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unit 2PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY

Unit 2 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHYPeople may wonder ____ different words are used ___ (describe) these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question ___ you study British history.First there was England. Wales was linked ____ it in the thirteenth century. Now ____ people refer to England you find Wales ____(include) as well. Next England and Wales ____ (join) to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". ____ (happy) this ____ (accomplish) ______ conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century ____(form) the United Kingdom by ____(get) Ireland _____(connect) in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling ____ broke away to form ____own government. ____ 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 _____(call) the Union Jack.To ____ credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), ____ 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!England is _____(large) of the four countries, and ____ convenience it is divided _____(rough) into three zones. The zone nearest France _____(call) theSouth of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known ___ the North. You find most of the population _____(settle) 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 _____(that) in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them ____ have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities ____(build) in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. ____historical architecture you have to go to ____(old) but smaller towns built by the Romans. There you will find out more about British history and culture.The greatest historical treasure ___ all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and _____(build). It is the centre of national government and _____ administration. It has the ____(old) 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 ______(invade) of England. The first invaders, the Romans, 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 ____ food.If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You must keep your eyes _____(open) if you are going to make your trip ____ the United Kingdom _____(enjoy) and worthwhile.。

Puzzles-in-Geography教学设计

Unit 2 Reading Puzzles in Geography一．教材分析“Puzzles in geography”，作为一篇阅读理解课文，从历史、地理、文化、政治等不同角度向读者介绍了英国。

本单元是高二英语上册的第五单元,整册书共十个单元，教学内容贴近现代生活，富有较强的时代气息，教材涉及社会和自然科学,文化知识面很广:科技、媒体、建筑、诗歌、地理、急救、环保等，在教学活动的设计上对学生提出了更高的要求，特别是在听力和阅读方面.第五单元涉及的是地理知识，中心话题是“不列颠群岛”,整个单元的热身、阅读等语言知识和语言技能项目都是围绕该话题展开的。

单元的第一篇课文标题是The British Isles，与本单元的话题相同,是单元教学中的重点，一般分两节课进行,我要说的是阅读训练课。

作为一篇说明文，课文从总体上介绍了不列颠群岛的地理位置（location）、气候（climate）、文化（culture)、历史（history）、语言（language)等概况。

二．学情分析作为高二学生，他们已掌握了阅读的基本技能，但不能很好的将之付诸实践。

他们可以从简单的文章中获取主要信息，但是很少触及外国资料。

本节内容的学习,将会使学生逐渐形成一种跨文化交际意识，同时也将提高他们的阅读技能。

三．教学目标分析1。

让学生在阅读的过程中抓住主要信息和相关信息；2。

培养和训练学生的阅读技能，如略读,跳读；3.培养学生的团队精神;4. 学习西方国家知识，拓宽学生视野。

5. 尊重别国文化。

四. 教学重、难点分析本节内容的重点是:使学生从总体和细节上掌握英国信息;学生使用阅读技能有效的进行阅读并获取有用信息。

本节的教学难点是：如何提高学生的快速阅读能力；学生如何很好的根据上下文猜测新单词的意思。

五．教法分析在本节内容教学中，我将使用PPT把课程主要内容、英国的地图、英国主要河流的地图、英国国旗图片展示出来,以激发学生的学习兴趣，在教与学的过程中吸引学生用英语来学习。

m5unit2Reading-Puzzlesingeography1

How the UK came into being.
Wars between Scotland and England
Which is better for a king to unite some countries as one kingdom?
Peaceful or Violent?
1.People in Wales and Scotland use the same currency- Pound. T 2.In the world cup of 1958 in Switzerland, there were 4 football teams met in the semi-finals. They were T from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. 3.Jack ,who is a Scottish student, uses a totally T different textbook from Lena, who is a Wales student of the same age.
Puzzle 2
How did these four countries get united?
Solution
The United Kingdom Great Britain England
the 20th century the 17th century
the 13th century
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England is the largest one. And ____ for convenience ________ it is roughly divided ______ into ____ three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. In some cities of England people may find out some historical architecture. For example, London, the capital of England, is the greatest historical treasure ____ with museums, art collections ________ and so on. London has been greatly influenced _________ by some invaders. So it has a lot of roads, towns and castles constructed _________by those invaders. When you _____ _____ the British country, look around you should _____ ____ so that you will keep your eyes open make ____ your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile ___________!

