Unit 2 The United Kingdom Warming up & Reading.
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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Warming up&
Reading
Warming up&
Reading
LoLondon ndon BBridgeridge
• 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.