1、1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.fourEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandLets have a quiz2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.About 6 hours B about 10 hours C about 16 hoursBeijingLondon Heathrow Airport3.Who rules the country?A.The Queen
2、 B.The Prime Minister C.both特蕾莎梅4.What are the provinces called in England?A.counties B.departments C.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.The River AvonB.The River ThamesC.The River SevernThamesSevernAvonThe River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly
3、longer.The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km.The River Avon is much shorter.6.Which is the national animal of the UK?A.B.Beaver C.Redbreast Bald eagle海狸知更鸟秃头鹰7.Which is the bank note of the UK?A.Dollar$B.Euros C.Pounds 8.Which is the national flag of the UK?A.B.C.CA.B.Cherry Rose
4、C.Maple B9.Which is the national flower of the UK?Pre-reading Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?EnglandWalesScotlandNorthland IrelandLondon伦敦London伦敦Cardiff加迪夫Cardiff加迪夫Belfast贝尔法斯特Belfast贝尔法斯特Edinburgh爱丁堡Edinburgh爱丁堡Lets enjoy some beautiful pictures about the UK.The Tower
5、of LondonThe Big BenLondon Tower Bridge伦敦塔桥The River Thames泰晤士河Buckingham Palace白金汉宫Palace of Westminster/Houses of Parliament 英国国会大厦Webminster Abbey,England 威布敏斯特修道院The British Airways London Eye伦敦眼St Pauls Cathedral圣保罗大教堂Royal Greenwich Observatory 格林尼治皇家观测台Stonehenge巨石阵牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件，它可
6、以追溯到1096年于那里开始的教学。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，3位圣人，86位大主教以及18位红衣主教。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。温莎城堡建于1820年，面积约占4500平方米Fast-readingPlease read the whole text as fast as you can,and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 5-6How did England and Wales join together and how did
7、 Great Britain and UK come into beingThe geographical division of England and characteristics of each zoneParts of UKAdministration of UKThe culture of LondonParagraph 2Paragraph 1Paragraph 3Paragraph 4WalesEngland Scotland North Irelandthe United Kingdom13thcentury17th century20th centuryPart 1Abou
8、t the UKParagraph 1-3England13th century17th centuryGet Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom20th centuryNorthern IrelandOnly Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom20th centuryPart 1About the UKParagraph 1-32.What area do the four countries work together?The c
9、urrency and international relations3.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 1About the UKParagraph 1-31.The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries int
10、he 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
11、the UK is called the _ _.The four countries have different _and _ _as well as different _ _.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnionJackeducationallegalsystemsfootballteamsFill in the blanksPart 1About the UKParagraph 1-3Part 2-About EnglandNorth:Midlands:South:large industrial c
12、itieslarge industrial citiesMost of the population settled thereParagraph 4Where can you find more about British history and culture?In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.historical treasuresmuseums art collections theatresparksbuildingsThe oldest building built by in the 1060s.The ol
13、dest castle constructed by rulers in 1066.The oldest port built by in the 1st century.Part 3 About LondonParagraph 5-6Make the invaders in order according to the time the Romansthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe Normansthe Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the NormansPart 3 About London Paragraph 5-6T
14、he Romans The Anglo-Saxons The VikingThe Normans left their language and their government left their towns and roads left castles and words for foodinfluenced the vocabulary and place-names of the NorthThe influence of the invadersWhich group of invaders did not influence London?Now lets read for de
15、tailed information.The Ukcontains four countries England ,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.In the 13thcenturyWales was linked to England.In 1603England and Wales were joined to Scotland.Sometime laterSouthern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with England ,Wales and Scotland.Thus the
16、 UK came into being.Englandthe largest of the four countries,consist of the South,the Midlands and the North of England.Londonthe greatest historical treasures of all,has museums,art collections ,the theatres,parks and buildings.The four groups of invadersare the Romans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings and Norm
17、ans.Task2:match the following useful words according to their English meaning.V.be made up of;be composed of-consist ofV.separate-divide intoV.cause sth.to become clear or easier to understandconsistdivideclarifybreak away(from)escape suddenly.legaladj.of or based on lawn.The quality of being useful and convenientn.action or power of attractingn.a group of objects that have been collected.V.build,set up,establish.relationn.related to,or connection between people,things,or eventsconstructcollectionattractionconveniencedebateV&n.argue with sb.
