1. Unit 2 The United Kingdom

2. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
How much do you know about the United Kingdom? Do this
quiz with your partners:
How many countries does 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 6 hours.
B. about 10 hours.
C. about 16 hours.
3. Who rules the country?
A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister. C. Both.

3. 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. London pounds Capital city of Great Britain Currency used in England
the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Full name of the UK

5. the Union Jack

6. Queen Elizabeth the Second

7. The national anthem 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.
上帝保佑女王，
祝她万寿无疆，
神佑女王。
常胜利，沐荣光；
孚民望，心欢畅；
治国家，王运长；
神佑女王！

8. Reading
PUZZLES
IN GEOGRAPHY

9. What is the text mainly about?
A introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development based on geography, history, politics, and culture etc.

10. _____________________________ Part 2 (Para 4):
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1 (Para 1-3)
_____________________________
Part 2 (Para 4):
________________________________
Part 3 (Para 5-6):
__________________________________
How the UK came into being?
England is divided into 3 zones.
The cultural importance of London.

11. England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland
Part 1 about the UK
Read the passage and complete the sentences using the words
in the box.
England Wales Scotland
Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland
The countries that make up Great Britain are
_________________________.
2. If we speak of England we mean _________________.
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales

12. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
3. The United Kingdom includes ___________________
__________________________.
4. The part of Ireland that separated from England is
called _________________________.
5. London is the capital city of ____________________
________.
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/Great Britain/
the UK

13. 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

14. In what ways are the four countries different?
They are different in international relations. They have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.
What three countries does British Airways represent?
England 2) Scotland 3) Northern Ireland

15. How UK was formed?
In the 13th century AD
England

16. England Wales Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD.
Wales is usually
assumed to be
part of England.
England
Wales

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

18. Get Ireland connected
to form the United
Kingdom.
Ireland

19. Northern Ireland The southern part of Ireland broke away to form its
own government.
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined
with Britain to become the
United Kingdom.

20. the United Kingdom Great Britain England Union Jack
Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England
17th century AD, England
+ Wales + Scotland
the 13th century, England + Wales
first only England

21. Part 2 about England 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

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

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

24. invaders The greatest historical treasure in London: Museums
art collections
buildings
parks
theatres
ports
castles
invaders

25. What did they leave? Para 5--Invaders
In the England history, there has been four sets of
invaders. They are: ____________,
_________________, ___________, ____________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?

26. Romans:
towns and roads
Anglo-Saxons:
Language and government
the Vikings:
Influence the
vocabulary and place-names
of the North
the Normans:
Castles and words for food

27. Which group of the invaders did not
influence London?
The Vikings

28. Summary:
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 UKis called the
____________.
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union Jack

29. The four countries have different ___________ and
______ ________ as well as different _________
______. ________ 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.
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
England
divided
into
South
Midlands
North
London

30. LANGUAGE POINTS

31. 1. England can be divide into three main areas.
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

32. separate与divide？
divide 意为“分开，分成”, 指把具有统一性的东西
分成几部分, 往往还有自然划分的意思, 并能按比例
“划分、分隔”成若干部分；
separate 意为“使分开，使分离，分手”, 指把原来结
合在一起或混杂的东西分开, 被分隔的东西没有任何统
一性, 有时含有强行分开之意。
separate 还可以做形容词, 意为“分开的、个别的”。

33. Let's have a try:
1) He _______ his time between work and play.
2) We talked until midnight and then __________.
3) The shop owner _________ good apples from bad
ones.
4) The children sleep in _________ beds.
5) The fence _______ the garden in half.
divides
separated
separates
separate
divides

34. 2. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century.
v. link A with B / link A and B (together)
The new road linked the remote town with the capital.
From then on, his fate was linked to the company’s.
link n. 联系两者的人或事物; 关系; 联系
The police thought there was a link between the two murders.

35. 3. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling
and broke away to form its own government.
然而, 爱尔兰的南部不愿意, 分离出去建立了自己的政府。
break away (from): 挣脱; 脱离; 改掉, 破除;
Nowadays many farmers want to break away from rural life and make a living in cities.
The American southern states wanted to break away from the union.
你应该改掉这个坏习惯。
You should break away from the bad habit.

36. 其他短语:
break away 挣脱, 逃脱; 脱离, 背叛
break down 抛锚, 出故障, 身体跨了
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

37. break out break down break up
break in break off
1) When we were out, a thief _________ our house.
2) She __________ a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
3) Unluckily, our car ___________ on the high way.
4) The two companies decided to _________ the partnership.
5) A big earthquake __________ in Tangshan.
broke in
broke off
broke down
break up
broke out

38. 4. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international rela-tions), but they are still different.
值得赞扬的是, 这四
个国家的确在某些方面 (如货币和国际关系方面) 是
合作的, 但它们还是不同的。
to one’s credit　为……带来荣誉/增光; 值得赞扬;
在……名下
credit  n. 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷
He is a credit to the family. 
She was given the credit for what I had done. 

