Unit 2 The United Kingdom Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading —Pre-reading

London is one of the largest cities in the world ， which has a long history. How many places of interest in London do you know ？ Now let's read the following passage to learn about some of them.

Attractions in London 伦敦作为世界著名大都市，它有许多吸引人的名胜， 现在让我们走进它们，来品味一下它们的独特之处！ Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London. It was built in honour of Admiral Nelson. This followed his victory in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar ， off the coast of Spain. You can find a number of statues and sculptures in the square. Trafalgar Square is always full of pigeons and people taking photographs of lion sculptures and the square itself.

The London Eye The London Eye is located ( 位于 ) on the south bank of the River Thames ， and it is also near the famous Big Ben. This is probably the best way to get a great view of the city of London. Run by British Airways ， it towers 135 metres above the ground. It was built to celebrate the new century. Now it is London ' s number 1 tourist attraction.

The British Museum The British Museum ， established in 1753 ， is in Great Russell Street in London. It has a display area of 60,000 to 70,000 square metres. There are more than 100 showrooms in it. It has an outstanding collection of items from all over the world. The British government and the museum departments concerned have spent 200 years in collecting a lot of precious

ancient historical relics from Britain's native countries and every country in the world ， especially from Babylon ， Persia ， Egypt ， Greece ， Rome ， India ， Japan and China. The British Museum can be visited free all day ， which is good for learning about ancient civilizations.

Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom (UK). 1.How many countries does the UK consist of ？ A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five. 答案： C 2.Which is the longest river in England ？ A.The River Avon. B.The River Thames. C.The River Severn. D.The River Nile. 答案： B

3.Which is the national flag of the UK ？ 答案： C

4.Which place of interest does not belong to London ？ 答案： A

5.Look at the picture and answer the questions.

(1)Do you know the design ？ What can you find out from it ？ (2)Except the 2012 London Olympics ， what do you know about the UK ？ The picture is the emblem of the 30th Olympics. From the picture ， I can find “ London ” ， “ 2012 ” and “ five rings ”. Big Ben ， Manchester United ( 曼联 ) ， Cambridge University ， Oxford University ， Queen Victoria ， Princess Diana ， Beckham...

1.Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it. The text explains how the UK was (1)________ geographically and historically and why (2)_______ became the greatest historical treasure of England. formed London

2.Scan the text and then choose the best answer according to the text. (1)Which of the following statements about King James is TRUE ？ A.He used to be King of Scotland ， England and Ireland. B.He was a successful king who changed the name of “ Great Britain ”. C.He lived in the sixteenth century. D.He united England ， Wales and Scotland in a peaceful way.

(2)Why did the southern part of Ireland break away from the United Kingdom ？ A.It was refused by the United Kingdom. B.It was once badly treated by the United Kingdom. C.Its customs were different from those of the United Kingdom. D.It wanted to set up its own government.

(3)The main industrial centers of the United Kingdom mainly lie in. A.the South of England B.the Midlands and the North of England C.Northern Ireland D.the eastern part of Wales

(4)From the passage we can infer that. A.the four countries compete in the World Cup together B.most cities in England have one even two football teams C.Ireland ， England and Scotland have different rules for football competitions D.only the cities bigger than the ones in China have world­famous football teams

(5)From the passage we can learn that left a great impact on British architecture. A.Normans B.Anglo­Saxons C.Vikings D.Romans 答案： (1) ～ (5) DDBBD

1.Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks. The United Kingdom The brief history of the United Kingdom First there was (1). was linked to it in the 13th century. In the (2) century England and Wales were joined to Scotland and the name was changed to “ Great Britain ”. Northern Ireland joined with England ， Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom. England 17th

The United Kingdom England The South of (3) of the population live here. The and the North Most of the industrial cities lie here ， but they do not (4) visitors. Most attract

The United Kingdom London It has (5) ， art collections ， theatres ， parks and buildings. It is the (6) of national government and its administration. It also has the oldest port ， the oldest building and the oldest (7). museums centre castle

The United Kingdom Four sets of invaders of The Romans They left their towns and roads. The Anglo­Saxons They left their (8) and government. The (9) They influenced the vocabulary and place­names of the North of. The Normans They left castles and introduced new words for (10). language Vikings food

2.Find out the sentences in the text which have similar meanings to the following ones. (1)The southern part of Ireland wanted to be a country by itself and did not want to be part of the United Kingdom ， so it fought to make itself a separate country. However ， the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.

(2)Great Britain was the name given in the 17th century when England and Wales were linked to Scotland. (3)However ， these industrial cities built in the 19th century do not have the attractions of other places. It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “ Great Britain ”.

Fill in the blanks according to the text. When asked why different words are used to describe these four countries ： England ， Wales ， Scotland and Northern Ireland ， there ' s no need to debate any more. You can (1) this question if you study British history. clarify

Now when people refer to England you find Wales (2) as well. Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were (3) Scotland. Just as they were going to get Ireland (4) to form the United Kingdom ， the southern part of that country (5) to form its own government. To their (6) the four countries do work together in some areas ， but they still have very different (7). included joined to connected broke away credit institutions

England is the largest of the four countries and for (8) it is divided roughly into three zones. Most of the population settled in the south ， but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. London with its museums ， art (9) ， theatres ， parks and buildings is the greatest historical treasure of all.It is the centre of national government and its (10). convenience collections administration

Can you work out why London is the capital of England ， Great Britain and the UK ？ 1.London has a good position.It lies in the south of England. 2.Most of the population settle in the south. 3.London has a long history. London has its museums ， art collections ， theatres ， parks and many oldest buildings. It is the centre of national government and its administration.