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,The United Kingdom,A brief introduction to the UK,A brief introduction to the UK,The United Kingdom is a great country. It has a long history. It consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.,Great Britain is made up of three countries, that is, England, Scotland and Wales. So the United Kingdom is actually composed of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.,London is its capital. The 2012 Olympic Games was held in the city.,This is the famous Heathrow Airport. If you want to visit the country, you can go to London by air.,If you leave at 11:15 Beijing time from Beijing airport, you will get to London Heathrow Airport at about 15:10 London time. Beijing is seven hours earlier than London.,This was the Prime Minister of the UK.,And this was the Queen. The queen is the head of state, but its in name only. The most powerful one is the Prime Minister, who controls everything in the UK.,There are 23 provinces in China. But in England, people dont use the word “province”. Instead, they use the word “county”. There are more than eighty counties in the UK.,The River Thames is the longest river.,Test your British knowledge,Lets have a quiz,What does the UK stand for ?,UK The United Kingdom 联合王国,2. Which is the national flag of the UK? A. B. C.,The Union Jack,How many countries is the UK made up of?,The united kingdom _ _ four countries.,consists of,e.g 我们班有53个同学.,_ 53 students in our class.,53 students _ our class.,Our class _ 53 students.,Our class _ 53 students,There are,make up,consists of,is made up of,What are the capital cities of the countries ?,Edinburgh,Belfast,London,Cardiff,geography,爱丁堡,贝尔法斯特,加的夫,3.Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both,Elizabeth ,David Cameron,The Queens position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament,（国会） welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.,VS,The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.,ceremony 仪式,2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? about six hours about ten hours C. about sixteen hours,B,direct flight,4. What are the provinces called in England? A. Counties. B. Departments. C. States.,A,5. Which is the longest river in England? B. The River Avon The River Thames C.,B,The River Severn,(4km),(338km),(290km),B. Cherry Rose C. Maple,B,6. Which is the national flower of the UK?,7. Which is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle,海狸,知更鸟,秃头鹰,8. Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. B. C.,U.S. Dollar $,Euros ,Pounds ,Puzzles in Geography,Reading,Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY,descripition,1.The UK is surrounded by _ in all sides. 2. On the west of the Great Britain lies _. 3. On the south of England lies _. 4. On the northeast lies _. 5. On the northwest is _.,waters,the Irish Sea,the English Channel,the North Sea,the North Atlantic Ocean,Island,What is the text mainly about? A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? B. Explain how England is divided into three zones C. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.,1. Skimming,(1). Match main ideas with paragraphs,Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Pa 5&6:,Introduce the topic to the readers.,Explain the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK.,Explain how England is divided into three zones.,How the UK came into being.,Explain the differences in the four countries.,England,Wales,How to form the UK?,In the 13th century AD,be linked to,2.Careful reading para 2,England,Wales is usually considered to be part of England,now,Scotland,In the 17th Century,be joined to,Great Britain,try to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom,In the early 20th century,England,Wales,Scotland,Lets have a quiz,Northern Ireland,Southern Ireland,But Southern Ireland was unwilling and broke away （from ）,Only Northern Ireland joined with Britain to become the United Kingdom,What is the full name of the UK?,UK The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国,England,Wales,Northern Ireland,Scotland,Wales,England,England,Southern,Northern,England,Scotland,the UK,How the UK was formed,2.Careful reading,first only England,the 13th century AD, England + Wales.,17th century, England + Wales + Scotland,Great Britain,Later, Great Britain + Northern Ireland,England,the United Kingdom,the Union Jack,question,1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?,The country left out is Wales. It is usually considered to be part of England.,England,Union Jack,Ireland,Scotland,Para 3,In which areas/aspects(方面)do the four countries work together ? In what ways are the four countries different?,In which areas/aspects do the four countries work together ? such as_ and _,Para 3,Para 3,currency,international relations,In what ways are the four countries different? They have different_. They have different _ as well as_.,Para 3,educational and legal systems,institutions,football teams,Para 3-differences,2019/4/24,47,可编辑,the North,the South of England,the Midlands,England is roughly divided into _zones.,Para 4-England,3,What are they?,divide与separate的区别： He_ the potato_ several parts. Taiwai _ the mainland by Taiwai Strait.