Unit 2 The United Kingdom【单元导航】 The United KingdomThe United Kingdom is consist of the following four parts. They are Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland.The main mountain regions are the Cornish Heights, the Cambrian in Wales, the Cambrian Mountains (in Lake District) and the Pennies. The highest mountain in Great Britain is Ben Nevis in Scotland.There are many rivers in Great Britain. Among the most important rivers is the Thames, which flows into the North Sea. Its length is 336 km and it is the deepest rive in Britain. It is navigable as far as the capital of Great Britain – London. The longest river in Britain is the Severn. Its length is 354 km (220 miles). Other important rivers include the Trent, the Tay and the Tweed. ( Political map of Britain showing rivers and main towns and cities) The capital and largest city, London, is in the southeast and is situated at both sides of the River Thames. Greater London has a total land area of 1,580 square kilometres with a population of 6.6 million inhabitants. It is divided in 32 boroughs Period 1 Warming Up and ReadingStep 1.Pre-reading1.Ask Ss (1) What’s the full name of the UK?(the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)(2) Can you give us some information about the UK in geography, literature, politics, sports, sightseeing and so on?Possible answers and new words:Geography: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern IrelandLiterature: Shakespeare, Shelly, Charles Dickens…Sports: Manchester United, Beckham, Owen…Politics: Karl Marx(communism),capitalism…2. Gather some brief information from Ss about Warming Up. Then show the following pictures to the whole class to lead in the text.Queen Elizabeth II; Michael Owen; Big B...
