Unit 2 The United Kingdom

Warming up＆

Reading

Warming up＆

Reading

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• 伦敦塔 (Tower of London)始建于千年前。近五百年却是用作监狱直到上世纪。这里陈列有各个珠光宝气的英国皇室王冠。

• 威斯敏斯特宫（ Palace of Westminster）又称国会大厦，位威斯敏斯特宫西北角的钟楼就是有名的大本钟。

• 于英国伦敦威斯敏斯特市，是英国国会上下两院的所在地。威斯敏斯特宫坐落在泰晤士河西岸，属哥特复兴建筑， 1987年被列入世界遗产。

Oxford University

Cambridge University

River Thames

Buckingham Palace

St.Paul’s Cathedral

Greenwich Observatory

Stonehenge, in England

Pasture in Northern Ireland

Quiz

Now , you’ve known a lot about this

country.Can you answer…

1 What’s the full name of the UK?

2 Where is capital of the UK?

3 England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

London

The South of England, the Midlands and the North of England.

1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. two B. three C. four2. 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 3. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the

Queen? A. the Queen B. the Prime Minister C. both4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments C. states5. Which is the longest river in England? A. The River Avon B. The River Thames C. The River Severn

England

Wales

ScotlandNorthern Ireland

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

the UK =

+

+

+

the Republic of Ireland

the United Kingdom

What is the capital city

of each country of

the UK?Scotland

Wales

Cardiff

Belfast

Republic of Ireland

Dublin

England

London

Northern Ireland

Edinburgh

Reading

Reading

Para. 1. Explains the joining of England and Wales.

Para. 2. States topic to be examined in the reading.

Para. 3. Explains the importance of London as a

cultural and political centre in the UK.

Para. 4. Explains what the term “Great Britain”

means and how it came about.

Para. 5. Explains differences in the four countries.

Para. 6. Explains how England is divided into three

zones.

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 MidlandsNorth

Careful reading and finish the following chart

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

Homework:

Do further reading to the text.

Finish Exercise 1 & 2 &3 on page 11.

Find more information about the UK.