高二英语必修五Unit2TheUnitedKingdom

1、Unit 2 The United KingdomThe union jack 英国国旗英国国旗 English coat of arms 英国国徽英国国徽 英国：英国： 全称大全称大不列颠及北不列颠及北爱尔兰联合爱尔兰联合王国王国 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe united kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland统治者 QUEEN ELIZABETH II 首相David Cameron Warming up1.

2、How many countries does the UK consist of （组成；在于；一致）? 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 hours3. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen? A the Queen B the Prime Minister C both 4.

3、 What are the provinces called in England ? A countries B departments C states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B the River Thames C the River Severn 1. Do you know about any cities or towns in the UK? 2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they a

4、re?London , Manchester, York , Edinburgh BelfastEngland ,Scotland and Wales.England ,Scotland and Wales.Unit 2 unite /ju:nait/ vi. & vt. 联合；团结联合；团结 united 联合的联合的 union n. 联盟联盟 kingdom /kidm/ n. 王国王国 consist /knsist/ vi. 组成；一致组成；一致 consistence n.一致性一致性 consistent adj. 一致的一致的 consist of 由由组成组成 London

5、Heathrow /hi:ru/ Airport 伦敦希思罗机场伦敦希思罗机场 province /prvins/ n. 省；行政区省；行政区 River Avon /eivn/ 埃文河埃文河 River Thames /temz/ 泰晤士河泰晤士河 River Severn /sevn/ 塞文河塞文河 divide into 把把分成分成 Division n. 除法除法 分割分割 Wales /weilz/ 威尔士威尔士(英英) Scotland /sktlnd/ 苏格兰苏格兰(英英) Northern Ireland /ailnd/ 北爱尔兰北爱尔兰(英英) clarify /klrif

6、ai/ vt. 澄清；阐明澄清；阐明 clarification n. accomplish /kmpli/ vt. 完成；实现完成；实现 accomplishment n. conflict /knflikt/ n. 矛盾；冲突矛盾；冲突 unwilling /nwili/ adj. 不愿意（的不愿意（的 be willing/unwilling to do 乐意做乐意做/不乐意做不乐意做 break away (from) 挣脱（束缚）；脱离挣脱（束缚）；脱离 keep away (from) 远离远离 union /ju:nin/ n. 联合；联盟；结合；协会联合；联盟；结合；协会 th

7、e Union Jack英国国旗英国国旗 credit /kredit/ n. 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷信任；学分；赞扬；信贷 to ones credit 为为带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在名下名下 credit card 信用卡信用卡 currency /krnsi/ n. 货币；通货 institution /institju:n/ n. 制度；公共机构 Institute n.学院；学会；学院；学会；v.制定（制度）制定（制度） educational /edju:keinl/ adj. 教育的 convenience /knvi:nins/ n. 便利；方便 Conven

8、ient adj. 方便的方便的 for (ones)convenience 为了为了(某人的某人的)方便方便 rough /rf/ adj. 粗糙的；粗暴的 roughly /rfli/ adv. 粗略地；粗糙地 Midlands /midlndz/ 英格兰中部地区(英)nationwide /neinwaid/ adj. 全国性的；全国范围的 (美) worldwide attract /trkt/ vt. 吸引 attractive adj.有吸引力的有吸引力的 attraction n.吸引力吸引力 historical /histrikl/ adj. 历史（上）的；有关历史的 His

9、toric adj. 有历史意义的 architecture /:kitekt/ n. 建筑学；建筑艺术 Roman /rumn/ n(古)罗马人 adj(古)罗马的 collection /klekn/ n. 收藏品；珍藏；收集administration /dministrein/ n. 管理；行政部门 port /p:t/ n. 港口（城市） Anglo-Saxon /lu sksn/ n盎格鲁-撒克逊人 adj盎格鲁-撒克逊人的 Norman /n:mn/ n诺曼人; 诺曼语 adj诺曼的; 诺曼人(语)的 Viking /vaiki/ n北欧海盗；斯堪的纳维亚人countryside

10、 /kntrisaid/ n. 乡下；农村 enjoyable /indibl/ adj. 令人愉快的；使人高兴的令人愉快的；使人高兴的 leave out 省去；遗漏；不考虑 opportunity /ptju:nti/ n. 机会；时机 description /diskripn/ n. 描写；描述 Homework Read all the words carefully. Remember all the words. I will check you 10 words tomorrow.Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Gr

