高中英语必修5unit2theunitedkingdom课件2人教新课标.pptVIP

The United Kingdom EnglandWales ScotlandNorthern IrelandEnglandWales ScotlandNorthern Irelandthe UK =+++the Republic of Irelandthe United Kingdom ENGLANDLondon EdinburghSCOTLAND Cardiff Wales Belfast Northern Ireland PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY Task1:Predictive reading: Read the first paragraphgraph ,try to guess : What’s the topic of this passage?The United KingdomReading Skill 1: prediction(预测) When you do some reading ,you must do some prediction, this is one of the basic skills of reading comprehension.How do we guess or predict? From the title or the first paragraph, so when you read , please read the title and the first paragraph carefully, they may tell you what the whole passage talks about. Task2:Fast reading: Read the passage in one minute and find out :How many parts can England be divided into? What are they? South of EnglandMidlandsNorth of England Three PartsThe south of England(near France)The Midlands(in the middle)The North(near to Scotland) Reading Skill2: Finding topic sentence.(找文章的主题句)Frankly speaking ,we can’t finish reading the whole passage in one minute, so we must find the topic sentence of each paragraph. It can help us find out what each paragraph talks about.Generally speaking ,the topic sentence is the first or last sentence of each paragraph. And some paragraphs don’t have topic sentence. Task 3:Careful readingThe Union Jack flag unites the three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? Task 3:Careful readingThe Union Jack flag unites the three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? Wales.Because Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD. Now when people refer to England, Wales is included as well. Task4:Detailed reading.Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.Part 1:(paragraph1)States the topic to be examined in the reading text ( the UK).Part2:(paragraph2-5)Explains how the UK came about, the differ