Unit 2 The United Kingdom

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Queen Victoria

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

London Bridge & River Thames

Royal Greenwich Observatory 格林威治皇家天文台

Webmister Abbey, England 威布敏斯特修道院

Oxford University Cambridge University

Salisbury's world-famous Stonehenge, situated on the spreading Salisbury Plain.

Big Ben

David Beckham

Warming-up Work in pairs. Do you quiz and find out how much you know about the UK. 1 How many countries dose the UK consist of? A two B three C four 2 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 3 Who rules the UK; the Prime Minister or the Queen? 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 Pre-reading Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? The UK consists of four countries, what are they? England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.

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

Fast reading Reading the passage and answer the questions 1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why? 2 What three countries does British Airways represent? 1 _________ 2_________ 3_____________ 3 Which group of invaders did not influence London? Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of England England Ireland Scotland Union Jack EnglandScotlandNorthern Ireland The Vikings didn’t influence London.

Careful reading The passage can divide into three parts, write down the main idea of each part. Part1: para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain, the UK.

England Wales Part 1 How to form the UK? In the 13th century AD

England Wales is usually assumed ( 被认为是 ) to be part of English

Scotland In 1603

Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom

Northern Ireland Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom

Part 2: para4 The geographical division of England into zones, their similarities and differences. North Midland South

Part3: para5 The cultural importance of London. The invaders of England The Romans--- Anglo-Saxon--- Vikings--- Normans--- towns and roads language and government vocabulary and place-names of the North castles and words for food