1. The first period
Unit 2 The United Kingdom

2. Warming up ＆ Reading

3. What do you know about the United Kingdom?

4. Beckham

5. Task 3 Do the quiz on page 9 C
2. B
3. B
In Britain, Prime Minister is the leader of political parties; while the Queen is the official head of state with little real power.
4. A
5. B
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

7. River Thames

8. River Severn

9. River Thames

10. 白金汉宫（Buckingham Palace）

11. The Big Ben

12. Greenwich (longitude line )

13. The London Bridge

14. Task 2. Skimming
According to the text, join lines to the right answer.
para a. The joining of England and Wales and
what the term “Great Britain” means
and how it came about.
para b. How England is divided into three zones.
para c. States topic to be examined in the
reading.
para d. The importance of London as a culture
and politics center in the UK.
para e.The differences in the four countries.
para f. Where you can find evidence of all
these invaders.

15. Scan the passage and fill in the blanks.
1. Different names to describe these four countries
1)__________________;
2)__________________;
3)__________________.
2. Three countries on the Union Jack
3. The four invaders :
3)__________________;
4)__________________.
England
Great Britain
the United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans

16. Part 1 How UK was formed? England Wales In the 13th century AD

17. Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)
Wales is usually assumed (被认为是) to be part of England.

18. Scotland
in 1603
演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed)

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

20. 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

21. Comprehending
1. 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

22. North :
Midlands:
South:
Leeds里兹, York约克
Sheffield雪非耳
Manchester漫彻斯特
Coventry考文垂
Birmingham 伯明翰
Reading里丁, London
Brighton 布赖顿
Plymouth 普利茅斯

23. Vocabulary and place names
The invaders
The influenced things in England.
the Romans
1. ___________________________
the Anglo-Saxons
Language and government
the Vikings
2. ___________________________
the Normans
3. ____________________________
Towns and roads
Vocabulary and place names
Castles and words

24. The UK __________ four countries––England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you have learned some British history, you’ll surely _________the problems about the names for the four countries.
Wales was the first to _______with England in the 13th century AD, which was followed by Scotland in What makes us surprised is to find them ________peacefully instead of by war. And it was only after Northern Ireland joined with them that _________________ finally came into being, which was shown in its new flag––
_____________.
consists of
clarify
join
united
the united kingdom
Union Jack

25. England, the largest of the four, is _________ into three zones for ____________, that is, the South, Midlands and the North. You’ll find most population ___________in the south, and most industrial cities were in Midlands and the North, though we couldn’t find historical attractions there.
As the greatest historical ________ of England, London owns famous museums, art collections, theatres, parks and famous buildings, all of which have been influenced greatly by the __________ of England.
divided
convenience
settled
treasure
invaders

26. Homework Homework 1. Ex. 4 page 11 2. 同步书P17,18 相关部分