1、Hot LinksUnit 2 The United KingdomLondon BridgeThe Tower of LondonThe Big Ben英国伦敦议会大厦顶的大钟,London Tower BridgeThe British Museum英国最大的综合性博物馆，位于伦敦英国最大的城堡WonderedBuckingham Palace 白金汉宫Royal Greenwich Observatory格林威治皇家天文台1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.fourEnglandWalesScotland
2、NorthernIrelandLets have a quiz2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.About 6 hours B about 10 hours C about 16 hoursBeijingLondon Heathrow Airport3.Who rules the country?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.both4.What are the provinces called in England?A.counties B.
3、departments C.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.The River AvonB.The River ThamesC.The River SevernWhat?geographyinvisioncultureFlag historySports Language Predict what the passage is about.Skimming:Task 1:What countries and cities are mentioned in the text?Task 2:Divide the passage int
4、o parts.Tasks for scanningFind the topic sentence or summarize the main idea of each part.Information about the UKMain idea of each part:Part 1:_Part 2:_Part 3:_How the UK came into being.England is divided into 3 zones.The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.Careful readig for
5、detailsPart 1-the UK1How many countries does the UK consist of?2 What happened in the 13th century?3 When was Great Britain formed?4What happened in the early 20th century?Part 1-the UKEnglandthe UKGreat BritainEnglandfirst only England17th century AD,England+Wales+Scotland GreatBritainLater,Great B
6、ritain+Northern IrelandEnglandthe United KingdomPart 1-the UKUnion JackThe full name of England is the _ _ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It consists of four parts,they are _,_,_ and _,people always think _is a part of England.The flag of the UK is called the _ _.The four countries have diffe
7、rent _and _ _as well as different _ _.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnionJackeducationallegalsystemsfootballteamsFill in the blanksPart 1About the UKParagraph 1-3Part 2-Englandthe North of Englandthe South of Englandthe MidlandsEngland is the largest of the countries and it
8、is divided into three zones.Part 2-EnglandEngland is divided into 3 zones.Most population settled in _.Most of the large industrial cities are in_.Nationwide,many cities have _.the South of Englandthe North and the Midlandsfootball teams and are not large1.Why is Lodon called the greatest historical
9、 treasure of all?2.Who once invaded England in history?Part 3 About LondonMake the invaders in order according to the time the Romansthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe Normansthe Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the NormansPart 3 About LondonParagraph 5-6The RomansThe Anglo-SaxonThe VikingsThe Norman
10、stowns and roadslanguage and governmentvocabulary and place-names of the Northcastles and words for foodWhat did they leave?Part 3-InvadersListeningThe Ukcontains four countries England ,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13thcenturyWales was linked to England.In 1603England and Wales were j
11、oined to Scotland.Sometime 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
12、museums,art collections ,the theatres,parks and buildings.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings and Normans.consolidation1.What three countries does British Airways represent?2.Which group of invaders did not influence London?DiscussionSummaryRewrite the reading passage.Surf the internet to find out more information about the UK
