Unit 2　The United Kingdom

　　Period 1　文本研读课

　　学习目标

　　1.Understand how the UK was formed geographically and historically.

　　2.Practise getting the required information with different reading skills.

　　学习过程

　　Step 1:Prediction

　　What do you think the author will introduce to us with such an article?

　　Step 2:Skimming

　　Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea with each part.

　　Part 1:(Para 　　　)　how the UK came into being

　　Part 2:(Para 　　　)　the cultural importance of London

　　Part 3:(Para 　　　)　England is divided into three zones

　　Step 3:Self-exploration

　　Part 1:How the UK was formed?

UK contains 　　　,　　　,Scotland and 　　　 In the 13th century 　　　 was linked to 　　　. In the 17th century 　　　 and Wales were joined to 　　　. In the early 20th century 　　　 Ireland broke away and 　　　Ireland joined with 　　　,Wales and 　　　.Thus 　　　came into being. 　　

Part 2:Try to describe the procedure(过程) based on the chart above and the map.