高中英语：Unit 2 《The United Kingdom》教案新人教必修5.pdf

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Unit2TheUnitedKingdom——reading

I.Leadinginandwarmingup

AmapofBritain

TheUnitedKingdom=theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

(China=thePeople’sRepublicofChina)

II.Warmingup:

Questions:WhatdoyouknowabouttheUK?(Ithinkyousurelyknowsth.aboutthiscountry,any

volunteers?JustthinkWhenwetalkaboutacountrywhatitemsdoweusuallymention?)

Capital:London(DoyouknowthecapitalofthecountriesoftheUK?)

Area:over(morethan)240,000sq.km.(abouttwohundredandfortythousand)

Language:English

Population:(about)59,000,000(fiftyninemillion)

Flag:UnionJack

Naturalresources:ironandcoal

Timedifference:EighthourslaterthanBeijinghour

TheUKisanislandcountrysurroundedbytheAtlanticOcean.ItissituatedinNorthwestern

Europe,lyingtothenorthofFranceandthewestoftheNetherlandsandDenmark.

Nowlet’sdoaquizandfindouthowmuchmoreyouknowabouttheUK.

1.Whorulesthecountry?

A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.Both

(bythewaywhoisthepresentQueenandMinisteroftheUN?////ElizabethBlair)

(itmayappeartoanoutsiderthattheQueenhasanimportantroleinrulingthecountry.However,

thisisnotso.Herpositionisceremonial:openingParliament,welingHeadsformothercountries,

goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain,etc.TheMinistertogetherwith

hismostimportantministers(calledtheCabinet)andhisMembersofParliamentmakethe

importantpoliticaldecisionsandthelaws.))

2.WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?

A.countiesB.provincesC.states

(County=alargeareathatincludesseveraltownsandtheirsurroundingcountrysideandformsa