1、Unit 2 The United KingdomThe union jack 英國國旗英國國旗 English coat of arms 英國國徽英國國徽 英國：英國： 全稱大全稱大不列顛及北不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合愛爾蘭聯合王國王國 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe united kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland統治者 QUEEN ELIZABETH II 首相David Cameron Warming up1.

2、How many countries does the UK consist of （組成；在于；一致）? A two B three C four 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 hours3. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen? A the Queen B the Prime Minister C both 4.

3、 What are the provinces called in England ? A countries B departments C states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B the River Thames C the River Severn 1. Do you know about any cities or towns in the UK? 2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they a

4、re?London , Manchester, York , Edinburgh BelfastEngland ,Scotland and Wales.England ,Scotland and Wales.Unit 2 unite /ju:nait/ vi. & vt. 聯合；團結聯合；團結 united 聯合的聯合的 union n. 聯盟聯盟 kingdom /kidm/ n. 王國王國 consist /knsist/ vi. 組成；一致組成；一致 consistence n.一致性一致性 consistent adj. 一致的一致的 consist of 由由組成組成 London

5、Heathrow /hi:ru/ Airport 倫敦希思羅機場倫敦希思羅機場 province /prvins/ n. 省；行政區省；行政區 River Avon /eivn/ 埃文河埃文河 River Thames /temz/ 泰晤士河泰晤士河 River Severn /sevn/ 塞文河塞文河 divide into 把把分成分成 Division n. 除法除法 分割分割 Wales /weilz/ 威爾士威爾士(英英) Scotland /sktlnd/ 蘇格蘭蘇格蘭(英英) Northern Ireland /ailnd/ 北愛爾蘭北愛爾蘭(英英) clarify /klrif

6、ai/ vt. 澄清；闡明澄清；闡明 clarification n. accomplish /kmpli/ vt. 完成；實現完成；實現 accomplishment n. conflict /knflikt/ n. 矛盾；沖突矛盾；沖突 unwilling /nwili/ adj. 不愿意（的不愿意（的 be willing/unwilling to do 樂意做樂意做/不樂意做不樂意做 break away (from) 掙脫（束縛）；脫離掙脫（束縛）；脫離 keep away (from) 遠離遠離 union /ju:nin/ n. 聯合；聯盟；結合；協會聯合；聯盟；結合；協會 th

7、e Union Jack英國國旗英國國旗 credit /kredit/ n. 信任；學分；贊揚；信貸信任；學分；贊揚；信貸 to ones credit 為為帶來榮譽；值得贊揚；在帶來榮譽；值得贊揚；在名下名下 credit card 信用卡信用卡 currency /krnsi/ n. 貨幣；通貨 institution /institju:n/ n. 制度；公共機構 Institute n.學院；學會；學院；學會；v.制定（制度）制定（制度） educational /edju:keinl/ adj. 教育的 convenience /knvi:nins/ n. 便利；方便 Conven

8、ient adj. 方便的方便的 for (ones)convenience 為了為了(某人的某人的)方便方便 rough /rf/ adj. 粗糙的；粗暴的 roughly /rfli/ adv. 粗略地；粗糙地 Midlands /midlndz/ 英格蘭中部地區(英)nationwide /neinwaid/ adj. 全國性的；全國范圍的 (美) worldwide attract /trkt/ vt. 吸引 attractive adj.有吸引力的有吸引力的 attraction n.吸引力吸引力 historical /histrikl/ adj. 歷史（上）的；有關歷史的 His

9、toric adj. 有歷史意義的 architecture /:kitekt/ n. 建筑學；建筑藝術 Roman /rumn/ n(古)羅馬人 adj(古)羅馬的 collection /klekn/ n. 收藏品；珍藏；收集administration /dministrein/ n. 管理；行政部門 port /p:t/ n. 港口（城市） Anglo-Saxon /lu sksn/ n盎格魯-撒克遜人 adj盎格魯-撒克遜人的 Norman /n:mn/ n諾曼人; 諾曼語 adj諾曼的; 諾曼人(語)的 Viking /vaiki/ n北歐海盜；斯堪的納維亞人countryside

10、 /kntrisaid/ n. 鄉下；農村 enjoyable /indibl/ adj. 令人愉快的；使人高興的令人愉快的；使人高興的 leave out 省去；遺漏；不考慮 opportunity /ptju:nti/ n. 機會；時機 description /diskripn/ n. 描寫；描述 Homework Read all the words carefully. Remember all the words. I will check you 10 words tomorrow.Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Gr

11、eat Britain and Northern Ireland Reciew復習uniteKingdomprovinceconsist ofbreak away (from)accomplish conflictdivide intounwillingclarify聯合；團結聯合；團結矛盾；沖突矛盾；沖突省；行政區省；行政區由由組成組成脫離；掙脫束縛脫離；掙脫束縛完成；實現完成；實現矛盾矛盾把把分成分成不樂意的不樂意的闡述；澄清闡述；澄清Reading comprehension 閱讀理解 A Skim 略略 讀讀 B Scan 瀏瀏 覽覽 C Intensive reading 精精 讀讀

12、 D post-reading 讀讀 后后To talk about the history , the composition（組成） and the architecture（建筑） of The United Kingdom.Skim 略讀 Whats the main idea of this article?Comprehending閱讀理解閱讀理解Scan 瀏覽1.Great Britain consists of England, Wales, and Scotland. ( )2.Ireland was connected to Great Britain through wa

13、r. ( )3.The four countries of the UK work together in every field. ( )4.Some of the cities in England have two football teams. ( )5.The Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans all had a great influence on London. ( ) TFFTTComprehending閱讀理解閱讀理解Comprehending 閱讀理解閱讀理解1.what happened in th

14、e 17th century? a. The name was changed to Britain when England and Wales were joined to Scotland. b. The UK was founded. c. England was divided roughly into three main areas. d. London became the greatest historical treasure of all.2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? a. The process of

15、the country came into being. b. The reason why the southern part of Ireland was unwilling to join the government. c. Wales was linked to England in the 16th century. d. The British national flag stands for the four parts of the country. 3. Where do most of the people settle in England? a. They settl

16、e in the zone nearest France. b. They settle in the zone nearest Scotland. c. They settle in the Midlands. d. They settle in Northern of England. 4.which group of invaders influenced the British words for food? a. The Romans. b. The Vikings. c. The Normans. d. The Anglo-Sensive reading 精讀精

17、讀Post-reading 讀后 If you study British history, you may find the country went through several different . The first name England (refer) to England and Wales, but when the two countries joined Scotland in 1603, the name Great Britain was given to represent the country. With the (join) of Northern Ire

18、land, the country got the name the United Kingdom, which was shown to the world in a new flag (call) the Union Jack. Of the four countries, England is the and is divided into _ zones: the South, the North and the Midlands. Its capital _, which has been influenced by some invaders, _ the Romans, the

19、Anglo-Saxons and the Normans, is the greatest _(history) treasure of all with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. namesreferred joiningcalledlargestthree London like/such ashistoricalHomework Remember the second 10 words. One paper. II.intensive Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY地

20、理之謎地理之謎 People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. 注釋：注釋：wonder v.tr.（及物動詞）感到奇怪或納悶（及物動詞）感到奇怪或納悶 n. Its a wonder難得；奇怪的是難得；奇怪的是 (Its) no wonder 難怪；并不奇怪難怪；并不奇

21、怪use sth. to do 用用做做; 被動形式 be used to do 被用來做注釋：注釋：clarify:解釋；澄清；闡明解釋；澄清；闡明 First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now then people refer to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the n

22、ame was changed to “Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful wa

23、y. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away 脫離to form 形成its own government. So 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 called the Union Jack.be linked to 和和有聯系有聯系（speak of, ment

24、ion “談到；說起談到；說起”）（完成）（完成）（矛盾）（矛盾）（過去分詞作后置定語）（過去分詞作后置定語）（get / have sth done 使使.被做被做 get your hair cut） To their credit 為了增加信任為了增加信任 the four countries do work together團結協作團結協作 in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different educational and legal syste

25、ms as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup! England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to

26、Scotland is known as the North. You find most of the population settled 后置后置定語定語in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. Reading Puzzles In Geography 地理之謎注釋：注釋：1.convenience n.方便；便利方便；便利 2.for the convenience of為了方便為了方便; 3.at sbs convenience在方便的時候在方便的

27、時候 4. Its convenient for sb. (to do sth.) 對某人來說做某事很方便對某人來說做某事很方便 If it is convenient to you, Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth ce

28、ntury do not attract visitors. For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans . . There you will find out more about British history and culture.過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定于從句過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定于從句過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定于從句過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定于從句It is a pity that 做做很可惜很可惜Although不和不和but連用連

29、用 但翻譯成雖然但翻譯成雖然但是但是 The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the centre of national government and its administration. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定語從句過去分詞短語作定語，相當于定語從句,

30、 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 invaders of England. The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads. The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their gover

31、nment. 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 for food. left留下；剩下留下；剩下 If you look around 游覽；環顧四周游覽；環顧四周 the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. You mu

32、st keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. make a trip to 去去旅游旅游 【注釋：【注釋：make sth. worthwhile使使值得值得 eg. We made our effort worthwhile.】Learning about languageChoose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary change

33、s.enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration conveniences “Why are you to accept this wonderful opportunity?” asked the boss on the phone. “Have you read the description carefully? You will live in a town close to the in England in a furnished house with all

