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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?
Listen to the tape. Which of the following subjects are included in the passage?
size historysports
weather agriculture geography
cultureenergylanguage
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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
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
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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
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.
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