London bridge (tower bridge)

The Big Ben

The parliament house[ 'pɑ:ləmənt ]

The River Thames

The Buckingham Palace

Scotland

England

Wales

Northern Ireland

the Republic of Ireland

the UK

the British Isles

What is the UK made up of? And the British Isles?

Unit 5

The Britain Isles

Listen to the tape. Which of the following subjects are included in the passage?

size historysports

weather agriculture geography

cultureenergylanguage

11stst para. para.

22ndnd para. para.

33rdrd para. para.

44thth para. para.

55thth para. para.

66thth para. para.

77thth para. para.

position /location

climateclimate

cultureculture

influence of Frenchinfluence of French

history history

languagelanguage

people’s view of British culture Get the general idea of each paragraph. Get the general idea of each paragraph.

Fast-reading

Careful reading

Read each paragraph carefully then fill in the forms

Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity----to see it as it really is: a nation of ….

GreatGreat BritainBritain

What holds the nation (Great Britain) of different countries together?

It is held together by a common language and culture.

Para.1Para.1

Para.2 location

Britain:

England:

Scotland:

Wales:

Ireland:

The Isle of Man:

The British Isles:

off the west coast of Europe

in the east

in the northin the west

west of Britain

in the Irish Sea/ between Britain and Ireland

the Atlantic Ocean to the west

the North Sea to the east

Pare.2 the Pare.2 the locationlocation of the British Isles of the British Isles

Look at the map of the British Isles. Match the number with the place names on the left.

EdinburghEdinburgh

CardiffCardiff

BelfastBelfastAtlantic Ocean

North sea

English Channel

Scotland

Wales

England

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Irish Sea

London

Dublin

44

5566

77

8899

10101111

1212

FranceFrance

EdinburghEdinburgh

CardiffCardiff

BelfastBelfast

Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean

North seaNorth sea

English ChannelEnglish Channel

Scotland Scotland

WalesWales

England England

NorthernNorthern IrelandIreland

IrelandIreland

Isle of ManIsle of Man

Irish SeaIrish Sea

LondonLondon

DublinDublin

44

5566

77

8899

10101111

1212

FranceFrance

1

2

3

4

5

67

89

10

11

12

1.What’s the weather in the British Isles like?

Para.3 Weather of the British IslesPara.3 Weather of the British Isles

The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.

Compare the climate of Scotland, England,

Wales.

2.What’s the weather in Scotland, England, Wales like?

(Colder, more rain )(Colder, more rain )

ScotlandScotland

England Wales

rains a lot , but the temperatures aremore pleasant

Choose the best choice:

1.The culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by culture of the people on______ mainland.

A.European B. Asian C. African D. American

2. In 1066 England was conquered by ______.

A the French B. the Japanese C. the German D. theItalian

3.The upper classes spoke ____while the common people

spoke _____.

A. English, French B. French, English C. Irish, French

A

A

B

Truth or falseTruth or false

1.The United Kingdom has a short history.1.The United Kingdom has a short history.

2.England and Wales formed the Union in 1283.2.England and Wales formed the Union in 1283.

3.Scotland joined the Union in 17073.Scotland joined the Union in 1707

4.Ireland is part of the UK4.Ireland is part of the UK

F

F

F

T

EnglishEnglish

WelshWelsh

Irish

Irish

6 spoken 6 spoken languages languages 6 spoken 6 spoken

languages languages

……are now are now threatened and threatened and

may disappearmay disappear……

Why is it of great value to record and teach local languages to the younger generation?

the British the British Isles Isles

people’s viewpeople’s view

positionposition____ coast ____ coast

of of EuropeanEuropean

componentcomponent______ ______ Ireland Ireland

____________climateclimate

_______ with a _______ with a lot of _____lot of _____

Scotland: _____Scotland: _____

cultureculture________ by ________ by the ________ the ________ mainland; mainland; ___ century ___ century ---settled; ---settled; in ________ in ________ conqueredconquered

by Franceby France

UKUK

EnglandEngland

______________

______________

______________IrelandIreland

languagelanguage

narrownarrow

westwest

Britain Britain

Isle of Isle of ManMan

mildmildrainrain

coldercolder

influencedinfluenced

EuropeanEuropean

55thth

10661066

ScotlandScotland

WalesWales

NorthernNorthern

EnglishEnglish

kəm'pəunənt

Do you know?

the home of the Beatles

the second harbor( 港口） the best city for traveling

a city of sports

Liverpool

DDC

BA

Which is the flag of the UK?

The national flower

The national bird红胸鸲

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)

The father of literature

Oxford UniversityOxford UniversityCambridge Cambridge UniversityUniversity

Queen Elizabeth ⅡQueen Elizabeth Ⅱ

Tony Blair

London --- capital city of the UK

EdinburghEdinburgh --- capital city of --- capital city of ScotlandScotland

Old castlesOld castlesThe city of EdinburghThe city of Edinburgh

Cardiff ---- capital city of Wales

Cardiff City HallCardiff City HallCardiff CastleCardiff CastleCardiff cityCardiff cityCardiff castle Cardiff castle

Belfast ---- capital city of Northern Ireland

Belfast cityBelfast cityGuest house Guest house nearest the airportnearest the airport

botanic garden botanic garden

If you have got the chance to visit one of the countries of the British Isles, which country will you choose, and why? And what clothes and things will you take ?

Discussion

England and Wales formed the Union in:

Scotland joined the Union in:

Ireland used to be :

now is :

Northern Ireland is :

1536

1707part of the UK

an independent republicpart of the UK

Listen to the tape with two questions

1How many countries make up Great Britain?

2.How many countries make up the British Isles ?

Translate:

There has been a growing moment

to make the most of its cultrual diversity ---

to see it as it really is:a nation of different

countriesheld together by a common

language and culture.