1. Unit 2
The United Kingdom

2. River Thames
London

3. Big Ben
大本钟

4. The London Eye
伦敦眼 （摩天轮）

5. Cambridge University
剑桥大学

6. London Tower Bridge
伦敦塔桥

7. Queen Elizabeth the Second
伊丽莎白二世女王

8. Beckham
贝克汉姆

9. Do you know more about UK? Please do the quiz.

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

11. 2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?
A. About 6 hours
B about 10 hours
C about 16 hours
direct flight
London Heathrow Airport

12. Elizabeth Ⅱ David Cameron 3. Who rules the country? A. The Queen
B. The Prime Minister
C. both
Elizabeth Ⅱ
David Cameron

13. The Queen’s position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain. VS
The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decisions and the laws.
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14. 4. what are the provinces called in England?
A. counties B. departments C. states

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

16. 7.What is the full name of UK?
A. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
B. The United Kingdom
C. The United Kingdom
of Great Britain

17. 8.What about the relationship among the four countries?
A. live in peace
B. in conflict
C. want to separate

18. Reading
Puzzles in Geography

19. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
A. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about
Para 2
B. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK
Para 3
C. States the topic of the passage
D. Explains differences in the four countries.
Para 4
Para 5
E. The evidence of the invaders can
be found in the British countryside.
F. Explains how England is divided into three zones.
Para 6

20. Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Para 1-3
Part 1:
What England includes;
about Great Britain; the UK.
分析篇章结构,概括段落大意. 第一部分,通过几幅地图可以演示联合王国的形成过程.

21. Part2:
The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.
Para 4

22. Part 3:
Para 5-6
The culture of London
The invasion of London

23. Careful reading
Part 1
How was the UK formed?

24. Wales is usually asumsed (被认为是) to be part of England.
How UK was formed?
In the 13th century AD
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)
England
Wales
Wales is usually asumsed (被认为是) to be part of England.

25. 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

26. Scotland
in 17th Century
Great Britain
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

27. Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
in the early twentieth
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)
Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom

28. Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom

29. the United Kingdom Great Britain England
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
1603, England + Wales + Scotland
the 13th century AD, England + Wales.
first only England

30. Comprehending
The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.
COMPREHENDING.
Scotland
Ireland
Union Jack
England

31. In what areas do the four countries work together?
In currency and international relations
What are the four countries’
differences?
They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.

32. Now compare British history with Chinese history, can you find both
Discussion
Now compare British history with
Chinese history, can you find both
did the same or differently in the
process of the union of the new
country?

33. Part 2 England
Look at the map of England and Wales in the following page. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England.
North
Midlands
South

34. England is divided into 3 zones.
Most population live in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.
Many cities have famous ___________________.
the South of England
the North and the Midlands
football teams

35. Part 3-London
Why did capital London become the
cultural center of England?
There are a lot of historical treasure in
London.
Why are there so many historical
treasures in London?
London has been influenced by some
invaders.

36. What did they leave? Part 3-Invaders
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________,
_______________, __________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?

37. Romans:
towns and roads
Anglo-Saxons:
Language and government

38. the Vikings:
Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North
the Normans:
Castles and words for food

39. Make a comparison of the British and the Chinese views of history.
Discussion
Make a comparison of the British
and the Chinese views of history.
What are their and our attitudes
to the invasion?

40. Now let’s read and fill the forms .
The UK
contains four countries England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
In the 13th century
_____ was linked to England.
England and Wales were joined to Scotland
In the early 20th century
Southern Ireland __________ and ________ Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland. Thus the _______________ came into being.
England
the ______ of the four countries, and it __________ the South, the Midlands and the North of England.
London
the greatest ________________ of all, has museums, ____________, the theatres, parks and buildings.
The _____ sets of invaders
are the _______, Anglo-Saxons , Vikings and _________.
Now let’s read and fill the forms .
Wales
In the 17th century .
broke away
Northern
United Kingdom
largest
consists of
historical treasure
art collections
four
Romans
Normans 40

41. British people
Locals: generally considered Celts (凯尔特人), settling there 1000 BC
Four invaders:
1 Romans (罗马人)
arriving there in 54 BC, retreating in the year 450 AD, no one left
2 Anglo-Saxons (盎格鲁.撒克逊人)
from what is now Germany shortly after the Romans left in 450 AD, stayed there and became the majority of British. The word England comes from the name “Anglo-”.

42. 3 Vikings (维京人) :
The first record of the Vikings to Britain was in AD 789 when a ship full pirates attacked a town and killed one of the king’s men. The Vikings’ homelands were Norway and Denmark.
The Normans (诺曼底人)
1066 saw Normans crossing the channel led by Duke William of Normandy (now France) and conquering Britain. William became the king of England, titled William the Conqueror. Now, many French words are still being used in English, like pork, beef, chef, etc.

43. HADRIAN'S WALL
The most prominent and important monument(遗迹) left by the Romans in Britain, it spans the width of the country.

44. The highest road built by the Romans in England.

45. The Romans Spring Bath

46. The Romans

47. The Anglo-Saxons church

48. The Vikings

49. Colchester Castle
Built by the Normans around 1100, it was the largest Norman keep ever built

50. St. Peter's Cathedral.
  It was built by the Normans in the 12th Century