1. UK In the 13 th century In 1603 Some time later England London The four groups of invaders contains four countries________, _______, Scotland and___________________. ______ was linked to ________. _______ and Wales were joined to _________, called____________. _______ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with________,Wales and________. Thus _____________________ came into being. The_______of the four countries,consists of the _____ of England,the__________and the________of England The greatest__________treasure of all, has _________, art___________, theatres, parks and_________. are the Romans,_____________, ________and Normans. EnglandWales Northern Ireland Wales England Scotland Great Britain SouthernNorthern EnglandScotland The United Kingdom largestSouth MidlandsNorth historical museums collectionsbuildings Anglo-SaxonsVikings

2. Analyze the following long sentences 1.Now when people __________ England you find Wales _________ as well. 2.Happily this was ____________ without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England ______. 3.The English government tried to _______ the United Kingdom ____ getting Ireland _________ in the same peaceful way. 4.This was ________ to the world in a new flag ______ the Union Jack. 5.Pay attention to the linking words in second paragraph. First/ now/ next/ happily/ finally/however/ so refer to included accomplished as well form by connected shown called

3. Analyze the following long sentences 1.To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas ( eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. 2.Nationwide, these cities are not as large as ______ in China, they have … 3.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. 4.It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo- Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066. 5.There have been four sets of invaders of England. 6.You must keep your eyes open if you …make … enjoyable and worthwhile. those 值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作， 例如在货币和国际关系上，但他们在制度上仍存在着很大 的区别。 它有公元一世纪罗马人建造的最古老的港口，有 盎格鲁 - 撒克逊人始建于 11 世纪 60 年代的最古老的 建筑，还有 1066 年由后来得诺曼人统治者建造的 最古老的城堡。

4. Important words and expressions study Unite/ clarify/ break away / refer to/ include/ legal 1.The explanation in the footnote _________ the difficult sentence. 2.It is ________ (legal) to steal things. 3.I _______ eggs on the list of things to buy. 4.I was encouraged to ________________ old forms and rules. 5.England and Scotland _______ in 1706. 6.I have to ___________ my appointment book and see whether I will be free at that time. 7.In his speech, he didn’t ________ the problem at all. clarified illegal include break away from united refer to

5. consist of / in / with divide… into/ separate 1.The beauty of Venice __________ the style of its ancient buildings. 2.His actions do not ____________ his words. 3.The atmosphere __________ more than 70% of nitrogen. 4.Let’s ______ ourselves _____ several groups. 5.Children, _______ the cake up between/among you. 6.Hospital staff burst into cheer after doctors completed the 20-hour operation to have ___________ one-year-old twins at the head. consists in consist with consists of divideinto divide separated

6. Accomplish/ unwilling/ convenience/ attract/ worthwhile / rough /currency/leave out 1.Doing a lot of reading in learning English is __________. 2.You _________ a letter when you spell the word. 3.These gates are always open for the ___________of the visitors. 4.Tom is ________ to do the work for he doesn’t like it. 5.The students ___________ the task in less than ten minutes. 6.These flowers are brightly coloured in order to ________ butterflies. 7.The president announced that a new _________ would be issued. worthwhile left out convenience unwilling accomplished attract currency