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Unit 5 The British Isles

Listen to the tape and try to pick out the facts talked about in the text agriculture literature location climate sport culture film history food language

(General Introduction : Para. 1) What facts about the British Isles does the text tell us? location The British Isles (General Introduction : Para. 1) (Para. 2) climate ( Para. 3) culture (Para. 4&5) history (Para. 6) language ( Para. 7)

Para1 General introduction to the UK. Intensive Reading Para1 General introduction to the UK. Para2 Location

phrases 代表；象征 充分利用；充分展示 连在一起；团结一致 事实上；按原来的样子 stand for make the most of hold together as it is

Write the right numbers in the correct places 1. North sea 2.Atlantic Ocean 3.English Channel 4. Scotland 1 2 5. Wales Write the right numbers in the correct places Edinburgh 6. England 4 7. Northern Ireland 7 8. Ireland Belfast 9 12 8 6 9. Isle of Man 10 5 10. Irish Sea 11 11. London Cardiff 3 12. Dublin

phrases 被分开 be separated from 在某处 由…组成 at one point 被环绕 consist of… be surrounded by

Para 3 Climate The climate of the British Isles is _____________ ________.Scotland is ______ throughout the year, and receives more _____. It rains a lot in _______ and _____ too. In the summer months the difference in temperature between London and the north can be as much as ____ degrees! The coldest months are _______ and ________, while the warmest months are ______ and _______. mild with a lot of rain colder rain England Wales nine February January July August

phrases 总的来说 全年；一整年 多达九度 in general throughout the year as much as nine degrees

Para 4&5 Culture 1.Has the culture of the people in the British Isles received many influence? From where? 2.Who ran over the Great Britain in 1066? What’s the result of French influence?

phrases 欧洲大陆 带来 上层阶级 老百姓 以…结束 European mainland bring… with sb. upper class common people end up with

Para 6 History 1536 England and Wales formed the Union Britain 1707 Scotland joined northern part part of the UK Ireland southern part an independent republic the smaller islands neither part of the UK nor independent

Para 7 Language English people throughout the British Isles Welsh & Irish older European languages 6 spoken languages native 2 local accents

phrases 整个不列颠群岛 throughout the British Isles 和；还有 非常有价值 as well as of great value

True or False: ( )1.Many people around the world study English, F and they know a lot about British culture. ( ) 2.Great Britain is made up of four countries. ( ) 3.The island of Britain is separated from France by the English Channel. ( ) 4.Scotland is colder throughout the year, but receives less rain. F F T F

True or False: ( ) 5.People from different parts of northern T Europe settled in England, so the culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by them. ( ) 6.The southern part of Ireland is now an independent republic. ( ) 7. In modern time, people throughout the British Isles only speak English. T T F

Post-reading The British Isles consist weather Two major islands: One is called Ireland and the other Britain. The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.

The British Isles culture The culture of people has received many influences from the European mainland, such as in English language you can find many French words.

The British Isles history The United Kingdom has a long history. The first two countries forming the Union were England and Wales in 1536. In 1707 Scotland joined the Union, while Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

The British Isles language In modern times, people speak English throughout the British Isles. There are still people who speak the older European languages, Welsh, and Irish. There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to the British Isles plus two local accents.

Homework: Read the text 2.Recite the first 2 paragraphs