1、Unit 2,The United Kingdom,Where will the 2012 Olympic Games be held?,How much do you know about the UK?,What do you think of when speaking of the UK?,1. Whats the full name of the UK?2. Which is the capital of the UK?3. England is divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?,The United
2、Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.,London.,The south, the midlands and the north.,A Quiz,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,the UK =,+,+,+,the Republic of Ireland,the United Kingdom,Wales,England,Scotland,North Ireland,The United Kingdom,13th
3、century,1603,1916,the national flag of the UK,Where is the capital of each country of the UK?,Puzzles in Geography,Reading,Read the title and the map, and guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.,Para. 1. Explains the joining of England and Wales. Para. 2. States topic to be exa
4、mined in the reading. Para. 3. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK. Para. 4. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about. Para. 5. Explains differences in the four countries. Para. 6. Explains how England is divided into three zones.,
5、Read the text quickly and match the following.,Read the text carefully and see how many parts the passage can be divided into.,Three parts.,Part 1: Paragraph 1-3,Part 2: Paragraph 4,Part 3: Paragraph 5 & 6,Write down the main idea of each part.,Part 1: what England includes; about Great Britain; the
6、 UK.,Paragraph 1 Parts of UK,Paragraph 2 How do England and Wales come,Paragraph 3 How do Britain and UK come,Part 2: About England,Paragraph 4 The geographical division of England into zones; their similarities and differences,Part 3: About London,The cultural importance of London,F,F,T,F,Tell the
7、sentences true or false.,1. When did Wales link to England? 2. What happened in 1603? 3. When were the industrial cities built inMidlands and North England? 4. What happened in the 1st century AD andthe 1060s?,Answer the questions.,1. When did Wales link to England?2. What happened in 1603?,In the 1
8、3th century AD. Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were joined to Scotland.,3. When were the industrial cities built in Midlands and North England?In the 19th century. 4. What happened in the 1st century AD and 1060s?,The oldest port was built by Romans in the 1st century AD. Th
9、e oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s.,joined together,Fill in the blanks according to the passage.,divided into,legal,historical,constructed / built,language,Homework,Read the text again and find out some words, expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you. Use the information to write a short summary of the passage. Finish exercises 1-3 on P12-13.,
