Unit 2 The United Kingdom

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Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Puzzles in geography
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Do you want to know more about the United
Kingdom and other islands about the British Isles?
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Fast reading 1. Find out the
main idea of each paragraph 2. Divide the
passage into 3 parts and find out the
main idea of each part
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Fast reading
Paragraph 1 About ____________ of UK
4 countries
Paragraph 2 About how _________
and _______ were united.
England
Wales
Paragraph 3 About how ________
and _____were united
Britain
UK
Paragraph 4 About the ________between
the 4 countries of UK
relation
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Part 5 About the geographical division of
_______ as well as its ______and _____.
cities
towns
England
London
Part 6 the cultural importance of _________.

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Try to divide the whole passage into 3 parts and
find out the main idea of each part.
Part 1 About how ______________________ (P1-P4)
came into being and the relation between
the 4 countries of the UK.
the United kingdom
Part 2 About the geographical division of
(P5) England as well as its cities and
towns.
Part 3 the cultural importance of _________.
(P6)
London
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Careful Reading

• When did Wales link to England?
• What happened in 1603?
• 3. What are the names of the flags of England,
  Scotland, Ireland and the UK?

In the 13th century AD Great Britain was the
name given when England and Wales were joined to
Scotland.
Great Britain consists of England, Wales
and Scotland.
See under the Fig.
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• 4. When were the industrial cities built in
  Midlands and North England?
• 5. What happened in 1st century AD and 1060s?

In the 19th century. the oldest port was built
by Romans the oldest building was begun by the
Anglo-Saxons
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• 6. How many invaders are mentioned?
• 7. Which group of invaders did not influence
  London?

There are four invaders mentioned in the text.
The first the Romans The second the
Anglo-Saxsons The third the Vikings The fourth
the Normans
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• 7. Which group of invaders did not influence
  London?

The Vikings

• The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary
  and place-names of the North. (P6)
• The one nearest Scotland is known as
• the North. (P5)
• 3) London lies in the south of England rather
  than in the North.
• (Normal knowledge)

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• 8. Where can you find more about British history
• and culture?
• A. in the big cities in England
• B. in the old and small towns
• C. in the industrial cities built in the
  1900s.
• D. in the North of England

The key B The basis lies in Paragraph5
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