高二英语Unit5 The British Isles课本原文 人教版.docx
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高二英语Unit5TheBritishIsles课本原文人教版
2019-2020年高二英语Unit5TheBritishIsles课本原文人教版
TheideathatEnglandstandsforFish&Chips.Speakers’Corner,BigBenandtheTowerofLondonispast.Thoughmanypeoplearoundtheworldstudyitslanguage,theirviewofBritishcultureissometimesnarrow.ThefactthatGreatBritainismadeupofthreecountriesisstillunknowntomany.WithinGreatBritainformanyyearsnow,therehasbeenagrowingmovementtomakethemostofitsculturaldiversity—toseeitasitreallyis:
anationofdifferentcountriesheldtogetherbyamonlanguageandculture.
TheBritishIslesaleagroupofislandsthatliesoffthewestcoastofEurope.ThelargestislandiscalledBritain,whichisseparatedfromFrancebytheEnglishChannel,whichatonepointisonly20mileswide.ItformsthemainlandofGreatBritainandconsistsofthreecountries:
Scotlandinthenorth.Walesinthe
westandEnglandinthesouthandeast.TheislandjustwestofBritainiscalledIreland.BetweenBritainandIreland,intheIrishSea,liesthesmallIsleofMan.TheBritishIslesaresurroundedbytheAtlanticOceantothewest,andtheNorthSeatotheeast.
TheclimateoftheBritishIslesismildwithalotofrain.Ingeneral,Scotlandiscolderthroughouttheyear,andreceivesmorerain.ItrainsalotinEnglandandWalestoo,butthetemperaturesaremorepleasant.InthesummermonthsthedifferenceintemperaturebetweenLondonandthenorthcanbeasmuchasninedegrees!
ThecoldestmonthsareJanuaryandFebruary,whilethewarmestmonthsareJulyandAugust.
ThecultureofthepeopleoftheBritishIsleswasinfluencedbythecultureofthepeopleontheEuropeanmainland.Inthefifthcentury,peoplefromdifferentpartsofnorthernEuropesettledinEngland,bringingtheirowncultureandlanguagewiththem.TheirlanguagesformedthebasisforEnglish.Someofthenativepopulationmovedtotheinland,mountainouspartsoftheislands,toIreland,ScotlandandWales,wheretheycontinuedspeakingtheirownlanguages.
In1066EnglandwasconqueredbytheFrench.ForthenextfewhundredyearstheupperclassesspokeFrenchwhilethemonpeoplespokeEnglish.TheresultofthisFrenchinfluencewasthattheEnglishlanguageendedupwithmanyFrenchwordssuchastable,animalandage.
TheUnitedKingdomhasalonghistory.EnglandandScotlandarekingdoms.ThefirsttwocountriesformingtheUnionwereEnglandandWalesin1536.WaleshadalreadybeenconqueredbyEnglandin1283,butitwasnotuntil250yearslaterthattheyformedasinglestate.Scotlandjoinedlaterin1707,whilethesouthernpartofIrelandwasonlypartoftheUKforsometime,andisnowanindependentrepublic.Onlythenortherncounties,makingupNorthernIreland,arestillpartoftheUnitedKingdom.Thesmallerislands,suchastheIsleofMan,areneitherpartoftheUnitedKingdomnorindependent.TheyareruledbytheKingofEngland.
Inmoderntimes,peoplethroughouttheBritishIslesspeakEnglish.However,therearestillpeoplewhoalsospeaktheolderEuropeanlanguages,WelshandIrish.TherearesixspokenlanguagesthatareconsideredtobenativetotheBritishIslesaswellastwolocalaccents.ThatmostofthesearenowthreatenedandmaydisappearisaseriousmattertothepeopleinBritain.Theyrealizethatitisofgreatvaluetorecordandteachthemtotheyoungergeneration.
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IntheeighteenthcenturyEnglishmenstartedtodevelopaninteresttotravelaroundtheBritishIslesanddescribethecountryside,thecities,thepeopleandtheirlifeandculture.ReadthefollowingpassageaboutDanielDefoe’svisittoSalisburyinsouthernEngland.
ENGLAND,MYENGLAND
Itistwenty-fivemilesacrossthefieldstoSalisbury.Sheepcanbeseeneverywhereandthegreatnumberofthemisreallywonderful.AllaroundthecityofSalisbury,asfarastwenty-twomilestothewest,andsixmilessouth,downtothecoast,farmersraisesheep.TherecouldbeasmanyassixhundredthousandsheepfedwithinsixmilesofSalisbury,measuringeverywayroundandthetowninthecentre.
Aswetravelledthroughthiscountry,wesawmanyoldrelicsfromancienttimesandruinsofthenativepopulationofthiskingdom.Theseareinterestingtoatravellerwhohasreadsomethingofthehistoryofthecountry.Thecathedralisfamousfortheheightofitstower,whichiswithoutdoubtthehighestandthemosthandsomeinEngland,beingfromtheground404feet.
Salisburyitselfisalargeandfinecity.Itisbuiltwheretworiversetogether.Neitherofthemisverybig,buttheybeealargefiverwhenjoinedtogether,andyetlargerwhenjoinedbyathirdriver,aboutthreemilesbelowthecity.Then,throughadeepchanneltheyflowthroughsomegardens,anddowntoChristchurch,intothesea.
ThecityofSalisburyhastwoimportantkindsofproduceandtrade,whichemploythepoorofagreatpartofthecountryround—namely,makingclothandsheets,calledSalisburyWhites.ThepeopleofSalisburyarehappyandrich.Theirbusinessisdoingwell,andthereisagreatdealofgoodmannersandgoodpanyamongthem.
