2011-9-15TheUnitedKingdomReading11.联合;团结2.组成;在于;一致3.澄清;阐明4.完成;达到;实现5.矛盾;冲突6.不愿意的;不乐意的7.挣脱(束缚);脱离8.英国国旗9.信任;学分;赞扬;信贷10.货币;通货11.制度;机制;公共机构12.教育的uniteconsistclarifyaccomplishconflictunwillingbreakaway(from)theUnionJackcreditcurrencyinstitutioneducational2011-9-1513.便利;方便14.粗糙的;粗暴的15.全国性的;全国范围的16.吸引;引起注意17.历史的;有关历史的18.建筑学;建筑艺术19.收藏品;珍藏;收集20.管理;行政部门21.港口(城市)22.省去;遗漏;不考虑23.机会;时机convenienceroughnationwideattracthistoricalarchitecturecollectionadministrationportleaveoutopportunityWarmingupDothisquizandfindouthowmuchyouknowaboutUK?1.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeD.four2.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.aboutsixhoursB.abouttenhoursC.aboutsixteenhours√√directflight3.WhorulestheUK:ThePrimeMinisterorthequeen?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.Both4.WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states5.WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevern√√√2011-9-15TheQueen’spositionisceremonial:OpeningParliament,welcomingHeadsfromothercountries,goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain.VSThePrimeMinistertogetherwithhismostimportantministers(calledCabinet)andhisMembersofParliamentmakeimportantpoliticaldecisionandthelaws.2011-9-15ThamesSevernAvonTheRiverThamesandSevernareverysimilarinlengthbutRiverThamesisslightlylonger.TheRiverThamesis338KmandtheRiverSevernis290Km.TheRiverAvonismuchshorter.2011-9-15EdinburghBelfastLondonCardiffCanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthe4countriesoftheUK?2011-9-15PuzzlesinGeographyWhatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.EnglandisthecentreofGreatBritain.B.AbriefintroductionoftheUnitedKingdom,includingitsfoundationanddevelopmentbasedongeography,historyandculture,etc.C.Londonisthegreatesthistoricaltreasure.D.TheUnitedKingdomismadeupoffourcountries.Skimming:2011-9-15Scanning:Accordingtothetext,joinlinestotherightanswer.Para.1.A.ExplainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales,whattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowtheUKcameabout.Para.2.B.Statestopictobeexaminedinthereading.Para.3.C.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcentreintheUK.Para.4.D.ExplainshowwemakeourtripenjoyablePara.5.E.Explainssimilarities&differencesinthefourcountries.Para.6.F.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.2011-9-15MindMapPart1:AbouttheUKPart2:AboutEnglandPart2:AboutLondonParagraph1-3Paragraph4Paragraph5-6Para.1Introducethetopic.Para.2HowtheUKcomeintobeing.Para.3Howdothefourcountrieswork.Para.4ThegeographicaldivisionofEngland,thesimilaritiesanddifferences.Para.5-6TheculturalimportanceofLondon.2011-9-15Part1:1.HowdidtheUKcomeintobeing?2.Dothefourcountriesalwaysworktogether?Givesomeexamples.Anddotheyhavethesameinstitutions?Givesomeexamples.2011-9-15First:Inthe13thcentury:Inthe17thcentury:Intheearly20thcentury:WaleswaslinkedtoEngland.EnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandformingGreatBritain.NorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdom.EnglandQuestion1:2011-9-15WalesEnglandScotlandNorthIrelandTheUnitedKingdom13thcentury16031916HowUKwasformed?GreatBritain2011-9-15Thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(e.g,thecurrencyandinternationalrelations).Theystillhavedifferentinstitutions.E.g.NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!Question2:2011-9-15Part2:•The3zonesofEngland.2011-9-15North:Leeds,York,Manchester,SheffieldMidlands:South:Birmingham,CoventryReading,London,Brighten,PlymouthmostofindustrialcitiesmostofthepopulationEnglandcanbedividedinto3mainareas.Doyouknowwhattheyare?2011-9-15Theinvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondonEnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsNoneTheNormansPara.5-6TheculturalimportanceofLondon.Part3:lefttheirtownsandroadsbuilttheoldestportinthe1stcenturyADlefttheirlanguageandgovernmentbuilttheoldestbuildinginthe1060sinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesleftcastlesandwordsforfoodconstructedtheoldestcastlein10662011-9-15You________________________ifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomenjoyableandworthwhile.mustkeepyoureyesopenEx.1onP11:1.ThecountriesthatmakeupGreatBritainare_________________________.2.IfwespeakofEnglandwemean_________________.3.TheUnitedKingdomincludes____________________________________.4.ThepartofIrelandthatseparatedfromEnglandiscalled_________________________.5.Londonisthecapitalcityof________.England,WalesandScotlandEnglandandWalesEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandRepublicofSouthernIrelandEngland2011-9-15Ex.2:1.Wales.ItisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.2.England,ScotlandandWales.3.TheVikingsdidnotinfluenceLondon.2011-9-15Summary2011-9-15IfyoustudyBritishhistorywellyoucanclarifythepuzzlesin___________._______waslinkedtoEnglandinthethirteenthcentury.NextEnglandandWaleswerejoinedto_________intheseventeenthcenturywithout________.FinallytheEnglishgovernmenttriedintheearlytwentiethcenturytoformtheUnitedKingdombygetting_______connectedinthesamepeacefulway.However,thesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingandbroke______toformitsowngovernment.Soonly________________joinedwithEngland.geographyWa