高二英语上第二单元-The-United-Kingdom

This was shown in the new flag called the ________ _________.
Gradually the four countries have developed different __________ and __________ ___________as well as different __________ _____. ____________is the largest of the four countries and it is _________ _________ three zones. The zone nearest France is the ________,
UK In the 13th century In 1603 Some time later England London The four groups of invaders
Contains four countries_______,_____ England Wales ,Scotland Northern Ireland and_______________. England ______ was linked to ________. Wales England and Wales were joined to _______ Scotland Great Britain _________,called____________. Southern _______ Ireland broke away and Northern ______ Ireland England ,Wales and_______ joined with______ Scotland .Thus ___________________ The United Kingdom came into being. The______of largest the four countries,consists of the South _____ Midlands of England,the________and the______of North England The greatest__________treasure historical of museums collections all,has________,art_________,theatres,parks buildings and________.
4.convenience n.适合；方便 We bought this house for its convenience.
When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
Please come at your convenience. 常用搭配：for one’s convenience为 ……方便 for convenience’s sake为方便起见 at one’s convenience在……方便的时候 convenient adj. 方便的；便利的 常用搭配：be convenient to sb. It is convenient for sb. to do sth.
__________ and __________________. Wales was ________ ____
England in the 13th century AD. In 1603 England and Wales were joined to ___________. And when they were going to get Ireland __________ to form the _________________ ,the southern part of that country _________ ________,so only Northern Ireland joined.
Language points:
1.consist vi.组成；在于；存在于 The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans. What does happiness consist in?
常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由……组成；由……构成
The middle zone is called the ___________and the one nearest to
Scotland is known as the _______. You find most of the ______ ______settled in the south, but most of the large ___________ cities in the Midlands and North of England. The capital city is __________. It has been influenced by __________ ___________ _____________and ________.
(Para.1~4)
How was the United Kingdom formed? The geographical division of England into zones. The cultural importance of London.
Part 2:
(Para.5)
Part 3:
3.clarify vt., vi.解释；澄清；阐明 clarify matters澄清真相 The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women? 政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的 立场。 His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然 清醒了。
A big city offers many and varied attractions.大城市有多种多 样吸引人的东西。
consist in=lie in在于； 存在于
2 puzzle 1)n. 迷；难题；玩具；迷惑（只用单数） a Chinese puzzle（中国玩具）【比喻】复杂难懂之事 a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏） I am in a puzzle about the matter.我对这件事大惑不解。 常用搭配：be in a puzzle about对……大惑不解 2)vt. 把……难住；使……迷惑 The question puzzled me./I am puzzled with the question. 这个问题使我很迷惑。 3)vi.迷惑；苦思 I puzzled over the question for quite a while.这个问题我想了好半 天。 常用搭配：puzzle sb./be puzzled with puzzle over 苦思……
5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的东西;引力 The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays. 现时去国营企业就职的想法对年青人没有多大吸引力。 The tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth. 潮汐是由月亮对地球的引力引起的。
(Para.6)
Task 2: Read the first part carefully then finish these exercises
The United Kingdom Scotland Northern be joined to Ireland Great joined with Britain Southern 1603 Ireland Wales England broke away be linked to in the 13th century AD
Midlanton, Plymouth
London: historical treasure
Invaders Romans Anglo-Saxons Vikings Normans
What did they leave?
towns, roads language, government vocabulary, place-names castles, words for food
Task 2:
Discuss with your partners then divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part
Divide the text into three parts and explain the main idea of each part. Part 1:
Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England.
North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester Coventry, Birmingham
2.What is the text mainly about?
A.A introduction to the United Kingdom about its development. B.A introduction to the United Kingdom about its culture. C.A introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development based on geography,history,politics,and culture etc.