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Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ
Princess Diana
rose of England
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
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Warming-up
Work in pairs. Do the quiz and find out how much you know about the UK.
5. conflict n. 冲突,矛盾,争执v. 争执,撞斗,冲突; conflictive adj. 矛盾的抵触的 6. unwilling adj. 不愿意的; unwillingness n. 不愿意 ; unwillingly adv. 不愿意地; willing adj. 愿意的 7. currency n. 货币; currencies复数; current n. (水、气、电)流,趋势a. 流通的,现在的,最近的 8. convenience n. 便利,方便; inconvenience n. 不便,困难; convenient adj. 方便的; conveniently adv. 方便地
River Thames
River Severn
Puzzles in Geography
Task 1:
about the four countries
A Contest
1) The countries that make up Great Britain are ________. ABC 2) If we speak of England we mean ______________. AB 3) The United Kingdom includes ______________. ABCD 4) London is the capital city of ___________. A 5) The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries ____. ACD 6) The three countries ______have ACD their own football teams. A is the largest of the four countries. 7) _____ 8) The part of Ireland that separated from England is ______. E (A) England (B) Wales (C) Scotland (D) Northern Ireland (E) Republic of Southern Ireland