人教版高中英语必修5Unit2课件U2-Warming-up-and-reading-5.ppt--（课件中不含音视频）

1、Unit 2The United KingdomThis is a map of the islands of Britain and Ireland._ _ of the two islands is Britain,which _ _ the east of Ireland.The two _ _ _ the Irish Sea.“UK”_ _“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It is _ _ _ four countries.In the north is Scotland,with its capita

2、l _.Scotland _ _ _its beautiful countryside.Wales _ _ the west of England.Its capital is Cardiff.London _ _ the River Thames and has a population of about seven million.Ireland _ _ _two countries.In the north,Northern Ireland,_ its capital Belfast belongs to the UK.The southern part is a _ country,_

3、 the Republic of Ireland with Dublin as its capital.The larger lies toare separated bystands formade up ofEdinburghis famous forlies tolies onis divided intowithseparatecalledThe Tower of LondonThe Big BenStonehenge in Sablisbury plains in EnglandCardiff CastleRenaissance-style City Hallthe capital

4、city-EdinburghScottish tartan skirtPasture in Northern IrelandHow much do you know about the UK?1.What is the full name of the UK?The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Please read for main idea first.1.When you read the text,read the title“Puzzles in Geography”first.Can you guess

5、what the text is about?2.Please read the whole text as fast as you can,and try to find out(or conclude)the main idea of each paragraph.Para.Main ideaIntroduces the topic to the reader.Explains the joining of England and Wales.Explains what the term“great Britain”means and how it came about.Explains

6、the differences in the four countries.Explains how England is divided into three zones.Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK.123452Part 1:_Part 2:_Part 3:_Para 1-3Para 4Para 5-6What England includes;about Great Britain,the UKThe geographical division of Engla

7、nd into zones;their similarities and differencesThe cultural importance of LondonNow lets read for detailed information.The Ukcontains four countries England ,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13th centuryWales was linked to England.In 1603England and Wales were joined to Scotland.Sometime

8、laterSouthern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with England ,Wales and Scotland.Thus the UK came into being.Englandthe largest of the four countries,consist of the South,the Midlands and the North of England.Londonthe greatest historical treasures of all,has museums,art collections ,th

9、e theatres,parks and buildings.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings and Normans.The Union Jack unites the three flats of three countries in the Uk.Which country is left out?Why?2.What three countries does British Airways represent?3.Which group of invaders did not influence

10、 London?Wales is left out,because it is usually assumed to be part of England.1.England 2.Scotland 3.Northern IrelandThe Vikings did not influence London.Fill in the blanks.The full name of England is the _ _ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It consists of four parts,they are _,_,_ and _,people

11、 always think _is a part of England.The flag of the UK is called the _ _.The four countries have different _and _ _as well as different _ _._is the largest of the four countries and it is _ _ three parts.Most of the people settled in the _,but most of the large industrial cities in the _and the _.Th

12、e capital of the UK is _,it has many great places of interest.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnionJackeducationallegalsystemsfootballteamsEnglanddividedintoSouthMidlandsNorthLondonAssignment 1.Read the whole text aloud until you can read it fluently and meanwhile find out some words,expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you.2.Preview Learning about Language in the textbook(P11-12).