1、Section Warming Up&ReadingPreparing预习多维感知Step One：Ask and DiscussionDo this quiz and find out how much you know about the UK.1How many countries does the UK consist of?AtwoBthreeCfour2How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?Aabout 6 hoursBabout 10 hoursCabout 16 hours3Wh
2、o rules the UK：the Prime Minister or the Queen?Athe QueenBthe Prime MinisterCboth4What are the provinces called in England?AcountiesBdepartmentsCstates5Which is the longest river in England?Athe River AvonBthe River ThamesCthe River Severn6What is the full name of the UK?AThe United Kingdom of the G
3、reat Britain and Northern Ireland.BThe United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Ireland.CThe United Kingdom of the Great Britain and England.答案：16 CBBABAStep Two：Fast ReadingRead the passage and find out the answers to the following questions.1How many parts can England be divided into?What are they?
4、_答 案：Four.They are Scotland，England，Northern Ireland and Wales.2Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text.(1)The United Kingdom is made up of_.AWales and EnglandBGreat Britain and Northern IrelandCWales and Northern IrelandDEngland and Scotland(2)Which invaders influenced London
5、 with their language?AThe Romans.BThe AngloSaxons.CThe Vikings.DThe Normans.(3)The passage is mainly about_.Athe history of the UK Bthe flag of the UKCthe historical treasure Dthe King of England(4)In which field do the countries of the United Kingdom work together?AEducational system.BLegal system.
6、CFootball teams.DInternational relations.答案：(1)(4)BBADStep Three：Careful Reading1Read the passage and answer the questions.(1)The Union Jack flag unites the three countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is left out？Why?_答 案：Wales.Because Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD.Now w
7、hen people refer to England，Wales is included as well.(2)Which group of invaders did not influence London?_答案：The Vikings did not influence London.2Listen to the tape，divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.Part 1：_答案：(1,2,3)What England includes(something about
8、 Great Britain；the UK)Part 2：_答案：(4)The geographical division of England(the similarities and differences)Part 3：_答 案：(5,6)The cultural and political importance of London3Read the text and fill in the blanks.UKContains(1)_，(2)_，Scotland and(3)_In the 13th(4)_ was linked to(5)_In 1603(6)_ and Wales w
9、ere joined to(7)_Some time Later(8)_ Ireland broke away and(9)_ Ireland joined with(10)_，Wales and(11)_Thus(12)_ came into being.EnglandThe(13)_ of the four countries，consists of the(14)_，(15)_ and(16)_ of England.LondonThe greatest(17)_ treasure of all，has(18)_，art(19)_，theatres，parks and(20)_The f
10、our sets of invadersare the Romans，(21)_，(22)_ and(23)_.答案：(1)England(2)Wales(3)Northern Ireland(4)Wales(5)England(6)England(7)Scotland(8)Southern(9)Northern(10)England(11)Scotland(12)the UK(13)largest(14)South(15)Midlands(16)Northern(17)historical(18)museums(19)collections(20)buildings(21)AngloSaxo
11、ns(22)Vikings(23)NormansStep Four：SummaryThe full name of England is the 1._ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It consists of four parts，they are 2._ and 3._，people always think 4._ is a part of England.The flag of the UK is called the 5._.The four countries have different 6._ and 7._ as well as
12、 different 8._.9_ is the largest of the four countries and it is 10._ three parts.Most of the people settled in the 11._，but most of the large industrial cities in the 12._ and the 13._.The capital of the UK is 14._，it has many great places of interest.答案：1.United Kingdom2.England，Scotland3Northern Ireland4.Wales5.Union Jack6educational7.legal systems8.football teams9England10.divided into11.South12.Midlands13North14.London
