Unit 2 The United Kingdom,Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing,Step One：Words and Phrases .詞匯知識(shí) 1_ (vi. & vt.) 團(tuán)結(jié)；聯(lián)合 2_ (vi.) 組成；在于；一致 3_ (n.) ??；行政區(qū) 4_ (vt.) 澄清；闡明,unite,consist,province,clarify,5_ (vt.) 完成；達(dá)到；實(shí)現(xiàn) 6_ (n.) 矛盾；沖突 7_ (adj.) 不愿意(的)；不樂意(的) 8_ (n.) 聯(lián)合；聯(lián)盟；結(jié)合；協(xié)會(huì) 9_ (n.) 信任；學(xué)分；贊揚(yáng)；信貸 10_ (n.) 制度，機(jī)制；公共機(jī)構(gòu) 11_ (adj.) 教育的 12_ (n.) 便利；方便,accomplish,conflict,unwilling,union,credit,institution,educational,convenience,13_ (adj.) 粗糙的；粗暴的 14_ (adj.) 全國性的； 全國范圍的 15attract (vt.)_ 16historical (adj.) _ 17collection (n.)_,rough,nationwide,吸引；引起注意,歷史(上)的；有關(guān)歷史的,收藏品；珍藏；收集,18countryside (n.)_ 19enjoyable (adj.) _ 20opportunity (n.)_,農(nóng)村；鄉(xiāng)下,令人愉快的；使人高興的,機(jī)會(huì)；時(shí)機(jī),.重點(diǎn)短語 1_ 由構(gòu)成 2_把分成 3_掙脫(束縛)；脫離 4_ 為帶來榮譽(yù)；值得贊揚(yáng)；在的名下,Consist of,divide.into.,Break away (from),To ones credit,5_ 省去，遺漏；不考慮 6_不情愿干某事 7_被用來做某事 8as well_ 9attract ones attention _ 10accomplish the task_,Leave out,Be unwilling to do,Be used to do,也，和,吸引某人的注意力,完成任務(wù),Step Two：Fast Reading 1Read the passage and find out the answers to the following questions. How many parts can England be divided into? What are they? _,Four.They are Scotland，England，Northern Ireland and Wales.,2Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text. (1)The United Kingdom is made up of_. AWales and England BGreat Britain and Northern Ireland CWales and Northern Ireland DEngland and Scotland,B,(2)Which invaders influenced London with their language?_ AThe Romans. BThe Anglo­Saxons. CThe Vikings. DThe Normans. (3)The passage is mainly about_. Athe history of the UK Bthe flag of the UK Cthe historical treasure Dthe King of England,B,A,(4)In which field do the countries of the United Kingdom work together?_ AEducational system. BLegal system. CFootball teams. DInternational relations.,D,Step Three：Careful Reading .Read the passage and answer the questions. 1The Union Jack flag unites the three countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is left out？Why?,_,Wales.Because Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD. Now when people refer to England，Wales is included as well.,2Which group of invaders did not influence London? _,The Vikings did not influence London.,.Listen to the tape，divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. Part 1： _,(1,2,3)What England includes(something about Great Britain；the UK),(4)The geographical division of England(the similarities and differences Part 3： (5,6)The cultural and political importance of London,Part 2： _ Part 3： _,(4)The geographical division of England(the similarities and differences),(5,6)The cultural and political importance of London,.Read the text and fill in the blanks.,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Wales,England,England,Scotland,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the UK,largest,South,Midlands,North,historical,museums,collections,buildings,Anglo­Saxons,Vikings,Normans,Step Four：Consolidation The full name of England is the 1._ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.It consists of four parts，they are 2._ and 3._ ，people always think 4._is a part of England.The flag of the UK is called the 5._.,United Kingdom,England，Scotland,Northern Ireland,Wales,Union Jack,The four countries have different 6._ and 7._ as well as different 8._. 9_ is the largest of the four countries and it is 10._ three parts.,educational,legal systems,football teams,England,divided into,Most of the people settled in the 11._ ，but most of the large industrial cities in the 12._ and the 13._.The capital of the UK is 14._ ，it has many great places of interest.,South,Midlands,North,London,Step Five：Discussion Compared with the past，English is more and more important nowadays.It has influenced education dramatically in China.Please discuss its main changes. _,答案：First，it is a tendency that the English learners are younger and younger.Families may pay more attention to English education of their children.Because they want their children can find a good job to have a better life.Second，the number of learners is keeping increasing.,Not only students but also people of all ranks and classes will persist on English learning through some special training classes.Third，the education circle in China is taking more effective measure to English teaching in schools.They have understood that the necessity of learning English.,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,同學(xué)們,來學(xué)校和回家的路上要注意安全,