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1、Unit2TheUnitedKingdomLondonbecomesthefocusoftheworld.Thegamesofthe30thOlympiadin2012willbeheldinthecityofLondon.(1)WhywasGreatBritainabletobeatoutfourotherworldclasscities?(2)HaveyoueverbeentotheUK?(3)WhatsthefullnameoftheUK?(theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland)(4)Canyougiveussomeinform

2、ationabouttheUKingeography,literature,politics,sports,sightseeingandsoonGod Save the QueenGodSavetheQueenGodsaveourgraciousQueenLongliveournobleQueenGodsavetheQueenSendhervictoriousHappyandgloriousLongtoreignoverusGodsavetheQueen.ThychoicestgiftsinstoreOnherbepleasedtopourLongmayshereignMayshedefend

3、ourlawsAndgiveusevercauseTosingwithheartandvoiceGodsavetheQueenWarmingupDothisquizandfindouthowmuchyouknowabouttheUK.1.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.About6hours Babout10hours Cabout16hoursBeijingLondon Heathrow AirportLondonHeathrowAirport2.Whorulesthecountry:thePrimeMin

4、isterortheQueen?A.TheQueenB.thePrimeMinister3.what are the provinces called in England?A.counties B.departments C.states4.WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?A.TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandnorthernIreland.B.TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandIreland5.WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheR

5、iverThamesC.TheRiverSevernreadingPuzzlesingeographyDescribebrieflytheUKaccordingtothefollowingmap.Irish seaEnglish ChannelNorth Atlantic OceanMatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.A.ExplainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales.B.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcenterintheUKC.Statesthetopictobee

6、xaminedinthereadingD.Explainsdifferencesinthefourcountries.E.Explainswhattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowitcameaboutF.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Para1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingeachparagraph.Para1:WhatarethefourcountriesofUK?England,Wales,ScotlandandN

7、orthernIrelandPara2:WhenwasWaleslinkedtoEngland?Inthe13thcenturyAD.Para3:1.Whendidthename“GreatBritain”appear?WhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.Ithappenedin1603whenKingJamesofScotlandbecameKingofEnglandandWalesaswell.2.Inthephrase“thesouthernpartofthatcountry”,whatcountrydoesitmean?Itmeansthes

8、outhernpartofIreland.3.WhatarethedifferencesamongtheflagsoftheUK?TheflagofEnglandisacross,theflagsofScotlandandIrelandarebothlikeafork.TheflagoftheUK,isthecombinationofthethreeflags.Thatistosay,theUKisacombinationofthethreecountries:England,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.4.Whichcountryisleftoutintheflag

9、oftheUK?Wales.ItisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.EnglandScotlandIrelandTheUKPara4:1.Whatareadothefourcountriesworktogether?Ininternationalrelations2.Whatarethefourcountriesdifferences?TheyhavedevelopeddifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup.1.

10、LookatthemapandthemaponP11,finishtheexercise.Para5:North:Leeds,York,Sheffield,ManchesterMidlands:Coventry,BirminghamSouth:Reading,London,Brighton,Plymouth2.WhatarethefeaturesoftheSouth,theMidlandsandNorthofEngland?MostofthepopulationsettledintheSouth,butmostofthelargeindustrialcitiesintheMidlandsand

11、NorthofEngland3.WherecanyoufindmoreaboutBritishhistoryandculture?InolderbutsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.Para6:1.HowmanyinvadersinvadedEngland?Fourinvaders:theRomans(54BC-450AD),theAnglo-Saxons(450AD-),theVikings(789AD-)andtheNormans(1066AD-).2.HowdidthefourinvadersinfluenceEngland?BecausetheRom

12、anslefttheirtownsandroads;theAnglo-Saxonslefttheirlanguageandtheirgovernment;theNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfood.ButtheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplacenamesoftheNorth.3.WhichgroupofinvadersdidnotinfluenceLondon?TheVikingsPart1(Para.1):.States the topic to be examined in the readingPart2(Para.

