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1 The United Kingdom 临夏中学英语组 授课教师 陈帆 联系电话：

2 Which country held the 30th Olympiad in 2012?
Lead-in Which country held the 30th Olympiad in 2012? The UK

3 What is the full name of the UK? UK —— The United Kingdom
of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国

4 What do you know about the UK?
Warming up What do you know about the UK? Please do the quiz on page 9.

5 be made up of direct flight
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ? 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 hours direct flight

6 4. What are the provinces called in England?
3. Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the queen? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both 4. 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 两个按纽,分别链接到后面的说明

7 England Brainstorming:
When you mention England, what or who will you think of? Queen Victoria …… Big Ben Cambridge University England English language Princess Kate Manchester Union

8 Queen Elizabeth the Second
伊丽莎白二世女王

9 Beckham 贝克汉姆

10 rose of England

11 the Union Jack 英国国旗

12 Big Ben 大本钟

13 Oxford University 牛津大学

14 Cambridge University 剑桥大学

15 London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥

16 London Tower Bridge

17 The River Thames 泰晤士河

18 More information about the UK
Area 244,100 sq km Population 60,600,000 Language English, Kymric, Gaelic Religion Catholicism Capital London

19 Pre-reading Answer the questions. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

20 Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?
London 伦敦 Edinburgh 爱丁堡 Scotland Northland Ireland Belfast 贝尔法斯特 Wales England London 伦敦

21 England

22 Scotland

23 Ireland

24 Wales

25 England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?

26 New words and expressions
Unite vi. & vt. 联合；团结 Kingdom n. 王国 consist vi. 组成；在于；一致 consist of 有…组成 province n. 省；行政区 divide…into 把…分开 clarify vt. 澄清；阐明 accomplish vt. 完成；达到；实现 conflict n. 矛盾；冲突

27 unwilling adj. 不愿意；不乐意 break away (from) 挣脱（束缚）；脱离 union n. 联合；联盟； 结合；协会 credit n. 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷 to one’s credit 为…带来荣誉；值得赞扬； 在…名下 currency n. 货币；通货 institution n. 制度；机制；公共机构 convenience n. 便利；方便 rough adj. 粗糙的；粗暴的 roughly adv. 粗略的；粗糙的

28 nationwide adj. 全国性的；全国范围的
attract vt. 吸引；引起注意 architecture n. 建筑学；建筑艺术 collection n. 收藏品；珍藏；收集 administration n. 管理；行政部门 port n. 港口 countryside n. 乡下；农村 enjoyable adj. 令人愉快的；是人高兴的 leave out 省去；不考虑

29 The Queen’s position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain. VS The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws. 点击Blair图片返回到先前的幻灯片．

30 Avon Thames Severn The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.

31 Pre-reading 1. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? What do you know about any other cities or towns in the UK? 2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are? 阅读前的提问,学生不一定非得回答出来.

32 3. Look at the title and pictures in the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it to see if you were right. 阅读前的提问,学生不一定非得回答出来.

33 Skimming Skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.
sports geography literature history London languages life styles the biggest country – England food flag invasions cultures

34 Get the main idea for each paragraph.
1 2 3 4 5, 6 Introduces the topic to the reader. Explains what the term “great Brain” means and how it came about. Explains the differences in the four countries. Explains how England is divided into three zones. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK.

35 Comprehending 1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England. COMPREHENDING. Scotland Ireland Union Jack England

36 2. What three countries does British Airways represent
3. Which group of invaders did not influence London? The Vikings didn’t influence London. England Scotland Wales

37 What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. Part1: Para 1-3 What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK. 分析篇章结构,概括段落大意. 第一部分,通过几幅地图可以演示联合王国的形成过程.

38 Part 1 How UK was formed? England In the 13th century AD Wales

39 England Wales Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Wales Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.

40 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

41 Scotland in 17th Century 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

42 Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom

43 Northern Ireland 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom

44 the United Kingdom Great Britain England
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland England 1603, England + Wales + Scotland the 13th century AD, England + Wales. first only England

45 Part 2-England Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone. North Midlands South

46 England is divided into 3 zones.
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

47 Part 3-London Why did capital Londonbecome the cultural center of England? There are a lot of historical treasure in London. Why are there so many historical treasures in London? London has been influenced by some invaders.

