geography,history and culture,etc.

　　Step 2:Scanning

　　Read the text carefully and divide the passage into three parts and summarize the main idea of each part.

　　Part 1

　　Part 2

　　Part 3

　　Step 3:Intensive reading

　　Task 1

　　T:Read the text carefully and silently and answer the following questions.

　　(1)The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is left out?Why?

　　(2)What three countries does British Airways represent?

　　(3)In what ways are the four countries different?

　　(4)Which group of invaders did not influence London?

　　Task 2

　　Read the passage carefully and fill in the following chart.

UK contains 　　　,　　　,Scotland and 　　　 In the 13th century 　　　 was linked to 　　　. In the 17th century 　　　 and Wales were joined to 　　　.