高二英语必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom.ppt

Unit 2 The United Kingdom 英国： 全称大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 统治者 QUEEN ELIZABETH II 首相David Cameron Warming up 1.How many countries does the UK consist of （组成；在于；一致）? 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 3. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen? A the Queen B the Prime Minister C both 4. What are the provinces called in England ? A countries B departments C states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B the River Thames C the River Severn 1. Do you know about any cities or towns in the UK? 2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are? Unit 2 unite /ju:‘nait/ vi. vt. 联合；团结 united 联合的 union n. 联盟 kingdom /‘ki?d?m/ n. 王国 consist /k?n‘sist/ vi. 组成；一致 consistence n.一致性 consistent adj. 一致的 consist of 由……组成 △London Heathrow /‘hi:θr?u/ Airport 伦敦希思罗机场 province /‘pr?vins/ n. 省；行政区 △River Avon /‘eiv?n/ 埃文河 △River Thames /’temz/ 泰晤士河 △River Severn /‘sev?n/ 塞文河 divide … into 把……分成 Division n. 除法 分割 △Wales /weilz/ 威尔士(英) △Scotland /sk?tl?nd/ 苏格兰(英) △Northern Ireland /ai?l?nd/ 北爱尔兰(英) clarify /‘kl?rifai/ vt. 澄清；阐明 clarification n. accomplish /?‘k?mpli?/ vt. 完成；实现 accomplishment n. conflict /‘k?nflikt/ n. 矛盾；冲突 unwilling /?n‘wili?/ adj. 不愿意（的 be willing/unwilling to do 乐意做…/不乐意做… break away (from) 挣脱（束缚）；脱离 keep away (from) 远离 union /‘ju:ni?n/ n. 联合；联盟；结合；协会 △the Union Jack英国国旗 credit /‘kredit/ n. 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷 to one’s credit 为……带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在……名下 credit card 信用卡 currency /‘k?r?nsi/ n. 货币；通货 institution /insti‘tju:?n/ n. 制度；公共机构 Institute n.学院；学会；v.制定（制度） △ educational /edju:‘kei??n