人教版高中英语课件:unit 2 The United Kingdom.ppt
welcome,Big Ben,London Tower,Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特修道院,Buckingham Palace白金汉宫,The United Kingdom,The First Period-A brief introduction of the UK,Unit 2,Geography of UK,The UK,British National Anthem:,British National Emblem,Union Flag/Union Jack,God Save the Queen,Test your British knowledge,1.What does the U.K.stand for?,United Kingdom,2.Who is queen of U.K.now?,Queen Elizabeth,3.Who is the Prime Minister of U.K.now?,Gordon Brown,Work in pairs.Do the quiz and find out how much you know about the UK.,1.How many countries dose the UK consist of?A two B three C four,2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport(伦敦希思罗机场)?A about six hours B about ten hours C about sixteen hours,What are they?,Warming up,England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,5.Which is the longest river in England?A The River Avon B The River Thames C The River Severn,4.What are the provinces called in England?A counties B departments C states,3.Who rules the UK;the Prime Minister or the Queen?A The Queen B The Prime Minister C both,1.Where is the capital of each country of the UK?2.England can be divided into three main areas.Do you know what they are?,The South of England;The Midlands;The North,PreReading:Puzzles in Geography,consist,1.something to be made up of;由组成,由构成(与of连用,不用于进行时),e.g Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.(=be made up of),2.to be based on or depend upon something 存在,存在于,以为主(与in连用,无被动式),e.g The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient building.威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格.,New word,puzzle:1)n.a difficult problem;a toy or problem to test ones thinking.难题:谜,vt.confuse,cause difficulty in thought.把难住,使迷惑,New word,I am in a puzzle about the matter.,我对这件事大惑不解.,eg.I am puzzled with the question.这个问题使我很迷惑.,eg.a cross-word puzzle 纵横填字游戏,New word,divide:separate into parts,distribute 分配,分开 divide into:把分成,1)England can be divided into three main areas.,2)He divided his students into five groups.,这个学校有72个教学班.,_ 72 classes in this school.72 classes _ this school.This school _ 72 classes.This school _ 72 classes.,There are,make up,consists of,is made up of,Exercise 翻译句子:,Homework,Prepare for the text;Try your best to get much more information about the UK.,Thank you!,