Unit 22 Britain & Ireland Lesson 86 and 87 Britain and Ireland 深圳市田东中学 黄永祥

to 不相邻或接壤, 但强调方向 on 互相接壤 in 在内部 1. England is ______the _______of Scotland. It is _____ the _______of Britain. 2. Ireland is _____the _____of England. 3. London is _____ the ____ of Cardiff. 4. Wales is _____ the _____of England. It is ____the _______ of Scotland. Scotland is to the north of England; It’s part of Britain. to/onsouth insouth towest toeast onwest tosouth Revision England Scotland Ireland Wales Northern Ireland London The Map of Britain and Ireland

National Flag of BritainNational Flag of Ireland National Emblem of BritainNational Emblem of Ireland The National Flags and the National Emblems of Britain and Ireland

③ ________________ ① ________________ ⑤ ________________ ⑦ ________________ ⑩ ________________ ⑨ ________________ ② ________________ ⑧ ________________ ⑥ ________________ ④ ________________ Match the numbers on the map with the following words: Scotland Edingburgh England London Wales Cardiff Northern Ireland Belfast Dublin Republic of Ireland

Big Ben Buckingham Palace Oxford University William Shakespear

London Bridge in the Daytime ↓ ↑ London Bridge at night

Edinburgh Scotland Ireland

Tell the following statements are“True” or “False” 1. Britain is larger than Ireland.( ) 2. Britain and Ireland are separated by English Channel.( ) 3. The UK is made up of four countries.( ) 4. Scotland is in the north of Britain.( ) 5. Wales lies to the east of England.( ) 6. England is in the southwest of Britain.( ) 7. England is the largest country in Britain. ( ) 8. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. ( ) 9. The weather in Britain is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in Summer. ( ) T F T T F F T T T the Irish Sea west southeast

Tell the following statements are “True” or “False” 10. Ireland is especially hot. ( ) 11. There is no “dry season” in all parts of Britain. ( ) 12. It seldom snows in Ireland. ( ) F T T 13.The first travellers went to Scotland from Europe.( ) 14.The seas around Ireland were full of all sorts of fish. ( ) 15. The Irelish people lived mainly on wheat. ( ) 16. The church plays an important part in Irish people’s life.( ) 17. The Irish people are very fond of music and poems. ( ) 18.The Irish people never get together to read their own poems to each other. ( ) F T F T T F wet Scotland potatoes also

1.The letters _____ stand for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. Scotland has many ______ and___________, and is famous for its beautiful ___________. 3. The first language in North Wales is _______. 4. There used to be a lot of _____________ in the south of Wales. 5. London is the capital of both _________ and________. 6. London is on the River Thames and has a population of _______million. Fill in the following sentences with suitable words: UK lakesmountains countryside Welsh coal mines Englandthe UK seven

Fill in the following sentences with a suitable word : 7. Ireland is divided into ______ countries. 8. The capital of Northern Ireland is ________. 9. Generally the weather in Britain is neither too _____ in winter nor too ____ in summer. 10. In Britain, it is ________ in the north, ________ in the south, ________ in the east and ______ in the west. 11. Ireland is especially ____. 12. Falls of snow in Ireland are most ________. two Belfast cold hot colder warmer drierwetter wet unusual

Fill in the blanks with proper words Long ago, the first travellers went to Ireland from ________, and later from the south and the west of ________. They found that much of the land was ____. But there was _______ grass for sheep and cows, _______ it rained a lot. The seas around Ireland were full of all sorts of _____. Many of the peasants were very poor and they lived mainly on _______ Around _____, potatoes _____ bad because of a terrible disease and many people died of ________. Tens of thousands had to travel to other countries to look ___ a better life. Although many families became ________. People still kept in _____ with each other. Now life has improved for the population. Most Irish people go to ______ every Sunday and the church plays an important part in people’s lives. The Irish are very fond of ______ and ______. They often get together in the evening to ______ and _______ music. Scotland Europe poorenough because fish potatoes1850 went hunger forseparated touch church musicpoems singplay

Answer the following questions: 1.What is the name of the sea that separates Britain and Ireland? 2. What do the letters UK stand for? 3.How many countries is the UK made up of? What are they? 4. What’s Scotland famous for? 5. What is the first language in North Wales? Are they many coal mines in Wales? 6. Which is the largest country in Britain? Where is it? It is the Irish Sea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Four countries. They are Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland. It is famous for its beautiful countryside. It is Welish. Not now, There used to be. It is England. It is in the southeast of Britain.

Answer the following questions: 7. What’s the population of London? 8. What kind of land does England have? It has a population of seven million. Flat land with some hills in the northeast and centre of the country. 9.What are the two countries in Ireland? 10. Where is the Republic of Ireland? Is a separate country or part of the UK. 11.What is the weather like in Britain? 12. Does it often snow in Ireland? Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. It is in the south of Ireland and it is a separate country. It is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in the summer. It is colder in the north, warmer in the south, drier in the east and wetter in the west. No, It seldom snows in Ireland.

ACTIVITIES 1.Find out your capital or country 3.Find out the two countries on the map and enjoy their National Anthems. 2.Guess the country according to the information.

HOMEWORK 1.Read aloud the whole text again. 2. Find out the useful expressions and structures. 3. Finish Ex.2 and 3 on Page 85

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