Unit 2 The United Kingdom
England
When you mention England, what or who will you think of?
Brainstorming:
English language
……
Manchester Union
Big Ben
Queen Victoria
Cambridge University
Princess Diana
Warming up – I ( 2m )
Cambridge University
Oxford University
Stonehenge, in England
London Bridge
The Tower of London
Parliament Houses
Greenwich Observatory
Oxford University
Buckingham Palace
St.Paul’s Cathedral
A quiz
1.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
2.Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the Queen?
A. The Queen
B. The Prime Minister
C. both
B
B
A quiz
3.What are the provinces called in England?
A. counties
B. departments
C. states
4.Which is the longest river in England?
A. The River Avon
B. The River Thames
C. The River Severn
A
B
5. Which is the national flower of the UK?

B.

Cherry Rose

C. Maple
6. Which is the national animal of the UK?

B.


Beaver
C.

Redbreast
Bald eagle
海狸
知更鸟
秃头鹰
7. Which is the bank note of the UK ?
A.
U.S. Dollar
$

B. Euros
€
C. Pounds
£
How many countries does the UK consist of?
Information about the UK
Before going to the UK, what do you want to know about the UK.
Skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.
Geography
history
invasions
cultures
food
languages
life styles
sports
London
flag
literature
Puzzles in Geography
Paragraph 5-6
Part 1: About the UK
Part 2: About England
Part 2: About London
Paragraph 1--3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 1 Parts of UK
Paragraph 2 How did England and Wales join together
Paragraph 3 how did Britain and UK come into being
Paragraph 4 The geographical division of England and characteristics of each zone
Paragraph 5-6 The culture of London
How the UK developed
Which is the capital of each country of the UK?
Part 1-Geography
Part 1
first only England
the 13th century AD, England + Wales.
1603, England + Wales + Scotland
Great Britain
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
the United Kingdom
The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.
In what ways are the four countries  different?
They are different in international relations. They have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.
North
Midlands
South
Part 2-England
Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone.
England is divided into 3 zones.
Most population settled in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.
Many cities have famous ___________________.
the South of England
the North and the Midlands
football teams
Romans:
Anglo-Saxons:
towns and roads
Language and government
Part 3-London
the Vikings:
the Normans:
Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England
Castles and words for food
Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings
Why are there so many historical treasures in London?
London has been influenced by some invaders.
They left…
The Romans built the oldest port.
The Normans constructed the
oldest castle.
The Anglo-Saxons built the oldest
building.
Wales was linked to England.
…were joined to …and King James
of Scotland became King of …
The large industrial cities were built.
Fill in the blanks.
The full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts ,they are __________,__________,_________ and ________________, people always think ______is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the __________ ______.The four countries have different ____________and ______ _______as well as different _________ ______.
_______is the largest of the four countries and it is ______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ________,but most of the large industrial cities in the _________and the ______.The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
England
divided
into
South
Midlands
North
London
Thank you!
a visitor
an English native
Make up a dialogue.
The visitor is asking
the native about the geography of the UK.
In the history of the UK, there are some
important invasions. Those invaders ruled the country for some time.
They brought
pains to the local people, but at the same time, they also brought something new to the country, which is important for making up its history.
Is the invasion good or bad to
the country Britain?
A debate
Do you find the useful expressionsin the text?
puzzle n/v puzzled a. puzzling a.
1) n. 难题,谜,迷惑,困惑
2) v. 使…迷惑/困惑
be in a puzzle about sth
I am in a puzzle about the matter.
The question puzzled me.
I'm puzzled about what to do next.
puzzle oneself (one’s brain) about sth
= puzzle over sth 苦苦思索，为…大伤脑筋
I am puzzling my brain about how to make my lesson lively and interesting.
He listened to the lecture with a ____ expression.
puzzled B. puzzling
C. puzzle D. being puzzled
1) consist of : 由……组成，构成 (无进行式/被动式)
The committee consists of seven members.
委员会由七名成员组成。
中华民族由56个民族组成。
The Chinese people consists of 56 ethnic groups.

