人教新课标必修五,Unit2 The United Kingdom,Work in pairs. 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 hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours,be made up of,direct flight,Warming up,3. Who rules the UK: The Prime Minister or the queen? A The Queen B The Prime Minister C Both 4. What are the provinces Called in England? A counties B departments C states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B The River Thames C The River Severn,The Queens position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.,VS,The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.,Thames,Severn,Avon,The 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-reading,1 Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?,Scotland,Edinburgh,England,London,Wales,Cardiff,Northern Ireland,Belfast,E,S,2 England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?,The south, the Midlands and the north,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.,A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.,Puzzles in geography,Reading,Part 1: About the UK,Part 2: About England,Part 3: About London,Paragraph 1-3,Paragraph 4,Paragraph 5-6,Para.1 Introduce the topic.,Para.2 How the UK came into being.,Para.3 How do the four countries work.,Para.4 The geographical division of England, the similarities and differences.,Para.5-6 The cultural importance of London.,Organization,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Scotland,Southern,Northern,England,the UK,largest,South,Midlands,North,historical,museums,collections,buildings,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings,Comprehending,1 Read the passage and complete the sentences using the words in the box.,1 The countries that make up Great Britain are England, Wales and Scotland.,2 If we speak of England we mean England and Wales.,3 The United Kingdom includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 4 The part of Ireland that separated from England is called Republic of Southern Ireland. 5 London is the capital city of England/Great Britain/the UK.,1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?,The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England,England Scotland Ireland Union Jack,2 Read the passage again and answer the questions,2. What three countries does British Airways represent? 1 _ 2_ 3_,Northern Ireland,Scotland,England,The Vikings didnt influence London.,3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?,2011-9-15,North:,Leeds, York, Manchester, Sheffield,Midlands:,South:,Birmingham, Coventry,Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth,most of industrial cities,most of the population,3 Put each town or city into its correct zone.,4 Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.,Para.1-3 Para.4 Para.5-6,Part1: Part2: Part3:,the geographical division of England into three zones, their similarities and differences.,the cultural importance of London.,What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.,Possible summary:,The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided into three zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.,Language points,1. How many countries does the UK consist of? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？ consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 习惯搭配： 1) consist of 由组成, 由构成, 包括,(注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态) = be made up of This club consists of more than 200 members. Coal consists mostly of carbon. 2) consist in 基于,在于,存在之中 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.,2. England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三大部分。 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配 divide into 把分成 divide sth. among sb. 在分配 divide A from B 使分离; 使分开 divide by 用除以,划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。 分隔; 把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来, 没有破坏宾语的完整性, 只是将宾语分开。,divide,separate,辨析: divide, separate,The world is divided into five continents. Lets divide the cake into three. He separated the big eggs from the small ones. The grinding machine (碾谷机) separates the grain from the husk(糠).,1. The apple was _ into two. 2. We _the money equally. 3. Oxygen can be _ from water. 4. The Taiwan Strait _ Taiwan from Fujian.,试一试,divided,divided,separated,separates,3. puzzle n/v puzzled