英語：Unit1-The--United--Kingdom---warming-up

1、The United KingdomUnit 2How much do you know about the UK? Try this quiz and find out.Lets have a quiz.A.B.C.D.1. Which flag is the national flag of the UK?Union Jack2. Which is the national flower of the UK?A. CherryB. RoseC. Peony (牡丹牡丹)B. Redbreast 知更鳥知更鳥3. Which is the national animal of the UK?

2、A. Beaver 海貍海貍C. Bald eagle 禿頭鷹禿頭鷹4. How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four5. Which city will host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games? A. Paris B. Moscow C. New York D. London6. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A. about 6 hoursB. about 10 h

3、oursC. about 16 hoursBeijingLondon Heathrow AirportLondon Heathrow Airport7. Who rules the UK?A. the QueenB. the Prime MinisterC. bothThe Queens position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.The Pri

4、me Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decisions and the laws.8. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments C. states9. Which is the longest river in England?A. the River AvonB. the Rive

5、r ThamesC. the River SevernThamesSevernAvon338 km290 km120 kmA.B.C.D.10. Which belongs to the UK?Statue ofLibertyGoldenBridgeEiffelTowerBig Ben11. Who is an English football player?B.D.BeckhamRonaldinho羅納爾迪尼奧羅納爾迪尼奧 GermanBrazilianA.C.ItalianTotti Podolski 波多爾斯基波多爾斯基 12Which is the bank note of the U

6、K ?A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds What is the full name of the UK?The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ireland Union JackScotlandEngland1. Can you name the capital cities of the UK?2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?3. Do you know any

7、cities or towns in the UK?ScotlandEdinburghE SEnglandE SLondonWalesCardiffE SNorthern IrelandBelfastE Sthe UK = EnglandWales ScotlandNorthern IrelandEnglandWales ScotlandNorthern Ireland+the Republic of IrelandLets enjoy some pictures Lets enjoy some pictures of the United Kingdom. of the United Kin

8、gdom. Do you know them?Do you know them?The British Museum 大英博物館大英博物館Big Ben英國倫敦議會大廈鐘樓上的大鐘，重13噸。Big Ben 大本鐘大本鐘 Buckingham Palace 白金漢宮白金漢宮 St Pauls CathedralSt Pauls CathedralSt. Pauls Cathedral 圣保羅大教堂圣保羅大教堂Westminster Abbey加冕典禮Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂威斯敏斯特教堂Greenwich astronomical observatoryRoyal O

9、bservatory Greenwich 格林威治天文臺格林威治天文臺 Tower Bridge 塔橋塔橋 London BridgeStonehenge 巨石陣巨石陣 The Tower of London倫敦塔(Tower of London)始建于千年前。近五百年卻是用作監(jiān)獄直到上世紀。這里陳列有各個珠光寶氣的英國皇室王冠。英國最大的城堡Highgate CemeteryHighgate Cemetery海海格特公墓；高門墓格特公墓；高門墓地地 EdinburghGreen fields in IrelandA mountain village in Ireland Southeaste

10、rn of WalesA holiday cottage in WalesOld Castle in Wales Ancient Stone Cross in IrelandLake District William ShakespearePrince Charles and Princess DianaBeckham in Manchester United The BeatlesScottish soldiers in kilts and with bagpipes PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHYReadingReading Comprehension first only En

11、glandthe 13th century, England + Wales.17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland Great BritainLater, Great Britain + Northern IrelandEnglandthe United KingdomPart 1-the UKUnion JackPart 2-England the North of Englandthe South of Englandthe Midlands England is the largest of the countries and it i

12、s divided into three zones.Part 2-EnglandEngland is divided into 3 zones.Most population settled in _. Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Nationwide,many cities have _.the South of Englandthe North and the Midlandsfootball teams and are not largePart 3-London London is the greatest histor

13、ical treasure.Museums art collectionstheatresparksbuildingsportscastlesInvadersThe RomansThe Anglo-SaxonThe VikingsThe Normanstowns and roadslanguage and governmentvocabulary and place-names of the Northcastles and words for foodWhat did they leave?Part 4-InvadersTEST True or FalseF(1) The UK includ

14、es England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. (2) The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully(3) The four countries have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well.(4) Most of the population settled in the North of England(5) The cit

15、ies in England are not as large as those in china. .TTFFw POZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY POZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY w 地理之謎地理之謎w人們也許覺得奇怪，為什么用來描述英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭和北愛爾蘭這四個國家的詞語不太一樣。但如果你學過英國歷史，就能弄清楚這個問題。w首先是英格蘭。威爾士于13世紀同英格蘭聯(lián)合了起來。如今只要有人提起英格蘭，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)威爾士總是包括在內(nèi)的。接著，英格蘭、威爾士同蘇格蘭于17世紀聯(lián)合了起來，名字就改成了“大不列顛”。令人慶幸的是，當蘇格蘭的詹姆斯國王成為英格蘭和威爾士的國王時，

16、這三個國家和平地實現(xiàn)了聯(lián)合。最后，英國政府打算于20世紀初把愛爾蘭也同另外三個國家和平聯(lián)合起來以形成聯(lián)合王國。然而，愛爾蘭的南部卻不愿組建聯(lián)合王國，它分離出去，并建立了自己的政府。因此只有北愛爾蘭同英格蘭、威爾士、蘇格蘭聯(lián)合起來，而組成了聯(lián)合王國，這一點從新的聯(lián)合王國國旗上就可以看得出來。w值得贊揚的是，這四個國家的確在一些方面共同合作，例如在貨幣和國際關系方面；但是有些制度仍然區(qū)別很大。例如，北愛爾蘭、英格蘭和蘇格蘭在教育體制和立法體制上都存在著差異。在參加像世界杯之類的比賽時，它們有著各自的足球隊。w在這四個國家中，英格蘭是最大的。為了方便起見，它大致可以劃分為三個地區(qū)。最靠近法國的那個地區(qū)叫做英格蘭南部，中部地區(qū)叫做英格蘭中部，最靠近蘇格蘭的那個地區(qū)叫做英格蘭北部。你可以看到英國的大部分人口聚居在南部，而多數(shù)大工業(yè)城市都位于中部和北部。盡管，英國任何一個城市都不像中國的城市那樣大，但是他們都有著自己的享有威名的足球隊，有的城市甚至還有兩個隊。很遺憾，這些建于19世紀的工業(yè)城市對游客并沒有吸引力。要找歷史性建筑你得去更古老的、比較小些的由古羅馬人建造的城鎮(zhèn)。在那兒你才可能找到更多的有關英國歷史和文化的東西。w最具歷史意義的寶地是倫敦。那兒有博物館，有藝術珍品、劇院、公園