1、A brief introduction to the UK1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.four 2.How long does it take to fly fromBeijing airport to London HeathrowAirport?A.about 6 hoursB.about 11 hoursC.about 16 hours3.Who rules the UK:the Prime Minister or the Queen?A.the QueenB.the Prime Ministe
2、rC.both 4.What are the provinces called in England?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states5.Which is the longest river in England?A.the River AvonB.the River ThamesC.the River SevernMatch the main idea of each paragraph.Para 1Para 2Para 3B.States the topic of the passage.C.Explains differences in the four c
3、ountries.A.Explains what the term“Great Britain”means and how it came about.Para 4Para 5Para 6D.Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK.E.The evidence of the invaders can be found in the British countryside.F.Explains how England is divided into three zones.Wha
4、t is the main idea of the text?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
5、,etc.Which countries make up the UK?England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland.1.Which countries form Great Britain?England,Wales,Scotland.2.When was Wales linked to England?3.When were England and Wales joined to Scotland?4.When did Southern Ireland break away and Northern Ireland join with England Sc
6、otland and Wales to form the UK?In the 13thCentury_ was linked to England.In the 17thCenturyEngland and Wales were joined to _.In the early 20th Century_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _,Wales and _ to become _.ScotlandWalesSouthernNorthernEnglandScotland the United Kingdom Read Para 2
7、,complete the form.1.Which areas do the four countries work together?In the currency and international relations.2.What are the four countries differences?They have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup.1.England can
8、 be divided into _ parts.They are:_ threeNorth of EnglandMidlandsSouth of England2.What are the features of the South?Most of the population settled in the South.What are the features of the Midlands and North of England?Most of the large industrial cities are in the Midlands and North of England.Wh
9、ere can you find more about British history and culture?In older but smaller towns first built by the Romans.1.Para 5 mainly tells us _.A.museums B.invaders C.government D.the Vikings2.In the history of England,there has been four sets of invaders.They are:_,_,_,_.the Romans the Anglo-Saxonsthe Viki
10、ngsthe Normans 2.What did the Four Invaders leave for England?the Romansthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe Normansleft their towns and roadsleft their language and their governmentinfluenced the vocabulary and placenames of the Northleft castles and words for foodPart 1(Para _)Part 2(Para _)Part 3(Para
11、_)How the UK came into being?England is divided into 3 zones.The cultural importance of London.1-345-6(1)England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the _ century.A.thirteenth B.seventeenth C.early twentieth century D.1060s(2)From Para.4,we know that _.A.England,Wales and Scotland form Great Britai
12、n.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.(3)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.ev
13、ery 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 o
14、f the UK is called the _.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnion JackThe 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
15、in the _ and the _.The capital of the UK is _,which has many great places of interest.educationallegal systemsfootballdividedMidlandsNorthEnglandintoSouthLondonteamsComplete the sentences using the words in the box.England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Southern Ireland1.The countries t
16、hat make up Great Britain are _.2.If we speak of England we mean _.England,Wales and ScotlandEngland and Wales3.The United Kingdom includes _ _.4.The part of Ireland that separated from England is called _ _.5.London is the capital city of _ _.England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland Republic of
17、Southern IrelandEngland/1.The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is left out?Why?The country left out is Wales.It is usually assumed to be part of England.Read the passage and answer the questions.Look at the map of England and Wales in the follow
18、ing page.Divide it into three parts.Draw lines across to show the zones of the South,Midlands and North of England.Now put each town or city into its correct zone.NorthMidlandsSouthPossible summary:The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit.It shows how England is also divided into three zones.It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.1.Get ready to retell the text in your own words.2.Go over“Learning about Language”1,2 and 3 on pages 12.3.Do“Discovering useful structures”1 and 2 on pages 13.
