必修5unit2The_United_Kingdom

1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom Official flag- Union JackEnglandWhen you mention England, what or who will you think of?English languageManchester UnionBig BenQueen VictoriaCambridge UniversityPrincess DianaBeckhamThe United The United KingdomKingdomThe River ThamescapitalLondon is the capital of England

2、and of Great BritainIt has a population of 60 million.populationTower Bridge 塔橋塔橋Hyde Park 海德公園海德公園The Tower of London River Thames 泰晤士河泰晤士河Royal Greenwich Observatory格林威治皇家天文臺格林威治皇家天文臺 Greenwich Observatory 格林威治天文臺格林威治天文臺 Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂威斯敏斯特教堂牛津大學(xué)建立時(shí)間不詳，因?yàn)槟遣⒉皇且粋€(gè)獨(dú)立的事件，牛津大學(xué)建立時(shí)間不詳，因?yàn)槟遣⒉皇且粋€(gè)獨(dú)

3、立的事件，它可以追溯到它可以追溯到1096年于那里開始的教學(xué)。年于那里開始的教學(xué)。 牛津產(chǎn)生了牛津產(chǎn)生了4位英國國王，位英國國王，46位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者，位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者，25位英國首相，位英國首相，3位圣人，位圣人，86位大主教以及位大主教以及18位紅位紅衣主教。衣主教。成立于成立于1209年，是世界十大學(xué)府之一，年，是世界十大學(xué)府之一，73位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主出自此校。位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主出自此校。 How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. fourEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland

4、Lets have a quiz2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A. About 6 hoursB. about 10 hoursC. about 16 hoursBeijingLondon3. Who rules the country?A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister 首相，總理首相，總理 C. both4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments

5、C. states5. Which is the longest river in England?A. The River AvonB. The River ThamesC. The River SevernThamesSevernAvonThe River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much short

6、er.6. Which is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle海貍海貍知更鳥知更鳥禿頭鷹禿頭鷹7. Which is the bank note of the UK ?A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds 8.Which is the national emblem (國徽)of the UK?A. B.C. D. Lets do a quiz9.Which is the national flower of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Ma

7、ple Words and Phrases1. _ (vi. ) 組成；在于；一致2. _ (vt. )吸引；引起注意 _ (n. )吸引；吸引力 _ (adj. )有吸引力的3. _ (prep. ) 加上；和 (adj. ) 加的；正的；零上的4. _ (vt. )籌備；安排；整理 _ (n. )布置；整理5. _ (vt. ) 折疊；對折6. _ (n. )快樂；高興；喜悅 (vt. )使高興；使欣喜 _ (adj. )高興的；快樂的 _ (adj. )令人高興的consistattractattractionattractiveplusarrangearrangementfolddel

8、ightdelighteddelightfulWords and Phrases1. _ 由組成 2. _ 把分成 3. _ 掙脫 (束縛)；脫離 4._ 為帶來榮譽(yù)；值得贊揚(yáng)；在名 下5. _ 省去；遺漏；不考慮 6. _ 代替 7. _ (機(jī)器)損壞；破壞 consist ofdivide. . . intobreak away (from)to ones creditleave outtake the place ofbreak downLanguage Points1.How many countries does the UK consist of ?consist vi.組成；在于

9、；一致consist of由組成 = be made up of This club consists of more than 200 members. =The club _ _ _ _ more than 200 members. The world consists of seven continents and four oceans. 世界是由七大洲和四大洋組成的。is made up ofLanguage Points2.divide into divide 意為“把一個(gè)整體分成若干個(gè)部分” 常與into, among, between 搭配 divide into 把分成 di

10、vide A from B使分離; 使分開 divide by 用除Language Points1.People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries.人們也許覺得奇怪，為什么用來描述英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭和北愛爾蘭這四個(gè)國家的詞語不太一樣。be used to do sth.be used forused to do sth.be used to sth./doing sth.被用來做被用來做被用來做被用來做過去常常做過去常常做（與（與現(xiàn)在作比較）現(xiàn)在作比較）習(xí)慣做習(xí)慣做Langua

11、ge Points2.You can clarify this question if you study British history.如果你學(xué)習(xí)了英國歷史如果你學(xué)習(xí)了英國歷史, ,就能弄清楚這個(gè)問題就能弄清楚這個(gè)問題. .clarify vt. 澄清; 講清楚; 闡明 vi. 澄清; 清楚; 易懂事 Could you clarify the question？ 你能解釋這個(gè)問題嗎？你能解釋這個(gè)問題嗎？3.First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.首先是英格蘭。威爾士于13世紀(jì)同英格

12、蘭聯(lián)合了起來。be linked to 與有聯(lián)系Language Points4.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. .如今只要有人提如今只要有人提起英格蘭，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)威爾士總是包括在內(nèi)的。起英格蘭，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)威爾士總是包括在內(nèi)的。refer to 指的是；談到；參閱；參考find+sb. /sth. +過去分詞今天上午他發(fā)現(xiàn)錢包被偷了。He found his wallet stolen this morning.過去分詞作過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語賓語補(bǔ)足語Language Pointsas well

