The United Kingdom
【warming -up】
How much do you know about the United Kingdom?
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
the UK
What do the letters UK stand for?
The letters UK stand for “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”(大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国）
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
3. Who rules the country?

A. The Queen

B. The Prime Minister

C. both
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.
5. Which is the longest river in England?
B.

The River Avon The River Thames

C.
The River Severn
(4km)
(338km)
(290km)
B.

Cherry Rose
C.
Maple
7. Which is the national flower of the UK?
6. Which is the national animal of the UK?

B.


Beaver
C.

Redbreast
Bald eagle
海狸
知更鸟
秃头鹰
7. Which is the bank note of the UK ?
A.
U.S. Dollar
$

B. Euros
€
C. Pounds
£
Let’s enjoy the beauty of the UK
伦敦塔
Tower of London
London Eye
London Tower Bridge
伦敦塔桥
Buckingham Palace
白金汉宫
Palace of Westminster/
Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey, England 西敏寺
温莎堡 Windsor Castle
Big Ben!大本钟
The River Thames
泰晤士河
St Paul’s Cathedral
圣保罗大教堂
Royal Greenwich Observatory
格林尼治皇家天文台
Stonehenge
巨石阵
Cambridge University
成立于1209年，是世界十大学府之一，73位诺贝尔奖得主出自此校。
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
Oxford University
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
Puzzles in Geography
Reading
Part 1
(Para1-3)
Part 2
(Para4)
Part 3
(Para 5-6)
How did the UK come into being?
England is divided into 3 zones.
The cultural importance of London.
Divide the passage into three parts and
write down the main idea of each part.
England
13th century
England
Wales
17th century
England
Wales
Scotland
Great Britain
Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom
20th century
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom
20th century
England
Wales
Scotland
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
2. What area do the four countries work together?
The currency and international relations
3. 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.
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
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 considered to
be part of England.
The full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts ,they are ________,__________,_________ and ________________, people always think ______is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the ________ ______.The four countries have different ____________and ______ _______as well as different _________ ______.
United
Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
Fill in the blanks
Part 1—About the UK
Paragraph 1--3
Part 2-England

the North of England
the South of England
the Midlands
England is the largest of the countries and it is divided
into three zones.
Part 2 --
About England
North :
Midlands:

South:
large industrial cities
large industrial cities
Most of the population
settled there
Paragraph 4
Where can you find more about British history
and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
In the England history, there are several invasions. They are: ___________,
_____________, ____________, ___________.
the Romans
the Anglo-Saxons
the Vikings
the Normans
What did they leave?
Part 3-Invaders
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
Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings
In the history of the UK, there are some
important invasions. Those invaders ruled the country for some time.
They brought
pains to the local people, but at the same time, they also brought something new to the country, which is important for making up its history.
Now let’s read for detailed information.
Summary:
The passage tells us how the four
countries: England, Wales, Scotland
and Northern Ireland joined together
and formed the United Kingdom. It
gives us a brief introduction of
England and London, and explains
how the culture of England was
influenced by its four sets of invaders.