Unit 2 The United Kingdom-reading
America
Europe
Asia
Afica
the UK
the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
Currency used in England
Capital city of Great Britain
London
pounds
Full name of the UK
(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国)
the Union Jack
英国国旗
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
Beckham
Queen Elizabeth the Second
伊丽莎白二世女王
rose of England
River Thames
泰晤士河
London Tower Bridge
伦敦塔桥
the House of Parliament
Big Ben
大本钟
Buckingham Palace
London Eye
St Paul’s Cathedral
St Paul’s Cathedral
Royal Greenwich
Observatory
Westminster Abbey, England 威斯敏斯特修道院
Oxford University
牛津大学
Cambridge University
剑桥大学
Stonehenge
Which country will hold the 30th Olympiad in 2012?
The UK
B.

Cherry Rose
C.
Maple
B
Which is the national flower of the UK?
Which is the national animal of the UK?
B.
Redbreast 知更鸟
Bald eagle秃鹰
B
Beaver 海狸
C.
The full name of England is the _________
_________ of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland. It consists of four parts. They are
_________,_________,________ and
________________. 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
Union
Jack
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
BLANK FILLING
READING
Fast-reading
Information about the UK
Skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.
Geography(地理)
history
The biggest country – England
invasions
cultures
food
languages
life styles
sports
London
flag
Literature
What is the text mainly about?
A introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development based on geography,history,politics,and culture etc.
Fast-Reading
Careful-reading
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
Organization: Fill in the blanks.
Scotland
Southern
Northern
England
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Part 1(Para1-3)
_____________________________
Part 2(Para4):
_____________________________
Part 3(Para 5-6):
_______________________________
How the UK came into being?
England is divided into 3 zones.
The cultural importance of London.
Divide the passage into three parts and
write down the main idea of each part.
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
the UK =
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Part 1-Geography
The United Kingdom consist of the four countries.
Para 1
The countries that make up Great Britain are__________________________
If we speak of England we mean__________________
The part of Ireland that separated from England is called_________________________
London is the capital city of _________________
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/Great Britain/the UK
Complete the sentences
Para 2
first only England
the 13th century AD, England + Wales.
1603, England + Wales + Scotland
Great Britain
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
the United Kingdom
Para 2
Try to retell how the UK come into being.
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 have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams for competitions like the World Cup.
Para 3
North
Midlands
South
Part 2-England
Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page to see how England is divided into 3 zones
Para 4
the North
the South of England
the Midlands
Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester
Coventry, Birmingham
Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth
Para 4
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
Para 4
Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?
There are a lot of historical treasure in London.
Why are there so many historical treasures in London?
London has been influenced by some invaders.
Part 3-London
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________,
_____________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?
Part 3-Invaders
Romans:
Anglo-Saxons:
towns and roads
Language and government
the Vikings:
the Normans:
Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North
Castles and words for food
Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings
Now let’s fill the forms .
They left…
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 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
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
Thank you!