13、25):Explains how the UK came about,the differences between the four countries and between three zones of England.Part3(Para.6):ExplainstheimportantroleLondonplaysasaculturalandpoliticalcenteroftheUK.Countries/Capital of UKInformation from the textEngland WalesGreat BritainNorthern IrelandLondonIrela

14、ndEngland:The first country people think of when speaking of the UK and the largest of the four countries.It is roughly divided into three zones:the South of England,Midlands and the North.Wales:The first country that was linked to England in the 13th century and it is included when people refer to

15、England.GreatBritain:ThenamegivenandusedwhenEngland,WalesandScotlandwerejoinedtogether,whichtookplacein1603,whenScotlandKingJamesbecameKingofEnglandandWales.Northern Ireland:The Northern part of Ireland Northern Ireland:The Northern part of Ireland that was joined to the Great Britain to become that

16、 was joined to the Great Britain to become the United Kingdom,which was shown to the the United Kingdom,which was shown to the world in the flag called Union Jack.world in the flag called Union Jack.London:The capital of the UK and England as London:The capital of the UK and England as well.It conta

17、ins the greatest historical treasure well.It contains the greatest historical treasure of all,with its museums,art collections,of all,with its museums,art collections,theatres,parks and buildings.It has the oldest theatres,parks and buildings.It has the oldest port,building and castle and it has bee

18、n port,building and castle and it has been influenced by some invaders of London.influenced by some invaders of London.Ireland:ThesouthernpartofthatcountryIrelandorSouthernIreland,whichbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernmentandacountryindependentofNorthernIreland,whichispartoftheUK.HADRIANSWALLThemostpromin

19、entandimportantmonument(遗迹遗迹)leftbytheRomansinBritain,itspansthewidthofthecountry.ThehighestroadbuiltbytheRomansinEngland.TheRomansSpringBathTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonschurchTheVikingstheJorvikVikingCentre,forauniqueinsightintothelifeoftheVikings.BuiltbytheNormansaround1100,itwasthelargestNormankeepeve

20、rbuiltColchesterCastleItwasbuiltbytheNormansinthe12thCenturySt.PetersCathedral.GodmershamParishChurch,originallybuiltbytheNormans.TranslatethesesentencesintoChinese.1.YoucaneasilyclarifyanyproblemsifyoustudyBritishhistory.如果你学习了英国历史如果你学习了英国历史,很容易就能弄清楚任何问很容易就能弄清楚任何问题题.2.Althoughthefourcountriesdowork

21、togetherinsomeareas(forexample,ininternationalrelations),theyarestilldifferent.尽管这四个国家在某些方面尽管这四个国家在某些方面(如国际关系方如国际关系方面面)是合作的是合作的,但他们还是不同的但他们还是不同的3.However,theseindustrialcitiesbuiltinthenineteenthcenturydonothavethehistoricalattractionsofotherplaces.然而然而,这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却没有这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却没有其他地方所具有的

22、历史魅力其他地方所具有的历史魅力.4.IfyoulookaroundtheBritishcountryside,youwillfindevidenceofalltheseinvaders.如果你在英国的乡村四处走走的话如果你在英国的乡村四处走走的话,就会发现这些就会发现这些入侵者的痕迹入侵者的痕迹.5.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile.如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义,你必须睁大你必须睁大双眼双眼.Language points:1.consi

23、st vi.1)由由组成组成;由由构成构成(与与of 连用，不用于进行式）连用，不用于进行式）在于；存在于；以）在于；存在于；以为主（与为主（与in连用，连用，无被动式）无被动式）委员会由七名成员组成委员会由七名成员组成Thecommitteeconsistofsevenmembers.Waterconsistsofhydrogenandoxygen.水由氢和氧构成水由氢和氧构成什么才算是幸福呢？什么才算是幸福呢？What does happiness consist in?The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient bu

