2. N 1.Where is British isles? 2.How large is it? 3.How many main isles are there in all? 4.What does UK stand for? 500km 1000km Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Unit5 The British Isles 243,000sqkm

3. Famous people in UK

4. Britain Ireland The Republic of Ireland Dublin England London Scotland Edinburgh Wales Cardiff Northern Ireland Belfast The Irish Sea

5. Important cities in UK 1.capital city 2.capital of Northern Ireland 3.capital of Wales 4.capital of Scotland 5.a university city 6.a port city, home of the Beetles 7.industrial base with a famous football club,famous for Industrial Revolution 8. Second largest city,important industrial city London Belfast Cardiff Edinburgh Oxford Liverpool Manchester

6. Buckingham Palace, Parliament House, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Greenwich astronomical observatory (GMT) London Tower Bridge, Important architecture

7. Literature and art William Shakespeare Charles Dickens Keats Oscar Wilde James Bond The Beetles Sarah Brightman

8. What else do you know about UK? Let’s chare! 1. rivers: 2. sports: 3. entertainment: 4. politics: 5. religion: 7. food: 8. history: 9. climate:

9. Listening (I) Lessons in the mornings and their teachers: Dave, Flora, Sarah, Andrew, Julia Lessons in the afternoon and their teachers: Language study (Dave) Conversation workshop (Flora & Sarah) Reading workshop ( Andrew) Computer lab ( Dave) skills (Flora & Sarah) Language lab ( Julia)

10. TIMEMONTUEWEDTHUFRI 8:30- 10.20 10:30- 11.20 11:30- 12:20 12:30lunch 1:00- 2:50 3:00- 3:50 Language Study Study Language Language Language Language Conversationworksop computer lab readingworkshop skillsskillsskills skills readingworkshop language lab

11. Speaking 1. Make sure which two have the positive opinion. and which two have the negative opinion. 2. Discuss with your partner and find as much information as you two can. (don’t forget to use the given information) 3. Prepare as many questions as your side can. 4. Each one in your group should have at least 3 sentences.

12. 1.It is more easy to master Chinese than to learn English. 2. It is the best way to learn a country by going there. 3. Island countries have better chances of becoming powerful than large countries. Topics