The UK The Queen gentlemen Shakespeare London Mr. Bean Beckham 耿马县一中 李美兰

London Bridge The Tower of London The Big Ben

牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件， Oxford University 牛津大学建立时间不详，因为那并不是一个独立的事件， 它可以追溯到1096年于那里开始的教学。 牛津产生了4位英国国王， 46位诺贝尔奖获得者，25位英国首相，3位圣人， 86位大主教以及18位红衣主教。

Cambridge University 成立于1209年，是世界十大学府之一， 73位诺贝尔奖得主出自此校。

David Beckham

Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫

Royal Greenwich Observatory 格林威治皇家天文台

The London Eye

Let’s have a quiz How many countries does the UK consist of ? B. three A. two B. three C. four Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales

London Heathrow Airport 2. 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 London Heathrow Airport Beijing

3. Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both

4. What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments C. states

5. Which is the longest river in England? B. The River Thames A. The River Avon C. The River Severn

Thames Severn Avon The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the River Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.

Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? Pre-reading Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

Scotland Edinburgh Northern Ireland England Belfast Dublin Wales Irish Sea S Northern Ireland Belfast England Dublin Wales Republic of Ireland London Cardiff

reading Reading Puzzles in Geography

Please read the whole text as fast as you can, and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.

The geographical division of England and characteristics of each zone Paragraph 1 Parts of the UK How did England and Wales join together and how did Great Britain and UK come into being Paragraph 2 Administration of UK Paragraph 3 The geographical division of England and characteristics of each zone Paragraph 4 The culture of London Paragraph 5-6

the United Kingdom England Wales Scotland North Ireland 17th century

England 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) 21

13th century 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) 22

17th century 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) 23

Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom 20th century 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom 24

20th century Northern Ireland 演示联合王国的形成过程(How UK was formed) Only Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom 25

Administration of the UK

About England Paragraph 4 North : Midlands: South: large industrial cities large industrial cities Most of the population settled there

About London historical treasures museums art collections theatres Paragraph 5--6 About London museums art collections historical treasures theatres parks buildings The oldest port built by … in the 1st century. The oldest building built by … in the 1060s. The oldest castle constructed by …rulers in 1066.

left their language and their government The influence of the invaders The Romans left their language and their government The Anglo-Saxons left their towns and roads left castles and words for food The Viking influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North The Normans Which group of invaders did not influence London?

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