1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit2 The United Kingdom,Warming up,Reading,Warming up,Do this quiz and find out how much you know about UK?,1.How many countries does the UK,consist of,?,A.two B.three D.four,2.How long does it take to fly from
2、Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?,A.about six hours B.about ten hours C.about sixteen,hours,be made up of,direct flight,3.Who rules the UK:The Prime Minister or the queen?,A The Queen B The Prime Minister,C Both,4.What are the provinces Called in England?,A countries B departments C states,5.Which
3、 is the longest river in England?,A The River Avon B The River Thames,C The River Severn,The Queens position is,Ceremonial,:Opening Parliament,welcoming Heads from other countries,going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.,VS,The Prime Minister together with his most importan
4、t ministers(called Cabinet)and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.,Thames,Severn,Avon,The River Thames and Severn are very similar,in length,but River Thames is slightly longer.The River Thames is 338 Km and the River Severn is 290 Km.The River Avon is much shor
5、ter.,Pre-reading,1.Can you name the capital cities of the UK?,2.England can be divided into three main areas.Do you know what they are?,3.What do you know about any cities or towns in the UK?,What is the text mainly about?,2.How many countries make up the United Kingdom?What are they?,A brief introd
6、uction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography,history and culture,etc.,Four.They are England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.,Skimming,UK,Contains _,_,Scotland and _.,In the 13,th,Century,_ was linked to _.,In 1603,_ and Wales were joined to,_.,Organization,England,Wal
7、es,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Some time Later,_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _,Wales and _.Thus _ come into being.,England,the _ of the four countries,consists of the _,_ and_ of England,Scotland,Southern,Northern,England,the UK,largest,South,Midlands,North,Londo
8、n,the greatest _ treasure of all,has _,art _,theatres,parks and _.,The four groups of invaders,are the Romans,_,_ and Normans.,historical,museums,collections,buildings,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings,Comprehending,1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom,which country is,l
9、eft out,?Why?,Wales,it is usually assumed to be part of England,England Scotland Ireland Union Jack,2.What three countries does British Airways represent?,1 _ 2_ 3_,Northern Ireland,Scotland,England,The Vikings didnt influence London.,3.Which group of invaders did not influence London?,The passage c
10、an divide into three,parts,write down the main idea of,each part.,Para1-3,What England include;about Great Britain;the UK.,Part1:,England,Wales,Part 1,How UK was formed,In the 13th century AD,England,Wales,is,usually,assumed,(,被认为是,),to be part of,England.,Scotland,In 1603,Get Ireland connected,to f
11、orm the United Kingdom,Northern Ireland,Only Northern Ireland joined,with Britain to become the,United Kingdom,Para 4-5,The geographic division of England into zones,their similarities and differences.,Part2:,Para 6,The culture,importance of London.,Part 3:,The Romans-,Anglo-Saxon-,Vikings-,Normans-
12、towns and roads,language and government,vocabulary and place-names of the North,castles and words for food,How do you think the United Kingdom began to be formed?,Geographically and naturally,Wales linked to England,to Scotland formed Great Britain.Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom.,Thank you!,






