Understand the general information of England,Scotland as well as Wales.; (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 1)Effects of UK's imperial past 2)Multiracial society 3)Difference in class,region and economics 4)The significant of role of London 5)Cultural and economic dominance of England 2.基本概念和知识点 1)Settlement of the Anglo-Saxon 2)Physical features of Scotland 3)Cultural division of between highland and lowland 4)Brief introduction to Wales 5)Wales' unification with the UK (三)思考与实践 L Somebody say that British history has been a history of invasion. Please illustrate this point with the examples from the text.How did each of the invasions influence English culture? 2 What are some general characteristics of Scotland?How did Scotland become part of the union of Great Britain? 3 Describe characteristics of Wales and Wales'unification with Great Britain. (四)教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段：课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论。 第二章A brief introduction to the United Kingdom II (一)目的与要求 In this unit students will: become more aware of characteristics of Northern Ireland; understand history and development of Northern Ireland. (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 1)Characteristics of Northern Ireland 33 Understand the general information of England, Scotland as well as Wales.; （二）教学内容 1. 主要内容 1) Effects of UK’s imperial past 2) Multiracial society 3) Difference in class, region and economics 4) The significant of role of London 5) Cultural and economic dominance of England 2. 基本概念和知识点 1）Settlement of the Anglo-Saxon 2）Physical features of Scotland 3）Cultural division of between highland and lowland 4）Brief introduction to Wales 5）Wales’ unification with the UK （三）思考与实践 1. Somebody say that British history has been a history of invasion. Please illustrate this point with the examples from the text. How did each of the invasions influence English culture? 2. What are some general characteristics of Scotland? How did Scotland become part of the union of Great Britain? 3. Describe characteristics of Wales and Wales’ unification with Great Britain. （四）教学方法与手段 本章教学主要采用的方法和手段: 课堂讲授、多媒体教学、团队合作、分 组讨论、课堂讨论。 第二章 A brief introduction to the United Kingdom II （一）目的与要求 In this unit students will: • become more aware of characteristics of Northern Ireland; • understand history and development of Northern Ireland. （二）教学内容 1.主要内容 1) Characteristics of Northern Ireland