[课件]人教课标必修5unit2 The United Kingdom warming-up.ppt

Answer the following questions according to each paragraph. Para 1: What are the four countries of UK? England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Para 2: When was Wales linked to England ? In the 13th century AD. * Para 3: 1. When did the name “Great Britain” appear? When England and Wales were joined to Scotland. It happened in 1603 when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. 2. In the phrase “the southern part of that country”, what country does it mean? It means the southern part of Ireland. * 3.What are the differences among the flags of the UK? The flag of England is a cross, the flags of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork. The flag of the UK, is the combination of the three flags. That is to say, the UK is a combination of the three countries: England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England Scotland Ireland The UK * Para 4: 1. What area do the four countries work together? In 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.Look at the map and the map on P11, finish the exercise. Para 5: North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham South: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth * 2. What are the features of the South , the Midlands and North of England? Most of the population settled in the South, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England 3.Where can you find more about British history and culture? In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans. * Para 6: 1.How many invaders invaded England? Four invaders: the Romans (54 BC-450 AD), the Anglo-Saxons (450 AD--), the Vikings (789 AD--) and the Normans (1066AD--). 2.How did the four invaders influence England? The Romans left their towns and roads; the Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government; the Normans left castles and words for food. But th