BOOK 5 Unit2(Warming-up,reading)

__________ and __________________. Wales was ________ ____
England in the 13th century AD. In 1603 England and Wales were joined to ___________. And when they were going to get Ireland __________ to form the _________________ ,the southern part of that country _________ ________,so only Northern Ireland joined.
England in the 13th century AD. In 1603 England and Wales were
Scotland joined to ___________. And when they were going to get Ireland
Divide the text into three parts and explain the main idea of each part.
Part1 Paras(1-3) How the UK was formed. The geographical division of Part2 Para(4-5) England into zones.
C. The River Severn
Thames
Severn
Avon
The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 Km and the River Severn is 290 Km. The River Avon is much shorter.
Text
Part3 Para(6) The cultural importance of London.
Organization
UK In the 13th
England ________, Contains ________, Wales Northern Ireland Scotland and ________________. England Wales _______ was linked to ________.
Ireland.
Let’s have a quiz
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four
Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
England
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?
The four are the Romans, Anglo-Saxons ____________, groups of Vikings and Normans. _________ invaders
How was the United Kingdom formed?
England England Wales England & Wales Great Britain Scotland England & Wales & Scotland The United Kingdom (be connected to) Northern Ireland
Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham South: London, Brighton, Plymouth
London: historical treasure
Invaders
Romans
Anglo-Saxons
What did they leave? towns, roads
____________is the largest of the four countries and it is _________
_________ three zones. The zone nearest France is the ________,
The middle zone is called the ___________and the one nearest to
England _______ and Wales were joined to
Great Britain Scotland _________.(change to “_________”
Century
In 1603
Southern Ireland broke away __________ and __________ Northern Ireland joined Some time England ,Wales and with ________ Later Scotland Thus ________ the UK come _________. into being.
C. both
David Cameron
The Queen’s position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.
This was shown in the new flag called the ________ _________.
Gradually the four countries have developed different __________and __________ ___________as well as different __________ _____.
(be linked to……in the 13th century)
(be joined to…in 1603)
Para 3: 1. What area do the four countries work together? In the currency and international relations
language, government vocabulary, placenames
Vikings
Normans
castles, words for food
Fill in the blanks on the paper.
The UK consists of four countries. They are _________,__________
England
largest of the four countries, the ________ Midlands consists of the South _______ , ________ North and________ of England
London
the greatest historical ________ treasure of museums art collections all, has _________, __________, theatres, parks and buildings ________.
been influenced by____________and ________.
England Wales The UK consists of four countries. They are _________,__________ __________ Wales was ________ Scotland and __________________. Northern Ireland linked ____ to
• 4. what are the provinces called in England? • A. counties B. departments C. states
5. Which is the longest river in England? A. The River Avon
B. The River Thames
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The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decisions and laws.
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8. Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. U.S. Dollar $
B.
Euros €
C.
Pounds £
Reading
Reading
Puzzles in Geography
Here are some topics. Tick out what are mentioned in the text. city history transportation( 交 通 ), city, history, geography, wedding, agriculture, art, geography weather, war, culture culture
Unit 2
The United Kingdom
Which country will hold the 30th Olympics
in 2012?