Unit 2 The United Kingdom-Warming up and Reading

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Where will the 2012 Olympic Games be held
Is it in the UK
Yes or No
The Statue of Liberty
Big Ben
River Thames
River Rhine 莱茵河
Buckingham Palace
White House
Which is the national flag of the UK
A. B.
C.
The union jack
Which is the bank note of the UK
A.
U.S. Dollar
$
B. Euros
?
C. Pounds

Stonehenge, in England
London Bridge
The Tower of London
Parliament Houses
The Houses of Parliament and Westminster
Bridge across The Thames
Greenwich Observatory
University of Cambridge
Oxford University
Buckingham Palace
St.Paul’s Cathedral
Conwy Castle in North Wales
Cardiff Castle
Renaissance-style City Hall
the capital city---Edinburgh
Scottish tartan skirt
The Prime minister.
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, the Midlands and the north.
1. How many countries does 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
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
the UK =
+
+
+
the Republic of Ireland
the United Kingdom
Wales
England
Scotland
North Ireland
The United Kingdom
13th century
1603
1916
Where is the capital
of each country of
the UK
Scotland
Wales
Cardiff
Belfast
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
England
London
Northern Ireland
Edinburgh
Do you want to know more about the United Kingdom and other islands about the British Isles
Reading
Read the title and the map , guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.
Match the following useful words according to their English meaning.
v. separate … into parts
v. cause sth. to become clear or
easier to understand
consist of
divide…into
clarify
break away
(from)
v. escape from someone
v. to succeed in doing sth.
accomplish
v. be made up of
n. the quality of being
useful and convenient
v. to make someone like
or admire
n. a group of objects that
have been collected.
v. fail to include a person or thing
enjoyable
adj. providing pleasure or happiness
leave out
collection
attract
convenience
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.
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1: what England includes,
about Great Britain, the UK
(Paragraph 1 -3)
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)
Paragraph 4 The geographical division of England into zones, their similarities and differences
Part 3: About London
(Paragraph 5&6)
The cultural importance of London
Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
England Wales Scotland
Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland
The countries that make up Great Britain are _________ _____________________.
If we speak of England we mean ___________.
The United Kingdom includes ___________. _____________________
The part of Ireland that separated from England is called _______________.
London is the capital city of ______________.
England
Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
England ,Wales
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/Great Britain/the UK
The Union Jack flag unites the three flats of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out Why
What three countries does British Airways represent
Which group of invaders did not influence London
Wales is left out, because it is usually assumed to be part of England.
1. England 2. Scotland 3. Wales
The Vikings did not influence London.
Answer the questions.
Homework
Read the text again and find out some words, expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you.
Use the information to write a short summary of the passage.
Finish exercises 1-3 on P12-13.