The United Kingdom 高二英语 杨军

THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland What is the full name of the UK? THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Let’s have a quiz How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales

2. Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both

3. what are the provinces called in the UK? A. counties B. departments C. states

4. Which is the longest river in England? B. The River Thames A. The River Avon C. The River Severn

5. Which is the national flower of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Maple

6. Which is the bank note of the UK ? U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros € C. Pounds £

let's know something about UK!

Queen Elizabeth the Second 伊丽莎白二世女王

rose of England

牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件， 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， 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。

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

London Bridge & River Thames

Westminster Abbey, England 威斯敏斯特教堂

Big Ben (大本钟)

David Beckham

Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? Pre-reading Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

Scotland Edinburgh Northern Ireland Belfast Dublin England Wales Irish Sea S Edinburgh Northern Ireland Belfast Dublin England Wales Republic of Ireland London Cardiff

Listen and answer Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part. Part1 Para 1-3 Main idea the cultural importance of London (About London) ( ) Part2 Para 4 How the UK came into being. (About the UK) ( ) Part3 Para 5-6 England is divided into 3 zones. (About England) ( )

Part1 About the UK the United Kingdom Great Britain Union Jack England (Para1-3) the United Kingdom Great Britain Union Jack 20th century, Great Britain + Northern Ireland England 17th century , England + Wales + Scotland the 13th century, England + Wales. first only England

England England England Scotland Wales England Northern Ireland Wales In the 13th century England England Scotland Wales England In the 17th century Northern Ireland Wales England Scotland In the 20th century Great Britain the UK

England Scotland Ireland Union Jack A question The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? Scotland Ireland Union Jack England Wales. Because it is usually considered to be part of England.

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 _________ ______. United Kingdom England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Wales Union Jack educational legal systems football teams

Part2 About the England (Para 4 ) England is the largest of the four countries and it is divided into three zones. the North of England the Midlands the South of England

Fill in the blanks England is divided into 3 zones. Most population settled in ___________________. Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________. Nationwide, many cities have ________________________. the South of England the North and the Midlands world-famous football teams

Part3 About the London (Para 5-6) In the England history, there has been four sets of invaders. They are: the Romans the Anglo- Saxons the Normans the Vikings

The four invaders’ influenced on England and London. What influence did they make? London England The Romans built the oldest port in the 1st century AD left their towns and roads The Anglo-Saxons built the oldest building in the 1060s left their language and government The Vikings None influenced the vocabulary and place-names The Normans constructed the oldest castle in 1066 left castles and words for food

Which group of the invaders did not influence London? The Vikings

Step4 Summary Using the information from the reading passage, complete the following form.

consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century Wales was linked to England. In the 17th century England and Wales were joined to Scotland. In the early 20th century Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with England , Wales and Scotland to become the UK . England the largest of the four countries, consists of the South, the Midlands and the North of England. London the greatest historical treasures of all, has museums, art collections , the theatres, parks and buildings. The four groups of invaders are the Romans, Anglo-Saxons , Vikings and Normans.

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