(
课件网) Unit 4 What's in a name ! Reading and Thinking the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern IrelandBritish National Emblem点击加入标题文字 Click add title text description Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK 2. The UK consists of four countries, what are they London 【国名】大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)。 【面积】24.41万平方公里(包括内陆水域)。英格兰地区13.04万平方公里,苏格兰7.88万平方公里,威尔士2.08万平方公里,北爱尔兰1.41万平方公里。 【人口】6410万(2014年6月),官方语言为英语,威尔士北部还使用威尔士语,苏格兰西北高地及北爱尔兰部分地区仍使用盖尔语。居民多信奉基督教新教,主要分英格兰教会(亦称英国国教圣公会,其成员约占英成人的60%)和苏格兰教会(亦称长老会,有成年教徒59万)。另有天主教会及伊斯兰教、印度教、锡克教、犹太教和佛教等较大的宗教社团。 【首都】伦敦(London),人口820万(2011年)。最热月份为7月,一般气温在13-22℃;最冷月份为1月,一般气温在2-6℃。 【国家元首】女王伊丽莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II),1926年4月21日出生,1952年2月6日即位,1953年6月2日加冕。 【简况】岛国,位于欧洲西部,由大不列颠岛(包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士)、爱尔兰岛东北部和一些小岛组成。隔北海、多佛尔海峡、英吉利海峡与欧洲大陆相望。海岸线总长11450公里。属海洋性温带阔叶林气候。通常最高气温不超过32℃,最低气温不低于-10℃。北部和西部的年降水量超过1100毫米,其中山区超过2000毫米,中部低地为700-850毫米,东部、东南部只有550毫米。每年2-3月最为干燥,10月至翌年1月最为湿润。英国国家概况来源:中华人民共和国外交部 Which is thenationalflower of the UK Which is the national animal of the UK Redbreast(知更鸟)RoseWhich isthe bank noteof the UK Pounds history and tradition Part three(5) Part one(1—3) Part two(4) A.The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom. C.The four countries work together in some areas. B.The origin of the name of the UK What is the genre(语篇类型) of the text A.Narration(叙述文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C.Exposition (说明文) PARAGREPH 1 From the title, we can know that the article mainly talks about the name’s changes of the UK, and the development of history Title In what order does this text be organized England +Wales England +Wales +Scotland (Great Britain) Great Britain + Northern Ireland Great Britain +Ireland be linked to be joined to be added to How did UK come into being break away from In the 16th century In the 18th century In the 19th century In the 20th century PARAGREPH 2 PARAGREPH 3 Group work: find some similarities and differences Similarities: _____; _____;_____ Differences: _____and _____ systems; _____ and even_____ for competitions. currency flag military defence educational legal their own traditions football teams 判断正(T)误(F) (1)The Romans(古罗马人) left towns and roads behind. _____ (2)The Anglo-Saxons(盎格鲁撒克逊人) changed the way people built houses. _____ (3)The Normans(诺曼人) built castles and made changes to the English language. _____ T T ... ...