1. Part One The United Kingdom

2. Unit One The Country

3. Warm-up— What Do You Know about England ?

4. Red Double Decker Bus

5. Black Taxi Cab

6. Big Ben

7. London Eye （ Millennium Wheel)

8. Football

9. Cricket

10. The British National Anthem

11. God Save the Queen God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

12. I. British names and their meanings I. British names and their meanings II. Administrative DivisionsII. III. Geographical Positions and Features III. Geographical Positions and Features IV. Rivers and lakes IV. Rivers and lakes V. Climate Assignment

13. I. British names and their meanings

14. 1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) 2. Great Britain (Britain) 3. England 4. Commonwealth 5. The British Isles

15. Commonwealth a free association of sovereign states (54) comprising Great Britain and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association united as ‘free and equal members’.

16. The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain, Ireland and numerous smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

17. II. Administrative Divisions

19. English Flag

20. England - St. George and the Rose The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as England ’ s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455- 1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).

21. Saint George slayed the dragon

22. Welsh Flag

23. Scottish Flag (Saint Andrew's Cross) saltire x 形十字

24. Martyrdom （殉道） of Saint Andrew Patron saint 守护圣人

25. "Northern Ireland flag", the "Red Hand Flag" or as the "Ulster Flag" This is the official flag of Northern Ireland. This flag is a banner of the arms of the old Government of Northern Ireland. The flag ceased to be official in 1973, but continues to be used by Unionists.

26. III. Geographical Positions and Features

28. 1. England

29. 2. Scotland

30. 3.Wales

31. 4. Northern Ireland

32. IV. Rivers and lakes 1. The Severn River 2. The Thames River 3. The Clyde River 4. Lake District 5. Lough Neagh

33. 1. The Severn River

35. 2. The Thames River in London is the most important river in England and the main source of London’s water supply.

36. 3. The Clyde River

38. 4. Lake District

41. 5. Lough Neagh

43. V. The Climate in Britain A varied climate temperate maritime Mild temperature Plentiful rainfall pea souper

44. July mean temperature (1971-2000)

45. January mean temperature (1971-2000)

46. pea soupers Dec. 5-9.1952 disaster A “peasoup” fog, covering London for four days, brought death from suffocation to 240 persons, cost an estimated $10 million in business lost, and deposited 5,000 tons of soot 烟灰 and grime 煤尘 on the city. Dense acid fogs that killed thousands of people in London up to 1956 led to legislation that prohibited coal burning in cities. Fog frequently develops in winter. In the past, foggy days were aggravated by smoke, resulting in London's traditional "pea- soupers.(yellow heavy fog)" However, since the use of coal has significantly declined, these have largely disappeared

48. heavy fog 130 vehicles pileup 60 injured

49. Assignment Questions P11