Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Period 1 Reading Step 1 Warming up 1. Which country will hold the 30th Olympics in 2012? _____________________________________________________________________. 2. What is the full name of the UK? _____________________________________________________________________. Step 2 Fast reading I. Read the text (P9-10) quickly and write down the main idea of the text. The text explains how the UK was 1. _____ geographically and historically, and also introduces the 2. _____ invaders who influenced the UK language, place-names, 3. _____, system of government and architecture. II. Read the text (P9&P10) quickly and fill in the missing words of the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: Introduces the 1. _____ to the reader. Para 2: Explains what the term “great Brain” means and how it 2. _____about. Para 3: Explains the 3. _____ in the four countries. Para 4: Explains 4. _____ England is divided into three zones. Para 5, 6: Explains the 5. _____ of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK. Step 3 Careful reading I. True (T) or false (F): 1. In London, Norman rulers constructed the oldest castles in 1060. 2. England, Wales and Ireland found themselves united peacefully rather than by war. 3. Southern Ireland is an independent country. 4. After the United Kingdom was founded, it used a new flag named the Union Jack. 5. The four countries work together in most areas. II. Read the text (P9&P10) carefully and choose the best answer. 1. When people refer to England, you find Wales included as well. This is because _____. A. England and Wales are actually the same country B. King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales C. England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the 13th century AD. D. Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD 2. What might have been the right order for the invaders to influence London? a. The Viking influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North. b. The Normans left castles and words for food. c. The Romans left their towns and roads. d. The Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government. A. a; b; c; d    B. b; a; d; c    C. c; d; a; b    D. d; a; b; c 3. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. The oldest castle in London was constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. B. London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD. C. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s. D. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. III. Read the text (P9-10) carefully and finish the following tasks. Part 1 (Para 1-3): How the UK was formed. 1. Fill in the form. UK Contains ________, ________, Scotland and ________ ________. In the thirteenth century ________ was linked to ________. In the 17th century ________ and Wales were joined to _________. In the early 20th century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________, Wales and ________ to become _______.     2. Answer the following questions. 1) The Union Jack unites the three flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out? Why? 2) Why is there only Northern Ireland joined the Great Britain? 3) In what ways are the four countries different? Part 2 (Para 4) : England is divided into _________ zones, that is, ___________, ____________ and ____________. Most population settled in ___________________. Most of the large industrial cities are in ____________________. Many cities have famous ___________________. Part 3 (Para 5 & 6): In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _____________, _______________, ____________, ___________. Match the invaders with their influence: 1. The Romans       a. left their language and their government 2. The Anglo-Saxons   b. left their towns and roads 3. The Viking         c. left castles and words for food 4. The Normans       d. influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North Step 4 Summary Fill in the blanks according to the text. The full name of England is the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of 1. _____ parts, they are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 2. _____ of the UK is called the Union Jack. The four countries have different 3. _____ and legal system as well as different football teams. 4. _____ is the largest of the four countries and it is 5. _____ into three parts. Most of the people settled in the 6. _____, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and the 7. _____. The capital of the UK is 8. _____, which has many great places of interest. England was 9. _____ by four sets of invaders culturally and historically and the 10. _____ of the invasions can be found around the countryside of Great Britain. 请和你的同学核对一下答案，不一致的地方不妨再读读课文，看看问题出在何处。 Step 5 Discussion If you have a chance to visit England, what places of interest will you visit? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Period 2 Language learning Step 1 单词 英语单词 下载七年级上册英语单词表下载英语单词表下载深圳小学英语单词表 下载高中英语单词 下载 串烧 1. consist [寓词于境] 阅读下列句子，注意consist的意思及用法。 1. His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea. 2. The committee consists of ten members. 3. The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. 4. True education does not consist in simply being taught facts. [自我归纳] 通过观察上面的句子，我们发现consist作动词，用于以下结构：consist of sth.意为“__________”（句1、句2）；consist in sth. 意为“在于；取决于”(句3、句4)。 [即学即练] 根据汉语提示完成下列句子。（每空一词） 1. The medical team _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (有5名医生和7名护士组成) has left for disaster area. 2. Our happiness _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ (在于为社会做些有价值的事情). 2. divide divide划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。 separate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。  The world is divided into five continents. Let’s divide the cake into three. He separated the big eggs from the small ones. 1. The apple was _______ into two. 2. We _______the money equally. 3. Oxygen can be ________ from water. 4. The Taiwan Strait ________ Taiwan from Fujian. 3.conflict [寓词于境] 阅读下列句子，注意conflict的意思及用法。 1. There was a lot of conflict between him and his father. 2. The government has done nothing to resolve the conflict over nurses’ pay. 3. She found herself in conflict with her parents over her future career. 4. For years the region has been torn apart by armed conflicts. 5. The results of the new research would seem to conflict with existing theories. [自我归纳] 通过观察上面的句子，我们发现conflict作“_____”讲时，常作名词，可用于以下结构：conflict between ...（句1）；conflict over sth.（句2）；in conflict with ...（句3）。作“斗争； 战斗”讲，既可作动词也可作名词（句4、句5），作动词时常与介词_____连用。 [即学即练] 用合适的介词填空。 1. She is _____ conflict _____ her employers _____ sick pay. 2. The management team is eager to resolve the conflict _____ wages. 3. His account conflicted _____ reports received from other journalists. 4. credit [寓词于境] 阅读下列句子，注意credit的意思及用法。 1. We bought the dishwasher on credit. 2. The bank refused further credit to the company. 3. Her credit isn’t good anywhere now. 4. You’ll be paid by direct credit into your bank account. 5. I can’t take all the credit for the show’s success — it was a team effort. 6. My math class is worth three credits. [自我归纳] 通过观察上面的句子，我们发现credit作名词，表示“赊购；赊欠”（句1）；“贷款”（句2）；“信誉；信用”（句3）；“存款金额”（句4）；“_____”（句5）；“学分”（句6）； [拓展] to one’s credit 意为“为……带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在……名下”。如： It is greatly to your credit that you gave back the money you found. To her (great) credit, she admitted she was wrong. do sb. credit; do credit to sb. / sth. 意为：“使值得赞扬（或表扬）”。如： His improved performance does credit to his coach. It does her credit that she managed not to get angry. [即学即练] 将下列句子翻译成汉语。 1. No credit is given at this shop. 2. I have a $10,000 credit with the bank. 3. Your honesty does you great credit. 4. To his credit, Jack never told anyone exactly what had happened. 5. attract [寓词于境] 阅读下列句子，注意attract的意思及用法。 1. What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour. 2. The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media. 3. She tried to attract the attention of the waiter. 4. Tourists are attracted by its endless sandy beaches and perfect weather. [自我归纳] 通过观察上面的句子，我们发现attract作动词，表示“吸引；引起注意”，常用于下列结构：attract sb. _____ sth.（句1）；attract attention / interest（句2、句3）；be attracted by sth. (句4)。 [即学即练] 将下列句子翻译成英语。 1. 狗受到肉味的引诱。 2. 这出新剧招致很多批评。 3. 她被这广告吸引住了。 6. quarrel [寓词于境] 阅读下列句子，注意quarrel的意思及用法。 1. My sister and I used to quarrel all the time. 2. We’re not going to quarrel over / about a few dollars.