24、ildings.威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格2.puzzlen.1)谜；难题；玩具谜；难题；玩具2)迷惑；困惑（只用单数）迷惑；困惑（只用单数）AChinesepuzzle（中国玩具）（中国玩具）比喻复杂难懂之事比喻复杂难懂之事A cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）（纵横填字游戏）I am in a puzzle about the matter.我对这件事大惑不解我对这件事大惑不解be in a puzzle about 对对大惑不解大惑不解vt.把把难住；使难住；使迷惑迷惑（这个问题使我很迷惑）（这个问题使我很迷惑）Thequ

25、estionpuzzledme./Iampuzzledwiththequestion.vi.迷惑；苦思迷惑；苦思这个问题我想了好半天这个问题我想了好半天Ipuzzledoverthequestionforquiteawhile.3.clarify vt.澄清；讲清楚；阐明澄清；讲清楚；阐明 vi.澄清；清楚；明了；易懂澄清；清楚；明了；易懂Could you clarify the question?你能解释这个问题吗？你能解释这个问题吗？他的头脑突然清醒了他的头脑突然清醒了His mind suddently clarified.由动词由动词work构成的词组构成的词组:work well

26、做得好做得好 work in/into渗透；渗入渗透；渗入 work at something从事从事 work out算出算出 work ones will on/upon somebody将某人的意志强加于别人将某人的意志强加于别人4.work together为一习惯用语，不能按其字为一习惯用语，不能按其字面意思直译面意思直译Work 在此处应被译为在此处应被译为“起反应；起反应；起作用起作用”5.attraction n.1)吸引；吸力吸引；吸力2)吸引人吸引人的东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目的东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目He cant resist the attraction o

27、f the sea on a hot day.酷暑天他经不住海的诱惑酷暑天他经不住海的诱惑attraction of gravitation重力重力大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西A big city offers many and varied attractions.今晚的拿手节目是什么？今晚的拿手节目是什么？Whataretheprincipleattractionsthisevening?6.invader n.入侵者；侵略者入侵者；侵略者invade vt.侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满Doubts invade my mind.满腹狐疑满腹狐疑

28、Disease invades the body.疾病侵袭身体疾病侵袭身体7.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile.如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大双眼双眼keeponeseyesopen睁大双眼睁大双眼Worthwhileadj.值得做的；值得出力的；值得做的；值得出力的；值得花时间的值得花时间的4.If you want to write to someone in 4.If you want to write to som

29、eone in Edinburgh,which lies in Scotland,you shouldEdinburgh,which lies in Scotland,you shouldwrite the address as_.write the address as_.A.Edinburgh,EnglandA.Edinburgh,EnglandB.Edinburgh,Great BritainB.Edinburgh,Great BritainC.Scotland,Edinburgh,EnglandC.Scotland,Edinburgh,EnglandD.Great Britain,Sc

30、otland,EdinburghD.Great Britain,Scotland,Edinburgh5.The British commonwealth has taken the 5.The British commonwealth has taken the place of“the British Empire,fromplace of“the British Empire,fromwhich we can see _.which we can see _.A.the British Empire is separatingA.the British Empire is separati

31、ngB.the national liberation movements are risingB.the national liberation movements are risingC.both A and B C.both A and B D.neither A nor BD.neither A nor B15.Discussion1Why did terrorists strike London?2Do you think it is time British troops were pulled out of Iraq?（according to the present polit

32、ical situation and the role of the UK in international affairs,try to find useful information from the text,for instance,as a cultural capital）2.Makeashortsummaryofthepassage.ThepassagemainlyclarifieshowtheUKdevelopedasanadministrativeunionandshowshowEnglandisdividedintodifferentzonesaccordingtoitsgeographicalposition.ItalsoexplainshowLondonwasinfluencedbysomeinvadersandturnedouttobetheculturalcapitalofEnglandaswellastheUK.Homework1.Getreadytoretellthetextinyourownwords.2.Goover“LearningaboutLanguage”