1、Warming up Reading,Unit 2 The United Kingdom,Buckingham Palace 白金漢宮,Windsor Castle 溫莎城堡,Royal Greenwich Observatory 格林威治皇家天文臺(tái),Westminster Abbey, England 威斯敏斯特教堂,Big Ben,Oxford University,Cambridge University,Oxford University,牛津大學(xué)建立時(shí)間不詳，因?yàn)槟遣⒉皇且粋€(gè)獨(dú)立的事件， 它可以追溯到1096年于那里開始的教學(xué)。,牛津產(chǎn)生了4位英國國王， 46位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者，25位

2、英國首相，3位圣人， 86位大主教以及18位紅衣主教。,Cambridge University,成立于1209年，是世界十大學(xué)府之一， 73位諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)得主出自此校。,Salisburys world-famous Stonehenge, situated on the spreading Salisbury Plain.,How many countries does the UK consist of ? A. two B. three C. four,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Lets have a quiz,2. How long

3、does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? about six hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours,Depart: 10:55 (Beijing time) Arrive: 15:15 (London time),3. Who rules the country? A. The Queen B. The Prime Minister C. both,Gordon Brown,Elizabeth ,4. What are the provinces calle

4、d in England ? counties departments states,The Local Government Act of 1972 divided England outside London into 45 counties of which 6 are metropolitan counties,5. Which is the longest river in England? B. C.,Avon,Severn,Thames,6. Which is the national flower of the UK? B. Cherry Rose C. Maple,7. Wh

5、ich is the national animal of the UK? B. Beaver C. Redbreast Bald eagle,海貍,知更鳥,禿頭鷹,8. Which is the bank note of the UK ? A. U.S. Dollar $ B. Euros C. Pounds ,match the following useful words according to their English meaning.,V. be made up of ;be composed of -consist of,V. separate-divide into,V. c

6、ause sth. to become clear or easier to understand,consist,divide,clarify,break away (from),escape suddenly.,legal,adj. of or based on law,n. The quality of being useful and convenient,n. action or power of attracting,n. a group of objects that have been collected.,V. build, set up, establish.,relati

7、on,n. related to, or connection between people, things, or events,construct,collection,attraction,convenience,debate,V&n. argue with sb.,1. The explanation in the note c the difficult sentence. 2. The Loop Railway was being c at that time. 3. Shopping bags are provided for the customers c . 4. Janet

8、 has a very good c of foreign coins. 5. This club c of one hundred members.,larified,onstructed,onvenience,ollection,onsists,6. Unless the money is paid immediately we shall be forced to take l action. 7. He has no a for her. She doesnt like him at all. 8. The r of mother and child is the closest in the wor