48 What did they leave? Part 3-Invaders
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________, _______________, __________, ___________. the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans What did they leave?

49 Romans: towns and roads Anglo-Saxons: Language and government

50 the Vikings: Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North
the Normans: Castles and words for food

51 Post-reading Fill in the blanks.
The full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of four parts, they are __________, __________, _______ and ________________, people always think ______ is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the ______ _____. United Kingdom England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Wales Union Jack

52 The four countries have different ___________ and ____ _______ as well as different _______ ______.
_______ is the largest of the four countries and it is _______ ___ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ______, but most of the large industrial cities in the _________ and the ______. The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest. educational legal systems football teams England divided into South Midlands North London

53 1. Can you work out why London is the
Discussion 1. Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK? 2. What geographical factors make it difficult to invade England successfully? Check Student’s overall understanding of the text.

54 What is the writing style? What is the main idea of the text?
The text is written in narrative style, which introduces to the learners how the UK was formed geographically and historically, mainly dealing with England and the other three countries, which not only work together as a union in many aspects but also develop their own administrative systems. Check Student’s overall understanding of the text.

55 It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language, place-names, vocabulary and system of government. 2. Main idea The text mainly explains to the learners how the four countries, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland formed the UK, and how they work together and how they are different. Check Student’s overall understanding of the text.

56 It also introduces how England can be divided into three different zones geographically and how London was influenced by some of the four invaders culturally and historically and how the evidence of the invasions can be found around the countryside of Great Britain. Check Student’s overall understanding of the text.

57 Explanation How many countries does the UK consist of ? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？
大不列颠由多少个国家组成？　　　 consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 【习惯搭配】 1) consist of 由…组成, 由…构成, 包括

58 (注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态) = be made up of This club consists of more than 200 members. Coal consists mostly of carbon. 2) consist in 基于, 在于, 存在…之中 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.

59 2. England can be divided into three main areas.
英国可以分成三大部分。 　 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部 分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配 　 divide into 把……分成 　 divide sth. among sb.　 在……分配 divide A from B　 使分离; 使分开 divide… by…　 用……除以

60 辨析: divide, separate divide 划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。　　　　 分隔; 把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来, 没有破坏宾语的完整性, 只是将宾语分开。 separate

61 The world is divided into five continents.
Let’s divide the cake into three. He separated the big eggs from the small ones. The grinding machine (碾谷机) separates the grain from the husk(糠).

62 试一试 1. The apple was _______ into two. 2. We _______the money equally. 3. Oxygen can be ________ from water. 4. The Taiwan Strait ________ Taiwan from Fujian. divided divided separated separates

63 3. You can clarify this question if you study British history

64 clarify vt. 澄清, 讲清楚, 阐明　 vi. 澄清, 清楚, 明了, 易懂事 Could you clarify the question？ 你能解释这个问题吗？ His mind suddenly clarified 他的头脑突然清醒了。

65 拓展: clarification n. 澄清，阐明
It is time for the clarification of the situation. 澄清事实的时候到了。 They asked for a clarification of his position. 他们要求他表明立场。 See the examples below for clarification. 看下面的例子你就会明白。

66 unwilling 语气强烈，指有力的否定、拒绝。
4. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. unwilling adj. 不愿意的；不乐意的 unwilling 语气强烈，指有力的否定、拒绝。 He is unwilling to help me. 他不情愿帮助我。

67 break v. (broke, broken) 【习惯搭配】 break away 挣脱, 逃脱；脱离, 背叛 break down 抛锚, 出故障,身体跨了 break into 闯入, 突然发出 break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾) 爆发 break off 中断 break the rules 违反规则 break the records　 打破记录

68 用break 词组完成下列句子。 break out / break down / break up
/ break in / break off 1) When we were out, a thief ________ our house. 2) She ________ a piece of chocolate and gave it to me. broke in broke off

69 3) Unluckily, our car ___________ on the high way.
4) The two companies decided to ________ the partnership. 5) A big earthquake _________ in Tangshan. broke down break up broke out

70 5. To their credit the four countries do
work together in some areas (e.g.: the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. 值得赞扬的是, 这四个国家的确在一些 方面共同合作，例如在货币和国际关 系方面；但是有些制度仍然区别很大。