13、 與 as well as1) as well 通常位于句末，表示“也，又同樣”e.g Electricity is widely used in industry and in daily life as well.2) as well as 連接兩個(gè)并列的成分做主語，意為“和，也又”，謂語動(dòng)詞與前面的主語保持一致.e.g She,as well as the other students,_ completed the experiment.3) as well as位于句首，“除了之外，還（又）” apart fromAs well as Lucy and Jack, Terry wen

14、t to the park.hasLanguage Points5.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to Great Britain.接著，英格蘭、威爾士同蘇格蘭于17世紀(jì)聯(lián)合了起來，名字就改成了“大不列顛”。 Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as

15、well.令人慶幸的是，當(dāng)蘇格蘭的詹姆斯國王成為英格蘭和威爾士的國王時(shí)，這三個(gè)國家和平地實(shí)現(xiàn)了聯(lián)合。accomplish(vt. )完成；達(dá)到；實(shí)現(xiàn)conflict (n. )矛盾；沖突 Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.最后，英國政府打算于20世紀(jì)初把愛爾蘭也同另外三個(gè)國家和平聯(lián)合起來以形成聯(lián)合王國。Language Points6

16、.However, the southern part of Ireland was and to form its own government.然而，愛爾蘭的南部卻不愿意而分離出去了，并建立了自己的政府。unwilling adj. 不愿意的；不樂意的 be willing to do sth. 愿意/樂意做某事 be unwilling to do sth. 不樂意/不愿意做某事break away (from)掙脫 (束縛)；脫離 Language Points7.So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotl

17、and to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.因此只有北愛爾蘭同英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭聯(lián)合起來，而組成了聯(lián)合王國，這一點(diǎn)從新的聯(lián)合王國國旗上就可以看得出來。unite (vi. &vt. )聯(lián)合；團(tuán)結(jié) united (adj. )團(tuán)結(jié)的；聯(lián)合的 union (n. )聯(lián)合；聯(lián)盟；結(jié)合；協(xié)會Language Points8.To their credit the four countries work together in some

18、 areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.值得贊揚(yáng)的是，雖然這四個(gè)國家的確在一些方面共同合作，例如在貨幣和國際關(guān)系方面；但是它們在制度上仍然存在很大的區(qū)別。 credit 名詞 ， 譯為“信任；贊揚(yáng)；學(xué)分，信貸” to ones credit 值得贊揚(yáng)； 為帶來榮譽(yù)； 在名下It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found. 亞瑟拾金不昧是非常值

19、得贊揚(yáng)的。強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，（強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，（的確，確實(shí)）的確，確實(shí)）Language Points9.For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup!例如，北愛爾蘭、英格蘭和蘇格蘭在教育體制和立法體制上都存在著差異。在參加像世界杯之類的比賽時(shí)，它們有著各自的足球隊(duì)。 England is the largest of

20、the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.在這四個(gè)國家中，英格蘭是最大的。為了方便起見，它大致可以劃分為三個(gè)地區(qū)。convenience (n. )便利；方便 convenient (adj. )方便的rough (adj. )粗糙的；粗暴的roughly(adv. )粗略地；粗糙地Language Points10.The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called

21、the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North.最靠近法國的那個(gè)地區(qū)叫做英格蘭南部，中部地區(qū)叫做英格蘭中部，最靠近蘇格蘭的那個(gè)地區(qū)叫做英格蘭北部。You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England.你可以看到英國的大部分人口聚居在南部，而多數(shù)大工業(yè)城市都位于中部和北部。Although, nationwid

22、e, these cities are those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two!盡管，英國任何一個(gè)城市都不像中國的城市那樣大，但是他們都有著自己的享有威名的足球隊(duì)，有的城市甚至還有兩個(gè)隊(duì)。not as/so +形容詞/副詞的原級+as 不如，不及as/so +形容詞/副詞的原級+as 像一樣，同一樣Language Points11.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth cen

23、tury do not attract visitors.很遺憾，這些建于19世紀(jì)的工業(yè)城市對游客并沒有吸引力。It is a pity that 令人同情地是， 令人遺憾地是eg.令人同情地是，在回家的路上，他丟了錢包。It was a pity that he lost his purse on his way home.令人遺憾地，他以一分之差沒有考上大學(xué)。It was a pity that he failed the college entrance examination by one point. attract vt. 吸引；引起注意 _ (n. )吸引；吸引力 _ (adj.

