1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 2 The United KingdomREADING TASKSTask I. What is the full name of the UK? What are the other names used to refer to the UK? Check the answer with your partners.Task II. Get familiar with the two terms of “Union Jack” and “Norman Conquest” by reading the following explanations. T
2、ry to tell your partners what you know about other terms concerned with the UK.1. Union JackThe term “Union Jack” is said to have several origins. The “union” is thought to have come from the combination of the three flags into one and “jack” has for hundreds of years referred to a small flag flown
3、from a boat or ship. The Union Jack should really be called the Union Flag, but Union Flag is not used as often as Union Jack.The Union Jack flag is the most common name for the flag of the United Kingdom. The Union Jack has existed since 1606, when England and Scotland were united.In 1606, the firs
4、t Union Jack flag was created by combining the English flag (the red cross of Saint George) with the Scottish flag (the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew on a blue background). Then, in 1801, the addition of Ireland to the United Kingdom added the Irish flag (the red Saint Patricks cross) to the
5、flag.2. The Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest of 1066 is perhaps the best-known event in English history. William the Conqueror took away almost all the Saxon rulers lands and gave them to his Norman followers. He replaced the weak Saxon rulers with a strong Norman feudal government. Better relati
6、ons and trade with the Continent followed. The Normans brought French culture, language, manners and buildings with them to England. The Church in England became closer to the Church in Rome, and church courts were separated from civil courts.Task III. Pair work. Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the bla
7、nks in the diagram. Check your answer with your partners and tell him / her the formation process of the UK according to the finished diagram.England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland - southern part of IrelandEngland, Wales + 2. _(in the 17th century)English, Wales, Scotland + 3. _(in the 20th century)Engl
8、and, Wales, Scotland and 4. _The United Kingdom formedEngland + 1. _(in the 13th century)EnglandTask IV. Read Paragraph 4 and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1. Most of the people in England live in the south. ( )2. Most of the industrial cities are in the Midlands an
9、d the south of England. ( )3. Same cities have more than one football teams. ( )4. Visitors to the UK are not interested in the industrial cities built in the 19th century. ( )5. If you want to learn something about British culture, please go to a town built by the Normans. ( )Task V. In pairs, read
10、 Paragraph 5 and fill in the blanks in the mind map. Check your answer with other pairs and get to know the invaders and their influences on England.the Romansthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Normansthe Vikings4 groups of invadersleft their towns and 1. _left 4. _ and brought new words for 5. _left their 2. _ an
11、d their governmentinfluenced the 3. _ and place namesTask VI. Below is a summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words from the block and make the summary complete. Then try to retell the story to your partners.government, Northern, Normans, Union Jack, Great Britain, Romans, King Ja
12、mesWales joined England in the 13th Century. When 1. _ of Scotland became King of England and Wales in the 17th Century, Scotland joined them and the three countries became 2. _. In the 20th Century they tried to get Ireland to join them as well but this ended in war after which only 3. _ Ireland jo
13、ined. Together they made a new flag called the 4. _ and became the United Kingdom. They work well together, but have different organizations for their laws and even different World Cup soccer teams. England has had four rulers. The 5. _ left towns and roads; Anglo Saxons, their language and 6. _; th
14、e Vikings, words and place names; and the 7. _, castles and words for food. Look around the British countryside and you will see some of what they left. (By Ray Cama)Keys:Task I. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The other names are: Great Britain, Britain, John Bull.Task III. 1. Wales 2. Scotland 3. Ireland 4. Northern IrelandTask IV. 1-5 TFTTFTask V. 1. roads 2. language 3. vocabulary 4. castles 5. foodTask VI. 1. King James 2. Great Britain 3. Northern 4. Union Jack 5. Romans 6. government 7. Normans高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！