1、.,1,Unit 2 The United Kingdom,.,2,warming-up,How much do you know about the UK? What is the full name of the UK?,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland,大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國,.,3,How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Lets ha

2、ve a quiz,.,4,2. which place of interest does not belong to London? Big Ben B. Leaning Tower C. London Tower D.Buckingham Palace,B,.,5,5. Which is the longest river in England? B. The River Avon The River Thames C.,B,The River Severn,(4km),(338km),(290km),.,6,B. Cherry Rose C. Maple,B,6. Which is th

3、e national flower of the UK?,.,7,7. Which is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle,海貍,知更鳥,禿頭鷹,.,8,8. Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. B. C.,U.S. Dollar $,Euros ,Pounds ,.,9,9. Who rules the country? A. The Queen. B. The Prime Minister. C. Both.,The Queens position is

4、ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.,The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.,無實(shí)權(quán)的，禮

5、儀性的,.,10,10.What are the provinces called in England ? A. departments B. states C. counties,.,11,Reading,Puzzles in geography,.,12,1. What is the text mainly about? A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? B. Explain how England is divided into three zones C. The reason why London became th

6、e 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,.,13,2. Match main ideas with paragraphs,Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Pa 5 football teams,To their credit, . work together for example;

7、 However. different institutionsas well as,Para. 3,.,31,Puzzle three： How can England be divided into three different zones?,Para. 4,.,32,Look at the map of UK. England can be divided into three zones: What are they?,the North,the Midlands,the South,Para. 4,.,33,Most of the people live in _. Most of

8、 the large industrial cities are in _ _ Nationwide,many cities have _,the South of England,the North and the Midlands,the North,the Midlands,the South,football teams and are not large,Para. 4,Industrial cities,.,34,Puzzle four： How was London influenced by some of the invaders ?,Para. 5,.,35,histori

9、cal treasures,museums,art collections,theatres,parks,buildings,London is the centre of _and its _. The oldest port built by _ in the 1st century The oldest building built by _ in the1060s. The oldest castle constructed by_rulers in 1066.,About London,national goverment,administration,the Romans,the

10、Anglo-Saxons,Norman rulers,.,36,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,left their towns and roads,left their language and their government,influenced the vocabulary and placenames of the North,left castles and words for food,What are the four invaders?,What did they leave?,.,37,Which gr

11、oup of the invaders did not influence London?,The Vikings.,.,38,Puzzle five： Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?,Para. 5,.,39,Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?,There are a lot of historical treasure in London.,.,40,Puzzle Two: How do the four cou

12、ntries work together and how are they different?,Puzzle Three: How can England be divided into three different zones?,Puzzle Four: How was London influenced by some of the invaders ?,Puzzle Five: Why is London the cultural and political capital of England?,Puzzle One: How did the “The United Kingdom

13、” come into being ？,Summary,.,41,Puzzle One + Puzzle Two + Puzzle Three + Puzzle Four + Puzzle Five,The text is mainly about puzzles of how the four countries, E_, W_, S_ and N_formed the UK, how they work together and how they are _. It also introduces how England can be divided into _ different zo

14、nes and how London was influenced by some of the four _ to become the capital of England.,ngland,ales,cotland,different,three,invaders,orthern Ireland,Summary,.,42,Great Britain consists 1._ four countries. In the 13th century, Wales 2._(link) to England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united 3._(peace) instead of by war. When they were going to get Ireland connected to form UK, 4._, the southern part of Ireland 5._(break) away. England is 6._(large) of the four countries and for 7._(convenient)it was divided 8._ three zones. London is the capital cit