71 1) credit 既是可数名词 ，又是不可数名
词, 其常见意思是“赊购（制度）；称 赞；学分。” 如： No credit is given to this restaurant. 本店概不赊账。 This shop gives three months’ interest-free credit. 这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。

72 There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest.
那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。 He earned enough credits for his degree. 他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。

73 credit 也可以作动词，表示“信；把…….归功于”。如：
Do you credit what that politician said? 你相信那个政客说的话吗？ to one’s credit 值得赞扬; 为某人增光如： It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found. 亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。

74 注意 2) work together是一个习惯用语, 不能按字面意思直译。work 在 此处被译为“反应, 起作用” Tom and Bob work well together. 汤姆和鲍勃工作默契。 work hard together 齐心协力

75 由动词work构成的词组： work well 做得好 work sth. in/into sth 设法把...加进 work at something 从事 work out 算出 work one’s will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人

76 6. England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在这四个国家中, 英格兰最大, 为了方便起见, 它大致被分为了三个地区。 　1) convenience n. 方便, 便利 I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 为了图方便, 我把参考书放在书桌前。

77 for (the sake of) convenience make a convenience of sb.
【习惯搭配】 at one’s convenience 在方便的时候 for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见 make a convenience of sb. (乘机)利用某人 　　　　

78 【拓展】 convenient adj. 适合需要的, 方便的 a convenient place/ time It is an inconvenient time to come. I can’t see him now; it’s not convenient. Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?

79 2) divide into 分开 The students in the class were divided into four groups before they started the game. 班里的学生被分为四组，开始做游戏。 How can you divide this line into 20 equal parts? 你怎样把这线段分成20等份？

80 7. It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors 可惜这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却对游客没有吸引力。 attract vt. 吸引；引起注意

81 What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
她首先吸引我的是她的幽默。 I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。

82 attraction n. 　 1) 吸引，引力; 2) 吸引人的东西; 喜闻乐见的东西; 精彩节目 attractive adj. 有吸引力，诱人的 attraction of gravity 重力 He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot day.　 酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。

83 8. influence vt. & n. 影响, 感化, 影响力
【短语】　 have influence with / on 对......有影响 under the influence of　在……影响下

84 My teacher influenced my decision to study art.
The weather influences crops. My teacher’s influence made me study science at college. He is a man of influence in the city. verb noun

85 9. If you look around the British
countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. 如果你在英国四处走走的话, 就会发 现这些入侵者的痕迹。 invader n. 入侵者; 侵略者 invade vt. 侵入; 侵略; 拥入

86 Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.　　　　 希特勒1939年入侵波兰。
Doubts invade my mind.　　　　　　　满腹狐疑。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Disease invade the body.　　　　　　　疾病侵袭身体。 Holiday makers invade the seaside towns in summer.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　在夏季, 度假者大批涌入海滨城市。

87 Practice I. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。 1. Part of your answer has no _______ (relate) to the question. 2. For __________ (convenient), the two groups have been treated as one in this report. relation convenience

88 4. Watching football games is a great ________ (attract) for me.
5. The building will be under __________ (construct) next month. 6. There was a ________ (collect) of books on the desk. 7. Seeing that she’s ______ (legal) old enough to get married, I think you shouldn’t stop her. attraction construction collection legally

89 The thief broke away from the policeman and escaped.
II. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。 那个小偷挣脱了警察逃跑了。 (break away from) The thief broke away from the policeman and escaped. 2. 由于我父亲的影响，我上高中学了理科。(influence) My father’s influence made me study science in senior high school.

90 3. 一个例子有助于阐明我的意思。(clarify)
An example will help to clarify what I mean. 他看着床被搬出屋去。 (过去分词作宾语补足语) He watched the bed carried out of the door.

91 III.请给短语的适当形式填空。 He will come to Canada next month and of course, his wife will come ______. Generally speaking, lung disease __________ smoking. 3. We shouldn’t always _______ the dictionary whenever we meet new words. be linked to; as well; for convenience; refer to; work together; break away from as well is linked to refer to

92 4. Many farmers want to _______________ rural life and make a living in cities.
5. ______________, the Chinese translation is printed below. 6. This math problem is so difficult, so we’d better ____________ to solve it. break away from For convenience work together

93 Homework To Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on page 11. Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.