The United Kingdom
Warming up and reading
London Bridge
The Tower of London
The Big Ben
Oxford University
牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件，
它可以追溯到1096年于那里开始的教学。
牛津产生了4位英国国王，
46位诺贝尔奖获得者，25位英国首相，3位圣人，
86位大主教以及18位红衣主教。
Cambridge University
成立于1209年，是世界十大学府之一，
73位诺贝尔奖得主出自此校。
David Beckham
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Royal Greenwich Observatory
格林威治皇家天文台
How many countries does the UK consist of ?

A. two

B. three

C. four
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Let’s have a quiz
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?
A. About 6 hours
B about 10 hours
C about 16 hours
Beijing
London Heathrow Airport
3. Who rules the country?

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
Thames
Severn
Avon
The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.
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
£
Pre-reading
Can you name the capital cities of the
countries of the UK?
Scotland
Edinburgh
England
London
Wales
Cardiff
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
E
S
Irish Sea
Reading
Puzzles in Geography
reading
Please read for main idea first.
Please read the whole text as fast as you can, and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.
What is the main idea of the text
A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
B. Explain how England is divided into three zones
C. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.
D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.
What is the main idea of each paragraph
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Pa 5&6:
States the topic to be examined in the reading.
Explains the cultural importance of London
Explains how England is divided into three zones ;their similarities and differences.
How the UK was formed.
Explains differences in the four countries.
Wales
England
Scotland
North Ireland
the United Kingdom
13th century
17th century
20th century
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
England
13th century
17th century
Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
20th century
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom
20th century
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
2. What area do the four countries work together?
The currency and international relations
3. What are the four countries’ differences?
They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
1.The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in
the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
The country left out is Wales. It is usually considered to
be part of England.
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 _________ ______.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
Fill in the blanks
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
England is divided into __ zones.
Part 2
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
3
Where can you find more about British history
and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
historical
treasures
museums
art collections
theatres
parks
buildings
The oldest building built by … in the 1060s.
The oldest castle constructed by …rulers in 1066.
The oldest port built by … in the 1st century.
Part 3 –About London
Paragraph 5--6
Part 3
In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _____________,
_______________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?
The Romans
The Anglo-Saxons
The Viking
The Normans
left their language and
their government
left their towns and roads
left castles and words
for food
influenced the vocabulary
and place-names of the
North
The influence of the invaders
Which group of invaders did not influence London?
Now let’s read for detailed information.
Task2: match the following useful words according to their English meaning.
V. be made up of ;be composed
of ----consist of
V. separate----divide ~into~
V. cause sth. to become clear or
easier to understand
consist
divide

clarify
break away
(from)
escape suddenly.
legal
adj. of or based on law

n. The quality of being
useful and convenient
n. action or power of
attracting
n. a group of objects that
have been collected.
V. build, set up, establish.
relation
n. related to, or connection between people, things,
or events
construct
collection
attraction
convenience
debate
V&n. argue with sb.
Translate these sentences into Chinese.
You can easily 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.
3.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.
如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义, 你必须睁大双眼.
然而,爱尔兰的南部不愿意形成联合王国，它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。
2. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.
Thanks a lot!