2018--2019学年人教版必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading课件(47张)

4. Where can you find more about British
history and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
1. Para 5 mainly tells us ______. A. museums B. invaders C. government D. the Vikings
The River Thames is the longest river.
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
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 airport to London Heathrow Airport? A. about 6 hours B. about 11 hours C. about 16 hours
B. States the topic of the passage. C. Explains differences in the four countries.
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
D. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK. E. The evidence of the invaders can be found in the British countryside. F. Explains how England is divided into are 23 provinces in China. But in England, people don’t use the word “province”. Instead, they use the word “county”. There are more than eighty counties in the UK.
Which countries make up the UK?
England,
Wales,
Scotland, Northern Ireland.
1. Which countries form Great Britain? England, Wales, Scotland. 2. When was Wales linked to England?
This was the Prime Minister of the UK.
And this was the Queen. The queen is the head of state, but it’s in name only. The most powerful one is the Prime Minister, who controls everything in the UK.
3. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen? A. the Queen B. the Prime Minister C. both
1. Can you name the capital cities of the
countries of the UK? What do you know
If you leave at 11:15 Beijing time from Beijing airport, you will get to London Heathrow Airport at about 15:10 London time. Beijing is seven hours earlier than London.
Para 5
Para 6
2. What is the main idea of the text?
A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom. B. Explain how England is divided into three zones. C. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.
In the thirteenth century.
3. When were England and Wales joined to Scotland?
In the seventeenth century.
4. When did Southern Ireland break away and Northern Ireland join with England Scotland and Wales to form the UK? In the early twentieth century.
2. What are the features of the South? Most of the population settled in the South. 3. What are the features of the Midlands and
North of England?
Most of the large industrial cities are in the Midlands and North of England.
about any other cities or towns in the UK?
2. England can be divided into three main
areas. Do you know what they are?
3. Look at the title and pictures in the reading
passage and predict what it is about. Then
skim it to see if you were right.
1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
A. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.
Cross of St George (England) Cross Cross of of St Andrew Patrick (Scotland) (Ireland) Union Jack
Wales
1. Which areas do the four countries work together? In the currency and international relations. 2. What are the four countries’ differences? They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
reading
A brief introduction to the UK
The United Kingdom is a great country. It has a long history. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
London is its capital. The 2012 Olympic Games was held in the city.
This is the famous Heathrow Airport. If you want to visit the country, you can go to London by air.
2. In the history of England, there has been four sets of invaders. They are: the Romans __________________, __________________, the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings __________________, the Normans __________________.
2. What did the Four Invaders leave for England?
the the the the Romans Anglo-Saxons Vikings Normans influenced left their the language vocabulary and and their place– left left castles their and towns words and for roads food names government of the North
Southern Ireland broke away and _________ In the early Northern _________ Ireland joined with th 20 England Wales and _________ Scotland _________, Century the United Kingdom to become ____________________.
Read Para 2, complete the form.
In the 13th Century In the 17th Century
Wales ______ was linked to England.
England and Wales were joined to Scotland __________.
2. Read the text again and choose the best answer.
Great Britain is made up of three countries, that is, England, Scotland and Wales. So the United Kingdom is actually composed of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
1. Divide the text into three parts according to the main ideas given. Part 1 (Para _____ 1-3 )
How the UK came into being? Part 2 (Para ____ 4 ) England is divided into 3 zones. Part 3 (Para _____ 5 - 6) The cultural importance of London.
1. England can be divided into _____ three parts. They are: ________________ North of England ____________ Midlands _________ South of England _____________