1、2021/8/11 星期三1Hot LinksUnit 2 The United Kingdom2021/8/11 星期三2 1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. two B. three C. four be made up ofquiz What are they? Can you name the capital cities of the countries?2021/8/11 星期三3London2021/8/11 星期三4Edinburgh2021/8/11 星期三5Cardiff2021/8/11 星期三6Norther

2、nBelfast2021/8/11 星期三7So, What is the name of the country? England-English Britain-British The United Kingdom the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2021/8/11 星期三8 2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. about six hours B. about ten hours C. about

3、 sixteen hoursdirect flightquiz 2021/8/11 星期三93. Who rules the UK: The Prime Minister or the queen? A The Queen B The Prime Minister C Both4. What are the provinces called in England? A counties B departments C states5. Which is the longest river in England? A The River Avon B The River Thames C The

4、 River Severn 2021/8/11 星期三10The Queens position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VSThe Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament m

5、ake important political decisions and laws.2021/8/11 星期三11ThamesSevernAvonThe 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.2021/8/11 星期三126. Which is the national flow

6、er of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Maple 2021/8/11 星期三137. Which is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver C. Redbreast/Robin Bald eagle海貍知更鳥禿頭鷹2021/8/11 星期三14Queen Elizabeth Beckham2021/8/11 星期三15climateScotland(Colder, more rain )Changeable2021/8/11 星期三16languageEnglishWelshIrishSome other spoken l

7、anguages Scotish2021/8/11 星期三17More information about the UK:Area: 244,820 sq.kmPopulation: 59,113,439Religion : Catholicism(天主教)Capital : Londonbank-notes : poundscoins: pound, penny2021/8/11 星期三18Some important cities in the UK1.London :capital city 2.Belfast: capital of Northern Ireland3.Manchest

8、er: home of the football club Manchester United4.Oxford: a university city 5.Liverpool: home of the Beatles, a famous group of pop singers2021/8/11 星期三19BritainThe British Isles2021/8/11 星期三20Look at the map of the British Isles and give the names of the places weve mentioned on the map:North SeaThe

9、 Atlantic OceanEnglish ChannelEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandIrelandIrish SeaDublinLondonEdinburghBelfastCardiff2021/8/11 星期三212021/8/11 星期三22Puzzles in GeographyReading 2021/8/11 星期三23Predicting: Read the title and guess what the content of the reading passage might be about.2021/8/11 星期三24cul

10、tureInfluenced by?Historyconquered by.2021/8/11 星期三25What is the text mainly about? A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.SkimmingDivide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. 2021/8/11 星期三26I

11、nformation about the UKMain idea of each part:Part 1:_ Part 2:_Part 3:_How the UK came into being.The geographical division of England into zones.The cultural importance of London.2021/8/11 星期三27Part 1 UK-GeographyThe United Kingdom c_ of the four countries: _, _, _, _.onsistsEnglandWalesScotlandNor

12、thern Ireland2021/8/11 星期三28Part 1 UK-Historyfirst only Englandthe 13th century AD, England + Wales.1603, England + Wales + Scotland Great BritainLater, Great Britain + Northern IrelandEnglandthe United Kingdom2021/8/11 星期三29 The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United King

13、dom. Which country is left out? Why? The country left out is Wales. It is usually considered to be part of England. In what ways are the four countries different? They are the same in international relations, but they have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams.2021/8/11 星

14、期三30Part 2-EnglandEngland is divided into 3 zones.the North the South of Englandthe Midlands 2021/8/11 星期三31Part 2-EnglandEngland is divided into 3 zones.Most population settled in _. Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Many cities have famous _.the South of Englandthe North and the Midlan

15、dsfootball teams2021/8/11 星期三32Why 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.Part 3-London2021/8/11 星期三33Part 3-InvadersIn the England hi

16、story, there are several invasions. They are: _, _, _, _.the Romans the Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe NormansWhat did they leave?2021/8/11 星期三34Romans: Anglo-Saxons: towns and roadsLanguage and government2021/8/11 星期三35the Vikings:the Normans:Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the NorthCastles and words for food2021/8/11 星期三36Which group of the invaders did not influence London?The Vikings2021/8/11 星期三37They left2021/8/11 星期三38In the history of the UK, there are someimportant invasions. Those invaders