11、eat Britain and Northern Ireland Reciew复习uniteKingdomprovinceconsist ofbreak away (from)accomplish conflictdivide intounwillingclarify联合；团结联合；团结矛盾；冲突矛盾；冲突省；行政区省；行政区由由组成组成脱离；挣脱束缚脱离；挣脱束缚完成；实现完成；实现矛盾矛盾把把分成分成不乐意的不乐意的阐述；澄清阐述；澄清Reading comprehension 阅读理解 A Skim 略略 读读 B Scan 浏浏 览览 C Intensive reading 精精 读读

12、 D post-reading 读读 后后To talk about the history , the composition（组成） and the architecture（建筑） of The United Kingdom.Skim 略读 Whats the main idea of this article?Comprehending阅读理解阅读理解Scan 浏览1.Great Britain consists of England, Wales, and Scotland. ( )2.Ireland was connected to Great Britain through wa

13、r. ( )3.The four countries of the UK work together in every field. ( )4.Some of the cities in England have two football teams. ( )5.The Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans all had a great influence on London. ( ) TFFTTComprehending阅读理解阅读理解Comprehending 阅读理解阅读理解1.what happened in th

14、e 17th century? a. The name was changed to Britain when England and Wales were joined to Scotland. b. The UK was founded. c. England was divided roughly into three main areas. d. London became the greatest historical treasure of all.2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? a. The process of

15、the country came into being. b. The reason why the southern part of Ireland was unwilling to join the government. c. Wales was linked to England in the 16th century. d. The British national flag stands for the four parts of the country. 3. Where do most of the people settle in England? a. They settl

16、e in the zone nearest France. b. They settle in the zone nearest Scotland. c. They settle in the Midlands. d. They settle in Northern of England. 4.which group of invaders influenced the British words for food? a. The Romans. b. The Vikings. c. The Normans. d. The Anglo-Sensive reading 精读精

17、读Post-reading 读后 If you study British history, you may find the country went through several different . The first name England (refer) to England and Wales, but when the two countries joined Scotland in 1603, the name Great Britain was given to represent the country. With the (join) of Northern Ire

18、land, the country got the name the United Kingdom, which was shown to the world in a new flag (call) the Union Jack. Of the four countries, England is the and is divided into _ zones: the South, the North and the Midlands. Its capital _, which has been influenced by some invaders, _ the Romans, the

19、Anglo-Saxons and the Normans, is the greatest _(history) treasure of all with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. namesreferred joiningcalledlargestthree London like/such ashistoricalHomework Remember the second 10 words. One paper. II.intensive Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地

20、理之谜地理之谜 People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. 注释：注释：wonder v.tr.（及物动词）感到奇怪或纳闷（及物动词）感到奇怪或纳闷 n. Its a wonder难得；奇怪的是难得；奇怪的是 (Its) no wonder 难怪；并不奇怪难怪；并不奇

21、怪use sth. to do 用用做做; 被动形式 be used to do 被用来做注释：注释：clarify:解释；澄清；阐明解释；澄清；阐明 First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now then people refer to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the n

22、ame was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful wa

23、y. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away 脱离to form 形成its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.be linked to 和和有联系有联系（speak of, ment

24、ion “谈到；说起谈到；说起”）（完成）（完成）（矛盾）（矛盾）（过去分词作后置定语）（过去分词作后置定语）（get / have sth done 使使.被做被做 get your hair cut） To their credit 为了增加信任为了增加信任 the four countries do work together团结协作团结协作 in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different educational and legal syste

25、ms as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup! England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to

26、Scotland is known as the North. You find most of the population settled 后置后置定语定语in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. Reading Puzzles In Geography 地理之谜注释：注释：1.convenience n.方便；便利方便；便利 2.for the convenience of为了方便为了方便; 3.at sbs convenience在方便的时候在方便的

27、时候 4. Its convenient for sb. (to do sth.) 对某人来说做某事很方便对某人来说做某事很方便 If it is convenient to you, Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth ce

28、ntury do not attract visitors. For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans . . There you will find out more about British history and culture.过去分词短语作定语，相当于定于从句过去分词短语作定语，相当于定于从句过去分词短语作定语，相当于定于从句过去分词短语作定语，相当于定于从句It is a pity that 做做很可惜很可惜Although不和不和but连用连

29、用 但翻译成虽然但翻译成虽然但是但是 The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the centre of national government and its administration. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD过去分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句过去分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句,

30、 the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. There has been four sets of invaders of England. The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads. The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their gover

31、nment. The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and introduced new words for food. left留下；剩下留下；剩下 If you look around 游览；环顾四周游览；环顾四周 the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You mu

32、st keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. make a trip to 去去旅游旅游 【注释：【注释：make sth. worthwhile使使值得值得 eg. We made our effort worthwhile.】Learning about languageChoose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary change

33、s.enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration conveniences “Why are you to accept this wonderful opportunity?” asked the boss on the phone. “Have you read the description carefully? You will live in a town close to the in England in a furnished house with all

