WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?UK——TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandNorthernIreland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国EnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandtheUK=+++theRepublicofIrelandtheUnitedKingdomPleasedothequizonpage9.WhatdoyouknowabouttheUK?Warmingup1.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeC.four2.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.aboutsixhoursB.abouttenhoursC.aboutsixteenhours√directflight√bemadeupof3.Whorulesthecountry:thePrimeMinisterorthequeen?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.both4.WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states5.WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevern√√√EnglandWhenyoumentionEngland,whatorwhowillyouthinkof?Brainstorming:Englishlanguage……ManchesterUnionBigBenQueenCambridgeUniversityPrincessKateQueenElizabeththeSecondTheQueen’spositionisceremonial:openingParliament,welcomingHeadsfromothercountries,goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain.VSThePrimeMinistertogetherwithhismostimportantministers(calledCabinet)andhisMembersofParliamentmakeimportantpoliticaldecisionandthelaws.BeckhamroseofEnglandtheUnionJackMoreinformationabouttheUKArea244,100sqkmPopulation62,262,000LanguageEnglish,Kymric,GaelicReligionCatholicismCapitalLondonAnswerthequestions.CanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?CanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?EnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandLondonBelfastBelfastEdinburghEdinburghCardiffCardiff1.NamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?WhatdoyouknowaboutanyothercitiesortownsintheUK?2.Englandcanbedividedintothreemainareas.Doyouknowwhattheyare?Pre-reading3.Lookatthetitleandpicturesinthereadingpassageandpredictwhatitisabout.Thenskimittoseeifyouwereright.Skimthetext,andtickoutwhatarementionedinthetext.geographyhistoryCulturesinvasionsculturesfoodlanguageslifestylessportsLondonflagliteratureSkimmingarchitecturePara.Mainidea12345,6Introducesthetopictothereader.Explainswhattheterm“greatBrain”meansandhowitcameabout.Explainsthedifferencesinthefourcountries.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcentreintheUK.Getthemainideaforeachparagraph.Comprehending1.TheUnionJackflagunitestheflagofthreecountriesintheUnitedKingdom.Whichcountryisleftout?Why?ThecountryleftoutisWales.ItisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.EnglandUnionJackIrelandScotland2.WhatthreecountriesdoesBritishAirwaysrepresent?1_______2________3______3.WhichgroupofinvadersdidnotinfluenceLondon?TheVikingsdidn’tinfluenceLondon.WalesScotlandEnglandDividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.WhatEnglandincludes;aboutGreatBritain;theUK.Part1:Para1-3WalesPart1HowUKwasformed?Inthe13thcenturyADWalesisusuallyassumed(被认为是)tobepartofEngland.WalesScotlandin17thCenturyGetIrelandconnectedtoformtheUnitedKingdomNorthernIrelandOnlyNorthernIrelandjoinedwithBritaintobecometheUnitedKingdomfirstonlyEnglandthe13thcenturyAD,England+Wales.1603,England+Wales+ScotlandGreatBritainLater,GreatBritain+NorthernIrelandEnglandtheUnitedKingdomNorthMidlandsSouthPart2-EnglandLookatthemapofEnglandandWalesinthefollowingpage.Divideitintothreeparts.DrawlinesacrosstoshowthezonesoftheSouth,MidlandsandNorthofEngland.Nowputeachtownorcityintoitscorrectzone.Englandisdividedinto3zones.Mostpopulationsettledin___________________.Mostofthelargeindustrialcitiesarein______________________.Manycitieshavefamous____________.theSouthofEnglandtheNorthandtheMidlandsfootballteamsWhydidcapitalLondonbecometheculturalcenterofEngland?TherearealotofhistoricaltreasureinLondon.WhyaretheresomanyhistoricaltreasuresinLondon?Londonhasbeeninfluencedbysomeinvaders.Part3-LondonIntheEnglandhistory,thereareseveralinvasions.Theyare:___________,_______________,__________,___________.theRomanstheAnglo-SaxonstheVikingstheNormansWhatdidtheyleave?Part3-InvadersRomans:Anglo-Saxons:townsandroadsLanguageandgovernmenttheVikings:theNormans:Influencethevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthCastlesandwordsforfood1.CanyouworkoutwhyLondonisthecapitalofEngland,GreatBritainandtheUK?2.WhatgeographicalfactorsmakeitdifficulttoinvadeEnglandsuccessfully?Fillintheblanks.ThefullnameofEnglandisthe______________ofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Itconsistsoffourparts,theyare__________,__________,_______and________________,peoplealwaysthink______isapartofEngland.TheflagoftheUKiscalledthe___________.UnitedKingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandWalesJackPost-readingThefourcountrieshavedifferent___________and___________aswellasdifferent_____________._______isthelargestofthefourcountriesanditis__________threeparts.Mostofthepeoplesettledinthe______,butmostofthelargeindustrialcitiesinthe_________andthe______.ThecapitaloftheUKis________,ithasmanygreatplacesofinterest.EnglanddividedintoSouthMidlandsNorthLondoneducationallegalsystemsfootballteams