1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom,River Thames 泰晤士河,Big ben 大本钟,London bridge 伦敦桥,Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂,Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫,Greenwich Observatory 格林威治天文台,Official flag- Union Jack,Oxford and Cambridge 牛津大学 剑桥大学,1.Which is the national emblem (国徽)of the UK?A. B.C. D.,Lets do a quiz,2.Which is the bank
2、 note of the UK ?A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds ,3.What are the provinces called in England ? A. departments B. states C. counties,4.Who rules the country?A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both,Elizabeth ,David Cameron,5.Which is the national flower of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Maple,6.Whic
3、h is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver (海狸) C.,Redbreast(知更鸟）,Bald eagle（秃鹰）,7. 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 R
4、iver Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.,8.How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Puzzles in Geography,reading,What is the main idea of the text A. How many countries make up the United
5、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.,Please read for main idea first.,Please read the whole text as fa
6、st as you can, and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.,What is the main idea of each paragraph,Para 1:Para 2:Para 3:Para 4:Pa 5&6:,States the topic to be examined in the reading.,Explains the cultural importance of London,Explains how England is divided into three zones ;their similarit
7、ies and differences.,How the UK was formed.,Explains differences in the four countries.,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the UK,Part 1(13) About the UK,the United Kingdom,In the 17th century,Wales,England,Scotland,England,In the 13th ce
8、ntury,Great Britain,In the early 20th century,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Northern Ireland,1. The Union Jack unites the three flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out? Why?,Wales is left out, because when people refer to England you find Wales includ
9、ed as well.,2. Why is there only Northern Ireland joined the Great Britain?,Because the southern part of that country broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England.,3. In what ways are the four countries different?,They are different institutions. They have diff
10、erent educational and legal systems as well as football teams.,England is divided into _ zones.,Part 2（4）About England,Most population settled in _. Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Many cities have famous _.,the South of England,the North and the Midlands,football teams,3,historical tr
11、easures,museums,art collections,theatres,parks,buildings,The oldest building built by in the 1060s.,The oldest castle constructed by rulers in 1066.,The oldest port built by in the 1st century.,Part 3 About London,Paragraph 5-6,In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are:
12、 _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,What did they leave?,Romans:,Anglo Saxons:,towns and roads,Language and government,the Vikings:,the Normans:,Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North,Castles and words for food,Translate these sentences into Chinese.,You c
13、an easily clarify this question if you study British history.,如果你学习了英国历史, 很容易就能弄清楚这个问题.,3.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.,如果你想使你在英国的旅程有意义, 你必须睁大双眼.,然而,爱尔兰的南部不愿意形成联合王国，它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。,2. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.,1.背诵单词（1-2）2.完成小卷子,Thanks a lot!,
