Unit 5 The British Isles

Warming Up Go through more pictures in the UK. Discuss the questions and pictures on page 33. Go through more pictures in the UK.

Activity ----Jigsaw Puzzle Pictures on page 33: Picture 1: Ancient stone cross: it can be found in Ireland. Picture 2: Old Castle. The flag on it is the national flag of Wales. Picture 3: Scottish soldiers dressed in traditional kilts and playing the instrument called bagpipe. Picture 4: London Bridge

Big Ben

The River Thames & The Big Ben

The Tower of London

Buckingham Palace

London Tower Bridge

Castle

The Greenwich Tower

University of Cambridge

Oxford University

Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ Beckham

the U.K. Do you want to know more about the United Kingdom and other islands about the British Isles?

Read the text fast and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph: Fast reading Read the text fast and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph:

Read the passage and find out what each paragraph talks about. purpose Para.1 ：The of writing this text Para.2： features of British Isles Para.3： of British Isles Para.4-5: on British Isles culture Para. 6: of the UK Para.7： of British Isles Geographical Climates European influence History Languages

Find the following places on the map: North Sea Atlantic Ocean English Channel Scotland Wales England Northern Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Irish Sea London Dublin 2 1 4 7 9 10 12 6 8 5 11 3

F F T F ( )1.Many people around the world study English, 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 T F

T T F ( ) 5.The European mainland has had a great effect on the culture of the people in the British Isles. ( ) 6.The southern part of Ireland is now an independent republic. ( ) 7. In modern times, people throughout the British Isles only speak English. T F

Careful Reading

Para 1 Big Ben The Tower of London England Speakers’ Corner

Britain the Isle of man Para 2 The British Isles

Geography Position of Britain: England: Scotland: Wales: Position of Ireland: Position of the Isle of Man: Geography Off the west coast In the east and south In the north In the west West of Britain In the Irish Sea/ between Britain and Ireland

Climate Para.3 Mild with a lot of rain cold rains a lot The British Isles: ________________________ Scotland: _____________________ England and Wales:_______________ coldest months:_______________________ warmest months: _______________________ Mild with a lot of rain cold rains a lot January and February July and August

Influenced by the culture of the people on the European mainland 5th century Northern Europe settled The basis for English culture Para. 4-5

England and Wales formed the Union in:___________ Para 6 History England and Wales formed the Union in:___________ Scotland joined the Union in:_______ Ireland used to be:______________ and now is:______________________ Northern Ireland is:__________________ The isle of Man and channel Islands are ruled by:_______________________ 1536 1707 part of the UK an independent republic Part of the UK the King of England

…are now threatened and may disappear… language Para. 7 Welsh 6 spoken languages English Irish …are now threatened and may disappear…

Work something out! 1. The main idea of the 1st paragraph is that____ A. English is widely used in the world. B. Great Britain consist of England, Scotland and Wales. C. Great Britain is a nation of various countries sharing a common language and culture. D. England is famous for Fish￡Chips, Speaker’s Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London. 2. How many spoken languages are considered as native languages in the British Isles? A. 2 B.8 C. 1 D. 6

3.What languages formed the basis for English? A .Language spoken by European people. B. Language spoken by people from northern Europe. C. The French language. D. Gaelic and Irish 4.Which of the following is true about the British Isles? A. Ireland is the largest island. B. Ireland lies to the west of Britain. C. The smallest island is called the Isle of Man. D. The British Isles are surrounded by the Atlantic.

5.The United Kingdom does NOT include______ A. Cardiff B. the Isle of Man C. Edinburgh D. Northern Ireland 6.In January and February,___ will probably be the coldest part of the British Isles. A. Scotland B. England C. Wales D. London 7.____,England, Scotland and Wales joined together and formed the Union. A. In 1536 B. In 1283 C. In 1707 D. 250 years ago

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LANGUAGE STUDY

The British Isles stand for England was once considered to ______ _____ Big Ben and the Tower of London. The fact that Great Britain ___ ______ ____ ___ \ ______ ___ 3 countries is unknown ____ many. Recently, there has been a movement to _____ _____ _______ ___ of its culture d________. It’s a nation of different countries _____ _______ by a common culture. Britain is s________ from France by the English Channel, which at one _______ is 20 miles wide. In g_______, the climate here is _______ with much rain. is made up of consists of to make the most use iversity held together eperated point eneral mild

The culture of the British Isles was _________ by the culture of the people on the _________ mainland. Their languages formed the _______ for English. In 1066, England was _________ by the French, so the ________ classes spoke French then. As a ________, the English language ______ _____ ______ many French words such as table and age. In modern _______, people ___________ the British Isles speak English. Altogether there’re 6 spoken languages considered to be _______ to the British Isles ___ _____ __ two local _______. But the fact that most of these are now __________ is a serious _______. It’s of great ______ to teach the language to the younger ___________. influenced European basis conquered upper result ended up with throughout times native as well as accents threatened matter value generation

Discussion

If you have got the chance to visit one of the countries of the British Isles, which country will you choose, and why?