Midlands,Leeds York Sheffield Manchester,Coventry Birmingham,Reading London Brighton Plymouth,England is divided

11、into 3 zones.,Para 4-England,Para 4-England,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,4. Selecting the statements true of false,The oldest cast

12、le in London was constructed by Norman rulers in 1066. London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s. The first invaders Norman left their towns and roads. The Vikings influenced the vocabulary and plac

13、e-names of the North of England.,T,F,T,F,T,Para5,Para 5-Invaders,In the England history, there has been four sets of invaders. They are: _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,What did they leave?,Romans:,Anglo-Saxons:,towns and roads,Language and government,the Vikings:,the

14、 Normans:,Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North,Castles and words for food,Summary: Fill in the blanks. 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 part of England. The flag of the

15、 UK is called the _ _.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 large industrial cities in the _and the _.The capital of the UK is _, it has many great place

16、s of interest.,United,Kingdom,England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,Wales,Union,Jack,educational,legal,systems,football,teams,England,divided,into,South,Midlands,North,London,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the UK,Retelling how the U

17、K was formed,5. Summary,Translate these sentences into Chinese.,1. You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history.,如果你學習了英國歷史, 很容易就能弄清楚任何問題.,2.Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well .,令人慶幸的是，當蘇格蘭的詹姆斯國王成為英格

18、蘭和威爾士的國王時，這三個國家和平地實現(xiàn)了聯(lián)合。,3. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.,4. Although the four countries do work together in some areas (for example, in international relations), they are still different.,盡管這四個國家在某些方面(如國際關(guān)系方面)是合作的, 但他們還是不同的,然而,愛爾蘭的南部步愿意形成聯(lián)合王國它分 離出去并建立了自己的政府。,5. However, these industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not have the historical attractions of other places.,然而, 這些在十九世紀建立起來的工業(yè)城市卻沒有其他地方所具有的歷史魅力.,6. If you look around