Unit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdom

BrainstormingBrainstorming

What do you know about What do you know about the UK?the UK?

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⒉What do What do youyou want to want to know about the UK?know about the UK?

Do you know the full Do you know the full name of the UK?name of the UK?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Pair workPair work

If one day ,someone If one day ,someone wanted you to write a wanted you to write a passage about the UK passage about the UK .And your readers .And your readers know little about the know little about the UK. How will you UK. How will you write it?write it?

Pre-readingPre-reading

Questions Questions

(P9)(P9)

ReadingReading

Puzzles in Geography

Listen to the tape ! Listen to the tape !

first only England

(the 13th century)

England + Wales.

(17th century AD )

England + Wales + Scotland

Great

Britain (Later) Great Britain

+ Northern IrelandEngland

the United Kingdom

Part 1---the UKPart 1---the UK

Union Jack

Part 2-Part 2-EnglandEngland

England is divided into 3 zones.England is divided into 3 zones.

Most population settled in ___________________.

Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.

Nationwide, many cities have ________________________.

the South of England

the North and the Midlands

football teams

Part 3-Part 3-LondonLondon

London is the greatest historical treasure.

Museums art collections

theatresparksbuildings

portscastles

invaders

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The Romans

The Anglo-Saxon

The Vikings

The Normans

towns and roads

language and government

vocabulary and place-names of the North

castles and words for food

What did they leave?

They left…

Post-readingPost-reading

Fill in the blanks

The United Kingdom _______The United Kingdom _______ （由…组成） （由…组成） four countries: England, ___ , Scotland anfour countries: England, ___ , Scotland and Northern Ireland, ___ is known to the wd Northern Ireland, ___ is known to the world in a flag called the Union Jack. The four orld in a flag called the Union Jack. The four countries do work together in some areas, bcountries do work together in some areas, but they have developed different ________ut they have developed different ________(( 教育的教育的 ) and legal systems. England, the lar) and legal systems. England, the largest of the four countries, is ____ (gest of the four countries, is ____ ( 大致大致 ) di) divided into three zones. Its capital, London , vided into three zones. Its capital, London , has been influenced by the invaders of Englhas been influenced by the invaders of England, and you will find the greatest historicaand, and you will find the greatest historical treasure in it.l treasure in it.

consists of 

Wales which

roughly

educationeducationalal

Consist vi. 组成 , 在于 , 一致Consist of 由……组成e.g. Substances consist of small particles called molecules.This team consists

of 12 players.

True or False(1)The UK includes England, Wales,

Scotland and Ireland. (2)The three countries were united by war

instead of peacefully.

(3)Most of the population settled in the

North of England

(4) The cities in England are not as large as those in china.

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F

F

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SUMMARY

HOMEWORK

Introduce china in English

(about 200 words)