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1、Hot Links Unit 2 The United Kingdom Puzzles in Geography London The center of government and administration of the UK two minutes trip to London what does the taxi look like? what are people wearing ? what color are the buses ? what do you eat? where do you go? 5 things you must do if you visit Lond
2、on 1. 10 Downing Street Queen Prime Minister QueenElizabethII Cameron Currency QueenElizabethII 2. British Museum Art collections 3. HYDEPARK 4. Architecture The Tower of London 5. Football Beckham World cup England Match the following useful words according to their English meaning. V. be made up o
3、f ;be composed of -consist of V. separate-divide into V. cause sth. to become clear or easier to understand consist divide clarify break away (from) escape suddenly. legal adj. of or based on law n. The quality of being useful and convenient n. action or power of attracting n. a group of objects tha
4、t have been collected. V. build, set up, establish. relation n. related to, or connection between people, things, or events construct collection attraction convenience 复习 America Europe Asia Afica the UK Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the United Kingdom(UK) Which is the bank note
5、of the UK ? A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds How many countries does the UK consist of ? A two B three C four How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport ? A about six hours B about ten hours C about sixteen hours Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister
6、Tony Blair Elizabeth What are the provinces called in England? A counties B departments C states The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China .They have local government powers for their area. River Severn River Avon River Thames Pre - reading: Can you name the capital cities of
7、the countries of the UK ? What do you know about any other cities or towns in the UK? ENGLAND London Edinburgh SCOTLAND edinbr爱丁堡 Cardiff Wales Belfast Northern Ireland PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY 2 Which city is the greatest historical treasure ? 3 Who once invaded England in history ? 1 What is the full
8、name of the UK? 4 The union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the united kingdom .Which country is left out ? Why ? Fast reading: 1 What is the full name of the UK? 2 Which city is the greatest historical treasure ? 3 Who once invaded England in history ? the United Kingdom of Great B
9、ritain and Northern Ireland London The Romans ;the Anglo-Saxons ; the Vikings ; the Normans 4 The union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the united kingdom .Which country is left out ? Why ? The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England. Detailed reading.
10、 Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. out the UK Part 1: _ Part 2: _ Part 3: _ How the UK came into being. England is divided into 3 zones. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. Para1-3 para4 Para5-6 Part 1-the UK 1 What happened in t
11、he 13th century? 2 What happened in the early 20th century ? First there was England .Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. The English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful government . Part 1-the UK
12、2 How did the UK come into being ? Part 1-the UK Englandthe UK Great Britain England the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland first only England the 13th century, England + Wales. 17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland Great Britain Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland Engla
13、nd the United Kingdom Part 1-the UK Union Jack How do the four countries work together? They do work together in some areas, but they have different educational and legal systems as well as football teams. Read the part two and find out : How many parts can England be divided into? What are they? So
14、uth of England Midlands North of England 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. (near France) (in the middle) (near to Scotland) Part 2- England England is divided into 3 zones. Most populatio
15、n settled in _. Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Nationwide,many cities have _. the South of England the North and the Midlands football teams and are not large Part 3- London London is the greatest historical treasure. Museums art collections theatresparks buildings portscastles invade
16、rs Why do you think London is the greatest historical treasure? The Romans The Anglo-Saxon The Vikings The Normans towns and roads language and government vocabulary and place-names of the North castles and words for food What did they leave? Part 3- Invaders True or False Listening F (1) The UK inc
17、ludes England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (2) The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully (3) The four countries have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well. (4) Most of the population settled in the North of England (5) T
18、he cities in England are not as large as those in china. . T T F F 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 diffe
19、rent _and _ _as well as different _ _. _is the largest of the four countries and it is _ _ three parts. Most of the people settled in the _,but most of the large industrial cities in the _and the _.The capital of the UK is _, it has many great places of interest. United Kingdom EnglandScotlandWales Northern IrelandWales Union Jack educational legalsystemsfootballteams England divided into South MidlandsNorthLondon Practice : Thank you