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Unit 2

Unit2 The United Kingdom Unit2 The United Kingdom

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Warming up

Do this quiz and find out how much you know about UK?

1. How many countries does the UK consist of?

A. two B. three D. four

2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?

A. about six hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours

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be made up of

direct flight

3. Who rules the UK: The Prime Minister or

the queen?

A The Queen B The Prime Minister

C Both

4. What are the provinces Called in England?

A countries B departments C states

5. Which is the longest river in England?

A The River Avon B The River Thames

C The River Severn

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The Queen’s position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.

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The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.

Thames

Severn

Avon

The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 Km and the River Severn is 290 Km. The River Avon is much shorter.

Pre-reading

1.Can you name the capital cities of the

UK?

2. England can be divided into three

main areas. Do you know what they are?

3. What do you know about any cities or

towns in the UK?

1. What is the text mainly about?

2. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they?

A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.

Four. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Skimming

UKContains ________, ________,

Scotland and ________________.

In the 13th

Century_______ was linked to ________.

In 1603_______ and Wales were joined to

_________.

Organization

England WalesNorthern Ireland

Scotland

Wales England

England

Some time

Later

__________ Ireland broke away

and __________ Ireland joined

with ________ ,Wales and

_________. Thus ________ come

into being.

England

the ________ of the four countries,

consists of the _______ , ________

and________ of England

Scotland

Southern

Northern

England

the UK

largest

South Midlands

North

London

the greatest ________ treasure of

all, has _________, art __________,

theatres, parks and ________.

The four

groups of

invaders

are the Romans, ____________,

_________ and Normans.

historical

museums collections

buildings

Anglo-Saxons

Vikings

Comprehending

1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?

Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of England

England Scotland Ireland Union Jack

2. What three countries does British Airways represent?

1 __________ 2__________ 3____________Northern IrelandScotlandEngland

The Vikings didn’t influence London.

3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?

The passage can divide into three parts, write down the main idea of each part.

Para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain; the UK.

Part1:

EnglandWales

Part 1

How UK was formed

In the 13th century AD

England

Wales is usually assumed(被认为是 ) to be part ofEngland.

Scotland

In 1603

Get Ireland connectedto form the United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Only Northern Ireland joinedwith Britain to become theUnited Kingdom

Para 4-5 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.

Part2:

Para 6 The culture importance of London.

Part 3:

The Romans---

Anglo-Saxon---

Vikings---

Normans---

towns and roads

language and government

vocabulary and place-names of the North

castles and words for food

How do you think the United Kingdom began to be formed?

Geographically and naturally, Wales linked to England, to Scotland formed Great Britain. Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom.

Homework:

To Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on page 11.

Find sentences with past particles in the

text and get prepared for grammar

study.