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What else makes you think of the UK?
C G H S Q T B F Sh We P
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WELCOME to The British Isles
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What is Great Britain made up of ? What does the U.K. consist of ?
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the UK the British Isles
Scotland the British Isles Great Britain Northern Ireland Ireland England Wales
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Introduction Geography Climate Culture History Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
(Para ) Introduction Part 2 (Para ) Geography Part 3 Climate (Para ) Part 4 (Para ) Culture Part 5 (Para ) History Part 6 Languages (Para )
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Introduction Geography Part 1 narrow Part 2
Careful-reading: work with your partner to fill in the form Part 1 Introduction England is not what it used to be. Sometimes people’s view of British culture is ________. narrow Scotland _________ in the north Geography Part 2 The British Isles Wales _________ in the west _________ in the south and east England _________ to the west of Britain Ireland ………
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History languages Climate + Part3 Part4 Culture Part5 6 Part 6 2
British Isles mild with rain Climate Part3 coldest months January & February warmest months July &August Part4 Culture Q:What’re the results of French influence? conquered 1283 England Wales History Part5 + England 1536 Wales the Union Scotland the Union 1707 languages Part 6 6 _______native languages 2 _______local accents Irish, welsh forward RETURN
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Q:What are two results of French influence?
1.The English language ended up with many French words. 2.For hundred years the upper classes spoke French while the common people spoke English. RETURN
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Fill in the blanks according to the text.
The British Isles are a group of ______ that lies off the west coast of Europe. The largest one is called Britain which forms the________ of Great British and______ of three countries: Scotland in the north, Wales in the west and _______ in the south and east. The island just west of Britain is called Ireland, which is now a(n) ___________republic. Only the northern counties are still part of the United Kingdom. islands mainland consists England Independent
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The climate of the British Isles is mild with ______ rain
The climate of the British Isles is mild with ______ rain. It is neither too cold in winter ______ too hot in summer. As to Scotland it is colder all year ______ while in England it is more pleasant as well as in Wales. The coldest months are January and February _____ the warmest months are July and August ,_____ is almost the same as what it is in the southern part in China, for example our Jiangsu Province. much nor around while which
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The culture of the British Isles has been __________by the European settlers, whose languages formed the ______for the English language. In modern times, people___________ the British Isles speak English while some still use the older __________ languages, which may _________one day if people pay no attention to protecting them . influenced basis throughout European disappear
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Post –reading : Location
4.Scotland 2.Atlantic Ocean 1.North Sea North Sea Atlantic Ocean English Channel Scotland Wales England Northern Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Irish Sea London Dublin 6.England 7.Northern Ireland 8.Republic of Ireland 9 Isle of Man 12 5.Wales 10.Irish Sea 11 3.English Channel
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Writing Useful expressions 6. have a population of have a history of
have an area of 7.It rains a lot in…… 8.Somewhere is colder throughout the year. 9…is a good place for tourism. lie off flow through have advantages over consist of /be made up of east of in/to/on the west of (在内/在外/相邻） south of
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Thanks for coming!
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Princess Diana Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ RETURN
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Shakespeare Wordsworth RETURN
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The Buckingham palace RETURN
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Cambridge University
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Oxford University RETURN
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The River Thames RETURN
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