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A quiz

1.Which is the national flag of the UK?

A. B.

C.

The Union Jack

A quiz

2. Who rules the country?

A. The Queen

B. The Prime Minister

Elizabeth Ⅱ

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3.What are the provinces called in England?

A. counties B. departments C. states4.Which is the longest river in

England? A. The River Avon B. The River Thames C. The River Severn

A.

B.

C.

Pounds£

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5. Which is the bank note of the UK ?

LoLondon ndon BBridgeridgeBig Ben

Stonehenge

education

Cambridge University

Scotland kilt  

1. The UK consists of four countries. They are…

2. What is the name of the flag of the UK?

3. What’s the suggestion that the writer gives us if we make a travel to UK?

Answer the following questions:

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Union Jack (L12)

You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the UK enjoyable and worthwhile. (L38)

1.What does “this question” refer to ?

2.How can we work out “this question”?

3.What’s the function of Para.1 ? People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history.

first only England In the 13th century, _____ was linked to it. In ________, England and Wales were joined to _______. In _________, _______________ was joined in a peaceful way.

Time country name of the countries

Wales

Great Britain

England

Northern Ireland the early 20th

Scotlandthe 17th

the United Kingdom

2. …“this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.” What does “this” refer to ?

England

+ + =

1. Use one word to summarize Para.3.

1.England is divided into 3 zones. They are…

Para. 4

Para. 3

Most population settled in ________________.

Most of the large industrial cities are in __________________.

Many cities have famous __________________.

the South of England

the North and the Midlands

football teams

2. Why does London become the center of national government and its administration?

3. Which group of the invaders did not influence London?

The invaders What did they leave?

the Romans

the Anglo-Saxons

the Vikings

the Normans

towns and roads

language and governmentVocabulary and place-names of the North of England

castles and new words for food

London has the greatest historical treasure of all. (L25) It has …(L26)

L26

1.Wales was linked to England in the 3rd century.

2.Great Britain was the name given when England was joined to Scotland.

3. England, Scotland and Wales were united peacefully.

4. The four countries work together in all areas without any difference.

5. You find most of the population settled in the South but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands.

True or False

13th

Wales

with some differences

and the North.

What’s the main idea of the passage? The UK_______ of four countries and they work together but they still have different _________. ______ is the largest country. It is _____ ___ three zones and they have their own characteristics. The capital --London is the greatest ________ ______ of all because there are many_________, art__________, theatres, parks and buildings left by the ________.

consists

institutions England

divided into

historical treasure

museums collections

invaders

Good morning, my dear classmates. Today I’d like to tell you something about the United Kingdom.

1) …consists of …4 countries …

2) history…first…then…finally…

3) …work together…different institutions…

4) England…be divided into…3 zones…

5) Believe it or not… 4 sets of invaders…

6) If you want to visit…you’d better/ I suggest…

That’s all. Thank you.

Give a speech! choose three points

Write down your speech.

Homework