Careful reading:
First:
England = England
In 13th century:
Wales England = _______+England
In the 17th century: England + _____ Wales + _____ Scotland Great Britain =______
There are a lot of historical treasure in London.
1. Skimming
2. Match main ideas with paragraphs
Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Pa 5&6:
How the UK came into being. States the topic to be examined in the reading. Explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK. Explains differences in the four countries. Explains how England is divided into three zones.
Para. 4
the North
the Midlands
the South
Puzzle four：
How was London influenced by some of the invaders our invaders?
the the the the Romans Anglo-Saxons Vikings Normans
the main idea of each part. Part 1(Para1-3) How the UK came into being? _____________________________ Part 2(Para4): England is divided into 3 zones. _____________________________ Part 3(Para 5-6):
the currency _________________ and International relations ______________________
educational and legal Differences _______________________,
systems; football teams
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英国皇家空军用战机在伦敦上空排出 “Its coming home”(回家)的阵型 ，欢迎英格兰足球队回国。
Let’s enjoy some pictures Do you know them?
River Thames 泰晤士河
Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
England
2. which place of interest does not belong to London? A. Big Ben B. Leaning Tower B
C. London Tower
D.Buckingham Palace
In the 20th century
England + _______+ Scotland Wales The UK = ________ ________ Northern Ireland +___________
Puzzle two： How do the four countries work together and how are they different?
Para. 3
How do the four countries work together and how are they different?
The UK=England + Wales + Scotland + Northern Ireland
Similarities (work together)
London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥
Big Ben 大本钟
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Royal Greenwich Observatory（格 林威治天文台）
Oxford University 牛津大学
Cambridge University 剑桥大学
Let’s have a quiz.
Mind Map
Part 1: About the UK Paragraph 1-3
Part 2: About England Paragraph 4 Part 2: About London Paragraph 5-6
2. Scanning
How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?
Para 1Geography
England? 英国？ Britain?英国？？？ the United Kingdom? 英国？？？？？
I have many puzzles about the UK. Can you help me?
Puzzle One
Puzzle Two
Puzzle Three
What is the full name of the UK?
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
Let’s have a quiz
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four
Puzzle Four Puzzle Five
Puzzle one：
How did the “The United Kingdom” come into being ？
Para. 1-2
Part 1 the UK（para.1-2）
UK
In the 13th Century In the 17th century In the early 20th century England ______, Wales Contains ________, Scotland and ________________. Northern Ireland Wales was linked to ________. England ______ England and Wales were joined to ________ Scotland _________.(Great Britain) Southern Ireland broke away and _________ _________ Ireland joined with Northern ________ ,Wales and ________ England Scotland to the UK become _______.
What is the text mainly about? A introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development based on geography, history, politics, and culture etc.
To their credit, ... work together… for example; However…. different institutions…as well as
Para. 3
Puzzle three： How can England be divided into three different zones?
5. Which is the longest river in England? B A. B.
The River Avon
(4km)
The River Thames
(338km)
C.
The River Severn
(290km)
6. Which is the national flower of the UK? A. B.
Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings
Puzzle five： Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?
Para. 5
Why did capital London become the cultural center of England?
A.
B.
Euros € Pounds £
C.
Reading
Puzzles in geography
1. Skimming
1. What is the text mainly about?
2. Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. 3. Write down the main idea of each paragraph
What did they leave?
influenced left their language the vocabulary and their and left left castles their towns and words and roads for food place–names government of the North