2) consist in :在于；存在于；以……为主
what does happiness consist in?
什么才算是幸福呢？
The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.
How many countries does the UK consist of?
England can be divided into three main areas.
divide sth (up) into sth. : 把某物分开
你怎样把这先端分成20等份？
How can you divide the line into 20 equal parts?
孩子们被分成四组，开始做游戏。
The children were divided into 4 groups before they started the game.

divide A from B: 将两者分隔开
The English Channel divides England and France.
英吉利海峡把英法两国分隔开来。
（辨）separate / divide
divide 意为“分开”“分成”，指把具有统一性的东西分成几部分，往往还有自然划分的意思，并能按比例“划分”“分隔”成若干部分

Separate 意为“使分开”“使分离’”分手”，指把原来结合在一起或混杂的东西分开，被分隔的东西没有任何统一性，有时含有用暴力强行分开之意。
Separate 还可以做形容词，意为“分开的”“个别的”。
Have a try:

He ______ his time between work and play.
We talked until midnight and then ______.
The shop owner _______ the apples into different classes.
The children sleep in _______ beds.
The fence ______ the garden in half.
divides
divided
divides
separated
separate
You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史，很容易就能弄清楚这个问题。
Clarify : vt. 澄清，讲清楚；阐明
vi. 澄清，清楚；明了；易懂

Could you clarify the question? explaine
你能解释这个问题吗？
His mind suddenly clarified.
他的头脑突然清醒了。
Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century .
link v. link A with B / link A and B (together)
The newspaper linked his name with hers.
报纸报道把他的名字和她的联系在一起。
From then on, his fate was linked to the company’s.
从那以后，他的命运就和公司的命运连在一起了。
这条新路连接了这个偏远的小镇和首都。
The new road linked the remote town with the capital.
Link n. 联系两者的人或事物；关系；联系
The police thought there was a link between the two murders. (警察认为这两起谋杀案之间有联系)
The southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
Unwilling 不愿意的；不情愿的；勉强的。
Unwilling participants 不情愿的参与者
Tony was unwilling or unable to pay the rent.
托尼不愿意或没有能力支付租金。
break away (from):挣脱；脱离；改掉，破除
Nowadays many farmers want to break away from rural life and make a living in cities.
现在许多农民都想离开农村到城里谋生。
美国南方各洲想脱离联邦。
The American southern states wanted to break away from the union.
You should break away from the bad habit.
你应该改掉这个坏习惯。
[拓] break 词组
break out / break down / break up / break in / break off
1) When we were out, a thief__________our house.
2) She __________ a piece of chocolate and gave it  to me.
3) Unluckily, our car ___________ on the high way.
4) The two companies decided to ___________ the  partnership.
5) A big earthquake ____________ in Tangshan.
broke in
broke off
broke down
break up
broke out
To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas…
值得赞扬的是，这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作。。。
Credit 既是可数名词，又不是可数名词，其常见意思是“赊购（制度）；称赞；学分”。如：
No credit is given to this restaurant.
本店概不赊账。
This shop gives three months’ interest-free credit.
这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。
There was little credit given to those who had worked the hardest.
那些工作最努力的人几乎没有受到什么表扬。
He earned enough credits for his degree.
他为获得学位取得了足够的学分。
Credit 也可以作动词，表示“相信；把。。。归功于”。如
Do you credit what that politician said?
你相信哪个政客说的话吗？
To one’s credit 值得赞扬；为某人增光。如：
It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.
亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。

To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas…
work together 为习惯用语，
work 意为 “起反应，起作用”
[拓] Work 词组：
Work well 做得好
Work in/ into 渗透； 渗入
Work at sth. 从事
Work out 算出
Work one’s will on / upon sb. 将某人的意志强加于别人。
and for convenience, divided roughly into three zones.
for convenience: 为了方便