1、Warming upWarming upReadingReadingWarming up 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 hoursbe made u
2、p ofdirect flight3.Who rules the country:the Prime Minister or the queen?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.both4.What are the provinces called in England?A.counties B.departments C.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.The River Avon B.The River Thames C.The River SevernThe Queens positio
3、n is ceremonial:opening Parliament,welcoming Heads from other countries,going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VSThe Prime Minister together with his most important ministers(called Cabinet)and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.Thames
4、SevernAvonThe 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.1.Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?What do you know about any other cities or towns
5、in the UK?2.England can be divided into three main areas.Do you know what they are?Pre-reading3.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?1.What is the text mainly about?A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation
6、 and development based on geography,history and culture,etc.2.How many countries make up the United Kingdom?What are they?Four.They are England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.SkimmingNew words and expressionsconsist vi.组成,一致divide vt.分配,分开puzzle n.难题;谜vt.使迷惑clarify vt.澄清,阐明accomplish vt.完成；达到；实
7、现union n.同盟;联盟break away 挣脱;脱离legal adj.法律的;合法的convenience n.便利;方便nationwide adj.全国性的;全国范围的collection n.收藏品;珍藏;收集construct vt.建造;构造;创立influence vt.影响,改变UKContains _,_,Scotland and _.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to _.In 17th Century_ and Wales were joined to _.OrganizationEnglandWalesNorthern Irela
8、ndScotlandWalesEnglandEnglandSome time later_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _,Wales and _.Thus _ come into being.Englandthe _ of the four countries,consists of the _,_ and _ of EnglandScotlandSouthernNorthernEnglandthe UKlargestSouthMidlandsNorthLondonthe greatest _ treasure of all,ha
9、s _,art _,theatres,parks and _.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,_,_ and Normans.historical museumscollectionsbuildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings Detailed information about _Historical _WhenWho influenceThe oldest portIn the 1st century ADBy the _,the first invaders_and roadsLondontreasureRomansT
10、ownsRead the last two paragraphs(P10)carefully and fill in the blanks.The oldest building_By the Anglo-Saxons,the second invaders _The oldest _In 1066 By later Norman rulers,the _ invadersCastles and words for foodcastleIn the 1060sfourthLanguage and governmentComprehending1.The Union Jack flag unit
11、es 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.EnglandUnion JackIrelandScotland2.What three countries does British Airways represent?1 _ 2_ 3_3.Which group of invaders did not influence Lond
12、on?The Vikings didnt influence London.Northern IrelandScotlandEnglandDivide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.What England includes;about Great Britain;the UK.Part1:Para 1-2EnglandWalesPart 1How UK was formed?In the 13th century ADEnglandWales is usually assumed(
13、被认为是)to be part of England.Scotlandin 17th CenturyGet Ireland connected to form the United KingdomNorthern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United KingdomPara 3-4 The geographic division of England into zones,their similarities and differences.Part2:Para 5-6 The cultura
14、l importance of London.Part 3:the Romans-the Anglo-Saxons-the Vikings-the Normans-towns and roadslanguage and governmentvocabulary and place-names of the Northcastles and words for food1.Can you work out why London is the capital of England,Great Britain and the UK?2.What geographical factors make i
15、t difficult to invade England successfully?What is the writing style?What is the main idea of the text?1.Writing styleThe text is written in narrative style,which introduces to the learners how the UK was formed geographically and historically,mainly dealing with England and the other three countrie
16、s,which not only work together as a union in many aspects but also develop their own administrative systems.It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language,place-names,vocabulary and system of government.2.Main ideaThe text mainly explains to the learners how the four countries,E
17、ngland,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland formed the UK,and how they work together and how they are different.It also introduces how England can be divided into three different zones geographically and how London was influenced by some of the four invaders culturally and historically and how the ev
18、idence of the invasions can be found around the countryside of Great Britain.Explanation1.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 ofThis club consists of more than 200 members.Coal consists mostly of carb