(海峡),divided,into,is separated from,Why did capital London become the cultural center of England? There are a lot of historical treasures in London.,(museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.),the oldest port,the oldest building,the oldest castle,Para 5 London,question,Why are there so many historical treasures in London? London has been influenced by some invaders.,In the England history, there were 4 sets of invaders: _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,What did they leave?,Romans:,Anglo-Saxons:,towns and roads,language and government,the Vikings:,Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North,the Normans:,castles and words for food,Which group of the invaders did not influence London?,What did they leave?,Big Ben 大本钟,Cambridge University 剑桥大学,Oxford University 牛津大学,London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥,The River Thames 泰晤士河,Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫,Palace of Westminster/ Houses of Parliament 国会,St Pauls Cathedral,Royal Greenwich Observatory,Stonehenge,Fill in the blanks. The full name of England is the _ _ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of four parts, they are _, _, _ and _, people always think _ is part of England. The flag of the UK is called the _ _.,United,Kingdom,England,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland,Wales,Union,Jack,Post-reading,The four countries have different _ and _ _ as well as different _ _. _ is the largest of the four countries and it is _ _ three parts. Most of the people settled in the _, but most of the large industrial cities in the _ and the _. The capital of the UK is _, where there are many great places of interest.,England,divided into,South,Midlands,North,London,educational,legal,systems,football,teams,Write a brief introduction to London,Writing,Homework,Read the whole passage and retell it.,Go to the net to get more information about the UK,Explanation,1. How many countries does the UK consist of? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？ consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成 习惯搭配： 1) consist of 由组成, 由构成, 包括,(注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态) = be made up of This club consists of more than 200 members. Coal consists mostly of carbon. 2) consist in 基于,在于,存在之中 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.,2. England can be divided into three main areas. 英国可以分成三大部分。 divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分” 常与 into, among, between 搭配 divide into 把分成,The world is divided into five continents.,划分;把整体分成若干部分, 分隔; 把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来,divide,separate,辨析: divide, separate,Lets divide the cake into three. He separated the big eggs from the small ones.,1. The apple was _ into two. 2. We _the money equally. 3. Oxygen can be _ from water. 4. The Taiwan Strait _ Taiwan from Fujian.,试一试,divided,divided,separated,separates,3. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island. 对于用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语, 现在已经没有争辩的必要了。,句型: There is no need (for sb )to do sth. 没有必要做某事 如果你不想来, 那就没有必要来了。 还有必要作进一步的解释吗？,There is no need (for you) to come if you dont want to.,=Its unnecessary for sb. to do sth,Is there any need to explain any further？,4. debate n.辩论, 讨论 A fierce debate on the tax cut was going on. v. debate abouton sth. 对某事辩论,讨论 What are they debating (about)? They are debating on the problem put forward by Mr.Zhang. They are just debating what to do next.,5. However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom, the Southern part of that country broke away to form its own government. 然而,正当他们打算把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家联合起来形成联合王国的时候,爱尔兰的南部却分离出去了。,from Ireland,break v. (broke, broken) 习惯搭配: break away 挣脱, 逃脱；脱离, 背叛 break down 抛锚, 出故障,身体跨了 break up 解散，散会 break into 闯入, 突然发出 break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾) 爆发 break off 中断 break the rules 违反规则 break the records 打破记录,6. Although the four countries do work together in some areas ( for example, in international relations), they are still different. 尽管这四个国家在某些方面 (如国际关系方面) 是合作的, 但它们还是不同的。,注意,work together是一个习惯用语, 不能按字面意思直译。work 在此处的被译为“起反应, 起作用”,由动词work构成的词组： work well 做得好 work at something 从事 work out 算出 work ones will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人,7. England is the largest of the four countries and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在这四个国家中,英格兰最大,为了方便起见, 它大致被分为了三个地区。 convenience n. 方便, 便利 I keep my dictionary on my desk for convenience. 为了图方便, 我把参考书放在书桌前。,习惯搭配 at ones convenience 在方便的时候 =when its convenient for sb. for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见,拓展,convenient adj. 适合需要的,方便的 a convenient place/ t