Unit 2 The United Kingdom「 Union Jack 」 or 「 Union Flag」 Have you ever been to the UK?Have you heard of Cambridge University or Oxford University? The United Kingdom Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France 1 What’s the full name of the UK?2 Where is capital of the UK?the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland London ScotlandWalesCardiffBelfastRepublic of IrelandDublinEnglandLondon3 How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?4 Where is the capital of each country of the UK?Northern IrelandEdinburgh4 England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 5 Who rules the country?6What are the provinces called in England?7Which is the longest river in England?The Prime MinisterCountiesThe Thames River 8. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. about 6 hours B. about 10 hours C. about 16 hours• How well did you do? If you got all the questions right, you know a lot already. Now, let’s learn some new words in this unit.Guess the English/Chinese meaning of these new words by the meaning or the given pictures: The united kingdom ______ ___ four countries.consists of consist 由…组成，由…构成（与 of 连用，不用于进行时）e.g Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. （ =be made up of ）存在，存在于，以…为主（与 in 连用，无被动式）e.g The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient building. e.g 这个学校有 72 个教学班 . ___________ 72 classes in this school.72 classes_________this school.This school__________72 classes.This school________________72 classes.There aremakes upconsists ofis made up of London Heathrow Airport London Heathrow Ai...
