2. Warming up Do this quiz and find out how much you know about UK? 1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. two B. three D. 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 be made up of direct flight

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Can you name some cities in the United Kingdom? Oxford LondonCambridge

6. Edinburgh Birmingham Liverpool Edinburgh

7. Big Ben

8. 1. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they? 2.England can be divided into three main areas. What are they? Four. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Skimming South, Midlands, North

9. Match the paragraphs with their meanings Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 ParaPara.5 ParaPara.6 a. Differences in the four countries b. The joining of England and Wales c. Stating the topic d. The cultural importance of London e. What “Great Britain” means and how it came about f. How England is divided into three zones

10. Comprehending 1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why? Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of England England Scotland Ireland Union Jack

11. The Vikings didn’t influence London. 2. Which group of invaders did not influence London?

12. The influence of some invaders to England the Romans--- the Anglo-Saxons-- the Vikings--- the Normans--- towns and roads language and government vocabulary and place-names of the North castles and words for food

13. North: Leeds, York, Manchester, Sheffield Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham South: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth

14. UK Contains ________, ________, Scotland and ________________. In the 13 th Century _______ was linked to ________.was linked to In 1603 _______ and Wales were joined to _________. Organization England Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Wales England

15. Some time Later __________ Ireland broke away and __________ Ireland joined with ________,Wales and _________. Thus ________ come into being. England the ________ of the four countries, consists of the _______, ________ and________ of England Scotland Southern Northern England the UK largest South Midlands North

16. London the greatest ________ treasure of all, has _________, art __________, theatres, parks and ________. The four groups of invaders are the Romans, ____________, _________ and Normans. historical museumscollections buildings Anglo-Saxons Vikings

17. England Wales How UK was formed In the 13th century AD

18. England Wales is usually assumed ( 被认为是 ) to be part of England. Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD

20. Scotland In 1603 England and Wales were joined to Scotland in 1603

21. Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom Ireland The southern part of Ireland broke away to form its own government.

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

23. 1. consist of 2. find out 3. know about 4. divide into 5. there is no need to do sth 6.debate about sth 7.be linked to 8. refer to

24. 9. as well 10. be joined to 11.to one’ s surprise 12. find sb/sth done find sb doing sth 13. instead of 14. break away

25. Explanation 1.consist vi. 在于，存在于，组成，构成, 一致，适合 这个俱乐部由２００位以上的会员成。 This club consists of more than 200 members.

26. 习惯搭配： consist of 由 … 组成，由 … 构成，包括 （注意：不用于进行时态） = be made up of consist in 基于，在于，存在 … 之中 The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.

27. 2. England can be divide into three main areas. 英国可以分成三大部分． divide 意为 “ 把一个整体分成若干个部分 ” 常与 into ， among, between 搭配 divide into 把 … 分成 divide sth. among sb. 在 … 中分配 divide sth. with sb. 与 … 分担 divide … by … 用 … 除以

28. 3. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island ． 对于用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北 爱尔兰这四个国家的词语，现在已经没有争 辩的必要了。 句中 why 引导宾语从句，作介词 about 的宾语 （

29. 句型： There is no need to do sth. 没有必要 做某事 如果你不想来，那就没有必要来了． There is no need (for you) to come if you don’t want to. 还有必要作进一步的解释吗？ Is there any need to explain any further ？

30. debate v. & n. ①辩论，讨论 debate about sth. 对某事进行辩论，讨论 What are they debating (about)? They debated about the proposal for 3 days.

31. 4.clarify vt. 澄清，讲清楚；阐明 vi. 澄清，清楚，明了；易懂事 Could you clarify the question ？ 你能解释这个问题吗？ His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了．

32. 5. find sth/ sb done (doing) 发现某人 / 某物处于某种状态下 eg. When she woke up, she found herself lying in a hospital. They found themselves trapped by the bush fire.

33. 1. 他们回到家中, 发现屋子有人闯入过.(break into) When arriving at home, they found their home broken into. 2. 他发现工人们正在粉刷房间.(whitewash) They found the workers whitewashing.

34. 6.break v. (broke, broken) ＜习惯搭配＞： break away 挣脱 、分解、脱离 break down 抛锚，出故障，身体跨了，削弱 break into 闯入，突然发出 break out （战争、瘟疫、火灾）爆发 break off 中断 break the rules 违反规则 break the records 打破记录

35. 7. Although the four countries do work together in some areas ( for example, in international relations), they are still different. 尽管这四个国家在某些方面（如国际关系 方面）是合作的，但它们还是不同的．

36. 注意 : work together 是一个习惯用语， 不 能按字面意思直译． work 在此处的被译为 “ 起反应，起作用 ” 由动词 work 构成的词组： work well 做得好 work in / into 渗透，渗入 work at something 从事 work out 算出 work one’s will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人

37. 8. However, these industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not have the historical attractions of other places. 然而, 这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城 市却没有其它地方所具有的历史魅力.

38. attraction n. １） 吸引，引力；２）吸引 人的东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目 attractive adj. 有吸引力，诱人的 attraction of gravity 重力 He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot day. 酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑．

39. 9. influence vt. & n. 影响，感化, 影响力 ＜短语＞ have/has an influence with / on 对 … 有影响 under the influence of 在 … 影响下 The weather influences crops. He is a man of influence in the city.

40. 10. invader n. 入侵者；侵略者 invade vt. 侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满 Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 希特勒１９３９年入侵波兰． Doubts invade my mind. 满腹狐疑．

41. Homework: To Finish Exercise 1 & 2 on page 11. Find sentences with past particles in the text and get prepared for grammar study.