Book 5 Unit 2 : The United Kingdom

Period one :Warming Up and Pre-reading

Class 6 Snior 2

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How much do you know about the UK? Try this quiz and find out.

Let’s have a quiz.

A. B.

C. D.

1. Which flag is the national flag of the UK?

Union Jack

2. Which is the national flower of the UK?

A. Cherry B. Rose

C. Peony (牡丹 )

B. Redbreast 知更鸟

3. Which is the national animal of the UK?

A. Beaver 海狸

C. Bald eagle 秃头鹰

4 Which is the bank note of the UK ?A.

U.S. Dollar $

B. Euros €

C. Pounds £

5. How many countries does the UK

consist of ?

A. two

B. three

C. four

6. Which city hosted the 2012 Summer

Olympic Games?

A. Paris

B. Moscow

C. New York

D. London

7. 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

Beijingg

London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport

8. Who rules the UK? A. the Queen

B. the Prime Minister C. both

The Queen’s position is

ceremonial: opening

Parliament, welcoming

heads from other

countries, going on tours

to other countries to

encourage

trade with Britain.

The Prime Minister

together with his most

important ministers

(called Cabinet) and his

Members of Parliament

make important political

decisions and the laws.

9. What are the provinces called in England?

A. counties

B. departments

C. states

10. Which is the longest river in England?

A. the River Avon

B. the River Thames

C. the River Severn

Thames

Severn

Avon

338 km

290 km

120 km

A. B. C. D.

11. Which belongs to the UK?

Statue ofLiberty

GoldenBridge

EiffelTower

Big Ben

12. Who is an English football player?

B.

D.

Beckham

Ronaldinho

German

Brazilian

A.

C.

Italian

Totti

Podolski

Information about the UK

Read the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.

Geography(地理 )history

The biggest country – England invasions

cultures

foodlanguages

life styles

sports

London

flag

Literature

Task 1 Skimming

Read the text and try to find out the main idea of the text.

To get the main idea , we should

Reading methods

1) read the title .2) read the first paragraph .3) read the first sentence of each paragraph

What is the main idea of the text A. How many countries make up the

United Kingdom? B. Explain how England is divided into

three zonesC. The reason why London became the

cultural capital of England.D. A brief introduction to the UK about

its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture.

the UK =

England

Wales

Scotlan

d

Northern Ireland

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

+

+

+the

Republic of Ireland

What is the full name of the UK?

The United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

EnglandWales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

be linked to in the 13th century AD

be joined tojoined with

Southern Ireland

broke away

GreatBritain 1603

The United Kingdom

If you are a guide and your partner is going to the UK, how will you introduce it to her /him ?

Discussion

consist of...

sports

river

national flower

language

the UK

geography

flag

……currency

Talking:A Brief Introducion to the UK

Thank you for listening!