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1、Q Q：Whats the full name Whats the full name of the UK?of the UK?A A：The United Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandand Northern Ireland第2页/共19页How to distinguish England,the Great Britain and the UK?NorthernNorthern Ireland IrelandScotlandScotlandWalesWal
2、esthe Great Britainthe UKWalesWalesNorthernNorthern Ireland IrelandWalesWalesScotlandScotlandNorthernNorthern Ireland IrelandWalesWalesEnglandEngland第3页/共19页Flag of United Kingdom(England)(Scotland)(Ireland)Union JackWhich country is left out?Why?Wales.Its usually considered to be part of England.第4
3、页/共19页God Save the QueenGod save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble Queen,God save the Queen:Send her victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign over us:God save the Queen.Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour Long may she reign May she defend our laws And give us ever cause To
4、sing with heart and voice KingKingKingKingKing第5页/共19页The Buckingham PalaceThe Buckingham Palace 第6页/共19页the Big Ben The London Bridge 第7页/共19页the oxford Universitythe oxford University the Cambridge Universitythe Cambridge University 第8页/共19页第9页/共19页1.How many countries does the UK consist of?A.two
5、 B.three C.four WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland第10页/共19页London Heathrow AirportBeijingDistance:About 8800kmThe speed of plane:800-900km/h2.How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A.about six hours B.about ten hours C.about sixteen hours第11页/共19页 3.Who rules the UK?A
6、.The QueenC.BothB.The Prime Minister第12页/共19页4.What are the provinces called in England?A.countries B.departments C.states 第13页/共19页5.Which is the longest river in England?C.The River Severn4km330km 350km A.The River AvonB.The River Thames 第14页/共19页 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHYLets skim the text.第15页/共19页1
7、People may wonder why different words are used to describe2 these four countries:England,Wales,Scotland and Northern 3 Ireland.You can clarify this question if you study British history.4 First there was England.Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth 5 century.Now when people refer to England you
8、find Wales included as well.Next 6 England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed 7 to Great Britain.Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland8 became King of England and Wales as well.Finally the English government trie
9、d in the early 9 twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful 10 way.However,the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own 第16页/共19页11 government.So only Northern Ireland joined with England,Wales and Scotland to become th
10、e 12 United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack.13 To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas(eg,the currency and 14 international relations),but they still have very different institutions.For example,Northern 15 Ireland,England and Sco
11、tland have different educational and legal systems as well as different 16 football teams for competitions like the World Cup!17 England is the largest of the four countries,and for convenience it is divided roughly into 18 three zones.The zone nearest France is called the South of England,the middle zone is called the 第17页/共19页第18页/共19页感谢您的观看！第19页/共19页