English Learning English Learning Shen Kailai In Qingyuan The Lecturer: Shen Kailai In Qingyuan Oct. 18, 2004

Unit Five The British Isles

Revision Language points Difficulties Homework

Find out the details and fill in the forms TASK 1 Revision Find out the details and fill in the forms

_______ with a lot of _____ narrow England _______ Ireland ____ coast of European west Scotland people’s view Wales position UK northern the British Isles Britain ______ Ireland ___________ ________ by the ________ mainland; ___ century ---settled; in ________ ________ by France influenced component culture Isle of Man European climate 5th language _______ with a lot of _____ Scotland: _____ mild 1066 rain English conquered colder

TASK 2 Language points Pay attention to the following

Find the following quickly and try to understand the text: (speaking) 1. reach agreement on 2. It is just a matter of 3. consists of 4. become powerful 5. have advantages over 6. get sth. right (reading) 7. be made up of 8. be unknown to 9. make the most of 10. cultural diversity 11. hold together 12. lie off the west coast of 13. be sep- arated from 14. (to the) west of 15. in general 16. as much as 17. be influenced by 18. form the basis for 19. be conquered by 20. the upper classes 21. end up with 22. It was not until…that… 23. for some time 24. an independent republic 25. make up 26. in modern times 27. be considered to be 28. as well as 29. be of great value (word study) 30. Trade Union 31. the People’s Republic of China 32. on the basis of

Para. 1 1. The idea that English stands for Fish & Chips, the Speakers Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past. (l. 1-p.35—N.3-159) 用炸鱼土豆条，讲演角，大笨钟楼和伦敦塔象征英国的时代已经过去了。 句中 that 引导的从句是同位语从句，它一般跟在某些名词如: belief, fact, hope, idea, news, problem…的后面， 用以说明或解释前面的名词。引导同位语从句的连词在从句中不充当句子成分。 ① I have no idea that you were her friend. ② I made a promise that if anyone set me free I would make him rich. ③ The suggestion that the students should have plenty of exercise is very good.

大不列颠是由三个小国组成的这个事实许多人都不知道。 2. The fact that Great Britain is made up of 3 countries is still unknown to many. (l. 3-p.35) 大不列颠是由三个小国组成的这个事实许多人都不知道。 * 我们班有二十名女生和二十五名男生。 Our class is made up of 20 girls and 25 boys. * 那支医疗队有十个医生和三十个护士组成。 The medical team was made up of / consisted of ten doctors and thirty nurses. =forming Revision of make up: *Only the northern counties, making up Northern Ire-land, are still part of the United Kingdom. (l.11-p.36) A. to become friends again B. to use special paint or powder on the face C. to repay or give in return D. to form as a whole E. to imagine and invent

3. Within Great Britain for many years now, there has ① You must make up what you owe before the end of the month. ( ) ② You don’t really hate each other, so why don’t you try and make up? ( ) ③ She made up a story to explain her absence from the party. ( ) ④ She used to make herself up in more than an hour in the morning. ( ) ⑤ The tea is made up from a mixture of several different types. ( ) C A E B D 3. Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cul- tural diversity—to see it as it really is: …. (l. 4-p.35) A. to become friends again B. to use special paint or powder on the face C. to repay or give in return D. to form as a whole E. to imagine and invent 多年以来, 在英国国内, 一项开发多种文化的运动正在蓬勃发展. make the most of: put sth to the best possible use * Do you know how to make the most of the computer for your study?

to stay not far from the shore * The girl made the most of the occasion to show her talent. do sth. as it is: 按照事物的原样做某事 * Tell her the news as it is. * A witness must state the facts as they are. Para 2 4. The British Isles are a group of islands that lies off the went coast of Europe. (l. 7-p.35) lie off: to stay not far from the shore * We can see the ship lying off the harbor. lie in /on /to/ off 位于……

5. The largest island is called Britain, which is separated ① Guangdong lies ___ the south of Hubei. ② Guang-dong lies ___ the south of Hunan. ③ England lies ___ the southeast of Britain. ④ Japan lies ___ the east of China. ⑤ Taiwan island lies ___ the east of mainland. ⑥ Nanjing lies ___ the Yangtze River. to on to in to A. to speak about the most important part B. It’s unnecessary to C. just before D. with re-gard to E. just about to off on 5. The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which at one point is only 20 miles wide. (at one point 在某处） 最大的岛叫不列颠岛， 被英吉利海峡与法国隔开，海峡最窄 处只有20 英里宽。 ① She is at the point of death. ② I’m in a hurry, so come to the point. ③ In point of cost, the first one is better. ④ I was on the point of leaving when the bell rang. ⑤ There is no point in talking about it again.

6. It forms the mainland of Great Britain and consists of three countries. ( = is made up of ) (l.10-p.35) * The United Kingdom consist of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.= Great Britain and Northern Ire- land form/make up the United Kingdom. * Her diet consisted mainly of bread and vegetable. Para 3 7. In general, Scotland is colder throughout the year, and receives more rain. (l. 16-p.35) * In general, about 60% of the students in this school can pass the college entrance examination every year. in general = as a general rule = usually

Para 4 8. The culture…was influenced …culture…(l. 21-p.35) * The book had a great influence on his life. * The weather in summer influences the rice crops. * What influenced you to do it? 9. Their language formed the basis for English.(l.1-p.36) * What is the basis of/for your opinion? Para 6 10. They realise that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation. be of great value/ great importance/much use/no use/ = be very valuable/important/useful/useless

Homework 1. Review “Reading” and learn language points by heart. 2. Practising—pp.111-112 3. Integrating skills—pp.39-40

Thank you. The End