Book5-Unit2-puzzles-in-geography公开课

try to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
But SoutheLrentI’reslahndavweasaunqwuiillzing
and broke away （from ）
Only Northern Ireland
joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
1. Wonder 2. Be used to do 3. Clarify this question
Para 2
4. Be linked to 被连接到，和… 有练习 • 5. Refer to 提及，涉及，参考，查阅 • 6. Find sb. done 发现…被 • 7. As well 也 • 8. Be joined to 被连接到 • 9. Be changed to 被改成…
• 10. Without conflict 没有冲突，和平的 • 11. Get sth. done 使得某事被做 • 12. In the same peaceful way 用同样和平
的方式
• 13. Break away from 从…挣脱出来，摆脱
• Para 3 • 14. To their credit 值得赞扬的是 • 15. International relations 国际关系 • 16. Educational and legal systems 教育和
cultural center of England?
There are a lot of historical treasures in
London.
(museums, art collections, theatres,

高考英语Puzzlesingeography教学课件

Summary If you study British history wellyou can clarify the puzzles in___________. _______was linked to England in the thirteenth century. Next England and Wales were joined to_________in the seventeenth century without ________. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting _______ connected in the same peaceful way. However, thesouthern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke ______to form its own government. So only ________ ________joined with England. geography Wales Scotland conflict Ireland away Ireland Northern To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas but they still have verydifferent____________. Such as different educational and legal systemsas well as different __________teams . For ____________ England isdivided roughly into three zones. The South of England, the ___________and the North. institutions football convenience Midlands The greatesthistorical__________of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the ______ of national governmentand its administration.There has been four sets of _________ of England. The Romans left their towns and roads. The Anglo-Saxons left theirlanguage and their____________. The Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England, and the _________ left castles and introduced new words for food. treasure centre invaders governmentNormans HomeworkWrite down a short summaryof the passage. Exercises on P18-19 《创》 . EX.1+2 on P12. （选做） Write down a short summary of the passage. The passage mainly clarifies how the UK developed as an administrative union and shows how England is divided into different zones according to its geographical position. It also explains how London wasinfluenced by some invaders and turned out to be the cultural capital of England as well as the UK. Does England, Britain or the Great Britain mean the same as the UK? If not, tell the difference between them?* *两个按纽 , 分别链接到后面的说明 * 点击 Blair 图片返回到先前的幻灯片． **分析篇章结构 , 概括段落大意 .第一部分 , 通过几幅地图可以演示联合王国的形成过程 . * * Check Student ’s overall understanding of the text. The United Kingdom Reading 1 1. 联合；团结 2.组成；在于；一致 3.澄清；阐明 4.完成；达到；实现 5. 矛盾；冲突 6. 不愿意的；不乐意的7.挣脱（束缚）；脱离8.英国国旗 9. 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷 10. 货币；通货 11. 制度；机制；公共机构 12. 教育的 unite consist clarify accomplish conflict unwillingbreak away (from) the Union Jack credit currency institution educational13.便利；方便 14. 粗糙的；粗暴的 15. 全国性的；全国范围的 16. 吸引；引起注意17. 历史的；有关历史的 18. 建筑学；建筑艺术 19. 收藏品；珍藏；收集 20. 管理；行政部门 21. 港口（城市） 22. 省去；遗漏；不考虑 23. 机会；时机 convenience rough nationwide attract historical architecturecollection administration port leave out opportunity Warming up Do thisquiz and find out how much you know about UK? 1. How many countries doesthe UK consist of? A. two B. three D. four 2. How long does it take tofly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. about six hours B.about ten hours C.about sixteen hours direct flight 3. Whorules the UK: The Prime Minister or the queen? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C.Both4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departmentsC. states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A. The River Avon B.The River ThamesC. The River Severn The Queen’s position is ceremonial:Opening Parliament,welcoming Heads from other countries,going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VS The Prime Ministertogether with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and hisMembers of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.ThamesSevern Avon The River Thamesand Severn are very similar in lengthbut River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 Km and theRiver Severn is290 Km. The River Avon is much shorter.Edinburgh BelfastLondon Cardiff Can you name the capital cities of the 4 countries of theUK? Puzzles in Geography What does the passage mainly tell us? Englandis the centre of Great Britain. A brief introduction of the United Kingdom, including its foundation and development based on geography,history andculture, etc. London is the greatest historical treasure. The UnitedKingdom is made up of four countries. Skimming: Scanning: According tothe text,join lines to the right answer. Para. 1. A. Explains the joining of England and Wales, what th e term“Great Britain”means and how theUK came about. Para. 2. B. States topic to be examined in the reading.Para. 3. C. