The most important river is Thames River. The longest river in Britain is the Severn River. River Avon River Severn The most important river is Thames River. River Thames

英国君主在伦敦的王宫，建在Westerminster。第一位在此居住的是维多利亚女王。 Buckingham Palace

London Bridge

The Tower of London 伦敦塔(Tower of London)始建于千年前。近五百年却是用作监狱直到上世纪。这里陈列有各个珠光宝气的英国皇室王冠。

英国伦敦议会大厦钟楼上的大钟，重13吨。 Big Ben

The British Museum 英国最大的综合性博物馆，位于伦敦

Windsor Castle 英国最大的城堡

Westminster Abbey 加冕典礼 威斯敏斯特大教堂

St Paul’s Cathedral 坐落于英国伦敦，位于伦敦泰晤士河 北岸纽盖特街与纽钱吉街交角处， 巴洛克风格建筑的代表， 圣保罗大教堂 坐落于英国伦敦，位于伦敦泰晤士河 北岸纽盖特街与纽钱吉街交角处， 巴洛克风格建筑的代表， 以其壮观的圆形屋顶而闻名， 是世界第二大圆顶教堂， 它模仿罗马的圣彼得大教堂， 是英国古典主义建筑的代表。

Greenwich astronomical observatory 格林尼治天文台

Highgate Cemetery 英国伦敦的公墓。马克思及其家人墓的所在地。 位于英国伦敦北郊的海格特地区，该地区跨卡姆登、 海格特公墓 英国伦敦的公墓。马克思及其家人墓的所在地。 位于英国伦敦北郊的海格特地区，该地区跨卡姆登、 伊斯灵顿和哈林盖三个自治市。 公墓埋葬着英国物理学家和化学家法拉第， 小说家乔治·艾略特。

Cambridge University

Oxford University

Task2:Learn the following useful words according to their English meaning. (1)consist:V.be made up of ;be composed of ----consist of (2)divide:V.separate----divide ~into~ (3)debate:V&n.argue with sb (4)clarify:V.cause sth to become clear or easier to understand (5)relation:n.related to ,or connection between people ,things,or events. (6)legal:adj.of or based on law. (7)convenience:n.convenient,suitable (8)attraction:n.action or power of attracting. (9)collection:n.a group of objects that have been collected. (10)construct:V.build,set up,establish. (11)break away (from):escape suddenly.

Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Wales England London Task3:Warming Up:This is a map of the UK,What are the names of each parts? Scotland Northern Ireland Wales England Republic of Ireland London

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Three Parts The south of England (near France) The Midlands (in the middle) The North (near to Scotland)

Task6:Detailed reading. Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. Part 1:(para1-4)What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK. Part2:(para5)the geographical division of England into zones; their similarities and differences. Part3:(Para6)the cultural importance of London

Task8: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 called the ____ ____.The 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. Kingdom United Wales Northern Ireland England Scotland Wales legal Jack educational Union systems football teams England divided into South Midlands North London

Edinburgh 爱丁堡 英国北部城市，苏格兰首府，经济和文化中心。

Green fields in Ireland

A mountain village in Ireland

Southeastern of Wales

A holiday cottage in Wales 平房；小屋；村舍 2.茅舍(别墅) 3.农舍

Old Castle in Wales

Ancient Stone Cross in Ireland

Lake District (英格兰西北部风景地)湖区

William Shakespeare

Beckham in Manchester United 二战时期著名的有： T·S·艾略特《荒原》 威廉·戈尔丁《蝇王》 3位诗人： 拜伦《诗》 济慈《诗》 雪莱《诗》 3位侦探小说家阿卡莎·克莉斯蒂 《悬崖山庄》 奥西兹女男爵 柯南·道尔《福尔摩斯》 两位科幻小说家： 道格拉斯·亚当斯《银河系漫游指南》 乔纳森·斯威夫特《格列佛游记》 都铎王朝时期： 威廉·莎士比亚《泰勒斯·安东诺尼克斯》 司各特·瓦尔特《女王越狱记》 维多丽亚王朝： 夏洛特·Bront《简爱》 爱米莉·Bront《呼啸山庄》 简·奥斯丁《傲慢与偏见》， 查尔斯·狄更斯《荒凉山庄》 哈代《德伯家的苔丝》 感觉还可以。 毛姆《面纱》，

The Beatles

Scottish soldiers in kilts格兰方格呢短裙 and with bagpipes风笛

Homework 1. A further study about the reading. (Page 9-Page10). Find out the difficult language points in the text. 2. Prepare for Learning about language. 3. Finish doing Ex.1 on Page 11 &49.