34、modern . Our office in Beijing will be able to any problems using fax or the Internet. Your task will be to examine the possibility of a new factory in the United .we need you to become familiar with the and rules for such a project. We hope you will be able to this easily within six months and that

35、 it will be an experience for you.”unwillingcountrysideconveniencesclarifyconstructingKingdomadministrationaccomplishenjoyable Finish the paper of unit 2. Remember words between 30 and 40.Reading homework Words II furnished /f:nit/ adj配備好裝備的配備好裝備的 furniture家具家具 fax /fks/ n. 傳真（機）傳真（機） vt. 用傳真傳輸（文件）用

36、傳真傳輸（文件） possibility /psbilti/ n. 可能（性）可能（性） plus /pls/ prep. 加上；和加上；和 adj. 加的；正的；零上的加的；正的；零上的 quarrel /kwrl/ n. 爭吵；爭論；吵架爭吵；爭論；吵架vi. 爭吵；吵架爭吵；吵架 alike /laik/ adj. 相同的；類似的相同的；類似的 take the place of 代替代替 =take ones place=in place of break down 機器故障機器故障break up 分手分手 break away 脫離脫離 Break out 爆發爆發 break i

37、n 插嘴插嘴 break into 破門而入破門而入 arrange /reind/ vt. 籌備；安排；整理籌備；安排；整理 wedding /wedi/ n. 婚禮婚禮 fold /fuld/ vt. 折疊；對折折疊；對折 sightseeing /saitsi:i/ n. 觀光；游覽觀光；游覽 delight /dilait/ n. 快樂；高興；喜悅快樂；高興；喜悅vt. 使高興；使欣喜使高興；使欣喜 royal /ril/ adj. 王室的；皇家的；高貴的王室的；皇家的；高貴的 uniform /ju:nif:m/ n. 制服制服 St Pauls Cathedral /snt p:l

38、z k i:drl/圣保羅大教堂圣保羅大教堂 splendid /splendid/ adj. 壯麗的；輝煌的；極好的壯麗的；輝煌的；極好的Westminster Abbey /bi/ 威斯敏斯特教堂威斯敏斯特教堂(英國名人墓地英國名人墓地) statue /sttu:/ n. 塑像；雕像塑像；雕像 Buckingham /bkim/ Palace 白金漢宮白金漢宮 Greenwich /renid/ n格林尼治格林尼治(英城市英城市) longitude /lnditju:d/ n. 經線；經度經線；經度 imaginary /imdinri/ adj. 想象中的；虛構的想象中的；虛構的 n

39、avigation /nviein/ n. 導航；航行導航；航行 Highgate Cemetery /haieit semtri/ 海格特墓地海格特墓地 (英倫敦北郊，內有馬克思及其家人的墳墓英倫敦北郊，內有馬克思及其家人的墳墓) communism /kmjunizm/ n. 共產主義共產主義 original /ridnl/ adj. 最初的；原始的最初的；原始的 thrill /ril/ vt. 使激動；使膽戰心驚使激動；使膽戰心驚 pot /pt/ n. 罐；壺罐；壺 error /er/ n. 錯誤；過失；謬誤錯誤；過失；謬誤 tense /tens/ n. 時態時態 consis

40、tent /knsistnt/ adj. 一致的一致的Using language Reading ( )The tower of London was built by the Roman invaders of AD 1066. ( )The special royal soldiers guarding the Queens jewels still wore the uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I on special occasions. ( )ST Pauls Cathedral contained statues in memor

41、y of dead poets and writers. ( )On the first day, Zhang Pingyu visited Buckingham Palace at last. ( )The longitude line is imaginary, and it passes through Greenwich dividing the eastern western halves of the world.FTFTT1.Why did Zhang Pingyu make a list of the sites before visiting London?A. Becaus

42、e she was worried about the time available.B. Because she wanted to visit more places.C. Because she was afraid of being lost.D. Because she liked London so much.2.Which is wrong about the Tower of London?A. It was built of stone.B. It was built by the Norman invaders.C. It was built in AD 1066.D. I

43、t had remained standing for several thousand years.3. When can the visitors see the royal soldiers wearing the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I?Anytime you visit the Tower of London.B. Only on special occasions.C. Sometime on Sunday.D. The time when the Queen is in high

44、 spirits.4. The passage is mainly about .The route of Pingyus visitB. Some places of interest in LondonC. The details of Pingyus tripA. D. A brief introduction to London SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London. Her

45、 first delight was going to the Tower. It was built long ago by the Norman invaders of AD 1066. Fancy! This solid stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years. Although the buildings had expanded around it, it remained part of a royal palace and prison combined. To her great surp

46、rise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queens jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I. There followed St Pauls Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. It looked splendid when first built! Westmi