1-2 The United Kingdom(the country and main cities).pptVIP

The United Kingdom （the country and the people） Introduction Main Cities in Britain London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Glasgow Liverpool Manchester London the capital of England and the United Kingdom Greater London created in 1965. The City of London: the oldest part of London. the commercial and financial center the political and cultural center Buckingham Palace No. 10 Downing Street The Palace of Westminster Big Ben St. Paul Cathedral The Tower of London The Tower Bridge The British Museum The Covent Garden Opera House Cardiff The capital of Wales The largest seaport of Wales a center of iron and steel industry Edinburgh The capital of Scotland a center of banking, insurance, printing, publishing, shipbuilding, chemicals, distilling and brewing one of the oldest cities of the country Belfast Belfast Birmingham Black county The second largest city in the country metal goods, hardware, cars, electrical equipment, machine tools, jewelry, small arms and plastics Glasgow The third largest city in the country a seaport the main manufacturing and shipping center of Scotland iron and steel, machinery, chemical, textiles and clothing Liverpool The second largest seaport in the country shipbuilding, engineering, food processing and sugar refining Manchester Industrial and commercial center one of the oldest cities in the country machinery, aircraft, cotton textiles, clothing, paper, food stuff and chemicals Main Cities in Britain London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Birmingham Glasgow Liverpool Manchester Exercise I. Choose the best answer: Which part has the largest population ? ________. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland Which part has the smallest area ? ________. A. England B. Scotland C. Wales D. Northern Ireland Exercise I. Choose the best answer: The first largest sea port of Britain is ________. A. London