1. The United Kingdom

2. =
60 million
20million
130 million
20 million

3. Tell me your knowledge of the UK ( a competition)
Queen Victoria ……
Big Ben
Cambridge University
The United Kingdom
the English language
Princess Diana
Manchester Union

4. Stonehenge, in England

6. “Big Ben”

7. London Bridge

8. The Tower of London

9. Parliament Houses

10. The Houses of Parliament and Westminster
Bridge across The Thames

11. Greenwich Observatory

12. University of Cambridge

13. Oxford University

14. Oxford University

15. Buckingham Palace

16. St.Paul’s Cathedral

17. Conwy Castle in North Wales

18. Skimming : Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1: About the UK
(Para 1-4)
Part 2: About England
(Para 5)
分析篇章结构,概括段落大意. 第一部分,通过几幅地图可以演示联合王国的形成过程.
Part 3: About London
(Para 6)

19. the Republic of Ireland
Part 1: About the UK
Scotland
Northern Ireland
the United Kingdom
the Republic of Ireland
England
Wales
Spot the different parts in the map:

20. Read the history of the UK and fill in blanks:
Part 1: About the UK
Read the history of the UK and fill in blanks:
the 13th century
England and Wales formed the Union in:_____
Scotland joined the Union in:_______
Southern Ireland now is:________
Northern Ireland is:_________
1603
an independent republic
part of the UK

21. we will have _______,_______,
Part 1: About the UK
When we refer to the UK,
we will have _______,_______,
________, and
__________included .
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
have\get\find---sth done

22. To practice :
have\get\find---sth done
What should Beijing get\have done to welcome
the 2008 Olympics?
trees (plant);
stadiums (set up);
people (train);
volunteer (choose);
food (prepare) ;
---

23. England can be divided into three main areas.
Part 2: About England
England can be divided into three main areas.
Do you know what they are? In which area can
you find many historical attractions?
North
Midlands
South

24. roughly: 1. 粗鲁的： 2. 大约的： language focus
England is the largest of the four countries and
for convenience it is divided roughly into three
zones.
roughly: 1. 粗鲁的：
2. 大约的：
大约的：
Which of the following sentence share the same
meaning with the above one:
He pushed her roughly away.
Roughly speaking, 1300 Chinese athletes will
attend the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
C. It’s not good manners to speak roughly to
others.

25. London has been influenced by invaders.
Part 3: About London
London is the greatest historical treasure of all.
London has been influenced by invaders.
roads
1st invaders, ________, left their ________and __________.
2nd invaders, ___________________, left their _________
and __________________.
3ir invaders, _________ , influenced the ____________and
_______________________.
4th invaders, _____________, left __________and
________________.
the Romans
towns
the Anglo-Saxons
language
their government
the vocabulary
the Vikings
place-names of the North
the Normans
castles
words for food

26. Now let’s read for detailed information.
The UK
contains four countries , ______ ______Scotland and__________
In the 13th century
_________was linked to England.
In 1603
_______and _______were joined to________
Sometime later
_______Ireland broke away and_______ Ireland joined with_______ , Wales and Scotland. Thus _______came into being.
Task 8 England
The_____ of the four countries, consist of the the______ ______and the_______ of England.
London
The greatest_________ treasures of all, has art _______ , _______the theatres, parks and_______.
The four groups of invaders
Are the Romans, ________,________ and Normans.
England
Wales,
Northern Ireland
Now let’s read for detailed information.
Wales
England
Wales
Scotland.
Northern
Southern
England
the UK
largest
Midlands
North
South,
historical
museums,
buildings
collections
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings

27. develop; influential; ancient; island; traditional, powerful; ---
Your Impression of the UK
What kind of country is the UK in your eyes?
And find some information in the text to support your idea. You may use the following words.
The UK is a _________ country, because it ---
develop; influential; ancient; island; traditional, powerful; ---
developed

28. The 2012 London Olympics
a movie show

29. Discussion ( geography; history; culture; politics; ---)
The 2012 Summer Olympics will be held in London. And you are the only person that knows something about the UK. How will you introduce the United Kingdom to your parents and friends.
( geography; history; culture; politics; ---)

30. anything good Peer review: 1. focus:
How many things about the UK have you covered?
2. organization:
Is it organized in a certain order?
3. description:
Have you known more about the UK after listening.
4. transition:
Is there a transitional word or phrase (过渡语) between sentences if necessary.

31. 2000 ↓
2008 ←
2004

32. Homework:
introduce China Beijing to the world
(focus on geography, culture; history, politics---)

33. 板书设计 Unit 2 puzzles in geography
about the UK: = England+Scotland+Wales
+Northern Ireland 1.
about England: north,
midland,
south UK
about London
2. have\get\find---sth done

34. Thank you very much !