1、Book5 Unit2 Reading第1頁People Republic of ChinaThe United kingdom第2頁RepublicUnited 國家最高權掌握在由選舉產生，并有一定任期國家機關或公職人員手中政權組織形式。 由兩個或兩個以上政治實體(共和國、州、邦)結合而成一個國家結構形式。聯邦制國家由各個聯邦組員組成，各組員單位先于聯邦國家存在。第3頁第4頁Imperial ParliamentNational Peoples Congress第5頁第6頁第7頁第8頁第9頁第10頁River Thames第11頁Puzzles in GeographyTask 1:abou

2、t the four countries第12頁1) The countries that make up Great Britain are _. 2) If we speak of England we mean _. 3) The United Kingdom includes _. 4) London is the capital city of _. 5) The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries _. 6) The three countries _have their own football teams. 7

3、) _ is the largest of the four countries. 8) The part of Ireland that separated from England is _.A Contest (A) England (B) Wales (C) Scotland (D) Northern Ireland (E) Republic of Southern IrelandABCABABCDAACDACDAE第13頁第14頁Cross of St George (England) Cross of St Patrick (Ireland)Cross of St Andrew (

4、Scotland) Union Flag第15頁Task 2:Read the text carefully then finish these exercises第16頁first only Englandthe 13th century, England + Wales.17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland Great BritainLater, Great Britain + Northern IrelandEnglandthe United KingdomUnion1. How did the Union Jack flag come

5、 into being?第17頁 the North of England (the zone nearest to Scotland)the South of England (the zone nearest France)the Midlands (the middle zone) 2. England is the largest of the countries and how many zones does it divided into?第18頁3. How did the invaders influence England? InvadersWhat did they lea

6、ve?Romans towns, roads Anglo-Saxons language, government Vikings vocabulary, place-names Normans castles, words for food 第19頁UKContains _, _, Scotland and _.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to _.In 17th Century_ and Wales were joined to _.EnglandWalesNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesEnglandEngland4. Fill

7、in the blank with the suitable words第20頁Some time later_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _ ,Wales and _. Thus _ come into being.Englandthe _ of the four countries, consists of the _, _ and _ of EnglandScotlandSouthernNorthernEnglandthe UKlargestSouthMidlandsNorth第21頁Londonthe greatest _

8、 treasure of all, has _, art _, theatres, parks and _.The four groups of invadersare the Romans, _, _ and Normans.historical museumscollectionsbuildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings 第22頁EnglandWales is usually assumed (被認為是) to be part of England.第23頁第24頁Scotlandin 17th Century第25頁Get Ireland connected to f

9、orm the United Kingdom第26頁Northern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom第27頁Task 3:Discuss with your partners then divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part第28頁Divide the text into three parts and explain the main idea of each part.Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:(Para.13)(Para.4)(Para.56)How was the United Kingdom formed?The geographical division of England into zones.The cultural importance of London.第29頁Task 4:Have a discussion with your partners about the following questions.第30頁1. Can you