Post on 11-Jan-2016
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
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
Beijing
London Heathrow
Airport
London Heathrow Airport
3. Who rules the country?
A. The Queen
B. The Prime Minister
C. both
Tony Blair
Elizabeth Ⅱ
• 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
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.
6. Which is the national flower of the UK?
A. B.
Cherry Rose
C. Maple
牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件，它可以追溯到 1096 年于那里开始的教学。
牛津产生了 4 位英国国王，46 位诺贝尔奖获得者， 25 位英国首相， 3 位圣人，
86 位大主教以及 18 位红衣主教。
• 牛 津 大 学• 牛津大学（ University of Oxford ），位
于英国牛津市，是英语世界中最古老的大学。
• 牛津大学和剑桥大学时常被合称为牛桥（牛剑）。他们两个作为英格兰最古老、最著名的大学，有着很久的竞争渊源。牛津大学是英国研究型大学罗素团体中的一员，也是英国大学排名中的顶级大学。大学的格言是拉丁文 Dominus illuminatio mea ，意思是“上帝是我的光明” (The Lord is my light) ，出自《圣经》中的赞美诗 第 27 篇。
7. Which is the national animal of the UK?
A. B.
Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle
海狸
知更鸟
秃头鹰
8. Which is the bank note of the UK ?A. U.S. Dollar $
B. Euros €
C. Pounds £
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
London Bridge & River Thames
Royal Greenwich Observatory
格林威治皇家天文台
Webminster Abbey, England 威布敏斯特修道院
Salisbury's( 索尔兹伯里市 ) world-famous Stonehenge, situated on the spreading Salisbury Plain.
Big Ben(大本钟 )
David Beckham
Pre-reading
Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?
Scotland
Edinburgh
England
London
Wales
Cardiff
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
E
S Irish Sea
reading
Puzzles in geography
New words and expressions
consist vi. 组成 , 一致divide vt. 分配 , 分开puzzle n. 难题 ; 谜 vt. 使迷惑debate vi. & n ． 争论 , 辩论clarify vt. 澄清 , 阐明relation n. 关系 ; 联系
break away 挣脱 ; 脱离union n. 同盟 ; 联盟legal adj. 法律的 ; 合法的
convenience n. 便利 ; 方便 collection n. 收藏品 ; 珍藏 ; 收集construct vt. 建造 ; 构造 ; 创立influence vt. 影响 , 改变 n. 影响 , 势力 , 有影响的人 或事
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
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.
Fast reading
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.
England Union Jack IrelandScotland
2. What three countries does British
Airways represent?
1 _______ 2________ 3_______________
3. Which group of invaders did not
influence London?
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
Northern IrelandScotlandEngland
Match the main idea of each paragraph.
A. Explains the joining of England and Wales.
B. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK
C. States the topic to be examined in the reading
D. Explains differences in the four countries.
E. Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about
F. Explains how England is divided into three zones.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
Careful reading
Answer the following questions according to each paragraph.Para 1:
What are the four countries of UK?
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Para 2:
When was Wales linked to England ?
In the 13th century AD.
Para 3:
1. When did the name “Great Britain” appear?When England and Wales were joined to
Scotland. It happened in 1603 when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.
2. In the phrase “the southern part of that country”, what country does it mean?
It means the southern part of Ireland.
3.What are the differences among the flags
of the UK?The flag of England is a cross, the flags of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork. The flag of the UK, is the combination of the three flags. That is to say, the UK is a combination of the three countries: England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
England Scotland Ireland The UK
Para 4:
1. What area do the four countries work together?
In international relations
2. What are the four countries’ differences?
They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.
1.Look at the map and the map on P11, finish the exercise.
Para 5:
North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester
Midlands: Coventry, BirminghamSouth: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth
2. What are the features of the South , the Midlands and North of England?
Most of the population settled in the South, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England
3.Where can you find more about British history and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
Para 6:1.How many invaders invaded England?
Four invaders: the Romans (54 BC-450 AD), the Anglo-Saxons (450 AD--), the Vikings (789 AD--) and the Normans (1066AD--).
2.How did the four invaders influence England?
The Romans left their towns and roads; the Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government; the Normans left castles and words for food. But the Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place –names of the North.
Divide the passage into three parts and
write down the main idea of each part.
what England includes;
about Great Britain; the UK.
Part1:
Para 1-3
EnglandWales
Part 1
In the 13th century AD
How to form the UK?
England
Wales is usually assumed ( 被认为是 ) to be part of England.
Scotland
in 1603
Get Ireland connected to
form the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom
Para 4-5 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.
Part2:
Para 6 The cultural importance
of London.
Part 3:
the Romans---
the Anglo-Saxons--
the Vikings---
the Normans---
towns and roads
language and government
vocabulary and place-names
of the North
castles and words for food
How do you think the United Kingdom
began to be formed?
Geographically and naturally, Wales
linked to England, to Scotland formed
Great Britain. Southern Ireland broke
away and Northern Ireland joined with
Great Britain to become the United
Kingdom.
Bye!