1、Book5 Unit2 Reading第1页People Republic of ChinaThe United kingdom第2页RepublicUnited 国家最高权掌握在由选举产生,并有一定国家最高权掌握在由选举产生,并有一定任期国家机关或公职人员手中政权组织形式。任期国家机关或公职人员手中政权组织形式。由两个或两个以上政治实体由两个或两个以上政治实体(共和国、州、共和国、州、邦邦)结合而成一个国家结构形式。联邦制国结合而成一个国家结构形式。联邦制国家由各个联邦组员组成,各组员单位先于家由各个联邦组员组成,各组员单位先于联邦国家存在。联邦国家存在。第3页第4页Imperial Par
2、liamentNational Peoples Congress第5页第6页第7页第8页第9页第10页River Thames第11页Puzzles in GeographyTask 1:about the four countries第12页1)The countries that make up Great Britain are _.2)If we speak of England we mean _.3)The United Kingdom includes _.4)London is the capital city of _.5)The Union Jack flag unites
3、 the flags of three countries _.6)The three countries _have their own football teams.7)_ is the largest of the four countries.8)The part of Ireland that separated from England is _.A Contest(A)England (B)Wales (C)Scotland (D)Northern Ireland (E)Republic of Southern IrelandABCABABCDAACDACDAE第13页第14页C
4、ross of St George(England)Cross of St Patrick(Ireland)Cross of St Andrew(Scotland)Union Flag第15页Task 2:Read the text carefully then finish these exercises第16页first only Englandthe 13th century,England+Wales.17th century AD,England+Wales+Scotland Great BritainLater,Great Britain+Northern IrelandEngla
5、ndthe United KingdomUnion1.How did the Union Jack flag come into being?第17页 the North of England(the zone nearest to Scotland)the South of England(the zone nearest France)the Midlands(the middle zone)2.England is the largest of the countries and how many zones does it divided into?第18页3.How did the
6、invaders influence England?InvadersWhat did they leave?Romans towns,roads Anglo-Saxons language,government Vikings vocabulary,place-names Normans castles,words for food 第19页UKContains _,_,Scotland and _.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to _.In 17th Century_ and Wales were joined to _.EnglandWalesNorth
7、ern IrelandScotlandWalesEnglandEngland4.Fill in the blank with the suitable words第20页Some time later_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _,Wales and _.Thus _ come into being.Englandthe _ of the four countries,consists of the _,_ and _ of EnglandScotlandSouthernNorthernEnglandthe UKlargestS
8、outhMidlandsNorth第21页Londonthe greatest _ treasure of all,has _,art _,theatres,parks and _.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,_,_ and Normans.historical museumscollectionsbuildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings 第22页EnglandWales is usually assumed(被被认为是认为是)to be part of England.第23页第24页Scotlandin 17th
9、Century第25页Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom第26页Northern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom第27页Task 3:Discuss with your partners then divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part第28页Divide the text into three
10、parts and explain the main idea of each part.Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:(Para.13)(Para.4)(Para.56)How was the United Kingdom formed?The geographical division of England into zones.The cultural importance of London.第29页Task 4:Have a discussion with your partners about the following questions.第30页1.Can you work out why London is the capital of England,Great Britain and the UK?2.What geographical factors make it difficult to invade England successfully?第31页