Unit 5 Reading The British Isles

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Unit 5 Reading The British Isles
Designed by Han Guilan
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Britain
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Predict Which of the following do you think will
be talked about in the passage ?
location ,area ,climate ,population
people ,language ,history, culture

landscape , places of interest,
agriculture ,custom
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Match the paragraphs and their topics
Para 1 history Para 2
languages Para 3
climate Para 4-5
culture Para 6
brief introduction Para 7
location
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Read the passage carefully 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.

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Read the passage carefully and decide whether the
following sentences are true or false
( ) 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.French was considered a noble
language in the 12th century in Britain. ( )
7.The southern part of Ireland is now an
independent republic. ( ) 8. In modern times,
people throughout the British Isles only speak
English.
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Look at the map of the British Isles and say the
location of the following places on the map
North Sea
Scotland
Northern Ireland
1.Dublin 2.London 3.The Atlantic Ocean 4.English
Channel 5. North Sea 6. Irish Sea
Irish Sea
Dublin
England
Ireland
The Atlantic Ocean
Wales
London
English Channel
France
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Year Events
1283
1533
1536
1707
After 1707-1801
Now
Wales was conquered by England
Wales became a single state.
England and Wales formed the Union
Scotland joined the Union
The Southern Ireland was once part of the Uk.
The Northern Ireland is still part of the
UK,while the Southern Ireland is an independent
country .
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Read and Discussion
Reading and discussing

• Most of the people in the British Isles
  speak English,but their local languages are
  threatened and may disappear in the future.
• Do you think the disappearing of the local
  languages is a good thing or a bad one?why ?
• If it is a bad one, what can we do to
  prevent this?

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Travel introduction Our class intends to
visit the British Isles .Now you are a guide in
a travel agency.You are asked to introduce some
information about the British Isles. You
can use the topic sentences of each paragragh
and some key words to help you .
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Tips

• If you want to make a description to a place
  ,the following points are often included
• Location
• Climate
• Area ,people , population
• History and culture
• Custom
• Places of interest

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Suppose your friend comes to visit you and you
plan to show him around Nantong .What will you
say to him and what places will you take him to ?
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Nantong Museum
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Nantong kites
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Homework Write a short passage to introduce
Nantong
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Introduce and describe our hometown
Location ????,????,???????????????
Climate ????,????????????,??? ????????????
Culture and history ????,????,??????????,??????,??????,???????????????
Places of interest ???????????????????????,???????????????????????????????????????????,???????????????????
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Cambridge and Oxford University in England
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Old castles, Wales
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Stonehenge, England
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Men dressed in kilts (skirts)
bagpipes, Scotland
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English pubs
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Tap dance River dance, Ireland???????
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Famous attractions in the British Isles
Ancient fairy landWales
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Webmister Abbey, England ????????
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Royal Greenwich Observatory ?????????
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The people, their life, work and culture.
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Many thanks Goodbye