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Which country is it?
the United Kingdom
What do you think of when speaking of the UK?
the Queen
BBC
Buckingham Palace
Shakespeare
London Olympic
Tower of London
the Beatles
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting corporation. It is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff. It was founded on 18 October 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd by the British General Post Office (GPO) and a group of six telecommunications companies.
Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms. She was born in 1926 and became Queen in 1952.
On 20 April 2018, the government leaders of the Commonwealth of Nations announced that the Queen will be succeeded by Prince Charles as head of the Commonwealth.
the United Kingdom
How much do you know about the UK?
1. What’s the full name of the UK?
2. Which is the capital of the UK?
3. England is divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
London.
The south, the midlands and the north.
A Quiz
The United Kingdom is divided into four parts.
Map of the UK
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
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England
Scotland
North Ireland
The United Kingdom
13th century
1603
1916
the national flag of the UK
Some fun facts about the UK
The English drink more tea than anyone else in the world.
The Queen sent her first e-mail in 1976.
It’s considered treason (叛国罪) to place a stamp bearing the King or Queen’s image upside-down.
J.K. Rowling is the first person to make a billion dollars from writing books.
David Beckham has a fear of birds.
James Bond’s code “007” was inspired by the author Ian Fleming’s bus route from Canterbury to London.
London is home to 4 World Heritage Sites – The Palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, Maritime Greenwich, and Kew Botanical Gardens.
The London Eye is the tallest ferris wheel in Europe.
London is the first city in the world to have an underground subway system.
London hosting the 2012 Olympics is the first time a city has ever hosted the Olympics three times.
The gold medals of the London 2012 Olympics are actually 93% silver and 1.3% gold.
There are over 300 languages spoken in England.
Chickens outnumber (多于) humans in England.
Contrary to popular belief that Big Ben refers to the world famous clock, it is actually the name of the thirteen ton bell. The tower itself is known as St. Stephen’s Tower.
Where is the capital
of each country of
the UK?
Read the title and the map, and guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.
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.
Read the text quickly and match the following.
Read the text carefully and see how many parts the passage can be divided into.
Three parts:
Part 1: Paragraph 1-3
Part 2: Paragraph 4
Part 3: Paragraph 5 & 6
Write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1: What England includes;
about Great Britain; the UK.
Paragraph 1
Parts of UK
Paragraph 2
How do England and Wales come
Paragraph 3
How do Britain and UK come
Part 2: About England
Paragraph 4
The geographical division of England
into zones; their similarities and
differences
Part 3: About London
The cultural importance of London
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Tell the sentences true or false.
5. Wales was linked to England in 15th century AD.?
6. Most of the population settled in the South, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England.??
7. If you want to find out more about British history and culture, you have to go to the big cities.?
8. London is a great cultural and historical city.
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1. When did Wales link to England?
2. What happened in 1603?
In the 13th century AD.
Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were joined to Scotland.
Answer the questions.
3. When were the industrial cities built in Midlands and North England?
In the 19th century.
4. What happened in the 1st century AD and 1060s?
The oldest port was built by Romans in the 1st century AD. The oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s.
joined together
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
Main idea Some Information about the UK
Paragraphs 1-2
What countries
the UK includes.
The UK consists of four
countries:
England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland. And they
were ______________ without
conflict.
divided into
legal
Paragraphs 3-4
Introduction of the countries in the UK. England is _____________ three zones. To the north of England is Scotland. Though the four countries work together in some areas, they are different in other aspects, such as educational systems, _______ systems etc.
historical
constructed / built
language
Paragraphs 5-6
The _________ treasure of London and the influence of the invaders. London has the oldest port and the oldest castle which were _______________ by the invaders. The invaders not only influenced the building styles in London but also its government and ________, such as vocabulary, place-names etc.
Read the text again and try to retell the
passage according to the key words and
phrases on the blackboard.
different words describe, be linked to, came into being, similarities and differences, be divided into, historical treasure, invaders
Pay attention to the title of the passage. Think
it over why the author uses such a title. Is
that suitable? If not, can you give a better
one? Let’s have a discussion in groups of four.
A. The United Kingdom
B. A Brief Introduction of UK
C. Puzzles in Geography
D. How Did the UK Come into Being
God Save the Queen
national song of the UK
God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.
O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter thine (her) enemies,
And make them fall:
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix:
God save us all.
假如你是一名外国学生Harry，有一位中国
笔友Li Hua想了解一下你的家乡爱丁堡，请
你根据提示回一封120词左右的电子邮件。
爱丁堡：苏格兰的首府，全国的政治和文化中心
地理位置：苏格兰的东南部
交通： 机场位于市中心，交通十分便利
天气： 气候温和
旅游：最受欢迎的旅游城市之一；每年吸引200多万名游客，是理想的度假之地
Dear Li Hua,
How are things with you? Today I’m writing
to tell you something about Edinburgh which
you asked about in the last e-mail ...
Best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Harry
Suppose you are competing for the Best Guide in your company. Make a speech, introducing the location of the UK and one of the most popular travel routes (state clearly the reasons why it is so popular). Please write your speech down.
