unit 2 the united kingdom period 2 reading here are some famous pictures. do you know their names?
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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Period 2 ReadingPeriod 2 Reading
Here are some famous pictures. Do
you know their names?
英国伦敦议会大厦钟楼上的大钟,重 13吨。
Big Ben
Royal Observatory Greenwich 格林威治天文台
Cambridge University
Oxford University
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Beckham in Manchester United
The Beatles
Task1:Predictive reading:
Reading Skill 1: prediction(预测 )
When you do some reading ,you must do some prediction, this is one of the basic skills of reading comprehension.
How do we guess or predict?
From the title ,pictures and the first paragraph.
so when you read , please read the title ,pictures and the first paragraph carefully, they may tell you what the whole passage talks about.
1.Title:Puzzles in Geography↓
puzzle refers to something that is difficult to understand.
We can say:questions in Geography about The United Kingdom
England
Wales
ScotlandNorthern Ireland
the United Kingdom
We can predict the United Kingdom is made up of England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2.Picture:
3.The first paragraph:↓
You can clarify this question if you study British history.
↓
We can predict the passage is mainly about the history of British.
• Reading Skill2: Finding topic sentence.
• Generally speaking ,the topic sentence is in the first or last sentence of each paragraph. But some paragraphs don’t have topic sentence.
Task 2:Fast reading
What is the main idea of the text? A. How many countries make up the
United Kingdom? B. Explain how England is divided into
three zonesC. The reason why London became the
cultural capital of England.D. A brief introduction to the UK about
its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.
Task 2:Fast reading
2. Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Pa
5&6:
States the topic to be examined in the reading.
Explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK.
Explains how England is divided into three zones.
How the UK came into being.
Explains differences in the four countries.
Part 1:the UK
Part 3:London
Part 2:England
UKContains ________, ______, Scotland and ________________.
In the 13th
Century______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century
________ and Wales were joined to _________.
England WalesNorthern Ireland
Scotland
Wales England
England
In the early 20th century
_________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________ to become _______.
SouthernNorthernEngland Scotland
the UK
Para 1.2 How was the UK formed Part 1---the UK
Task 3:Careful reading
first only England
the 13th century, England + Wales.
17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland
Great
Britain Later, Great Britain
+ Northern IrelandEngland
the United Kingdom
Part 1---the UK
Union Jack
Para 3 In what ways are the four countries different?
They are different institutions. They have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.
Part 1---the UK
England is divided into __ zones.
Para 4
Most population settled in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in
____________________.
Many cities have famous ___________________.
the South of England
the North and the Midlands
football teams
3
Part 2--England
Para 5&6
In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _____________,
_______________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans
What did they leave?Part 3--London
Romans:
Anglo Saxons:
towns and roads
Language and government
the Vikings:
the Normans:
Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North
Castles and words for food
Discussion
Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK?
Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK?1. London has a good position. It llies in the south of England.1. London has a good position. It llies in the south of England.
2. Most of the population settle in the south.2. Most of the population settle in the south.
3. London has a long history. London has its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and many oldest building. It is the centre of national government and its administration
3. London has a long history. London has its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and many oldest building. It is the centre of national government and its administration
Task 4:Word meaning guessing
You can clarify this question if you study British history.
↓There are some puzzles(questions)in geography about the United Kingdom.But if you study British history,you can make this question clear.
clarify vt.澄清,阐明
Task 5:Analysing difficult sentence
↓
It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD,the oldest building begun nby the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.
Task 5:Analysing difficult sentence
↓
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.
→It has A,B and C.→It has A done by sb,B done by sb and C done by sb.
When asked why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, there is no need t debate any more. You can 1______________ this question if you study British history.
When asked why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, there is no need t debate any more. You can 1______________ this question if you study British history.
clarify clarify
Task 6:Summary
Now when people refer to England you find Wales 2 ______________ as well. Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were 3___________ Scotland. Just as they were going to get Ireland 4______________ to form the United Kingdom, the southern part of that country 5____________ to form its own government. To their 6_____________ the four countries do work tofether in some areas, but they still have very different 7______________.
includedincluded
joined to joined to
connectedconnected
broke awaybroke away
creditcredit
institutions institutions
England is the largest of the four countries and for 8_____________ it is divided roughly into three zones. Most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. London with its museums, art 9______________, theatres, praks and buildings is the greatest historical treasuree of all. It is the centre of national government and its 10_______________.
England is the largest of the four countries and for 8_____________ it is divided roughly into three zones. Most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. London with its museums, art 9______________, theatres, praks and buildings is the greatest historical treasuree of all. It is the centre of national government and its 10_______________.
convenience convenience
collectionscollections
administrationadministration
1.Read the passage again
2.Review the new words