39. The bank refused further credits to the company.
No credit is given to this restaurant.
He earned enough credits for his degree.
It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.
work together 合作；work 在此处的被译为“起反应, 起作用”。

40. 由动词work构成的词组：
work well 做得好
work sth. in/into sth. 设法把……加进
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

41. 5. England is the largest of the four countries, and for
convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.
在这四个国家中, 英格兰最大, 为了方便起见, 它大致被分为了三个地区。
convenience n. 方便, 便利
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 　　
常用搭配：
for one’s convenience 为……方便
for convenience’s sake 为方便起见
at one’s convenience 在……方便的时候

42. We bought this house for its convenience.
Please come at your convenience.
convenient adj. 方便的; 便利的
常用搭配: be convenient to sb.
It is convenient for sb. to do sth.

43. 6. attract
v. 吸引, 引诱
attract sb. 吸引某人
attract sb. to sth. 把某人吸引到
attract attention 引起注意
Like attracts like. 物以类聚
The concert attracted a great number of people.
What do you think attracts people to big cities?
attraction n. 1) 吸引, 引力
2) 吸引人的东西; 喜闻乐见的东西;

44. attraction of gravity 重力
scenic/tourist attraction(s)
旅游胜地
He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot days.　
attractive adj. 有吸引力, 诱人的

45. 7. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to
make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable
and worthwhile.
1) 句中的keep your eyes open和make your trip...
enjoyable and worthwhile都是“动词＋宾语＋形容
词作宾补”结构。
He found the room open.
The rain made the ground wet.

46. 2) worthwhile adj. 值得做的
常用于It is worthwhile to do sth./doing sth.中。
I don’t think it is worthwhile.
It is worthwhile discussing/to discuss the question.
辨析: worth, worthy和worthwhile的区别:
worth 后面必须带名词或动名词。后接动名词时以主动形式表达被动的含义, 接名词时须接表示价值、代价的名词。常用短语be worth sth/doing sth.
worthy是形容词, 在句中作表语或定语。作表语时, 用be worthy of ＋n. / doing sth. 或 be worthy to be done 结构。

47. This book is well worth reading.
This dictionary is worth ten yuan.
worthwhile/worth adj. 有价值的；值得做的。
It is worthwhile to visit/visiting Hangzhou which is a beautiful place.
Hangzhou is a beautiful place which is worth visiting.
Thank you for your worthwhile suggestion.
Thank you for your worth suggestion.
worth: 只作表语不作定语
worthwhile 既可作表语又可作定语

48. worthwhile/worth
1) The book is worth reading.
= It is worth/worthwhile reading the book.
2) Nursing is a very worthwhile job.
3) We had a long wait, but it was worthwhile because
we got the tickets.
4) The exhibition is well worth a visit.
5) He thinks teaching foreign language is worthwhile.

49. 8. Which country is left out?
leave out 1)遗漏, 漏掉
Be careful not to leave out any letter when remember
-ing words.
He is left out of this name list.
2)删掉, 省去
You can leave out some unimportant details in your
composition.
3)不理会, 忽视
No one speaks to him; he’s always left out.

50. 拓展:
leave…for… 离开……去……
leave for 前往
leave alone 不管；撇下……一个人
leave aside 搁置
leave behind 留下，遗忘，遗留
leave+复合宾语 使……处于……状态

51. 1) Don’t ____ me ____when you’re giving out the invit-
ations!
A. leave; out of B. leave; for
C. cross ; out D. leave; out
2) Mr. White will _____ Boston _____ Beijing tomorrow
with his wife.
A. leave ; out B. leave; for
C. leave; / D. leave; to

52. 3) I’m sorry for leaving you _____ in the rain for an
hour.
A. to wait B. waited C. waiting D. to be waited
4) In copying this paper, he is careful not to _______
any words.
A. leave behind B. leave aside
C. leave off D. leave out

53. 1. People may wonder why different words are used to
Put the following sentences into Chinese:
1. People may wonder why different words are used to
describe these four coutries: England, Wales, Scot-
land and Northern Ireland.
2. Now when people refer to England you find Wales
included as well.
3. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in
the seventeenth century and later the name was chan-
ged to "Great Britain".

54. 4. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when
King James of Scotland became King of England and
Wales as well.
5. Finally the English government tried in the early
twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by
getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way.
6. Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have differ-
ent educational and legal systems as well as different
football teams for competitions like the World Cup!

55. 7. You find most of the population settled in the south,
but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and
the North of England.
8. Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as
those in China, they have world-famous football
teams and some of them even have two!
9. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with
its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buil-
dings.