Warming up＆Reading
Warming up
Do this quiz and find out how much you
know about UK?
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ? 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
be made up of
direct flight

3. Who rules the country: 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
Britain
1. What is the text mainly about?
A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.
2. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they?
Four. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Skimming
Organization
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
Scotland
Southern
Northern
England
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Detailed information about _______
London
treasure
Romans
Towns
Read the last two paragraphs (P10) carefully and fill in the blanks.
castle
In the 1060s
fourth
Language and government
Comprehending
1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.
2. What three countries does British Airways represent? 1 _______ 2________ 3_______________
3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
What England includes;
about Great Britain; the UK.
Part1:
Para 1-2
England
Wales
Part 1
How UK was formed?
In the 13th century AD
England
Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.
Scotland
in 17th Century
Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
Para 3-4 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.
Part2:
Para 5-6 The cultural importance of London.
Part 3:
the Romans---
the Anglo-Saxons--
the Vikings---

the Normans---
towns and roads
language and government
vocabulary and place-names of the North
castles and words for food
Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK?
Discussion
Homework:
1.Read the new words in Unit2
2.Finish part 1 in Unit2 in your homework book.
3.Revise the words in Unit1 and we will have an exam.
1. You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史, 就能弄清楚这个问题了。
Explanation
clarify vt. 澄清,讲清楚;阐明　
vi. 澄清,清楚,明了;易懂事
Could you clarify the question？ 你能解释这个问题吗？
His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了.
拓展: clarification n.
2. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
unwilling adj. 不愿意的；不乐意的
break v. (broke, broken)
习惯搭配:
break away 挣脱, 逃脱；脱离, 背叛
break down 抛锚, 出故障,身体跨了
break into 闯入, 突然发出
break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾) 爆发
break off 中断
break the rules 违反规则
break the records　打破记录
3. England can be divided into three main zones. 英国可以分成三大部分。
　 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配
　 divide into 把…分成
　 divide sth. among sb.　在…分配
divide A from B　使分离; 使分开
divide… by…　用…除以
划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。　　　　
分隔; 把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来, 没有破坏宾语的完整性, 只是将宾语分开。
divide
separate
辨析: divide, separate
The world is divided into five continents.
Let’s divide the cake into three.
He separated the big eggs from the small ones.
The grinding machine (碾谷机) separates the grain from the husk(糠).
1. The apple was _______ into two.
2. We _______the money equally.
3. Oxygen can be ________ from water.
4. The Taiwan Strait ________ Taiwan from Fujian.
试一试
divided
divided
separated
separates
4. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.
值得赞扬的是, 这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，例如在货币和国际关系方面；但是有些制度仍然区别很大。
1) credit 既是可数名词 ，又是不可数名词,其常见意思是“赊购（制度）；称赞；学分。” 如：
No credit is given to this restaurant.
本店概不赊账。
This shop gives three months’ interest-free credit.
这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。
There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest.
那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。
He earned enough credits for his degree. 他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。
credit 也可以作动词，表示“信；把…….归功于”。如：
Do you credit what that politician said? 你相信那个政客说的话吗？
to one’s credit 值得赞扬； 为某人增光。如：
It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.
亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。
注意
2) work together是一个习惯用语, 不能按字面意思直译。work 在此处的被译为“起反应, 起作用”
由动词work构成的词组：
work well 做得好
work sth. in/into sth. 设法把...加进
work at something 从事
work out 算出
work one’s will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人
5. England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在这四个国家中,英格兰最大,为了方便起见, 它大致被分为了三个地区。
　1) convenience n. 方便, 便利
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 为了图方便, 我把参考书放在书桌前。
＜习惯搭配＞
at one’s convenience 在方便的时候
for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见
make a convenience of sb. (乘机)利用某人
＜拓展＞
convenient adj. 适合需要的,方便的
a convenient place/ time
It is an inconvenient time to come.
I can’t see him now; it’s not convenient.
Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?
2) divide into 分开
The students in the class were divided into four groups before they started the game.
班里的学生被分为四组，开始做游戏。
How can you divide this line into 20 equal parts?
你怎样把这线段分成20等份？
6. It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.. 可惜这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却对游客没有吸引力。
attract vt. 吸引；引起注意
What first attracted me to her was her sense of humour.
她首先吸引我的是她的幽默。
I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad.
我总是向往去国外工作。
attraction n. 　
1) 吸引，引力;
2) 吸引人的东西; 喜闻乐见的东西; 精彩节目
attractive adj. 有吸引力，诱人的
attraction of gravity 重力
He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot day.　 酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。
7. If you look around the British countryside you will find evidence of all these invaders. 如果你的在英国四处走走的话,就会发现这些入侵者的痕迹。
invader n. 入侵者; 侵略者invade vt. 侵入; 侵略; 拥入
Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.　　　　 希特勒1939年入侵波兰。
Doubts invade my mind.　　　　　　　满腹狐疑。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Disease invade the body.　　　　　　　疾病侵袭身体。
Holiday makers invade the seaside towns in summer.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　在夏季, 度假者大批涌入海滨城市。

Homework
1.Finish the exercises on page 12 in your book.
2.Complete part 2 in your in Unit 2 in your
homework book.
3.Preview grammar part.