1. 新课标人教实验版 必修 5 Unit 2

2. Unit2 The United Kingdom

3. Warming up ＆ Reading

4. 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 Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. about six hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours be made up of direct flight

5. 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 is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B The River Thames C The River Severn

6. The Queen’s 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 important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.

7. 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 shorter.

8. 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?

9. 1. What is the text mainly about? 2. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they? A brief introduction 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

10. UK Contains ________, ________, Scotland and ________________. In the 13 th Century _______ was linked to ________. In 1603 _______ and Wales were joined to _________. Organization England Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Wales England

11. 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

12. London the greatest ________ treasure of all, has _________, art __________, theatres, parks and ________. The four groups of invaders are the Romans, ____________, _________ and Normans. historical museumscollections buildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings

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

14. 2. What three countries does British Airways represent? 1 __________ 2__________ 3____________ Northern Ireland ScotlandEngland The Vikings didn’t influence London. 3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?

15. The passage can divide into three parts, write down the main idea of each part. Para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain; the UK. Part1:

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

17. England Wales is usually assumed ( 被认为是 ) to be part of England.

19. Scotland In 1603

20. Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom

21. Northern Ireland Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom

22. Para 4-5 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences. Part2:

23. Para 6 The culture importance of London. Part 3: The Romans--- Anglo-Saxon--- Vikings--- Normans--- towns and roads language and government vocabulary and place-names of the North castles and words for food

24. 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.

25. Homework: To Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on page 11. Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.