Unit 2 The united Kingdom

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 1.What does UK stand for? 2. What are the four countries that make up the UK? A quiz for the United kingdom Try to answer the 5 questions in the warming up on p.5

1.Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

Edinburgh Belfast London Cardiff capital cities

North America South America Africa Europe Asia Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean The United Kingdom Find out the location of the United Kingdom

Western Europe between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea northwest of France

Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ， 1952 年 2 月 6 日即位， 1953 年 6 月 2 日加冕。

Head of Government The Prime Minister David William Donald Cameron

Reading

Task 1: Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part

Part 1 (para 1-3) Part 2 (para 4) Part 3 (para 5-6) The history and the culture of London. How the UK formed Introduce three zones of England and their similarities and differences

Task 2 Check the answers to the five questions on the paper.

Read the first part carefully then finish these exercises 1. Ex. 1 on P Ex. 2 Q 1&2.

Fill in the blanks. Wales was linked to England in ____________________. In the seventeenth century, when ________ and _______ were joined to_________, it was called ______________. However, just as they were going to connect ________ to form ___________________, the southern part ___________,only _________________ joined with England. the13th century AD the 13th century AD EnglandWales Scotland Great Britain Ireland the United Kingdom broke away How did the United Kingdom form? Northern Ireland

Task 4: Read the second part then 1. Finish the exercise 3 on page 11 2.Where is the most population settled? 3.Where are the most of the industrial cities? 4.If you want to visit historical architecture, where should you go?

South of England Midlands North of England North: Leeds, York, Manchester,Sheffield Midlands: South: Birmingham,Coventry, Reading, London, Brighten, Plymouth

Task 4: Read the second part then 1. Finish the exercise 3 on page 11 2.Where is the most population settled? 3.Where are the most of the industrial cities? 4.If you want to visit historical architecture, where should you go?

Read part 3 and finish the following task 1.Why is London the greatest historical treasure? 2.How many groups invaded London? What were they? And how did they influence London? the Romans left ______, ______ and _________ the Anglo-Saxons left _______,__________ and ________ the Vikings influenced _______,_________ the Normans left _____ and _______________ towns roadsport language government buildings vocabulary place-names castles introduced new words for food Which group did not influence London?

Brief information of the UK

UK In the 13 th century In 1603 Some time later England London The four groups of invaders contains four countries________, _______, Scotland and___________________. ______ was linked to ________. _______ and Wales were joined to _________, called____________. _______ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with________,Wales and________. Thus _____________________ came into being. The_______of the four countries,consists of the _____ of England,the__________and the________of England The greatest__________treasure of all, has _________, art___________, theatres, parks and_________. are the Romans,_____________, ________and Normans. EnglandWales Northern Ireland Wales England Scotland Great Britain SouthernNorthern EnglandScotland The United Kingdom largestSouth MidlandsNorth historical museums collectionsbuildings Anglo-SaxonsVikings

1. Use the information to write a short summary of the passage. The writer examines __________ __________ as an administrative unit. It shows how _______ is also ____________________. It explains why London _______ __________________________ _________. how the UK developed England divided into three zones became the cultural capital of England

Analyze the following long sentences 1.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. 2.Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England as well. 3.The English government tried to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way. 4.This was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack. 5.Pay attention to the linking words in this paragraph.

Analyze the following long sentences 1.To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas ( eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. 2.Nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have … 3.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. 4.It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the first century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo- Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in There have been four sets of invaders of England. 6.You must keep your eyes open if you …make … enjoyable and worthwhile.

Important words and expressions study Unite/ clarify/ break away / refer to/ include/ legal 1.The explanation in the footnote clarified the difficult sentence. 2.It is illegal (legal) to steal things. 3.I include eggs on the list of things to buy. 4.I was encouraged to break away from old forms and rules. 5.England and Scotland united in I have to refer to my appointment book and see whether I will be free at that time. 7.In his speech, he didn’t refer to the problem at all.

consist of / in / with divide… into/ separate 1.The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings. 2.His actions do not consist with his words. 3.The atmosphere consist of more than 70% of nitrogen.consistof 4.Let’s divide ourselves into several groups. 5.Children, divide the cake up between/among you. 6.Hospital staff burst into cheer after doctors completed the 20-hour operation to have separated one-year-old twins at the head.