1. The British Isles
Unit 5

2. UK in Pictures

3. 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.

4. Scanning

5. 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?

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

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

10. 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

11. 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 …

12. 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

13. Homework

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

15. Thank You