江西省南昌市湾里区第一中学（人教版）高一下学期英语必修五课件：UNIT2 THE UNITED KINGDOMWARMING UP .ppt

1、 Unit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United KingdomWarming upWarming upReadingReadingWarming 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 C.four 2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.about six hou

2、rs B.about ten hours C.about sixteen hoursbe made up ofdirect flight3.Who rules the country:the Prime Minister or the queen?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.both4.What are the provinces called in England?A.counties B.departments C.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.The River Avon B.Th

3、e River Thames C.The River SevernThe Queens position is Ceremonial:Opening Parliament,welcoming Heads from other countries,going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VSThe Prime Minister together with his most important ministers(called Cabinet)and his Members of Parliament ma

4、ke important political decision and the laws.ThamesSevernAvonThe 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.Pre-reading1.Can you name the capital cities of the UK?2.En

5、gland can be divided into three main areas.Do you know what they are?Reading How many countries make up the United Kingdom?What are they?Four.They are England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.Listening1.The UK includes England,Wales,Scotland 2.and Ireland.2.The three countries were united by war

6、instead of peacefully.3.Northern Ireland,England and Scotland have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well.4.The Romans left their language and their government to London.FFTFTell the sentences true or false.skimmingUK（para2)Contains _,_,Scot

7、land and _.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to _.In 17th Century_ and Wales were joined to _.EnglandWalesNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesEnglandEnglandCareful-readingSome time later_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _,Wales and _.Thus _ come into being.England(para4)the _ of the four countrie

8、s,consists of the _,_ and _ of EnglandScotlandSouthernNorthernEnglandthe UKlargestSouthMidlandsNorthLondon(para5)the greatest _ treasure of all,has _,art _,theatres,parks and _.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,_,_ and Normans.historical museumscollectionsbuildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings Detai

9、led information about _Historical_WhenWho influenceThe oldest portIn the 1st century ADBy the _,the first invaders _ and roadsLondontreasureRomansTownsRead para5 carefully and fill in the blanks.The oldest building_By the Anglo-Saxons,the second invaders _The oldest _In 1066 By later Norman rulers,t

10、he _ invadersCastles and words for foodcastleIn the 1060sfourthLanguage and governmentDivide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.What England includes;about Great Britain;the UK.Part1:Para 1-3EnglandWalesPart 1How UK was formed?In the 13th century ADEnglandWales is

11、 usually assumed(被认为是)to be part of England.Scotlandin 17th CenturyGet Ireland connected to form the United KingdomNorthern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United KingdomPara 4 The geographic division of England into three zones.Part2:Para 5-6 The cultural importance o

12、f London.Part 3:the Romans-the Anglo-Saxons-the Vikings-the Normans-towns and roadslanguage and governmentvocabulary and place-names of the Northcastles and words for food1.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.EnglandUnion JackIrelandScotland