UK The United Kingdom of the Great Britain

UK —— The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰 联合王国

Backham The Royal Family Theresa Mary May What do you know about UK? Big Ben Stonehenge London Bridge Buckingham Palace

A quiz 1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. two B. three C C. four 2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. About six hours B B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours 3. Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the Queen? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister B C. both

A quiz 4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties A B. departments C. states 5. Which is the longest river in England? A. The River Avon B B. The River Thames C. The River Severn

Group work: Work with your deskmate to finish the exercise. Read the part 1 and complete the sentences using the words in the box. England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland 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 ______________

Part 1(1 -3) the UK England How did the four countries make up UK ? En gl an d

England When people refer to England you find Wales included as well Wales

Great Britain Scotland This was accomplished without conflict.

the United Kingdom to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the 20 th century Ireland

the United Kingdom The southern part was unwilling and broke away. Northern Ireland

Read the part 1 and complete the sentences using the words in the box. England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland 1. The countries that make up Great Britain are_________________________ England, Wales and Scotland England Wales 2. If we speak of England we mean____________ England, Wales, Scotland 3. the United Kingdom includes______________ and Northern Ireland 4. The part of Ireland that separated from England is Republic of Southern Ireland called________________________ England/Great 5. London is the capital city of ______________ Britain/the UK

• Divide England into three zones. the North the Midlands the South of England Part 2 (4) England Most population settled in __________. the South of England Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________. the North and the Midlands football teams Many cities have famous ______.

Part 3(5 -6)-London & invaders 1. Why did capital London become the cultural center of England? There a lot of historical treasures in London. 2. Why are there so many historical treasures in London? London has been influenced by some invaders. 3. What are the invaders? They are the Romans, the Anglo. Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans

They leave ? the Romans: the Anglo-Saxons: towns and roads Language and government __________ the Vikings: Influence the vocabulary __________ and place-names of the North __________ the Normans: Castles and words for food _________

Post-reading Fill in the blanks. The full name of England is the ______ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ____ Ireland. It consists of four parts, they are _____, Wales and England _____, Scotland ____________, Northern Ireland people always think ______ Wales is a part of England. The flag of the Union _____. Jack UK is called the ______

The four countries have different educational and ____ legal _______ systems as well as ______ different _______ football ______. teams _______ is the largest of the four countries England it is _______ three parts. Most of divided into South but most the people settled in the ______, of the large industrial cities in the _____ Midlands and the ______. North The capital of the UK is ____, London it has many great places of interest.