UNIT 2 The United Kingdom

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1、UNIT2TheUnitedKingdomGeographicalPositionTheEuropeanContinentEnglandScotlandNorthernIrelandWalesEnglishChannelseparatesUKfromEuropeWhoisshe?PrincessDianaRoseofEnglandThisyearisthe10thanniversaryofherdeath,onlyoneyearafterthebreakupofhermarriagewithPrinceCharles.Havingmillionsoffansallovertheworld,

2、now,playingfootballintheUSDavidBeckhamConsideredtobethebestfootballerCharacteristicskill:FreekickEnglishRoyalGuardsQueenElizabethIIbornin1926,thronedin1953CambridgeUniversityoneoftheoldestintheworldandlargestinUK,foundedin1209Oneofbest-knownLondon’slandmarks.ThenameBigBenactuallyrefersnottothecloc

3、ktoweritself,buttothe13tonbellhungwithin.Thebellwasnamedafterthefirstcommissioner(长官)ofworks,SirBenjaminHall.BigBenWhatdoyouknowaboutUK?WhatisthecapitaloftheUK?Quiz1.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.TwoB.threeC.four2.HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?about6hoursB.about10

4、hoursC.about16hours3.Whorulesthecountry:thePrimeMinisterorthequeen?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.BothPastparticiplesusedastheobjectcomplement