Unit 2 The United Kingdom课件.ppt

1、The United Kingdom,Reading 一preview: P1:clarify 澄清 P2: refer to提及 完成accomplish 冲突conflict P3: work together起作用 currency货币，流通 institution制度，机构 international relationship 国际关系 世界杯 the World Cup P4:粗略地roughly settlein the south在南方定居 nationwide全国范围的，就全国范围内 世界闻名的world-famous attract吸引，引起 P5: administrati

2、on管理，行政部门 侵略者invader P6: enjoyable令人愉快的,二Choose the best answer. 1.What happened in the seventh century? A. London became the greatest historical treasure of all. B. The UK was founded. C. England was divided into roughly into three main areas. D. The name was changed to Great Britain when England a

3、nd Wales were joined to Scotland.,2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. The British national flag stands for the four part of the country. B. The reason why the southern part of Ireland was unwilling to join the government. C. The process of the country came into being. D. Wales was li

4、nked to England in the thirteen century . 3.Where do most of the people settle in England? A.They settle in the north of England. B. They settle in the zone nearest to Scotland. C. They settle in the Midlands. D. They settle in the zone nearest to France.,4. Which group of invaders influenced the Br

5、itish words for food? A. The Normans. B. The Vikings. C.The Romans D. The Anglo-Saxons. 5.What is mainly discussed in this passage? A. The geography ofthe UK. B. The history of the UK. C. The people of the UK. D. The politics of the UK.,三.语法填空（根据课文内容完成短文） You may wonder the four countries: England,

6、Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. But you will clarify it 1. if you study the British history. In 2. the seventeenth century,England, Wales, Scotland made themselves 3._ united _ (unite) in a peaceful way rather than at war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 4._ connected (connect)

7、 to form the UK, the 5.southern (south) part of Ireland broke 6.away to form its own government.,England, 7._ which _ is the largest of the four countries, is divided roughly 8._ into _ three zones for9._ convenience (convenient). The greatest historical treasure of all is London with 10._ its _ mus

8、eums, art collections and so on.,PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY 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.,First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thi

9、rteenth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to Great Britain. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England an

10、d 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 way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with E

11、ngland, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.,原句1：Happily this was accomplished without _ conflict _ when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.(P10)令人高兴的是，当苏格兰的詹姆斯国王成为英格兰和威尔士的国王时，这三个国家和平地实现了联合。

12、_ conflict _ n.冲突，矛盾 vi.(两种思想，信念，说法等)冲突，抵触 Eg :John was in conflict with his parents over his future career.(介词短语) These results conflict with earlier discovery.( 动词短语),搭配归纳:与冲突 in conflict with 介词短语 conflict with 动词短语 练习：这份报告和第一份相矛盾.（一句两译） The report is in conflict with the first one. =The report c

13、onflicts with the first one.,原句2：However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and _ break away _ to form its own government.(P10)然而，爱尔兰的南部不愿意（组建联合王国），就分离出去建立了自己的政府。 _ break away _ 摆脱，脱离 eg: The robber broke away from the prison.(逃脱,脱离) The old machine broke down again.( 抛锚，出故障 ) Who take care

14、 of me and my son if you break down?( 身体垮了 ),搭配归纳：break away from 从.摆脱/脱离 break down 抛锚，出故障，身体垮了 break out(战争火灾疾病等)爆发 break up 分手,分裂 break into 破门而入，闯入，及物 练习：1.Its said that several states wanted to break away from the union. 2.His car broke down on the way home this afternoon. 3.The fire broke out

15、during the day, and therefore almost no one was injured.,4.Did you know that Kate broke up with her husband? 5.The robber broke into the house and stole some money. 6. Her health has almost broken down.她的身体已几乎垮掉。,To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and

16、 international relations), but they still have very different institutions. For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!,原句3：_ To its credit _ the four countries do work toget

17、her in some areas.(P10)值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在某些方面共同合作 to ones credit n. 信任，学分，赞扬，信贷 eg: Where is my credit card? （信用） His credits couldnt afford him to get his degree.（学分） To his credit, Jack didnt tell anybody what had happened. （赞扬）,搭配归纳：_ to ones credit _ 值得赞扬，在名下，为带来荣誉 练习:1.I need a credit card!我需要一张信用

18、卡! 2.He earned enough credits for his degree. 他为获得学位取得了足够的学分（earn.for.） 3.To his credit, John Snow defeated the King Cholera.值得称赞的是，John Snow打败了霍乱王。,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 o

19、f England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North. You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.,Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in C

20、hina, 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 century 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 B

21、ritish history and culture.,原句4.England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience _ it is divided roughly into three zones.(p10)在这四个国家中，英格兰最大，为了方便起见，它大致可分为三个区域。 _ convenience _ n.U方便，便利 C便利的事物，便利设施 _ convenient _ adj.方便的 eg:I put away my books on the desk for convenience. Many restau

22、rants have a delivery service for the convenience of customers/for customers convenience. Its convenient for me to study in such a library.,搭配归纳：_ for convenience方便起见 for the convenience of sb/for sbs convenience. 为了方便某人 Its convenient for sb to do sth _ 对某人来说做是方便的 练习:1.We bought this house for conv

23、enience because its near the school. 2.I give you a key _ for your convenience_. 3.Its very convenient for me to attend school here. _在这里上学对我来说实在是太方便啦！,The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the centre of national gov

24、ernment and its administration. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, 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 Ro

25、mans, left their towns and roads. The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government. 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.,If you look around the Bri

26、tish countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.,原句5.Which country is _ leave out _?（P11）哪个国家没包括在内？ _ leave out 省略，忽视 eg:He told me this sentence could be left out.( 省略 ) No

27、one speaks to him and hes always left out.( 忽视 ) Please call for me when you go; dont leave me behind.( 把.抛在后面 ) When your sister get angry, leave her alone.( 让.单独呆着 ) Lets leave the work aside for a moment.( 置之不理 ),搭配归纳：leave behind 留下,把.抛在后面 leave alone 让.单独呆着 leave aside 置之不理 练习：1.He was so absor

28、bed in the detail that_ he left out the main content (他忽略了主要的内容) 2.We left out his coming.我们没考虑到他的到来. 3. He has left other boys behind in the race. 在赛跑时，他把其他孩子落在后面。 4.I think I should leave her alone and give her time.我觉得应该给她时间让她一人冷静。 5. You cant leave the problem aside for such a long time .你不能把这个问题长时间置之不理.,Learning about language 原句1.All of the words below can _ take the place of _ said.(p12) 下面所有的单词都能代替said _ take the place of 代替 eg: Gradually the electricity will take t