34、modern . Our office in Beijing will be able to any problems using fax or the Internet. Your task will be to examine the possibility of a new factory in the United .we need you to become familiar with the and rules for such a project. We hope you will be able to this easily within six months and that

35、 it will be an experience for you.”unwillingcountrysideconveniencesclarifyconstructingKingdomadministrationaccomplishenjoyable Finish the paper of unit 2. Remember words between 30 and 40.Reading homework Words II furnished /f:nit/ adj配备好装备的配备好装备的 furniture家具家具 fax /fks/ n. 传真（机）传真（机） vt. 用传真传输（文件）用

36、传真传输（文件） possibility /psbilti/ n. 可能（性）可能（性） plus /pls/ prep. 加上；和加上；和 adj. 加的；正的；零上的加的；正的；零上的 quarrel /kwrl/ n. 争吵；争论；吵架争吵；争论；吵架vi. 争吵；吵架争吵；吵架 alike /laik/ adj. 相同的；类似的相同的；类似的 take the place of 代替代替 =take ones place=in place of break down 机器故障机器故障break up 分手分手 break away 脱离脱离 Break out 爆发爆发 break i

37、n 插嘴插嘴 break into 破门而入破门而入 arrange /reind/ vt. 筹备；安排；整理筹备；安排；整理 wedding /wedi/ n. 婚礼婚礼 fold /fuld/ vt. 折叠；对折折叠；对折 sightseeing /saitsi:i/ n. 观光；游览观光；游览 delight /dilait/ n. 快乐；高兴；喜悦快乐；高兴；喜悦vt. 使高兴；使欣喜使高兴；使欣喜 royal /ril/ adj. 王室的；皇家的；高贵的王室的；皇家的；高贵的 uniform /ju:nif:m/ n. 制服制服 St Pauls Cathedral /snt p:l

38、z k i:drl/圣保罗大教堂圣保罗大教堂 splendid /splendid/ adj. 壮丽的；辉煌的；极好的壮丽的；辉煌的；极好的Westminster Abbey /bi/ 威斯敏斯特教堂威斯敏斯特教堂(英国名人墓地英国名人墓地) statue /sttu:/ n. 塑像；雕像塑像；雕像 Buckingham /bkim/ Palace 白金汉宫白金汉宫 Greenwich /renid/ n格林尼治格林尼治(英城市英城市) longitude /lnditju:d/ n. 经线；经度经线；经度 imaginary /imdinri/ adj. 想象中的；虚构的想象中的；虚构的 n

39、avigation /nviein/ n. 导航；航行导航；航行 Highgate Cemetery /haieit semtri/ 海格特墓地海格特墓地 (英伦敦北郊，内有马克思及其家人的坟墓英伦敦北郊，内有马克思及其家人的坟墓) communism /kmjunizm/ n. 共产主义共产主义 original /ridnl/ adj. 最初的；原始的最初的；原始的 thrill /ril/ vt. 使激动；使胆战心惊使激动；使胆战心惊 pot /pt/ n. 罐；壶罐；壶 error /er/ n. 错误；过失；谬误错误；过失；谬误 tense /tens/ n. 时态时态 consis

40、tent /knsistnt/ adj. 一致的一致的Using language Reading ( )The tower of London was built by the Roman invaders of AD 1066. ( )The special royal soldiers guarding the Queens jewels still wore the uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I on special occasions. ( )ST Pauls Cathedral contained statues in memor

41、y of dead poets and writers. ( )On the first day, Zhang Pingyu visited Buckingham Palace at last. ( )The longitude line is imaginary, and it passes through Greenwich dividing the eastern western halves of the world.FTFTT1.Why did Zhang Pingyu make a list of the sites before visiting London?A. Becaus

42、e she was worried about the time available.B. Because she wanted to visit more places.C. Because she was afraid of being lost.D. Because she liked London so much.2.Which is wrong about the Tower of London?A. It was built of stone.B. It was built by the Norman invaders.C. It was built in AD 1066.D. I

43、t had remained standing for several thousand years.3. When can the visitors see the royal soldiers wearing the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I?Anytime you visit the Tower of London.B. Only on special occasions.C. Sometime on Sunday.D. The time when the Queen is in high

44、 spirits.4. The passage is mainly about .The route of Pingyus visitB. Some places of interest in LondonC. The details of Pingyus tripA. D. A brief introduction to London SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London. Her

45、 first delight was going to the Tower. It was built long ago by the Norman invaders of AD 1066. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years. Although the buildings had expanded around it, it remained part of a royal palace and prison combined. To her great surp

46、rise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queens jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I. There followed St Pauls Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendid when first built! Westmi