TheUnitedKingdomReading11.联合;团结2.组成;在于;一致3.澄清;阐明4.完成;达到;实现5.矛盾;冲突6.不愿意的;不乐意的7.挣脱(束缚);脱离8.英国国旗9.信任;学分;赞扬;信贷10.货币;通货11.制度;机制;公共机构12.教育的uniteconsistclarifyaccomplishconflictunwillingbreakaway(from)theUnionJackcreditcurrencyinstitutioneducational13.便利;方便14.粗糙的;粗暴的15.全国性的;全国范围的16.吸引;引起注意17.历史的;有关历史的18.建筑学;建筑艺术19.收藏品;珍藏;收集20.管理;行政部门21.港口(城市)22.省去;遗漏;不考虑23.机会;时机convenienceroughnationwideattracthistoricalarchitecturecollectionadministrationportleaveoutopportunityWarmingupDothisquizandfindouthowmuchyouDothisquizandfindouthowmuchyouknowaboutUK?knowaboutUK?1.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeD.four2.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.aboutsixhoursB.abouttenhoursC.aboutsixteenhours√√directflight3.WhorulestheUK:ThePrimeMinisterorthequeen?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.Both4.WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states5.WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevern√√√TheQueen’spositionisceremonial:OpeningParliament,welcomingHeadsfromothercountries,goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain.VSThePrimeMinistertogetherwithhismostimportantministers(calledCabinet)andhisMembersofParliamentmakeimportantpoliticaldecisionandthelaws.ThamesSevernAvonTheRiverThamesandSevernareverysimilarinlengthbutRiverThamesisslightlylonger.TheRiverThamesis338KmandtheRiverSevernis290Km.TheRiverAvonismuchshorter.EdinburghBelfastLondonCardiffCanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthe4countriesoftheUK?PuzzlesinGeographyWhatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.EnglandisthecentreofGreatBritain.B.AbriefintroductionoftheUnitedKingdom,includingitsfoundationanddevelopmentbasedongeography,historyandculture,etc.C.Londonisthegreatesthistoricaltreasure.D.TheUnitedKingdomismadeupoffourcountries.Skimming:Scanning:Accordingtothetext,joinlinestotherightanswer.Para.1.A.ExplainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales,whattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowtheUKcameabout.Para.2.B.Statestopictobeexaminedinthereading.Para.3.C.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcentreintheUK.Para.4.D.ExplainshowwemakeourtripenjoyablePara.5.E.Explainssimilarities&differencesinthefourcountries.Para.6.F.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.MindMapPart1:AbouttheUKPart2:AboutEnglandPart2:AboutLondonParagraph1-3Paragraph4Paragraph5-6Para.1Introducethetopic.Para.2HowtheUKcomeintobeing.Para.3Howdothefourcountrieswork.Para.4ThegeographicaldivisionofEngland,thesimilaritiesanddifferences.Para.5-6TheculturalimportanceofLondon.Part1:1.HowdidtheUKcomeintobeing?2.Dothefourcountriesalwaysworktogether?Givesomeexamples.Anddotheyhavethesameinstitutions?Givesomeexamples.First:Inthe13thcentury:Inthe17thcentury:Intheearly20thcentury:WaleswaslinkedtoEngland.EnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotlandformingGreatBritain.NorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUnitedKingdom.EnglandQuestion1:WalesEnglandScotlandNorthIrelandTheUnitedKingdom13thcentury16031916HowUKwasformed?GreatBritainThefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas(e.g,thecurrencyandinternationalrelations).Theystillhavedifferentinstitutions.E.g.NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootball...