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1、 Unit Two The United Kingdom Some information about The United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 国旗：呈横长方形，长与宽之比为。为“米”字旗， 由深蓝底色和红、白色“米”字组成。旗中带白边的红色正 十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色交叉十字代表苏格兰 守护神圣安德鲁，红色交叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特 里克。此旗产生于年，是由原英格兰的白地红色 正十旗、苏格兰的蓝地白色交叉十字旗和爱尔兰的白地红 色交叉十字旗重叠而成 国徽：即英王徽。中心
2、图案为 一枚盾徽，盾面上左上角和右 下角为红地上三只金狮，象征 英格兰；右上角为金地上半站 立的红狮，象征苏格兰；左下 角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴，象征 爱尔兰。盾徽两侧各由一只头 戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和 一只代表苏格兰的独角兽支扶 着。盾徽周围用法文写着一句 格言，意为“恶有恶报”；下端 悬挂着嘉德勋章，饰带上写着“ 天有上帝，我有权利”。盾徽上 端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、 帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。 国家政要：女王伊丽莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II) ，年月日即位， 年月日加冕；首相托尼布莱尔 (Tony Blair) ,年月任职， 年月连任，年月日的工党在英 国大选中再次获
3、得胜利，布莱尔也成为工党历 史上第一位三次蝉联首相职务的领导人 。 行政区划：分英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰四部 分。英格兰划分为个郡，苏格兰下设个区和个 特别管辖区，北爱尔兰下设个区，威尔士下设个 区。苏格兰、威尔士议会及其行政机构全面负责地方事务 ，外交、国防、总体经济和货币政策、就业政策以及社会 保障等仍由中央政府控制。伦敦也称“大伦敦”(Greater London)，下设独立的个城区(London boroughs) 和 个“金融城”(City of London)。各区议会负责各区主要事 务，但与大伦敦市长及议会协同处理涉及整个伦敦的事务 。此外，英国还有个属地。 首都：伦敦(
4、london)；人口：万（年 ）。最热月份为月，一般气温在；最冷 月份为月，一般气温在。 Big Ben Library of the British Museum 伦敦塔桥 金融中心 伯明翰市政厅大楼 英国皇家炮兵团 Warming Up 1.How many countries does the UK consist of? 2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? 3.Who rules the country? 4.What are the provinces called in En
5、gland? 5.Which is the longest river in England? (Four) (About ten hours) (The Prime Minister) (countries ) (The River Thames) SCOTLAND ENGLAND WALES NORTHERN IRELAND Careful Reading 1.Why is the UK made up of four parts? 2.Whats the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and the UK? 3.The Unio
6、n Jack flag unites the three flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.Which country is left out? Why? The four parts are very different in education, legal syste -ms and so on. And they are four countries. Northern Ireland belongs to the UK,but the southern part of Ireland doesnt. Wales. It is
7、 usually assumed to be part of England. 4.What three countries does British Airways represent? 1)_2)_3)_ 5.Which group of invaders did not influence London? 6.Divide the reading into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. Passage 1: Passage2: Passage3: The summary of the passage: Eng
8、landScotlandNorthern Ireland The Vikings. What England include;Great Britain; the UK. Division of England;Similarity and difference. The cultural importance of London. How was the UK formed? England has three zones; London is the cultural capital. Discussion: 1.What geographical factors make it difficult to invade England successfully? 2.What similarity is there between the invasions of the Romans and the Nomans? 3.Why has English been widely spread ? Homework 1.Find out the language points that you cant understand. 2.Review Unit 1. 知识回顾知识回顾 Knowledge Knowledge ReviewReview
