1. Unit 2
The United Kingdom
Reading

2. More information about the UK
Pre-reading
More information about the UK
Area: ,820 sq.km
Population: 59,113,439
Language : English, Kymric, Gaelic
Religion : Catholicism
Capital : London

3. Denominations of bank-notes:
50 pounds, 20 pounds, 10 pounds, 5 pounds
Denominations of coins:
1 pound, 50 penny, 20 penny, 10 penny, 5 penny, 1 penny

4. Five important cities in the UK
1. London: capital city
2. Belfast: capital of Northern Ireland
3. Manchester: home of the football
club Manchester United
4. Oxford: a university city
5. Liverpool: home of the Beatles, a
famous group of pop singers

5. Reading
Puzzles in geography

6. Read the text quickly and fill in the form. UK
Task 1
Read the text quickly and fill in the form. UK
Contains ________, ______, Scotland and _______________.
In the 13th
Century
______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th
________ and Wales were joined to ________.
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Wales
England
文章脉络梳理.
England
Scotland

7. Some time later
_________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________. Thus _______ come into being.
England
the ______ of the four countries, consists of the ______, ________ and _____ of England
Southern
Northern
England
Scotland
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North

8. The four groups of invaders
London
the greatest ________ treasure of all, has _________, art _________, theatres, parks and ________.
The four groups of invaders
the Romans, ____________, _______ and Normans.
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings

9. Task 2
True or False
The oldest castle in London was constructed by Norman rulers in 1066.
London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD. T F

10. 3. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s.
4. The first invaders Norman left their towns and roads.
5. The Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England. T F T

11. Task 3
Answer these questions.
1. What are the four countries of UK?
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
2. When was Wales linked to England ?
In the 13th century AD.

12. 3. When did the name “Great Britain” appear?
When England and Wales were joined to Scotland. It happened when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

13. 4. What are the differences among the flags of the UK?
The flag of England is a cross, the flags of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork. The flag of the UK, is the combination of the three flags. That is to say, the UK is a combination of the three countries: England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

14. 5. What area do the four countries work together?
The currency and international relations
6. What are the four countries’ differences?
They have very different institutions, such as different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.

15. 7. What are the features of the South, the Midlands and North of England?
Most of the population settled in the South, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England

16. 8. Where can you find more about British history and culture?
In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.
9. How many invaders invaded England?
Four invaders: the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans.

17. 10. How did the four invaders influence England?
Because the Romans left their towns and roads; the Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government; the Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place –names of the North of England; the Normans left castles and words for food.

18. Comprehending
1. Read the passage and complete the sentences using the words in the box.
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Republic of Southern Ireland

19. 1) The countries that make up Great Britain are
2） If we speak of England we mean
3）The United Kingdom includes
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
England, Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland

20. 4）The part of Ireland that separated
from England is called
5）London is the capital city of
Republic of Southern Ireland
England/Great Britain/the UK

21. 2. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1）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.

22. 2）What three countries does British
Airways represent?
England, Wales and Scotland
3）Which group of invaders did not
influence London?
The Vikings did not influence London.

23. 3. Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts
3. Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone.

24. Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester
Coventry, Birmingham
Reading,London,Brighton,Plymouth

25. 4. Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.
Part 1: Paragraph 1, 2 and 3
what England includes, about Great Britain, the UK

26. Part 2: Paragraph 4
the geographical division of England into zones, their similarities and differences
Part 3: Paragraph 5 and 6
the cultural importance of London.

27. Homework
Read the whole text aloud until you can read it fluently and meanwhile find out some words, expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you.