Talk about Britain

ENGLAND

Beckham

Big Ben

Oxford University

Cambridge University

St Paul’s Cathedral

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Step One : Let’s do a quiz

EnglandWales

ScotlandNorthern Ireland

the United Kingdom

1. How many countries does the UK consist of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

Let’s do a quiz

C

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2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. About six hours. B. About ten hours. C. About sixteen hours.

B

3. Who rules the country? A. The Queen. B. The Prime Minister. C. Both.

B

4. What are the provinces called in England?

A. Counties. B. Departments. C. States.

A

5. Which is the longest river in England?A. B.

The River Avon The River ThamesC.

B

The River Severn

6. Which is the national flag of the UK?

A. B.

C. C

A. B.

Cherry RoseC. Maple B

7. Which is the national flower of the UK?

8. Which is the national animal of the UK?A. B.

Redbreast 知更鸟

Bald eagle 秃鹰

B

Beaver 海狸

C.

Discussion :Discussion :

If you have a chance to go to thIf you have a chance to go to the UK, which aspects do you want te UK, which aspects do you want to know about before leaving?o know about before leaving?

Location / Language / People / Location / Language / People / History / Geography / culture History / Geography / culture Weather /Weather / capital/ capital/ Famous Cities / Famous Cities / Places of InterestPlaces of Interest ……

Skim :Which aspects are mentioned Skim :Which aspects are mentioned in the text ?in the text ?

geography, history and culture, etc.

Step Two : Write down the main idea of each part.

Part 1: Paragraph 1/ 2 / 3

Part 2: Paragraph 4

Part 3: Paragraph 5 / 6

Part 1: Paragraph 1/ 2 / 3

What England includes;about

Great Britain;the UK

Part 2: Paragraph 4

Part 3: Paragraph 5 / 6

The cultural importance of London.

The geographical division of

England into zones;their

similarities and differences.

Possible summary: Possible summary: The writer examines how the The writer examines how the UK developed as an UK developed as an administrative unit.It shows administrative unit.It shows how England is also divided how England is also divided into three zones. It explains into three zones. It explains why London became the why London became the cultural capital of England.cultural capital of England.

UK

Contains ________, ______,

Scotland and

_______________.

In the 13th

Century

______ was linked to

________.

In the 17th

Century

________ and Wales were

joined to ________.

Step Three : Fill in the form

England Wales

Northern Ireland

Scotland

WalesEngland

England

Task 1

Some

time

later

_________ Ireland broke away

and _________ Ireland joined

with ________ ,Wales and

________. Thus _______ came

into being.

England

the ______ of the four

countries, consists of the

______, ______and _______ of

England

Scotland

SouthernNorthernEngland

the UK

largest

South MidlandsNorth

London

the greatest ________

treasure of all, has _________,

art _________, theatres, parks

and ________.

The four

groups of

invaders

the Romans, ____________,

_______ and Normans.

historical

museums

collectionsbuildings

Anglo-Saxons

Vikings

1. The oldest castle in London was

constructed by Norman rulers in

1066.

2. London has the oldest port built

by the Normans in the 1st century

AD.

T

F

True or False

Task 2

True or FalseStep Four : True or False

3. The oldest building in London was

begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the

1060s.

4. The first invaders Norman left their

towns and roads.

5. The Vikings influenced the

vocabulary and place-names of the

North of England.

T

F

T

Step Five : Choose the best Step Five : Choose the best answer.answer.

（（ 1). England and Wales were joined to 1). England and Wales were joined to

Scotland in the ______ century.Scotland in the ______ century.

A. thirteenth B. seventeenth A. thirteenth B. seventeenth

C. early twentieth century D. 1060s C. early twentieth century D. 1060s

（ 2 ） Para 5 mainly tells us ______.

A. museums B. invaders

C. government D. the Vikings

（ 3). From Para. 4, we know that

____________________________.

A. England, Wales and Scotland form

Great Britain.

B. most of the population settle in the

north.

C. the cities are as large as those in China.

D. British people love football very much.

（ 4). We can draw a conclusion that ______. A. none of the cities in England are as big as those in China. B. the four countries work together in the currency and legal system. C. every city in England has historical architecture built by Romans. D. evidence of different invaders can be found all over the UK.

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 a part of England. The flag

of the UK is called the ___________.

United Kingdom

England Scotland Wales

Northern IrelandWales

Union Jack

Step Six : Summarize the text Step Six : Summarize the text

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 _______, which has many great places of interest.

educational legal systems

football

divided

Midlands

North

England

intoSouth

London

teams

Cross of St George (England)Cross of St George (England)Cross of Andrew (Scotland)Cross of Andrew (Scotland) Cross of St Patrick (Ireland)Cross of St Patrick (Ireland) Union JackUnion Jack

WalesWales

England Union Jack IrelandScotland

North

Midlands

South