Unit2TheUnitedKingdomWarmingupWorkinpairs.DothisquizandfindouthowmuchyouknowabouttheUnitedKingdom.1.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.About6hours Babout10hours Cabout16hoursBeijingLondonHeathrowAirportLondonHeathrowAirport2.Whorulesthecountry:thePrimeMinisterortheQueen?A.TheA.TheQueenB.thePrimeMinister3.whataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states4.WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?A.TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandnorthernIreland.B.TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandIreland5.WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevernreadingPuzzlesingeographyDescribebrieflytheUKaccordingtothefollowingmap.IrishseaEnglishChannelNorthAtlanticOceanMatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.A.ExplainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales.B.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcenterintheUKC.StatesthetopictobeexaminedinthereadingD.Explainsdifferencesinthefourcountries.E.Explainswhattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowitcameaboutF.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingeachparagraph.Para1:WhatarethefourcountriesofUK?England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandPara2:WhenwasWaleslinkedtoEngland?Inthe13thcenturyAD.Para3:1.Whendidthename“GreatBritain”appear?WhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.Ithappenedin1603whenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.2.Inthephrase“thesouthernpartofthatcountry”,whatcountrydoesitmean?ItmeansthesouthernpartofIreland.3.WhatarethedifferencesamongtheflagsoftheUK?TheflagofEnglandisacross,theflagsofScotlandandIrelandarebothlikeafork.TheflagoftheUK,isthecombinationofthethreeflags.Thatistosay,theUKisacombinationofthethreecountries:England,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.4.WhichcountryisleftoutintheflagoftheUK?Wales.ItisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.EnglandScotlandIrelandTheUKPara4:1.Whatareadothefourcountriesworktogether?Ininternationalrelations2.Whatarethefourcountriesdifferences?TheyhavedevelopeddifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup.1.LookatthemapandthemaponP11,finishtheexercise.Para5:North:Leeds,York,Sheffield,ManchesterMidlands:Coventry,BirminghamSouth:Reading,London,Brighton,Plymouth2.WhatarethefeaturesoftheSouth,theMidlandsandNorthofEngland?MostofthepopulationsettledintheSouth,butmostofthelargeindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsandNorthofEngland3.WherecanyoufindmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture?InolderbutsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.Para6:1.HowmanyinvadersinvadedEngland?Fourinvaders:theRomans(54BC-450AD),theAnglo-Saxons(450AD-),theVikings(789AD-)andtheNormans(1066AD-).2.HowdidthefourinvadersinfluenceEngland?BecausetheRomanslefttheirtownsandroads;theAnglo-Saxonslefttheirlanguageandtheirgovernment;theNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfood.ButtheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplacenamesoftheNorth.3.WhichgroupofinvadersdidnotinfluenceLondon?TheVikingsPart1(Para.1):.StatesthetopictobeexaminedinthereadingPart2(Para.25):ExplainshowtheUKcameabout,thedifferencesbetweenthefourcountriesandbetweenthreezonesofEngland.Part3(Para.6):ExplainstheimportantroleLondonplaysasaculturalandpoliticalcenteroftheUK.Countries/CapitalofUKInformationfromthetextEnglandWalesGreatBritainNorthernIrelandLondonIrelandEngland:ThefirstcountrypeoplethinkofwhenspeakingoftheUKandthelargestofthefourcountries.Itisroughlydividedintothreezones:theSouthofEngland,MidlandsandtheNorth.Wales:ThefirstcountrythatwaslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyanditisincludedwhenpeoplerefertoEngland.GreatBritain:ThenamegivenandusedwhenEngland,WalesandScotlandwerejoinedtogether,whichtookplacein1603,whenScotlandKingJamesbecameKingofEnglandandWales.NorthernIreland:TheNorthernpartofIrelandthatwasjoinedtotheGreatBritaintobecometheUnitedKingdom,whichwasshowntotheworldintheflagcalledUnionJack.London:ThecapitaloftheUKandEnglandaswell.Itcontainsthegreatesthistoricaltreasureofall,withitsmuseums,artcollections,theatres,parksandbuildings.Ithastheoldestport,buildingandcastleandithasbeeninfluencedbysomeinvadersofLondon.Ireland:ThesouthernpartofthatcountryIrelandorSouthernIreland,whichbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernmentandacountryindependentofNorthernIreland,whichispartoftheUK.HADRIANSWALLThemostprominentandimportantmonument(遗迹遗迹)leftbytheRomansinBritain,itspansthewidthofthecountry.ThehighestroadbuiltbytheRomansinEngland.TheRomansSpringBathTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonschurchTheVikingstheJorvikVikingCentre,forauniqueinsightintothelifeoftheVikings.BuiltbytheNormansaround1100,itwasthelargestNormankeepeverbuiltColchesterCastleItwasbuiltbytheNormansinthe12thCenturySt.PetersCathedral.GodmershamParishChurch,originallybuiltbytheNormans.TranslatethesesentencesintoChinese.1.YoucaneasilyclarifyanyproblemsifyoustudyBritishhistory.