1、When you mention England,what will you think of?v River Thames 泰晤士河泰晤士河v Big Ben 大本钟大本钟v London Eye 伦敦眼伦敦眼v London Tower Bridge 伦敦塔桥伦敦塔桥v Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫白金汉宫vUnion Jack 米字旗米字旗v Stonehenge 巨石阵巨石阵v Oxford 牛津大学牛津大学Cambridge 剑桥大学剑桥大学Lets have a quizGeographyNational Symbols PoliticsSociety How ma
2、ny countries does the UK consist of?A.two B.three C.fourEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland（3 points）Which is the longest river in England?A.B.C.Avon埃文河埃文河Thames泰晤士河泰晤士河120 km290 km338 kmSevern塞汶河塞汶河（2 points）Who is an English football player?B.D.BeckhamRonaldinho GermanBrazilianA.C.ItalianTotti Po
3、dolski（3 points）A.U.S.Dollar$B.Euros C.Pounds Which is the bank note of the UK?（2 points）Who rules the country?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.bothElizabeth Theresa May 特蕾莎特蕾莎 梅梅（6 points）The Queens position is ceremonial(仪仪式的式的):opening Parliament,welcoming Heads from other countries,going on to
4、urs to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.VSThe Prime Minister together with his most important ministers(called Cabinet内阁内阁)and his Members of Parliament make important political decisions and the laws.Which is the national emblem(国徽国徽)of the UK?A.B.C.D.（5 points）GermanyUSABulgaria 保加利
5、亚保加利亚 Which is the national flower of the UK?A.B.Cherry Rose C.Maple（3 points）1.What happened in the seventeenth century?A.The name was changed to“Great Britain”when England and Wales were joined to Scotland.B.The UK was founded.C.England was divided roughly into three main areas.2.Which group of in
6、vaders influenced the British words for food?A.The Romans B.The Vikings C.The Normans D.The Anglo-SaxonsAC3.What is mainly discussed in this passage?A.The history of the United KingdomB.The geography of the United Kingdom C.The people of the United Kingdom D.The politics of the United KingdomAA.How
7、many countries make up the United Kingdom?B.Explain how England is divided into three zonesC.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.The text is mainly about _.（5 points）
8、Para.Main idea12345,6Introduces the topic to the reader.Explains what the term“great Brain”means and how it came about.Explains the differences in the four countries.Explains how England is divided into three zones.Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political centre in the UK.Get th
9、e main idea for each paragraph.The passage is mainly about 3 parts.About _the UKEnglandAbout _About _LondonPart 1:Part 2:Part 3:Para.1-3Para.4Para.5-6（3 points for each）The UKcontains four countries _,_,_,_In the 13th century_ was linked to England.In the 17th centuryEngland and Wales were joined to
10、 ScotlandIn the early 20th centurySouthern Ireland _ and _Ireland joined with England,Wales andScotland.Thus the _ cameinto being.How was the UK formed?EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandWalesbroke awayNorthernUnited KingdomPart 1 About the UK（1 point for each）England，Wales，ScotlandPart 1 About the
11、 UK（5 points）the North of Englandthe South of Englandthe Midlands England is the largest of the countries and it is divided into three zones.Part 2 About EnglandMost population settled in _.Most of the large industrial cities are in _.the South of Englandthe North and the Midlands（2 points for each）
12、In the England history,there are several invaders.They are:_,_,_,_.the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikingsthe NormansWhat did they leave?Part 3 About London（1 point for each）the Romansthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe Normansleft their towns and roadsleft their language and their governmentinfluenced t
13、he vocabulary and placenames of the Northleft castles and words for food Which group of invaders did not influence London?A.the Romans B.the VikingsC.the Normans D.the Anglo-Saxons（5 points）first only Englandthe 13th century,England+Wales.the17th century,England+Wales+Scotland Great Britain the earl
14、y 20th century,Great Britain+Northern IrelandEnglandthe United KingdomUnion Jack（10 points）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 a part of England.The flag of the UK is call
15、ed the _ _.United KingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthern IrelandWalesUnion Jack Post-readingThe 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 _,it has many great places of interest.Englanddivided intoSouthMidlandsNorthLondoneducationallegal systemsfootballteams1.Discuss the question in pairs：Can you work out why London is the capital of England,Great Britain and the UK?2.Read the passage again
