人教课标版 高二 必修5
Unit 2 reading
[核心单词]
1．________ n．信任;学分;赞扬;信贷
2．_________vt.澄清;阐明
3．____________ vt.完成;达到;实现
4．_________ n．矛盾;冲突
5．______ prep.加上;和adj.加的;正的;零上的
6．______ vt.折叠;对折
7．__________ adj.一致的→consist vi.组成;在于;一致
credit
clarify
accomplish
conflict
plus
fold
consistent
8．_______ vi.&vt.联合;团结→united adj.团结的;联合的→union n．联合;联盟;结合;协会
9．___________ n．便利;方便→convenient adj.方便的
10．______adj.粗糙的;粗暴的→roughly adv.粗略地;粗糙地
11．_______ vt.吸引;引起注意→attraction n．吸引;吸引力→attractive adj.有吸引力的
12．__________ n．描写;描述→describe vt.描述;形容;描绘
13．________ adj.配备好装备的;带家具的→furnish vt.装备;(用家具等)布置(房间、公寓);提供
14．___________ n．可能(性)→possible adj.可能的;合理的→impossible adj.(反义词)不可能的
unite
convenience
rough
attract
description
furnished
possibility
15．_______ vt.筹备;安排;整理→arrangement n．布置;整理
16．______ n．快乐;高兴;喜悦vt.使高兴;使欣喜→delighted adj.高兴的;快乐的→delightful adj.令人高兴的
17．__________ n．收藏品;珍藏;收集→collect vt.收集
18．______ vt.使激动;使胆战心惊→thrilling adj.令人激动的
arrange
delight
collection
thrill
[高频短语]
1．________________　由……组成
2．________________ 把……分成
3．________________ 挣脱(束缚)；脱离
4．________________ 为……带来荣誉；值得赞扬；
在……名下
5．________________ 省去；遗漏；不考虑
6．________________ 代替
consist of
divide...into
break away(from)
to one’s credit
leave out
take the place of
7．________________ (机器)损坏；破坏
8．________________ 谈到，说到；参考；涉及
9．________________ 把……列出清单
10．___________________ 在特殊场合
11．________________ 对……感到骄傲
break down
refer to
make a list of
on special occasion
feel proud of
The UK
Which country held the 30th Olympiad in 2012?
Lead-in
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland.
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
What does UK stand for? (the full name of the UK?)
2. Look at the map of UK.
3. _______ is the capital of
England and UK.
A famous saying goes:
If you are tired of London,
you are tired of life.
假如你已厌倦伦敦，
你就已厌倦了生活。
London
Please do the quiz on page 9.
What do you know about the UK?
Warming up
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

be made up of
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. counties B. departments C. states
5. Which is the longest river in England? A. The River Avon B. The River Thames C. The River Severn
6. Which is the national flag of the UK?

A. B.

C.
The union jack
7. Which is the bank note of the UK ?
A.
U.S. Dollar
$

B. Euros
€
C. Pounds
£
England
When you mention England, what or who will you think of?
Brainstorming:
English language
……
Manchester Union
Big Ben
Queen Victoria
Cambridge University
Princess Kate
Queen Elizabeth the Second
伊丽莎白二世女王
Beckham
贝克汉姆
the Union Jack
英国国旗
Big Ben
大本钟
Oxford University
牛津大学
Cambridge University
剑桥大学
London Tower Bridge
伦敦塔桥
London Tower Bridge
The River Thames
泰晤士河
More information about the UK
Answer the questions.
Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?
Pre-reading
Can you name the capital cities of the
countries of the UK?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northland Ireland
London
伦敦
London
伦敦
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.
Information about the UK
Task 1. Skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.
Geography
history
The biggest country – England
invasions
cultures
food
languages
life styles
sports
London
flag
literature
While- reading
Information about the UK
literature, politics, sports, cultures, ethnic,
cities,
food, history, language, fashion,
life styles
after class
Task 2. Divide the text into 3 parts, and write down the main idea of each part.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Part 1:___________

Part 2:___________

Part 3:___________
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
the UK =
+
+
+
Part 1-Geography
The United Kingdom consist of the four parts.
Detailed reading
Organization
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
in the 17th century
Wales
Great Britain
Southern
Northern
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Part 1-History
first only England
the 13th century AD, England + Wales.
1603, England + Wales + Scotland
Great Britain
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
the United Kingdom
The British Isles
The UK
The Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England
Wales
How UK was formed?
In the 13th century AD
England
Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.
Wales
Scotland
in 17th Century
Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
The countries that make up Great Britain are__________________________
If we speak of England we mean__________________
the United Kingdom includes_________________________
The part of Ireland that separated from England is called_________________________
London is the capital city of _________________
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/Great Britain/the UK
Complete the sentences
North
Midlands
South
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.
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
1. Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?
There are a lot of historical treasure in London.
2. Why are there so many historical treasures in London?
London has been influenced by some invaders.
Part 3-London
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________,
_____________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?
Part 4-Invaders
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
Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
the Vikings
They left…
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
Post-reading
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.
England
divided into
South
Midlands
North
London
educational
legal
systems
football
teams