Unit 2 English around the world 公开课教学设计.pptx

1. To get some basic information about the United Kingdom 2. To be able to give a brief introduction to the UK 3. To understand the passage about the United Kingdom 4. To arouse the students’ interest in English culture;The United Kingdom is a great country. It has a long history. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ;Great Britain is made up of three countries, that is, England, Scotland and Wales. So the United Kingdom is actually composed of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.;;What is the UK famous for? What comes to your mind when you think of the UK?;The country’s principal tourist destinations are in?London, with the?Tower of London being the single most visited attraction in the country.;The British Museum was built in 1735. It has a collection of at least?8 million objects, including some of its most world-famous artefacts(文物), such as the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Elgin marbles.;Tower of London;Tower Bridge;;It towers (vi. 高耸，矗立) above Westminster and the Houses of Parliament giving you a fantastic bird’s eye view over all of London. ;some other tourist attractions;British cuisine;Sunday roast 星期日烤肉 (consisting of?roast beef, roast?potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding);Afternoon tea;This is the famous Heathrow Airport. If you want to visit the country, you can go to London by air. ;If you leave from Beijing airport, you will get to London Heathrow Airport about ten hours later (direct flight). But, remember Beijing is seven hours earlier than London. ;And this was the Queen. The queen is the head of state, but it’s in name only. The most powerful one is the Prime Minister, who controls everything in the UK. ;There are 23 provinces in China. But in England, people don’t use the word “province”. Instead, they use the word “county”. There are more than eighty counties in the UK. ;The River Thames, 338km long, is the longest river in England. ; How many countries does the UK cons