4. 1.Do you know the full name of the United Kingdom? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.How much do you know about the United Kingdom?

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

6. 2. Which is the national flag of the UK? A. B. C. The union jack

7. 3. Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both Tony Blair Elizabeth Ⅱ

8. 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 decision and the laws.

9. 4. Which is the national flower of the UK? A. B. Cherry Rose C. Maple

10. 5. Which is the national stone of the UK? A. B. crystal C. Diamond Jade

11. 6. Which is the national animal of the UK? A. B. Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle

12. 7. Which is the longest river in England? A. B. River Avon River Thames C. River Severn

14. River Avon--- in the south-middle of England River Thames--- the longest river in England River Severn --- in the Northwest of the Great Britain

15. Thames Severn Avon The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.

16. 8. Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros € C. Pounds £

17. 9. What are the provinces called in England ? A. departments B. states C. counties

18. 10. Where is the capital city of the UK? Ireland Dublin Wales London Belfast Cardiff Edinburgh Northern Ireland Scotland England

19. Task1: What are the names of the following places? You can discuss with your partner according to the word list of unit2. Words and expressions in unit2 Turn to page 93 and read after the mp3

20. London Heathrow Airport

22. 5.debate vi. 争论，辩论

27. 8.If you take the plane or subway to go other places,it is very _____________ (adj.). convenient ( convenience ) n. 便利, 方便

28. 11. Shen Yang is a famous city in China.It is a ________ city. industrial 名词形式： industry adj. 工业的，产业的

29. 12. Guangzhou is a __________ city in China. historical (history n.) adj. 历史的

30. Roman 罗马人 Norman 诺曼人

31. Anglo-Saxon 盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人

32. collection collect 收藏品，珍藏，收集

33. What are they doing? They are ___________. constructing (n. construction) v. 建造；构造；

34. wedding

35. What are they doing? They are having sightseeing. They are feeling very __________delighted n. 观光；游览 n. 快乐；高兴； vt. 使高兴

36. The Tower of London 伦敦塔 (Tower of London) 始 建于千年前。 近五百年却是用作监狱直到 上世纪。 这里陈列有各个珠光宝气的 英国皇室王冠。

37. uniform 制服

38. Greenwich astronomical observatory

39. St Paul ’ s Cathedral

40. Westminster Abbey

41. Karl Marx’s statueHighgate Cemetery

42. Big Ben 大本钟

43. Big Ben 英国伦敦议会大厦 钟楼上的大钟，重 13 吨。

44. Buckingham Palace 英国君主在伦敦的王宫，建在 Westminster 。 第一位在此居住的是维多利亚女王。

45. It is a _____ palace. royal It is very ________ splendid Buckingham Palace 王室的；皇家的 壮丽的；辉煌的 白金汉宫

46. Library of the British Museum 大英图书馆

47. pot

48. The biggest castle of UK 英国最大的城堡

49. London Bridge

52. Task2: match the following useful words according to their English meaning. V. be made up of ;be composed of ----consist of V. separate----divide ~into~ V. cause sth. to become clear or easier to understand consist divide clarify break away (from) escape suddenly. legal adj. of or based on law

53. n. The quality of being useful and convenient n. action or power of attracting n. a group of objects that have been collected. V. build, set up, establish. relation n. related to, or connection between people, things, or events construct collection attraction convenience debate V&n. argue with sb.

54. If you want to describe a place, what will be in your description?

55. The description of A country geography history languages culture famous people buildings food sport Try to use these information to talk about china.

56. 1.Review the new words 2.Preview reading