London bridge (tower bridge)

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London bridge (tower bridge)
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The Big Ben
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The parliament house 'p?l?m?nt
The River Thames
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The Buckingham Palace
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What is the UK made up of? And the British Isles?
Scotland
England
the UK
Wales
Northern Ireland
the British Isles
the Republic of Ireland
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Unit 5 The Britain
Isles
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Listen to the tape. Which of the following
subjects are included in the passage?
size history sports
weather agriculture geography
culture energy language
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Fast-reading
Get the general idea of each paragraph.

peoples view of British culture
1st para. 2nd para. 3rd para.
4th para. 5th para. 6th para. 7th
para.
position /location
climate
culture
influence of French
history
language
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Careful reading
Read each paragraph carefully then fill in the
forms
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Para.1
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 .
Great Britain
What holds the nation (Great Britain) of
different countries together?
It is held together by a common language and
culture.
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Para.2 location Britain England Scotland Wal
es Ireland The Isle of Man The British Isles
off the west coast of Europe
in the east
in the north
in 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
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Pare.2 the location of the British Isles
Look at the map of the British Isles. Match the
number with the place names on the left.
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7
Northern Ireland
6
England
2
4
Scotland
5
Wales
1
4
3
English Channel
Edinburgh
2
Atlantic Ocean
7
Irish Sea
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Belfast
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North sea
1
6
12
10
9
Isle of Man
8
5
8
Ireland
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Dublin
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Cardiff
London
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France
3
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Para.3 Weather of the British Isles
1.Whats the weather in the British Isles like?
The climate of the British Isles is mild with a
lot of rain.
2.Whats the weather in Scotland, England,
Wales like?
Compare the climate of Scotland, England, Wales.
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climate
(Colder, more rain )
rains a lot , but the temperatures are more
pleasant
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Para4-5 Culture

• Choose the best choice
• The culture of the people of the British Isles
  was influenced by culture of the people on______
  mainland.
• 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
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Para.6 history
Truth or false 1.The United Kingdom has a short
history. 2.England and Wales formed the Union in
1283. 3.Scotland joined the Union in
1707 4.Ireland is part of the UK
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F
T
F
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part 7 language
Welsh
6 spoken languages
English
Irish
are now threatened and may disappear
Why is it of great value to record and teach
local languages to the younger generation?
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narrow
England _______ _______ _______Ireland
peoples view
Scotland
____ coast of European
west
position
Wales
UK
Northern
the British Isles
______ Ireland ______
Britain
component
influenced
________ by the ________ mainland ___ century
---settled in ________ conquered by France
culture
Isle of Man
European
k?m'p?un?nt
climate
5th
language
1066
_______ with a lot of _____ Scotland _____
mild
rain
English
colder
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Do you know?

• the home of the Beatles
• the second harbor( ??)
• the best city for traveling
• a city of sports

Liverpool
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Which is the flag of the UK?
B
A
D
C
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The national flower
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The national bird
???
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The father of literature
William Shakespeare(1564-1616)
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Universities
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Tony Blair
Queen Elizabeth ?
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England
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London --- capital city of the UK
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Edinburgh --- capital city of Scotland
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Cardiff ---- capital city of Wales
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Belfast ---- capital city of Northern Ireland
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Discussion
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 ?
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Para.6 history
England and Wales formed the Union in Scotland
joined the Union in Ireland used to be
now is Northern Ireland is
1536
1707
part of the UK
an independent republic
part of the UK
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Scotland
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Listen to the tape with two questions 1How many
countries make up Great Britain? 2.How many
countries make up the British Isles ?
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Translate There has been a growing moment to
make the most of its cultrual diversity --- to
see it as it really isa nation of different
countriesheld together by a common language
and culture.
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Wales
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Ireland