Unit 1 Panoramic View of the UK 1
Text A View of the UK 2
Text B Names about the UK 7
Text C Britain and Ireland 8
Unit 2 A Survey of England 12
Text A View of England 13
Text B Climate in England 18
Text C Ramble Around England 20
Unit 3 South West England 26
Text A View of South West 27
Text B The Origin of Bath 32
Text C Stonehenge 33
Unit 4 South East England 37
Text A View of South East England 38
Text B Oxford University 43
Text C Stephen Hawking 44
Text D On The Canterbury Tales 44
Unit 5 London 49
Text A Greater London and the City of London 50
Text B Landmarks in London 51
Text C More Landmarks 56
Text D One Square Mile 57
Unit 6 The East of England 63
Text A View of the East of England 64
Text B New Stone Installed with China's Best-known Poem 70
Text C The Broads,Dedham Vale and Fens 70
Unit 7 East Midlands 74
Text A View of East Midlands 75
Text B Heroes in Nottinghamshire 80
Text C Northampton 82
Unit 8 West Midlands 86
Text A View of West Midlands 87
Text B West Midlands 92
Text C Stratford-Upon-Avon 93
Text D The Black Country 94
Unit 9 North West England 99
Text A View of North West England 100
Text B The Beatles 106
Text C Lancaster 106
Text D Great Manchester 107
Unit 10 Yorkshire and the Humber 111
Text A View of Yorkshire and the Humber 112
Text B Sharing Cars in Leeds 118
Text C More about York 119
Unit 11 North East England 123
Text A View of North East England 124
Text B Hadrian's Wall 130
Text C Durham and Durham Cathedral 131
Unit 12 Scotland 135
Text A View of Scotland 136
Text B Loch Ness 144
Text C Edinburgh Festivals 146
Text D Thistle:Scotland's National Flower 147
Unit 13 Wales 153
Text A View of Wales 154
Text B Legends of Wales 159
Text C More about Wales 160
Unit 14 Northern Ireland 163
Text A View of Northern Ireland 164
Text B More about Northern Ireland 170
Text C Legend of Giant's Causeway 171
Text D St.Patrick's Day 172
Unit 15 Review of the UK 176
Text A Review of England and Scotland 177
Text B Review of Wales 182
Text C Review of Northern Ireland 183
AppendixesAppendix 1 United Kingdom Regions Map 187
Appendix 2 United Kingdom Landforms Map 188
Appendix 3 England Landforms Map 189
Appendix 4 Scotland Landforms Map 190
Appendix 5 Wales Landforms Map 191
Appendix 6 Northern Ireland Landforms Map 192
Appendix 7 England Regions Map 193
Appendix 8 Symbols of Constituent Countries of the UK 194
Appendix 9 National Flags 195
Appendix 10 List of Towns and Cities in England by Population(2001,latest official census figures) 196
Appendix 11 List of English Counties by Population(2007) 198
Appendix 12 参考答案 201
Appendix 13 重点参考书目和网站 218