24、 )有吸引力的attractionattractiveLanguage Points12.For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans. 要找歷史性建筑你得去更古老的、比較小些的由古羅馬人建造的城鎮(zhèn)。There you will find out more about British history and culture.在那兒你才可能找到更多的有關(guān)英國歷史和文化的東西。The greatest historical treasure of all is Lo

25、ndon with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. 最具歷史意義的寶地是倫敦。那兒有博物館，有藝術(shù)珍品、劇院、公園和各種建筑物。It is the centre of national government and its administration.它是全國的政治中心。It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in t

26、he 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.它有公元一世紀(jì)由羅馬人建造的最古老的港口，有由盎格魯撒克遜人始建于11世紀(jì)60年代的最古老的建筑，還有公元1066年由后來的諾曼人統(tǒng)治者建造的最古老的城堡。There have been four sets of invaders of England. 曾經(jīng)有四批侵略者到過英國。Language PointsThe first invaders, the Romans, left their towns and roads.最早的入侵者是古羅馬人

27、，他們留下了他們的城鎮(zhèn)和道路。The second, the Anglo-Saxons, left their language and their government.接著是盎格魯撒克遜人，留下了他們的語言和政體。The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England, and the fourth, the Normans, left castles and introduced new words for food.第三是斯堪的納維亞人，他們對詞匯和北部的地名造成

28、了一定影響；第四是諾曼人，他們留下了城堡和新的食物名稱的詞語。Anglo Saxonsthe Vikingsthe NormansLanguage Points13.If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders.如果你到英國鄉(xiāng)間去看看，你就會找到所有這些入侵者的痕跡。You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and w

29、orthwhile. 如果想使你的英國之旅不虛此行又有意義，你就必須留心觀察。 invader n. 入侵者; 侵略者 invade vt. 侵入; 侵略; 擁入D Disease invade the body.isease invade the body.疾病侵襲身體。疾病侵襲身體。England13th century17th centuryGet Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom20th centuryNorthern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain t

30、o become the United Kingdom20th century Wales was linked to England in the 3rd century. Great Britain was the name given when England was joined to Scotland.3. England , Scotland and Wales were united peacefully.4. The four countries work together in all areas without any difference.5. You find most

31、 of the population settled in the South but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands.6. There are many old castles in London built by Romans.HomeworkDo exercise1.2.3 on Page12.Do exercise1 on Page49.1. Choose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary changes.“Why a

32、re you _ to accept this wonderful opportunity?” asked the boss on the phone. “Have you read the description carefully? You will live in a town close to the _ in England in a furnished house with all modern _ . Our office in Beijing will be able toenjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify const

33、ruct accomplish administration conveniencesunwillingcountrysideconveniences1. Choose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary changes._ any problems using fax or the Internet. Your task will be to examine the possibility of _ a new factory in the United _ . We need you to be

34、come familiar with the _ and rules for such a project. We hope you will be able to _ this easily within six months and that it will be an _ experience for you.”enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration conveniencesclarifyconstructingkingdomadministrationacco

35、mplishenjoyableQ: What is the _ of Great Britain? A: Pounds and pence.Q: What is the flag of Great Britain called? A: _.3. Q: What countries does the _ Kingdom _? A: England, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland.4. Q: Which of the part of the British Isles _ from the United Kingdom? A: Southern Ire

36、land.currency2. Complete these questions or answers using vocabulary from the text. Then read them aloud with a partner.The Union JackUnited consist ofbroke away5. Q: Which _ are different in each country of the United Kingdom? A: Education and law.6. Q: Do these differences cause _ or quarrels? A:

37、No. The countries are alike in wanting their own systems to continue.7. Q: What are the _ called in England? A: Counties.institutions2. Complete these questions or answers using vocabulary from the text. Then read them aloud with a partner.conflictsprovinces3. Choose the correct word from the list t

38、o fit each of these sentences.1 “Why dont you want to accept this wonderful opportunity?” _ the boss on the phone.2 “Shall we leave now?” He _ to us and we left the room very quietly.3 “Help! Help! I cant swim,” _ the frightened 4 “Please dont hurt my cat,” _ Sarah as her brother picked it up by one

39、 leg.whisper smile ask advise answer beg suggest decide shout agree scream complainaskedwhisperedscreamedbeggedagreed5 “Id like to live in a castle of my own too,” _ the young prince.6 “Yes, I bought a car and a new flat this winter,” _ my father.7 “Are you coming with us?” _ Li Ming to her friend o

40、n the other side of the room.8 “I didnt like that meal at all,” _ the customer.9 “Perhaps you would like to go this way?” _ the man shyly.answeredshoutedcomplainedsuggestedin-im-dis-mis-un-re- under-over- into; negative, not, without negative( 否定）否定）用于以用于以b, m, p 開始的詞前開始的詞前apart分開分開; negative; intensive.相反動(dòng)作或加強(qiáng)意相反動(dòng)作或加強(qiáng)意義義 bad or wrong, badly or wronglynot; the reversal of an action相反動(dòng)作相反動(dòng)作again, backunder, beneath. 低劣，低下低劣，低下above; beyond; upside-down Prefixin-in-及及im-im-，il-il-，ir-ir-都是表示否定的前綴。表示都是表示否定的前綴。