The first period Unit 2 The United Kingdom

Warming up ＆ Reading

What do you know about the United Kingdom?

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Task 3 Do the quiz on page 9 C 2. B 3. B In Britain, Prime Minister is the leader of political parties; while the Queen is the official head of state with little real power. 4. A 5. B England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

River Thames

River Severn

River Thames

白金汉宫（Buckingham Palace）

The Big Ben

Greenwich (longitude line )

The London Bridge

Task 2. Skimming According to the text, join lines to the right answer. para. 1 a. The joining of England and Wales and what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about. para. 2 b. How England is divided into three zones. para. 3 c. States topic to be examined in the reading. para. 4 d. The importance of London as a culture and politics center in the UK. para. 5 e.The differences in the four countries. para. 6 f. Where you can find evidence of all these invaders.

Scan the passage and fill in the blanks. 1. Different names to describe these four countries 1)__________________; 2)__________________; 3)__________________. 2. Three countries on the Union Jack 3. The four invaders : 3)__________________; 4)__________________. England Great Britain the United Kingdom England Scotland Northern Ireland the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans

Part 1 How UK was formed? England Wales In the 13th century AD

Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England. 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.

Scotland in 1603 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom

Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom

Comprehending 1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England. COMPREHENDING. Scotland Ireland Union Jack England

North : Midlands: South: Leeds里兹, York约克 Sheffield雪非耳 Manchester漫彻斯特 Coventry考文垂 Birmingham 伯明翰 Reading里丁, London Brighton 布赖顿 Plymouth 普利茅斯

Vocabulary and place names The invaders The influenced things in England. the Romans 1. ___________________________ the Anglo-Saxons Language and government the Vikings 2. ___________________________ the Normans 3. ____________________________ Towns and roads Vocabulary and place names Castles and words

The UK __________ four countries––England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you have learned some British history, you’ll surely _________the problems about the names for the four countries. Wales was the first to _______with England in the 13th century AD, which was followed by Scotland in 1603. What makes us surprised is to find them ________peacefully instead of by war. And it was only after Northern Ireland joined with them that _________________ finally came into being, which was shown in its new flag–– _____________. consists of clarify join united the united kingdom Union Jack

England, the largest of the four, is _________ into three zones for ____________, that is, the South, Midlands and the North. You’ll find most population ___________in the south, and most industrial cities were in Midlands and the North, though we couldn’t find historical attractions there. As the greatest historical ________ of England, London owns famous museums, art collections, theatres, parks and famous buildings, all of which have been influenced greatly by the __________ of England. divided convenience settled treasure invaders

Homework Homework 1. Ex. 4 page 11 2. 同步书P17,18 相关部分