新课标人教版必修五Book5 Unit2 Reading.pptVIP

* Unit 2 The United KingdomReading Match the following useful words according to their English meaning. consist of accomplish divide…into clarify break away (from) to succeed in doing sth. separate … into be made up of escape from someone cause sth. to become clear or easier to understand to make someone like or admire enjoyable convenience attract collection leave out the quality of being useful and convenient fail to include a person or thing a group of objects that have been collected providing pleasure or happiness II. How much do you know about the UK? Full name Capital _________ Location________________________ Population____________________ Area___________________ Language______________________________ Geographical features_________________________________ The longest river_________________________ Natural resources:____________________________________ The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. London Western Europe About 6o million About 240,000 sq km English, Welsh, Scottish Mountains, rivers, prairie(草原) The River Thames Coal, fishing, petroleum(石油), natural gas England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland the UK = + + + the Republic of Ireland the United Kingdom Where is the capital of each country of the UK? Scotland Wales Cardiff Belfast England London Northern Ireland Edinburgh Reading Read the title and the map, and guess what the content of the reading passage might be about. Para. 1. How to make your trip to the UK worthwhile Para. 2. States topic to be examined in the reading. Para. 3. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK. Para. 4. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about. Para. 5. Explains differences in the four countries. Para. 6. Explains how England is divided into three zones. Read the text quickl