Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Book 5)
Period 1 Reading: Puzzle in Geography
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Learning Objectives：
1. Learn the useful new words and expressions.
2. Read the passage and learn something about how the UK was formed geographically, historically and culturally. Learning Key Points：
1. Learn reading skill: Scanning and close reading 2. Know about the geography, history and culture of the UK Learning Difficult Points： Improve the reading ability Learning Procedures：
I. 【Pre-class homework】
A. Scanning : Chose the main idea of the passage
a. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? b. Explain how England is divided into three zones
c. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. d. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc B. Close reading: Complete the following form.
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Assessment: consists of England, , _______________ and the UK Northern Ireland. In the 13th ______________ was linked to England. century In the 17th __________ and Wales were joined to ____________ to form _______________ century In the early 20th _________ Ireland broke away and ________ Ireland joined century England the ________ and the _____________ of England. the greatest _______________treasures of all, has _________, London art _________, the theatres, parks and The four group of the Romans, , and invaders Normans. with ________ , Wales and Scotland to become ___ . the _________ of the four countries, consists of the _________, C. Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1 (Para ___-___) The cultural importance of London (About London) Part 2 (Para ___ ) How the UK came into being. (About the UK) Part 3 (Para ___- ___) England is divided into 3 zones. (About England) II. 【While-class】
Assessment: Step1 Lead-in
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Step2 Check the pre-class homework Step3 Furthering reading:
A. Decide the following sentences true or false.
1. The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully. ( )
2. The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom, and
Scotland is left out. ( )
3. Northern Ireland , England and Scotland have developed different educational and legal
systems but they do work together in some areas as well.( ) 4. Most of the large industrial cities are in the south of England. ( )
5. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s. ( )
6. The first invaders Norman left their language and their government. ( ) B. Try to use context clues to work out the meaning of underlined words and phrase.
1. 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. ( )
A. make it harder to understand B. make it easier to understand C. make it important to understand D. make it necessary to understand 2. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century
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and the name was changed to “ Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. ( )
A. successfully B. peacefully C. cooperatively D. importantly Step4 Consideration:
A. Try to put the missing sentences into the passage without reading the passage.
England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. _____1_____. You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. ______2______.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century 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.
______3_____.It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.____4____. The first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads. The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government. The third, the Vikings, influences the vocabulary and place-names of the North, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and the words for food.
______5____.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make
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your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile!
A. If you look around the British countryside, you will find evidence of all these invaders.
B. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.
C. The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North. D. There have been four sets of invaders of England.
E. 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! B．Blank filling
The United Kingdom 1.___________(consist)of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 2 _____________ are shown to the world in a flag 3.___________(call) the Union Jack. The four countries do work together in some areas, but they 4. ___________ (develop) different educational and 5.___________ (legality) systems. England, the 6.___________ (large) of the four countries, is roughly 7.___________ (divide) into three zones.8 ____________capital, London, has been influenced by the 9.____________ (invader) of England, and you will find the greatest 10. ____________ (history) treasures in it. Step5 Summary III.【Post-class】
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人教新课标高二英语必修5第二单元(Book 5) Unit 2 The United Kingdom 学案含答案