Ihavewrittenbeforethatthiscountryhashighhills,whosetopsspreadoutintogreenfieldsuponwhichgreatnumbersofsheeparefed.ButIwanttotellthereaderthatthesehillsandfieldsaremostbeautifulwithmanysmallandclearrivers,andrichfieldsbearingfruitandgrain.Allaroundwefindnicelittletowns,villageandhouses,andamongthemmanyofgoodsize.Soyoulookatthefieldsandthinkthecountrywildandempty,andyetwhenyouedownthehillsyouaresurprisedwiththemostbeautifulandrichcountryinEngland.
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IntegratingSkills
IRELAND:
THEISLANDINTHEWEST
TheislandofIrelandisjustwestoftheUKandisthewesternmostislandinEurope.Althoughasmallcountry,ithasanamazinghistoryofover5,000years.FewplacesontheplanetareaspackedwithhistoryasIreland.Everywhereyoulooktherearecastlesandhistoricalplaces.InIrelandthepastispartofthepresent,partofthepeopleandpartofitsculture.
Formuchofitshistory,Irelandlayhiddenbehinditsbiggerneighbour,GreatBritain.Infact,IrelandwaspartoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandformanycenturiesuntilthe1920s.In1921,thesouthernpartofIrelandbecameindependentandtheRepublicofIrelandwasfounded.Itisastatethatcoversmorethan70,000squarekilometres,orfive-sixthsoftheislandofIreland.Ithasfourprovinces,whichaltogetherconsistof26countiesand6urbanareas.NorthernIrelandispartoftheUK.TheRepublicofIrelandisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion,andusestheeuro(欧元).
Irelandhasamildseaclimate.ThecoldestmonthsareJanuaryandFebruarywithairtemperaturesbetween4to7℃duringtheday.ThewarmestmonthsareJulyandAugust,whenitisaquitecool14to16℃.ThesunniestmonthsareMayandJune,withaboutfivetosevenhoursofsunshineperday.AsIrelandissurroundedbywater,itesasnosurprisethatitrainsquitealot,justasinEnglandandWales.
ThepopulationoftheRepublicofIrelandisthoughttobeaboutthreemillion.Ofthose,overonemillionliveinDublin.Irelandhasayoungpopulation,with44%ofthepopulationundertheageof25.
TherearetwoofficiallanguagesinIreland:
Irish,whichisthenationallanguage,andEnglish,whichisthelanguageofthemajorityofthepopulation.Untiltheearlynineteenthcentury,almosteveryoneinIrelandspokeIrish.ThechangetoEnglishhappenedquickly.By1891morethan85%ofthepopulationspokeEnglish.SinceIrelandbecameindependent,theIrishgovernmenthasrecognizedthatifnothingisdone,thispartofIrishculturewilldisappear.AgrowingnumberofschoolsteachintheIrishlanguageandradioandTVprogrammeshavehelpednearly20%oftheIrishpeopletodeveloplanguageskillsinbothlanguages.
TheearliestIrishartisfoundcarvedonmonumentsdatingfrom2,500-2,000BC.Thelarge,typicalIrishstonecrosses,seenacrossthecountry,datefromtheninthandtenthcenturies.AlthoughIrishculturemostlydevelopedunderthewingsofGreatBritain,ithasaqualityofitsown.Itringswithmagicandthereisadarkandmysteriousfeelingtoit.ThemanycastlesthatarefoundeverywherearoundIrelandaddtothatidea.ThereisforexamplethefamousBlarneyCastle,whichisknownforthestoryoftheBlarneyStone.TheStoneisbelievedtohaveefromScotland,whereinearlytimesitwasusedbykingsbecauseofitsmagicpowers.OnedaytheKingofIrelandsavedanoldwomanfromdrowning(淹死).Theoldladyturnedouttobeawitch.Tothanktheking,shetoldhimthesecretoftheStone.ThespelloftheBlarneyStoneisthatyoucanbeefluentinEnglishinreturnforkissingtheStone.
2019-2020年高二英语Unit5Travellingabroad教案新课标人教版
I.单元教学目标
技能目标Goals
Talkabouttravelorliveinanothercountry
Practiseexpressingandsupportinganopinion
RevisetheAttributiveClause(non-restrictive)
Writealettertoapenfriend
Ⅱ.目标语言
功能句式
Expressingandsupportinganopinion
Iliketodo...
Idon’tlikedoing...
Ipreferto…
Ienjoydoing...
Ihatedoing…
Discusswhichsituationcouldpossiblyhappenandwhichareveryunlikelytohappen.
It’s(very)possiblethat…
It’sapossibility.
It’slikely/unlikelythat…
It’snotverylikely…Idoubtit.
Mostprobably,…
He/She/Theywillprobably…
词汇
1.四会词汇
board,cafeteria,lecture,qualification,preparation,remend,shopkeeper,fort,substitute,academic,requirement,tutor,numb,acknowledge,occupy,hopefully,enterprise,succeed,ment,passport,visa,agent,parallel,abundant,govern,destination
2.认读词汇
summarize,Lima,Cuzco,theAndes,Peru,Lia,LakeTiticaca,IncaEmpire,MachuPicchu,Puno,theAmazonJungle
3.词组
adjustto,keepitup,fitin,(get/be)usedto,asfarasoneisconcerned,feelathome,travelagent,
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