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK. Para. 4. D. Explains how we makeour trip enjoyable Para.5.E. Explains similarities & differences in the four countries. Para.6. F. Explains how England is divided into three zones. Mind Map Part1:About the UK Part 2: About England Part 2: About London Paragraph 1-3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5-6 Para.1 Introduce the topic. Para.2 How the UKcome into being. Para.3 How do the four countries work. Para.4 Thegeographical division of England, the similarities and differences.Para.5-6 The cultural importance of London. Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part:Para.1-3 Para.4 Para.5-6 Part1: Part2: Part3: The geographical division of England into three zones, their similarities and differences. The importance of London. A briefintroduction of the UK. Part 1: How did the UK come into being? Do thefour countries always work together?Give some examples. And do they have the same institutions? Give some examples. First: In the 13th century:In the 17th century:In the early20th century:Wales was linked to England. England and Wales were joined to Scotland forming Great Britain.Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom. England Question1: Wales England Scotland North Ireland TheUnited Kingdom 13th century 1603 1916 How UK was formed? Great BritainThe four countries do work together in some areas (e.g,the currency andinternational relations). They still have different institutions. E.g.Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational andlegal systems as well as different football teams for competitions likethe World Cup! Question2: Part 2: The 3 zones of England. North: Leeds, York, Manchester, Sheffield Midlands: South: Birmingham, Coventry Reading, London, Brighten, Plymouth most of industrial cities most of the population England can be divided into 3 main areas.Do you know what they are? The invaders’influence on England and London England London The Romans The Anglo -Saxons The Vikings None The Normans Para.5-6 The cultural importance of London. Part 3: left their towns and roads builtthe oldest port in the 1st century AD left their language and government built the oldest building in the 1060s influenced the vocabulary andplace-names left castles and words for food constructed the oldest castle in 1066 You ________________________ if you are going to make your tripto the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. must keep your eyes open Ex.1 on P11: 1.The countries that make up Great Britain are_________________________. 2.If we speak of England we mean_________________. 3.The United Kingdom includes ____________________________________. 4.The part of Ireland that separated from England is called _________________________. 5.London is the capital city of ________. England, Wales and Scotland England andWales England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Republic of SouthernIreland England Ex.2: 1. Wales. It is usually assumedto be part of England.2. England, Scotland and Wales.3. The Vikings did not influence London. Summary If you study British history well you can clarify the puzzlesin___________. _______was linked to England in the thirteenth century.Next England and Wales were joined to _________in the seventeenth century without ________. Finally the English government tried in the earlytwentieth century to form the United Kingdom。

新课标高中英语必修5 课文翻译及要点 unit2

1.必修五Unit 2 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY 地理之谜People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.人们也许觉得奇怪，为什么用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语不太一样。

You can clarify this question if you study British history.但如果你学过英国历史，就能弄清楚这个问题。

First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.首先是英格兰。

威尔士于13世纪同英格兰联合了起来。

Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.如今只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内的。

Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth centuryand the name was changed to "Great Britain".接着，英格兰、威尔士同苏格兰于17世纪联合了起来，名字就改成了“大不列颠”。

Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of Englandand Wales as well.令人庆幸的是，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。

Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by gettingIreland connected in the same peaceful way.最后，英国政府打算于20世纪初把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家和平联合起来以形成联合王国。

