The United Kingdom
Unit 2
Watch and guess
What country dose it introduce?

苏格兰风笛.WMV
What’s the full name of the UK?
the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY
Skimming
to get
general ideas
Read the passage and complete the sentences using the words in the box.
England Wales Scotland
Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
1. The countries that make up Great
Britain are_____.

2 .If we speak of England we mean___.

3. The United Kingdom includes ____.

4. The part of Ireland that separated
from England is called _____.

5 .London is the capital city of ____.
1 The countries that make up Great
Britain are___________________
________.

2 If we speak of England we mean
____________________.

3 The United Kingdom includes
______________________________
__________________.
England, Wales and
Scotland
England and Wales
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
4 The part of Ireland that separated
from England is called ___________
________________.

5 London is the capital city of _____________________________.
Republic of
Southern Ireland
England / Great Britain / the UK
True or False
F
F
T
F
Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part I
( )
Part II
( )
Part III
( )
What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK
The geographical division of
England into zones; their
similarities and differences.
The cultural importance of London.
paras1-3
para4
paras5-6
scanning
A
B
C
The detailed information
Part 1: Para1- Para 3 what England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.

Careful reading
England
Wales
How the UK was formed
In the 13th century AD
In the early twentieth century, the English
government tried to get Ireland connected.
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom.
Para 4 the geographic division of England into zones; their similarities and differences.
Part 2:
South
Midlands
North
Part 3: Para 5 & Para 6 the cultural importance of London.
The Romans---
Anglo-Saxons---
Vikings---
Normans---
towns and roads
language and government
vocabulary and place-names of the North
castles and words for food
Fill in the following blanks.
The full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of four parts. They are ________, __________, ________ and ________________. ________ is _______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ______, but most of the large industrial cities are in the _________and the ______. The capital of the UK is ________, which has many great places of interest.
Quiz
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
England
divided
into
South
Midlands
North
London
Discussion
If you are a guide and your friend is going to the UK, how will you introduce it to her / him?
If you have a chance to introduce China, what would you like to say ?
Summary
How the UK came into being.

England is divided into three zones.

The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.
Write a passage to introduce China.
Thank you.