Reading A brief introdution UK.ppt

1、Unit2 Reading A brief introduction to the UK,Which countries make up the UK?,England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.,1. Which countries form Great Britain?,England, Wales, Scotland.,2. When was Wales linked to England?,In the thirteenth century.,3. When were England and Wales joined to Scotland?

2、,In the seventeenth century.,4. When did Southern Ireland break away and Northern Ireland join with England Scotland and Wales to form the UK?,In the early twentieth century.,Scotland,Wales,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the United Kingdom,Read Para 2, complete the form.,1. Which areas do the fo

3、ur countries work together?,In the currency and international relations.,2. What are the four countries differences?,They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.,1. Match the main idea of each paragraph.,Para 1,P

4、ara 2,Para 3,B. States the topic of the passage.,C. Explains differences in the four countries.,A. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.,England can be divided into _ parts. They are: _ _ _ _,three,North of England,Midlands,South of England,2. What are the features of t

5、he South?,Most of the population settled in the South.,3. What are the features of the Midlands and North of England?,Most of the large industrial cities are in the Midlands and North of England.,4. Where can you find more about British history and culture?,In older but smaller towns first built by

6、the Romans.,Para 5 mainly tells us _. A. museums B. invaders C. government D. the Vikings,2. In the history of England, there has been four sets of invaders. They are: _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,2. What did the Four Invaders leave for England?,the Romans,the Angl

7、o-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,left their towns and roads,left their language and their government,influenced the vocabulary and placenames of the North,left castles and words for food,Para 4,Para 5,Para 6,D. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK.,E. The ev

8、idence of the invaders can be found in the British countryside.,F. Explains how England is divided into three zones.,Divide the text into three parts according to the main ideas given.,Part 1 (Para _ ) Part 2 (Para _ ) Part 3 (Para _ ),How the UK came into being?,England is divided into 3 zones.,The

9、 cultural importance of London.,1-3,4,5 - 6,2. Read the text again and choose the best answer.,(1) England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the _ century. A. thirteenth B. seventeenth C. early twentieth century D. 1060s,(2) From Para. 4, we know that _. A. England, Wales and Scotland form Great Britain. B. most of the population settle in the north. C. the cities are as large as those in China. D. British people love football very much.,(3) We can draw a conclusion that _. A. none of the cities in England are as big as those in China. B. the four countries work together in the curr