人教版高二(上)必修五 Unit2 Reading

Unit2TheUnitedKingdomReadingReadtheexplanationandspeakouttheworditexplains.tofinishsth.successfullyortoachievesth.anactivedisagreementbetweenpeoplewithopposingopinionsorprinciples;fightingbetweentwoormoregroupsofpeopleorcountriestomakesth.clearoreasiertounderstandbygivingmoredetailsorasimplerexplanationvt.澄清;阐明clarifyvt.完成;达到;实现accomplishn.矛盾;冲突conflictaunitwhichrepresentsasuccessfullyfinishedpartofaneducationalcourse;praise,approvalorhonour;amethodofpayingforgoodsorservicesatalatertime,usuallypayinginterestaswellastheoriginalmoneyn.联合;联盟;结合;协会unionn.信任;学分;赞扬;信贷credittheactorthestateofbeingjoinedtogetheradj.不愿意(的);不乐意(的)unwillingnotwillingn.货币;通货currencyn.制度;机制;公共机构institutionn.便利;方便conveniencethemoneythatisusedinaparticularcountryataparticulartimeacustomortraditionthathasexistedforalongtimeandisacceptedasanimportantpartofaparticularsociety;whenalaw,system,etc.beginsorisintroduced;alargeandimportantorganization,suchasauniversityorbankwhensth.isconvenientadj.粗糙的;粗暴的roughadv.粗略地;粗糙地roughlyadj.全国性的;全国范围的nationwidenotevenorsmooth,oftenbecauseofbeinginbadcondition;dangerousorviolent;notcalmorgentlewithouttakingalotofcaretomakesth.perfect;inawaythatdoesnotleaveasmoothsurfaceexistingorhappeninginallpartsofaparticularcountryvt.吸引;引起注意attractn.建筑学;建筑艺术architecture(ofpeople,things,places,etc.)topullordrawsomeoneorsth.towardsthem,bythequalitiestheyhave,esp.goodonestheartandscienceofdesigningandmakingbuildings;thestyleinwhichbuildingsaremadethearrangementsandtasksneededtocontroltheoperationofaplanororganizationn.管理;行政部门administrationagroupofobjectsofonetypethathavebeencollectedbyonepersonorinoneplacen.收藏品;珍藏;收集collectionlandnotintowns,citiesorindustrialareas,whichiseitherusedforfarmingorleftinitsnaturalconditionn.乡下;农村countrysideadj.令人愉快的;使人高兴的enjoyableanenjoyableeventorexperiencegivesyoupleasuren.港口(城市)portatownbytheseaorbyariverwhichhasaharbour,ortheharbouritself打倒;破坏为……带来荣誉;值得赞扬;在……名下挣脱(束缚);脱离Matchbreakaway(from)toone’screditReadingPUZZLESINGEOGRAPHYCanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?EnglandWalesScotlandNorthlandIrelandLondon伦敦London伦敦Cardiff加迪夫Cardiff加迪夫Belfast贝尔法斯特Belfast贝尔法斯特Edinburgh爱丁堡Edinburgh爱丁堡ScotlandWalesCardiffBelfastRepublicofIrelandDublinEnglandLondonNorthernIrelandEdinburghEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandtheUK=+++TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofthefourcountries.GeographyWhatisthetextmainlyabout?A.AintroductiontotheUnitedKingdomaboutitsdevelopment.B.AintroductiontotheUnitedKingdomaboutitsculture.C.AintroductiontotheUnitedKingdomaboutitsfoundationanddevelopmentbasedongeography,history,politics,andcultureetc.Fast-ReadingPart1(Para1-3)_____________________________Part2(Para4):_____________________________Part3(Para5-6):_______________________________HowtheUKcameintobeing?Englandisdividedinto3zones.TheculturalimportanceofLondon.Dividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.Carefulreading:Part1---theUKEnglandtheUKGreatBritainfirstonlyEnglandthe13thcentury,England+Wales.17thcenturyAD,England+Wales+ScotlandGreatBritainLater,GreatBritain+NorthernIrelandEnglandtheUnitedKingdomPart1---theUKUnionJackEnglandWalesHowUKwasformedInthe13thcenturyADEnglandWalesisusuallyassumed(被认为是)tobepartofEngland.WaleswaslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyAD.ScotlandIn1603EnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandin1603.GetIrelandconnectedtoformtheUnitedKingdom.IrelandThesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.NorthernIrelandOnlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithBritaintobecometheUnitedKingdom.TheUnionJackflagunitestheflagofthreecountriesintheUnitedKingdom,whichcountryisleftout?Why?Wales,itisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.EnglandScotlandIrelandUnionJackInwhatwaysarethefourcountriesdifferent?Theyaredifferentininternationalrelations.Theyhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasfootballteams.WhatthreecountriesdoesBritishAirwaysrepresent?1)England2)Scotland3)NorthernIrelandPart2-EnglandtheNorthofEnglandtheSouthofEnglandtheMidlandsEnglandisthelargestofthecountriesanditisdividedintothreezones.Part2-EnglandEnglandisdividedinto3zones.Mostpopulationsettledin___________________.Mostofthelargeindustrialcitiesarein____________________________.Nationwide,manycitieshave____________________________.theSouthofEnglandtheNorthandtheMidlandsfootballteamsandarenotlargeNorth:Leeds,York,Manchester,SheffieldMidlands:Coventry,BirminghamSouth:Reading,London,Brighton,PlymouthWhydidcapitalLondonbecometheculturalcenterofEngland?TherearealotofhistoricaltreasureinLondon.WhyaretheresomanyhistoricaltreasuresinLondon?Londonhasbeeninfluencedbysomeinvaders.Part3--LondonThegreatesthistoricaltreasureinLondon:MuseumsartcollectionstheatresparksbuildingsportscastlesinvadersPara5--InvadersIntheEnglandhistory,therehasbeenfoursetsofinvaders.Theyare:___________,_______________,____________,___________.theRomanstheAnglo-SaxonstheVikingstheNormansWhatdidtheyleave?Romans:Anglo-Saxons:townsandroadsLanguageandgovernmenttheVikings:theNormans:Influencethevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthCastlesandwordsforfoodWhichgroupoftheinvadersdidnotinfluenceLondon?