如果你学习了英国历史如果你学习了英国历史,很容易就能弄清楚任何问很容易就能弄清楚任何问题题.2.Althoughthefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(forexample,ininternationalrelations),theyarestilldifferent.尽管这四个国家在某些方面尽管这四个国家在某些方面(如国际关系方如国际关系方面面)是合作的是合作的,但他们还是不同的但他们还是不同的3.However,theseindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonothavethehistoricalattractionsofotherplaces.然而然而,这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却没有这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却没有其他地方所具有的历史魅力其他地方所具有的历史魅力.4.IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountryside,youwillfindevidenceofalltheseinvaders.如果你在英国的乡村四处走走的话如果你在英国的乡村四处走走的话,就会发现这些就会发现这些入侵者的痕迹入侵者的痕迹.5.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile.如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义,你必须睁大你必须睁大双眼双眼.Languagepoints:1.consistvi.1)由由组成组成;由由构成构成(与与of连用，不用于进行式）连用，不用于进行式）在于；存在于；以）在于；存在于；以为主（与为主（与in连用，连用，无被动式）无被动式）委员会由七名成员组成委员会由七名成员组成Thecommitteeconsistofsevenmembers.Waterconsistsofhydrogenandoxygen.水由氢和氧构成水由氢和氧构成什么才算是幸福呢？什么才算是幸福呢？Whatdoeshappinessconsistin?ThebeautyofVeniceconsistsinthestyleofitsancientbuildings.威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格2.puzzlen.1)谜；难题；玩具谜；难题；玩具2)迷惑；困惑（只用单数）迷惑；困惑（只用单数）AChinesepuzzle（中国玩具）（中国玩具）比喻复杂难懂之事比喻复杂难懂之事Across-wordpuzzle（纵横填字游戏）（纵横填字游戏）Iaminapuzzleaboutthematter.我对这件事大惑不解我对这件事大惑不解beinapuzzleabout对对大惑不解大惑不解vt.把把难住；使难住；使迷惑迷惑（这个问题使我很迷惑）（这个问题使我很迷惑）Thequestionpuzzledme./Iampuzzledwiththequestion.vi.迷惑；苦思迷惑；苦思这个问题我想了好半天这个问题我想了好半天Ipuzzledoverthequestionforquiteawhile.3.clarifyvt.澄清；讲清楚；阐明澄清；讲清楚；阐明vi.澄清；清楚；明了；易懂澄清；清楚；明了；易懂Couldyouclarifythequestion?你能解释这个问题吗？你能解释这个问题吗？他的头脑突然清醒了他的头脑突然清醒了Hismindsuddentlyclarified.由动词由动词work构成的词组构成的词组:workwell做得好做得好workin/into渗透；渗入渗透；渗入workatsomething从事从事workout算出算出workoneswillon/uponsomebody将将某人的意志强加于别人某人的意志强加于别人4.worktogether为一习惯用语，不能按其字为一习惯用语，不能按其字面意思直译面意思直译Work在此处应被译为在此处应被译为“起反应；起反应；起作用起作用”5.attractionn.1)吸引；吸力吸引；吸力2)吸引人的吸引人的东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目Hecantresisttheattractionoftheseaonahotday.酷暑天他经不住海的诱惑酷暑天他经不住海的诱惑attractionofgravitation重力重力大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西Abigcityoffersmanyandvariedattractions.今晚的拿手节目是什么？今晚的拿手节目是什么？Whataretheprincipleattractionsthisevening?6.invadern.入侵者；侵略者入侵者；侵略者invadevt.侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满Doubtsinvademymind.满腹狐疑满腹狐疑Diseaseinvadesthebody.疾病侵袭身体疾病侵袭身体7.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile.如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大双眼双眼keeponeseyesopen睁大双眼睁大双眼Worthwhileadj.值得做的；值得出力的；值得做的；值得出力的；值得花时间的值得花时间的takespendcostpayIt_himanhourtodohishomeworkintheevening.He_alotoftime(in)workingforhumanrightsandprogress.It_between$500and$600milliontobuild.Ilikeit,butit_toomuch.I_forthehouse.I_Brown$500forthehorse.spenttakescostcostspaypaidtake“花费花费”“占用占用”，主要指需要占用空间，主要指需要占用空间，时间，精力主语可以是人也可以是物，经常跟时间，精力主语可以是人也可以是物，经常跟双宾语双宾语spend“花费花费”正式用语，指含有特定的和有价正式用语，指含有特定的和有价值的目的而花金钱，时间，精力，而且通常花费值的目的而花金钱，时间，精力，而且通常花费数额较大，通常主语是人，宾语可以是人也可以数额较大，通常主语是人，宾语可以是人也可以是时间是时间cost在作在作“花费花费”讲时，只能以物作主语，不讲时，只能以物作主语，不能以人做主语可跟双宾语能以人做主语可跟双宾语pay“付给钱付给钱”“偿还偿还”，主语是人，可跟双宾语，主语是人，可跟双宾语divideseparatedivide整体分为若干部分整体分为若干部分separate指把原来合在一起的或靠在一起指把原来合在一起的或靠在一起的人和物分离开来的人和物分离开来Theapplewas_intwo.We_themoneyequally.Oxygencanbe_fromwater.TheTaiwanStrait_TaiwanfromFujian.divideddividedseparatedseparatesCompletethesentencesonthescreen.1.Water_(组成组成)ofhydrogen(氢氢)andoxygen(氧氧).2.Thequestion_(迷惑迷惑)me.Ittookmealongtimetoworkitout.3.Mymindsuddenly_(澄清澄清).Itworkedveryfastandefficiently.4.Abigcityoffersmanyandvaried_(吸引的东西吸引的东西).Theyareworthvisiting.5.Thesewheelsare_(构造构造)smaller.consistspuzzledclarifiedattractionsconstructedMakeashortsummaryofthepassage.ThepassagemainlyclarifieshowtheUKdevelopedasanadministrativeunionandshowshowEnglandisdividedintodifferentzonesaccordingtoitsgeographicalposition.ItalsoexplainshowLondonwasinfluencedbysomeinvadersandturnedouttobetheculturalcapitalofEnglandaswellastheUK.