19、on.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
20、的分隔开来,没有破坏宾语的完整性,只是将宾语分开。divideseparate辨析:divide,separateThe 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 c
21、an be _ from water.4.The Taiwan Strait _ Taiwan from Fujian.试一试divideddividedseparatedseparates3.You can clarify this question if you study British history.如果你学习了英国历史,就能弄清楚这个问题了。clarify vt.澄清,讲清楚;阐明 vi.澄清,清楚,明了;易懂事Could you clarify the question？你能解释这个问题吗？His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然清醒了.拓展:clar
22、ification n.4.However,the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.unwilling adj.不愿意的；不乐意的break v.(broke,broken)习惯搭配:break away 挣脱,逃脱；脱离,背叛break down 抛锚,出故障,身体跨了break into 闯入,突然发出break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾)爆发break off 中断break the rules 违反规则break the records 打破记录5.To
23、their credit the four countries do work together in some areas(eg,the currency and international relations),but they still have very different institutions.值得赞扬的是,这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，例如在货币和国际关系方面；但是有些制度仍然区别很大。1)credit 既是可数名词，又是不可数名词,其常见意思是“赊购（制度）；称赞；学分。”如：No credit is given to this restaurant.本店概不赊账。Th
24、is shop gives three months interest-free credit.这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest.那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。He earned enough credits for his degree.他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。credit 也可以作动词，表示“信；把.归功于”。如：Do you credit what that politician said?你相信那个政客说的话吗？to ones credit
25、 值得赞扬；为某人增光。如：It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。注意2)work together是一个习惯用语,不能按字面意思直译。work 在此处的被译为“起反应,起作用”由动词work构成的词组：work well 做得好work sth.in/into sth.设法把.加进work at something 从事work out 算出work ones will on/upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人6.England is the la
26、rgest of the four countries,and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.在这四个国家中,英格兰最大,为了方便起见,它大致被分为了三个地区。1)convenience n.方便,便利I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.为了图方便,我把参考书放在书桌前。习惯搭配at ones convenience 在方便的时候for(the sake of)convenience 为了方便起见make a convenience of s
27、b.(乘机)利用某人拓展convenient adj.适合需要的,方便的a convenient place/timeIt is an inconvenient time to come.I cant see him now;its not convenient.Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?2)divide into 分开The students in the class were divided into four groups before they started the game.班里的学生被分为四组，开始做
28、游戏。How can you divide this line into 20 equal parts?你怎样把这线段分成20等份？7.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.可惜这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却对游客没有吸引力。attract vt.吸引；引起注意What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.她首先吸引我的是她的幽默。I had always been attr
29、acted by the idea of working abroad.我总是向往去国外工作。attraction n.1)吸引，引力;2)吸引人的东西;喜闻乐见的东西;精彩节目attractive adj.有吸引力，诱人的attraction of gravity 重力He cant resist the attraction of the sea on hot day.酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。短语 have influence with/on 对.有影响under the influence of 在影响下8.influence vt.&n.影响，感化,影响力My teacher in
30、fluenced my decision to study art.The weather influences crops.My teachers influence made me study science at college.He is a man of influence in the city.9.If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders.如果你的在英国四处走走的话,就会发现这些入侵者的痕迹。invader n.入侵者;侵略者invade vt.侵
31、入;侵略;拥入Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.希特勒1939年入侵波兰。Doubts invade my mind.满腹狐疑。Disease invade the body.疾病侵袭身体。Holiday makers invade the seaside towns in summer.在夏季,度假者大批涌入海滨城市。I.用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。1.Part of your answer has no _(relate)to the question.2.For _(convenient),the two groups have been treated as
32、 one in this report.relationconvenience4.Watching football games is a great _(attract)for me.5.The building will be under _(construct)next month.6.There was a _(collect)of books on the desk.7.Seeing that shes _(legal)old enough to get married,I think you shouldnt stop her.attractionconstructioncolle
33、ctionlegallyII.根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1.那个小偷挣脱了警察逃跑了。(break away from)The thief broke away from the policeman and escaped.2.由于我父亲的影响，我上高中学了理科。(influence)My fathers influence made me study science in senior high school.3.一个例子有助于阐明我的意思。(clarify)4.他看着床被搬出屋去。(过去分词作宾语补足语)An example will help to clarify what
34、I mean.He watched the bed carried out of the door.III.请给短语的适当形式填空。be linked to;work together;as well;refer to;for convenience;break away from1.He will come to Canada next month and of course,his wife will come _.2.Generally speaking,lung disease _ smoking.3.We shouldnt always _ the dictionary whenev
35、er we meet new words.as wellis linked torefer to4.Many farmers want to _ rural life and make a living in cities.5._,the Chinese translation is printed below.6.This math problem is so difficult,so wed better _ to solve it.break away fromFor conveniencework together To Finish Exercise 1&2 on page 11.Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.Homework
