The British Isles Unit 5

UK in Pictures

A bird’s eye view of Edinburgh Big Ben Oxford Big Ben Cambridge Houses of Parliament, London Speaker's corner Hyde Park, London London Tower Bridge Band for the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace London home of the Queen.

Scanning

Step I: Scan the text and find answers to the following questions. What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom? 2. How many countries make up the British Isles? 3. What do you know about Ireland?

Step I: Scan the text and find answers to the following questions. Scotland 1. What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom? England N. Ireland Great Britain The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. . Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. Wales

Scotland England Wales 2. How many countries make up the British Isles? There are Two countries. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The British Isles is a group of islands that lies off the west coast of Europe. The British Isles consists of two islands: one is called Ireland and the other Britain. Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands. And it is divided into three parts: England, Scotland, Wales. Scotland Northern Ireland England Republic of Ireland Wales

3. What do you know about Ireland? Republic of Ireland Ireland is a large island to the west of Great Britain. Ireland is a very beautiful island, famous for its green countryside. The northeastern part of the island is called Northern Ireland, and is part of the UK. The rest of the island forms a country called the Republic of Ireland. Its capital is Dublin. They speak Irish. English is a second language.

Step II. Read the passage again, and find the main idea of each paragraph.

Get the general idea of each paragraph. 1st para. 2nd para. 3rd para. 4th and 5th para. 6th para. 7th para. people’s view of Britain \ a brief introduction of Britain the location\ geography of the British Isles the climate the culture the history the language

Step III: Listen to the tape and decide whether the following sentences are true or false: ( ) 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. （ ）5. People from different parts of northern 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 times, people throughout the British Isles only speak English. F but their view of British culture is sometimes narrow. F three T and receives more rain F T T F speak not only English but also other languages such as welsh, Irish …

Step IV: Go over the passage and finish blank-fillings: It is not right to think that the British Isles means the United Kingdom. The British Isles is a group of islands that lies off the ________coast of Europe. The largest island is called _________, which consists of ________kingdoms: _____________in the north, _______in the west and England in the ________. The island just west of Britain is called _________.Ireland Island is made up of ______countries. The Republic of Ireland is an _____________country, while the Northern Ireland ________ to the UK. Between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small ______of Man. west Britain three Scotland Wales south and east Ireland two independent belongs Isle

Homework

Read the text again. Do post-reading Ex.1.

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