广东省中山市高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdom课件

Unit2 The United Kingdom Unit2 The United Kingdom1Period 1&2 Warming up 2EnglandWhen you mention England,what or who will you think of?Brainstorming:English languageManchester UnionBig BenQueen VictoriaCambridge UniversityPrincess DianaWarming up I(2m)EnglandWhen you mention Englan3BeckhamBeckham4rose of Englandrose of England5广东省中山市高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdom课件6River ThamesRiver Thames7广东省中山市高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdom课件8广东省中山市高中英语Unit2TheUnitedKingdom课件9What do you know about UK?What is the capital of the UK?Warming up II(2m)What do you know about UK?Wha10quiz1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.four2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.about six hours B.about ten hours C.about sixteen hours3.Who rules the country:the Prime Minister or the queen?A.the Queen B.the Prime Minister C.both Warming up III(4m)quiz1.How many countries does114.What are the provinces called in England?A.countries B.departments C.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.the River AvonC.the River SevernB.the River Thames4.What are the provinces call12United KingdomEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandUnited EnglandWalesScotlandNor13Reading Puzzles in GeographyReading 14Skim the text,and tick out what are mentioned in the text.geography history the biggest country England invasions culturesfoodlanguageslife stylessportsLondonflagliteratureSkimmingSkim the text,and tick out wh15Para.Main idea12345,6Introduces the topic to the reader.Explains what the term“great Brain”means and how it came about.Explains the differences in the four countries.Explains how England is divided into three zones.Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK.Get the main idea for each paragraph.Para.Main idea12345,6Introduc161.When was the England and Wales were joined to Scotland?2.Why there is only Northern Ireland?3.Which one is the largest of the four countries and how many zones is it divided into?Answer the following questions.Reading II(3m)When was the England and Wales171.It happened in 1603 when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.2.Because the southern part of that country broke away to form its own government.So only Northern Ireland joined with England.3.Among the four countries,England is the largest of the four countries and it is divided into three zones.1.It happened in 1603 when Ki18Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page.Divide it into three parts.Draw lines across to show the zones of the South,Midlands and North of England.Now put each town or city into its correct zone.Reading III(2m)Look at the map of England and19NorthMidlandsSouthNorthMidlandsSouth20Read the passage and fill in the following form:1.The Union Jack flag unites the three flags of three countries:1)_;2)_;3)_.2.What three countries does British Airways represent?1)_;2)_;3)_.3.The four groups of invaders:1)_;2)_;3)_;4)_.EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandEnglandScotlandNorthern Irelandthe Romansthe Normansthe VikingsAnglo-SaxonsReading IV (5m)Read the passage and fill in t21Fill in the blanks.The full name of England is the _ _ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It consists of four parts,they are _,_,_ and _,people always think _ is a part of England.The flag of the UK is called the _ _.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnionJackPost-readingFill in the blanks.United King22The four countries have different _ and _ _ as well as different _ _._ is the largest of the four countries and it is _ _ three parts.Most of the people settled in the _,but most of the large industrial cities in the _ and the _.The capital of the UK is _,it has many great places of interest.Englanddivided intoSouthMidlandsNorthLondoneducationallegal systemsfootball teamsThe four countries have differ23Four students in a group,discuss and use the information above to write a short summary of the passage.(any possible related summary from the students are welcomed)The writer examines how the UK_.It shows how England _.It explained why London_.developed as an administrative unit(行政单位行政单位)is also divided into three zonesbecame the cultural capital of EnglandPossible summaryReading V Pair work(3m)Four students in a group,disc24What is the writing style?What is the main idea of the text?1.Writing style The text is written in narrative style,which introduces to the learners how the UK was formed geographically and historically,mainly dealing with England and the other three countries,which not only work together as a union in many aspects but also develop their own administrative systems.What is the writing style?Wha25It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language,place-names,vocabulary and system of government.2.Main ideaThe text mainly explains to the learners how the four countries,England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland formed the UK,and how they work together and how they are different.It also introduces the four in26It also introduces how England can be divided into three different zones geographically and how London was influenced by some of the four invaders culturally and historically and how the evidence of the invasions can be found around the countryside of Great Britain.It also introduces how England27Discussion1.What similarity is there between the invasions of the Romans and the Normans?2.What similarity is there between the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings?3.Why does London only have evidence from three of the four invaders?4.What geographical factors make it difficult to invade England successfully?Reading VI (4m)DiscussionWhat similarity is t28More information about the UK:Area:244,820 sq.kmPopulation:59,113,439Language:English,Kymric,GaelicReligion:CatholicismCapital:LondonDenominations of bank-notes:50 pounds,20 pounds,10 pounds,5 poundsDenominations of coins:1 pound,50 penny,20 penny,10 penny,5 penny,1 pennyMore information about the UK:29Five important cities in the UK1.London:capital city 2.Belfast:capital of Northern Ireland3.Manchester:home of the football club Manchester United4.Oxford:a university city 5.Liverpool:home of the Beatles,a famous group of pop singersFive important cities in the U301.To Finish Exercise 1&2 on page 11.Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.To Finish Exercise 1&2 on pa31