高中英语Book 2 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Warming up1课件必修一.ppt

doyouknow thefullnameofthecountrywearestudyingistheunitedkingdomofgreatbritainandnorthernireland 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国简称英国 1 canyoulistsomefamouspeopleinengland williamshakespeare hamlet kinglear macbeth othello princecharlesandprincessdiana thebeatles johnlennon paulmccartney george ringo aworld famousrockgroup itconqueredthewesternworldasthemostsuccessfulmusicalgroupinthe1960s itischaracterizedbyimaginativelyricsandmemorablemelodies inthe1970s itsfamebegantodecline thebanddismissedin1971 beckham task2 testyourbritishknowledge 1 howmanycountriesdoestheukconsistof a twob threec four 2 howlongdoesittaketoflyfrombeijingtolondonheathrowairport a about6hoursb about10hoursc about16hours quiz howmuchdoyouknowabouttheunitedkingdom theunitedkingdom england wales scotland n ireland ireland ismadeupofengland wales scotlandandnorthernireland testyourbritishknowledge 3 whorulestheuk theprimeministerorthequeen a thequeenb theprimeministerc both 4 whataretheprovincescalledinengland a countiesb departmentsc states testyourbritishknowledge 5 whichisthelongestriverinengland a theriveravonb theriverthamesc theriversevern riversevern riveravon riverthames decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueoffalse 1 thefullnameoftheunitedkingdomistheunitedkingdomofgreatbritainandnorthernireland 2 thecapitaloftheunitedkingdomiswashington london 3 inthe1660skingcharles setuptheroyalsocietyofgreatbritain decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueoffalse 4 windsorcastleisoneofthehomesofthequeenandherfamily 5 stpaul scathedralisusedtosetthetimeinenglandandisbasedongreenwichmeantime thebigben 6 thereligionoftheunitedkingdomiscatholicism task3 lookatthemap talkaboutthelocation theunitedkingdom location northwestofeurope onthenorthandeast itfacesthenorthseaandonthewestitfacesatlanticocean northwestoffrance i physicalgeography theukissituatedinnortherneurope itliestothenorthoffranceandthewestofthenetherlandsanddenmark ii componentsoftheuk englandscotlandwalesnorthernirelandnumeroussmallercoastalislands england englandisphysicallythelargestpartofthefournations itisthemostimportantpartofthekingdominwealth size andpopulation population 48 7million uk 60 4million area 130423km2 uk 241752km2 london englandisahighlyurbanizedcountry why population livinginthecities 80 workinginagriculture 2 others 18 london theseatofukgovernment culturalcenter businesscenter financialcenter capitalofengland headquartersofmanybigcompanies houseinengland edinburgh scotlandisthesecondlargestofthefournations bothinpopulationandgeographicalarea itscapitalcityisedinburgh edinburgh population 5 111million uk 60 4million area 77080km2 uk 241752km2 edinburgh cardiff walesissituatedinthewesternpartofthegreatbritainisland thecapitalcityofwalesiscardiff asmallcityofabout300000people population 2 899million area 20776km2 population 2 899million area 20776km2 southeasternofwales aholidaycottageinwales oldcastleinwales belfast northernirelandisthemostsmallestofthefournations bothinareaandpopulation thecapitalcityofthenorthernirelandisbelfast population 2 899millionarea 20776km2 greenfieldsinireland amountainvillageinireland ancientstonecrossinireland iii climate theclimateofbritainismoderatedbytheatlanticgulfstream typically thereisraininbritaineverymonth itismuchmilderthanthatofmanyplacesinthesamelatitude briefintroduction theunitedkingdomofgreatbritainandnorthernireland england scotland wales northernireland london englishwelshscottish catholicism 60 441 457 july2005 total244 820sqk temperate morethanone halfofthedaysareovercast coal petro naturalgas zinc gold enjoyment placesofinterest buckinghampalace downingstreet riverthames bigben londontowerbridge placesofinterest britishmuseum westminsterabbey placesofinterest soldiers chinatown toweroflondon nationalgallery hydepark godsavethequeen godsaveourgraciousqueen longliveournoblequeen godsavethequ