Part One The United Kingdom

Unit One The Country

Warm-up— What Do You Know about England ?

Red Double Decker Bus

Black Taxi Cab

Big Ben

London Eye （ Millennium Wheel)

Football

Cricket

The British National Anthem

God Save the Queen God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

I. British names and their meanings I. British names and their meanings II. Administrative DivisionsII. III. Geographical Positions and Features III. Geographical Positions and Features IV. Rivers and lakes IV. Rivers and lakes V. Climate Assignment

I. British names and their meanings

1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) 2. Great Britain (Britain) 3. England 4. Commonwealth 5. The British Isles

Commonwealth a free association of sovereign states (54) comprising Great Britain and a number of its former dependencies who have chosen to maintain ties of friendship and practical cooperation and who acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of their association united as ‘free and equal members’.

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain, Ireland and numerous smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

II. Administrative Divisions

English Flag

England - St. George and the Rose The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as England ’ s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars ( ) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).

Saint George slayed the dragon

Welsh Flag

Scottish Flag (Saint Andrew's Cross) saltire x 形十字

Martyrdom （殉道） of Saint Andrew Patron saint 守护圣人

"Northern Ireland flag", the "Red Hand Flag" or as the "Ulster Flag" This is the official flag of Northern Ireland. This flag is a banner of the arms of the old Government of Northern Ireland. The flag ceased to be official in 1973, but continues to be used by Unionists.

III. Geographical Positions and Features

1. England

2. Scotland

3.Wales

4. Northern Ireland

IV. Rivers and lakes 1. The Severn River 2. The Thames River 3. The Clyde River 4. Lake District 5. Lough Neagh

1. The Severn River

2. The Thames River in London is the most important river in England and the main source of London’s water supply.

3. The Clyde River

4. Lake District

5. Lough Neagh

V. The Climate in Britain A varied climate temperate maritime Mild temperature Plentiful rainfall pea souper

July mean temperature ( )

January mean temperature ( )

pea soupers Dec disaster A “peasoup” fog, covering London for four days, brought death from suffocation to 240 persons, cost an estimated $10 million in business lost, and deposited 5,000 tons of soot 烟灰 and grime 煤尘 on the city. Dense acid fogs that killed thousands of people in London up to 1956 led to legislation that prohibited coal burning in cities. Fog frequently develops in winter. In the past, foggy days were aggravated by smoke, resulting in London's traditional "pea- soupers.(yellow heavy fog)" However, since the use of coal has significantly declined, these have largely disappeared

heavy fog 130 vehicles pileup 60 injured

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