3. Where is Europe? Where is the United Kingdom? Map of the World

4. What’s the full name of the United Kingdom? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland What is the short form of the United Kingdom? the UK

5. Fill the countries on the map. Scotland Edinburgh England London Cardiff Wales Dublin Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Dublin,Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, London Belfast 1 2 3 4 5

6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1.the English channel 2.the Irish Sea 3.France 4.the Atlantic Ocean 5.the North sea 6.the Isle of Man

7. 1.Do you know where the pictures are taken? This is an ancient stone cross. It can only be found in Ireland.

8. This is a picture of an old castle. The flag on top is the national flag of Wales. A red dragon with wings, on a flag that is half white and half green.

9. Scottish soldiers dressed in traditional kilts and playing the instrument called bagpipe.( 苏格兰风笛 )

10. 2. Can you name some important cities in the UK?

11. London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Liverpool Manchester

12. Birmingham, the second largest city in England

13. Central library, Manchester Manchester, the third largest city in England

14. Liverpool, the second largest port city in England

15. 3. What is the UK famous for? Think about sport,sport art, architecture, film,artarchitecturefilm literature, food and life.literaturefoodlife.

16. The Buckingham palace

17. The River Themes & The Big Ben

18. Big Ben

19. Castle

20. Greenwich observatory

21. The London Bridge

22. The Tower of London

23. Cambridge University

24. Oxford University

25. Present Queen Elizabeth II (1952- Present)

26. Diana Princess

27. Tony Blair (Prime Minister)

28. Gerrard Owen Beckham Gerrard Owen Beckham

29. Beckham

30. 保罗 · 麦卡特尼 (Paul McCartney) 林戈 · 斯塔尔 (Ringo Starr ） 约翰 · 列侬 (John Lennon) ； 乔治 · 哈里森 (George Harrison) ； spice girls

31. Agent

32. The Edinburgh International Festival is over fifty years old and has earned its reputation as one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts.

33. Shakespeare Percy Bysshe Shelley Charles Dickens Francis Bacon

35. fish and chips Whisky

37. The British national bird 红胸鸲

38. The British national flag

39. The national flower

40. 国徽：即英王徽。中心图案为一枚盾徽，盾面上左上角和右下角 为红地上三只金狮，象征英格兰；右上角为金地上半站立的红狮， 象征苏格兰；左下角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴，象征爱尔兰。盾徽两 侧各由一只头戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和一只代表苏格兰的独 角兽支扶着。盾徽周围用法文写着一句格言，意为 “ 恶有恶报 ” ； 下端悬挂着嘉德勋章，饰带上写着 “ 天有上帝，我有权利 ” 。盾徽 上端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。 National emblem

41. Life 1. English is the official language 2.Two kinds of schools Private school Public school 3. Many world-famous universities Cambridge University Oxford university London university 4. Religion : Christ, Islam and Buddhism

42. Words to describe cities and countries GeographyLandscape, mountains, hills, rivers, coast, islands, seas, HistoryCastles, war, battles, independence, King, Queen ArtsTheater, literature, poetry, festivals, folk ClimateMild, temperature, rainy, fog, cloudy, windy

43. Step 3 Speaking

44. Don’t you think that...? I don’t think that’s right... I don’t think so. You must be mistaken... No, you are wrong thinking about... I’m afraid you’re wrong...? Aren’t you confusing...? I’m not so sure about that... Surely it must be... Yes, you are right, but... I believe that you’ve got it right. Yes, I agree with you. Sentence patterns:

45. Speaking Sample dialogues: Situation 1: A: I don’t think learning a language is so difficult. When you live in a country where you speak that language, you can hear it and practise it every day. B: well, that would certainly be helpful, but not everybody can go abroad. Besides, it should be possible to learn a language well before going to another country. C: I agree with A. B: I think it depends on yourself. Of course you have to spend enough time on learning. D: Do you think it’s a matter of time? B: Yes. You are right. Time is the most important. The more time you take to practise, the better you’ll be. A: That depends on you. It’s hard to tell, but for easy languages such as English you can learn a lot in only a few hundred hours.

46. D: Some people spend a whole lifetime without really learning much. C: Very funny! It sounds nice, but some languages are too difficult. Take Chinese, for example, how many hours does it take to learn that? B: Yes. That’s a good example. Chinese takes perhaps four or five times more time to learn than English or Spanish. D: You mean for somebody whose language isn’t English or Chinese? B: Exactly. C: I disagree. I think you are wrong thinking that it will take anyone a short time to learn English, but a long time to learn Chinese. Both English and Chinese are very different. That’s why it takes Englishmen a long time to learn Chinese. But then it should work the other way around as well. Because they are so different, it will take Chinese people four times more time to learn English than for example somebody who speaks Spanish. …

47. Situation 2: A: Of course it is easy to learn geography by reading a book and studying a map. You just look at the map and remember where places are. It’s as simple as that. B: I’m not so sure about that. I haven’t really thought about it before, but I think the only geography I know very well is that of China. Of other countries I have some idea where places are, but it feels different from the way I know it for China. A: Surely it must be possible to learn it from maps. How else can you teach geography? C: Well. It sounds as if both of you are right, in a way. I agree that what you can learn from a map is not exactly the same as when you go somewhere.

48. A: Oh here’s another. Don’t you think you can study a map and then find your way through the mountains? There, you see. D: Yes, you are right, but you wouldn’t really know where the mountains are, how high they are and how broad. Isn’t that what you are think of? B: Yes, you are right. C: Of course it should be like that. After all, maps are only representations of the country. They are a bit like a model. D: I believe you’ve got it right. Maps are not the real thing. You cannot learn everything from books. You have to experience things to make it real and meaningful. …