2. Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the background.
1. Is Scotland a provice,a county or a country?
2. It is a ? why we say it want to gain independence .
3. where did Scotland would like to gain independence from?
England or The UK
4.Do you know the full name of the UK?

3. 5 How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?
6 Where is the capital of each country of the UK?
Scotland
Edinburgh
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Wales
England
Dublin
London
Cardiff
Republic of Ireland

4. Reading
Puzzles in Geography

5. FAST READING
A. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about
Para 1
Para 2
B. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK
Para 3
C. Present the topic of the passage.
D. The three zones of England and their similarities and differences.
Para 4
Para 5-6
E. The similarities and differences among the four countries.

6. Paragraph 1 Parts of UK
Paragraph 2 How did England and Wales join together and how did Britain and UK come into being
Part 1: About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
Paragraph 3 Administration of UK
Paragraph 4 The geographical division of England and characteristics of each zone
Part 2: About England
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5-6 The culture of London
Part 3: About London
Paragraph 5--6

7. England The United Kingdom Wales Northern Ireland Scotland PART1
Careful reading
England
First :_______
The United Kingdom
Wales
Then:_________
joined to it
Fourth:_____________was linked to it.
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Third:_________became part of it.

8. England Scotland Ireland The UK
Which country is left out in the flag of the UK?
Wales. It is usually assumed(considered ) to be part of England.

9. 1. When did the name “Great Britain” appear?
When England and Wales were joined to Scotland. It happened in 1603 when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

10. 2. What area do the four countries work together?
The currency and international relations
3. What are the four countries’ differences?
Educational and legal systems as well as different football teams

11. 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
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
football
teams
legal
systems

12. Presentation of this part

13. England is the largest of the countries and it is divided into three zones.
the North of England
the Midlands
the South of England

14. 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
football teams and are not large

15. Where can you find more about British history and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.

16. _______is the largest of the four countries and it is ______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ________,but most of the large industrial cities in the _________and the ______.The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest.
Practice :
England
divided
into
South
Midlands
North
London

17. Part 3-London museums art collections historical theatres treasures
parks
buildings
The oldest port built by the romans in the 1st century.
The oldest building built by the … in the 1060s.
The oldest castle constructed by …rulers in 1066.

18. language and government
Para.5
1.How many invaders invaded England?
2.How did the four invaders influence England?
3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?
Invaders
Areas influenced
towns and roads
The Romans
language and government
Anglo-Saxons
vocabulary and place-names of the North
Vikings
The Normans
castles and words for food

19. Let’s Learn more

21. Why do some Scottish people want independence?
1.Self-Government
They are dissatisfied with the rule from UK parliament in London and want
Scottish parliament to have more power.
2.Oil
They want the North sea oil revenues(税收）would be better spend on public services of Scotland itself.
3.History
social and cultural tensions and conflicts for decades or centuries?

22. Conflict for centuries
(from Brave Heart)

23. 1. Fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while
1.Fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom.
打,你们可能会死.逃跑则会生存----至少能有一会,很多年后,死在床上.你会愿意用这些年的机会来交换一个机会,仅仅一个,回到这里,告诉敌人,他们可以夺走我们的生命,但是,绝对夺不走我们的自由
2.Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it.
你的心灵是自由的，用尽勇气去追随吧.

24. Homework
Surf the internet to find out more
information about the UK
Write a passage about China .