新课标人教版必修五Book5 Unit2 Language points

• 复习refer to • 1) When I said someone was stupid, I wasn’t referring to you.( 指的是) • 2) The man referred to just now by him was our manager. (提到，谈到) • 3) When you come across new words, you can refer to the dictionary. (查阅)
2．最后，英国政府打算于20世纪初把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家和平联合起来以形成联合王国。
Finally，the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.
• ①I want to buy a house, one with a large garden. 我想买一座房子，一座带有大花园的房子。 • ②The little boy doesn't like this apple; he wants the red one. 小男孩不喜欢这个苹果，他想要那个红的。 ③I bought some new chairs. The old ones should be thrown away. • 我买了新椅子，那些旧的也该扔了。 ④The bike is cheaper than that made in our factory. 这自行车比我们厂生产的要便宜。(＝the one) • ⑤The population of China is larger than that of Japan. 中国的人口比日本的多。(不用 the one 代替) ⑥The cars made here are better than those made in my hometown. • 这里生产的小汽车比我家乡生产的好。 ⑦—Who is the person that shook hands with the foreigners? • 那个和外宾握手的人是谁？ — It is our headmaster. 他是我们的校长。

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伦敦塔
London Eye
London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Palace of Westminster/ Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey, England 西敏寺
温莎堡 Windsor Castle
London has been influenced by some invaders.
Part 3-Invaders In the England history, there are several the Romans invasions. They are: ___________, the Vikings the Anglo-Saxons _____________, ____________, ___________. the Normans
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 5--6
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. Part 1
(Para1-3)
England is divided into 3 zones. The cultural importance of London.
Part 2
(Para4)
Part 3
(Para 5-6)
How did the UK come into being?
Part 1-Geography
The United Kingdom consist of the four countries.
20th century
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom
Part 1---the history
Flag changes
the United Kingdom
3. Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the queen? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister(首相) C. both 4. What are the provinces called in England?
The River Thames 泰晤士河
St Paul’s Cathedral
圣保罗大教堂
Royal Greenwich Observatory
格林尼治皇家天文台
Stonehenge
巨石阵
成立于1209年，是世界十大学府之一，73 位诺贝尔奖得主出自此校。
牛津产生了4位英国国王，46位诺贝尔奖获得者，25位英国首相
A. Counties(郡) states B. departments C.
5. Which is the longest river in England? A. B.
The River Avon
(4km)
The River Thames
(338km)
C.
The River Severn
(290km)
They brought pains to the local people, but at the same time, they also brought something new to the country, which is important for making up its history.
The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? The country left out is Wales. It is usually considered to be part of England. In what ways are the four countries different? They are the same in international relations, but they have differences in educational and legal systems as well as football teams.
Fill in the blanks. The full name of England is the United ______ Kingdom ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts ,they England Scotland Wales and are __________,__________,_________ Northern Ireland people always think Wales ________________, ______is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the __________ educational Jack ______.The four countries have different ___________and legal systems football ______. teams ______ _______as well as different _________ England _______is the largest of the four countries and it is intothree parts. Most of the people settled in the ______ ____ divided South ________,but most of the large industrial cities in the _________and the ______.The capital of the UK is ________, North London Midlands it has many great places of interest.
【Quiz】P9 Northern
1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
Ireland
Scotland
the United Kingdom England
Wales
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 hours
Union Jack
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland 17th century AD, England + Wales + Scotland
Great Britain
England
the 13th century, England + Wales. first only England
【warming -up】
How much do you know about the United Kingdom?
the UK America
Europe Africa
Asia
What do the letters UK stand for?
The letters UK stand for “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）
Part 2-England
England is the largest of the countries and it is divided into three zones.
the North of England the Midlands
the South of England
Part 3-London • Why did capital London become the cultural center of England? There are a lot of historical treasures in London. • Why are there so many historical treasures in London?
Northern Ireland Dublin
Republic of Ireland
London
Please read for main idea first.
Please read the whole text as fast as you can, and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.
6. Which is the national flag of the UK? A. B.
C.
7. Which is the national flower of the UK? A. B.
Cherry
C. Maple
Rose
8. Which is the national animal of the UK? A. B.