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Book5 Unit 2
The United Kingdom
Reading
Puzzles in Geography
What is the full name of the UK?
the UK —— The United Kingdom
of the Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
Reading
the main idea of the text
Fill in the blanks.
The writer explains how ________ developed or came into being. It shows how ________ is also divided into _____ zones. It explains why ________ became the cultural capital of England.
the UK
England
three
London
A. explains the joining of England and
Wales and what the term “Great
Britain” means and how it came about
B. explains the importance of London as a
cultural and political centre in the UK
C. states the topic to be examined in the
reading
D. explains differences in the four
countries
F. explains how England is divided into
three zones
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
E. you must keep your eyes open if you
want to travel to the UK
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Scanning
Task 3
Read and understand
the text paragraph
by paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Question: How many countries does the UK consist of?
What are they?
Answer: The UK consists of four countries.
They are: England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland
Paragraph 2
True or False
1. England, Wales and Ireland found themselves united peacefully rather than by war.
2. Southern Ireland is an independent country.
3. After the United Kingdom was founded, it used a new flag named the Union Jack.
Wales
England
When?
In the 13th century AD
Wales was linked to England
in the 17th century
England and Wales were joined to Scotland
Wales
England
Scotland
When?
Tried to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
Wales
England
Scotland
Ireland
When?
In the early twentieth century
Did the English
government achieve
the dream?
Why?
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
Wales
England
Scotland
Question
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
Paragraph 3
The four countries work together in all areas.
True or False
Four countries work together in some areas
like: currency and international relations. But
they have different institutions.
North
Midlands
South
Para 4-England I
Most population settled in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ____________________.
the South of England
the North and the Midlands
Paragraph 4 II
Question: If you want to appreciate histotical architecture
where can you go?
Answer: You have to go to older but smaller towns built
by Romans where you will learn more about
British history and culture.
Discussion: Why industrial cities built in the nineteenth
century do not attract visitors?
Scotland
Edinburgh
E
S
England
London
Wales
Cardiff
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Paragraph 5 I
_______ is the capital city of England.
Which city is the capital city of Great Britain?
Which city is the capital city of the UK?
_________ is the center of national government
and administration of the UK .
London
London
In the England history, there have been _____ sets of invaders.
Theyare:____________, ______________, ____________, ________________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?
Paragraph5 II
four
III. Match the names of invaders with what they left.
A. the castles and words for food
B. the oldest port, their towns and roads
C. the oldest building, their language and their government
D. the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England
1. the Romans 2. the Anglo-Saxons
3. the Vikings 4. the Normans
B.
C.
D.
A.
Consolidation
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
The UK Contains ________, ________, Scotland and ________________.
In the 13th
Century _______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th
Century _______ and Wales were joined to
_________.
Scotland
Southern
Northern
England
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
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
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
London the greatest ________ treasure of all, has _________, art __________, theatres, parks and ________.
The four groups of invaders are the Romans, ____________, _________ and Normans.
Home work:
1.Preview the passage on Page 9.
2. Finish exercise 1 on Page 12.