1、,Unit 2 The United Kingdomthe UK,Where was the 2012 Olympic Games held?,Lead in,The UK,1. Which is the national flag of the UK?A. B. C.,Lets have a quiz,2. Which is the bank note of the UK ?A. B. C.,U.S. Dollar$,Euros ,Pounds ,3.Which is not the university of the UK?B. Oxford University Cambridge Un
2、iversityC. Harvard University,4.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?,A. About 6 hours,B. about 10 hours,C. about 16 hours,Beijing,London,direct flight,5.Who rules the country?A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both,Elizabeth ,David Cameron,6. What are the province
3、s called in England?A. Counties(郡）.B. Departments（部门）. C. States（州）.,7.Which is the longest river in England?,A. the River Avon埃文河,B. the River Thames 泰晤士河,C. the River Severn塞文河,8.How many countries does the UK consist of ?A. two B. three C. fourD. five,England,Wales,Scotland,Lets have a quiz,North
4、ern Ireland,Southern Ireland,Lets do a quiz,The United Kingdom consists of the four countries.,Geography,Reading,Puzzles in geography,Part 1 (Para._),Part 2 (Para._),Part 3 (Para._),1-3,4,5-6,Task 1 Fast readingStep1 Match the main idea with each part,A. The cultural importance of London and the inf
5、luence of invaders of England.,B. England is divided into 3 zones.,C. How the UK came into being.,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 ab
6、out its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.,step2 What is the main idea of the text,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the UK,Task2 carefulreading Part 1 How was the UK formed,Para1&2,Great Britain,the Unit
7、ed Kingdom,In the 17th century,Wales,England,Scotland,England,In the 13th century,Great Britain,In the early 20th century,Northern Ireland,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Full name of the UK,(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国),England,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Union Jack,how the Flag changs,Par
8、a3 -similarities and differences of 4 countries,similarities(work together),different institutions,currency,international relations,system,system,team,educational,legal,football,The of England,the,the of England,Most of the cities in,Most of the settled in ,Industrial,population,Part 2,England is di
9、vided into three zones.,North,South,Midlands,England,Para4,The cultural importance of London and the influence of invaders of England.,Part 3,Para5,Q1: What are the historical treasure of London?,Museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings,Q2: How many sets of invaders were there in Engl
10、and history? What are they?,Four,In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,What did they leave?,Romans:,Anglo Saxons:,towns and roads,Language and government,the Vikings:,the Normans:,the vocabulary and pl
11、ace-names of the North of England,Castles and words for food,They left,Big Ben 大本钟,London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥,The British Museum,英国最大的综合性博物馆，位于伦敦,St Pauls Cathedral 圣保罗大教堂,Royal Observatory Greenwich格林威治天文台,Buckingham Palace白金汉宫,Webminster Abbey, England 威布敏斯特修道院,Windsor Castle温莎城堡,英国最大的城堡,Oxford Univ
12、ersity 牛津产生了4位英国国王,46位诺贝尔奖获得者，25位英国首相，3位圣人，86位大主教以及18位红衣主教。,Cambridge University 剑桥大学成立于1209年，是世界十大学府之一，73位诺贝尔奖得主出自此校。,The Tower of London,伦敦塔(Tower of London)始建于千年前。近五百年却是用作监狱直到上世纪。这里陈列有各个珠光宝气的英国皇室王冠。,Hyde Park 海德公园,Stonehenge 巨石阵,Now lets read and fill the forms to make a summary,Wales,.,broke away,Northern,United Kingdom,In the 17th century,largest,consists of,historical treasure,art collections,four,Romans,Normans,Homework,1.Review the text. 2.Write a summary of the passage. 3.Preview language of points of reading.,
