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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
London Bridge & River Thames
Royal Greenwich Observatory
格林威治皇家天文台
Webmister Abbey, England 威布敏斯特修道院
Oxford University
Cambridge University
Salisbury's world-famous Stonehenge, situated on the spreading Salisbury Plain.
Big Ben
David Beckham
Warming-up Work in pairs. Do you quiz and find out how much you know about the UK.1 How many countries dose the UK consist of?A two B three C 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
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 counties B departments C states
5 Which is the longest river in England?A The River Avon B The River Thames C The River Severn
Pre-reading
Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?
The UK consists of four countries, what are they?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
Scotland
Edinburgh
England
London
Wales
Cardiff
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
E
S Irish Sea
Fast readingReading the passage and answer the questions1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countriesin the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?
2 What three countries does British Airways represent?1 _________ 2_________ 3_____________
3 Which group of invaders did not influence London?
Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of EnglandEngland
IrelandScotland
Union Jack
England Scotland Northern Ireland
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
Careful readingThe passage can divide into three parts, write down the main idea of each part. Part1: para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain, the UK.
EnglandWales
Part 1
How to form the UK?
In the 13th century AD
England
Wales is usually assumed( 被认为是 ) to be part ofEnglish
Scotland
In 1603
Get Ireland connectedto form the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joinedwith Britain to become theUnited Kingdom
Part 2: para4 The geographical division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.
North
Midland
South
Part3: para5 The cultural importance of London.
The invaders of England
The Romans---
Anglo-Saxon---
Vikings---
Normans---
towns and roads
language and government
vocabulary and place-names of the North
castles and words for food