1. Game: The odd one is out! Find out which picture is different from the other two and why.

2. Beckham Owen Zidane

3. pound penny yen

4. Stanford University Oxford University Yale University

5. Lesson 86 Britain and Ireland

6. 1. _______ divides the UK into two parts. A.The Irish Sea B. The River Thames C. The English D. The Pacific Ocean

7. 2. What does “ UK ” stand for? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

8. 3. The island of Britain is made up of _______. A.Wales, Ireland and England B. Edinburgh, London and Dublin C. Ireland, Wales and Scotland D. Scotland, Wales and England

9. bagpipe kilt = Scottish skirt highland whisky

10. Scotland Scots Scottish in the north of Britain

11. 4. Scotland is also famous for ______________________. its beautiful countryside. Auld lang Syne

12. England English in the southeast of Britain

13. 5. River Thames runs through London. ( ) 6. England is similar to Scotland, with lots of highland. ( ) 7. London is the capital city of both England and the UK. ( ) T F T

14. London bridge Places of Interest in England University of Cambridge British museum

15. 8. Which country lies to the west of England and southeast of Ireland? A.Scotland B. Wales C. England D. Ireland

16. Wales Welsh

17. 9. The first language in Wales is English. ( ) 10. There were many useless coal mines in the south of Wales. ( ) F T

18. EnglandScotland Northern Ireland

19. 11. Dublin is the capital of _______. A. Britain B. Ireland C. Wales D. the Republic of Ireland

20. visit U2 beauty of nature What can we do in Ireland?

21. Winter: _____________________ Summer: ____________________ North: ________________________ South: _______________________ East: ____________________ West: ______________________ Rain: _________________________ Snow: __________________________ not too cold not too hot colder warmer drier wetter every month of the year in Scotland every year; sometimes in England and Wales; unusual in Ireland

22. Task: Give a short introduction of the UK to your friends.