Where is Europe?

Where is the British Isles? What do you know about the British Isles?

Find the following places on the map: 1.Scotland 2.England 3.Wales 4.Northern Ireland 5.Ireland 6.London 7.Dublin 8.English Channel

The Buckingham palace

The River Thames & The Big Ben

Castle

The Greenwich Tower

The London Bridge

Cambridge University

Pre---reading: Discussion: 1.What do you know about the United Kingdom? 2.What is the short form of the United Kingdom? 3.What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom? 4.How many countries make up the British Isles? 5.What ’ s the capital of England, Wales and Scotland? 6.What do you know about Ireland?

Reading :

Skimming: Skim the text and find out the top sentences for each paragraph. Para. 1: The idea that England stands for Fish&Chips, the Speakers’ corner and the Tower of London is past. (Idea) Para 2: The British Isles is a group of islands that lies off the west coast of Europe. (Geography) Para 3: The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain. (Climate) Para 4: The culture of the people in the British Isles has received many influences from the European mainland. (Culture)

Para 5: In 1066, all of Great Britain and Ireland was run over by the French. (French influence) Para 6: The United Kingdom has a long history. (History) Para 7: In modern times, people throughout the British Isles speak English. (Language)

Para 1 history Para 2 languages Para 3 climate Para 4/5 culture Para 6 brief introduction Para 7 location/geography Match the paragraphs and their topics:

Scanning: Read for details and fill in the form: Headings Idea Details Fact unknown: Cultural diversity: Made up of three kingdoms Different country, common language

Geography Position of Britain: 1. England: 2. Scotland: 3. Wales: Position of Ireland: Position of the Isle of Man: Position of the Channel Islands: Off the west coast In the east In the north In the west West of Britain In the Irish Sea/ between Britain and Ireland Southeast of Britain

Climate The British Isles: The Channel Isles: Scotland: England and Wales: Culture French Influence mild Warmer and sunnier cold Rains a lot Influenced by the European mainland The reason why many English words end up with French words: ruled by French in 1066

History 1536: 1707: Ireland used to be: And now is: Northern Ireland: The Isle of Man and Channel Islands: language England and Wales formed the Union Scotland joined the union Part of the UK An independent republic Part of UK Ruled by the King of England English, Welsh, Scottish, Gaelic and Irish

Look at the map of the British Isles and give the names of the following places on the map: North Sea The Atlantic Ocean English Channel England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Ireland Irish Sea Dublin London

Read the passage carefully and decide whether the following sentences are true or false: F F T F ( )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.

( ) 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.The southern part of Ireland is now an independent republic. ( ) 7. In modern time, people throughout the British Isles only speak English. T F T Read the passage carefully and decide whether the following sentences are true or false:

Post---reading: Group discussion: 1.Is it possible to swim from the European mainland to England? How far is it and where would be the best place to do so? 2.Why is it of great value to record and teach local languages to the younger generation?

Pair work: Suppose you are tour guides. Now a Chinese group will come to visit the UK. Make a travel plan in which you describe where they will go and what clothes and things they ’ ll take.

Language points:. 重点单词 state, advantage, form, influence, lie, climate, basis, population, prime, produce, coast, employ, namely, bear, wild, approach, pleasant, while, common, consider, matter, view, sheep 重点短语 get it right, consist of, be made up of, make up, stand for, be unknown to, separate…from, make the most of, lie off, at one point, run over, a matter of, have chances of doing sth., in general, part of, throughout the year, as much as

重点句型 1. be of great value 2. between Britain and Ireland, in the Irish Sea, lies the small Isle of Man. 3. where 引导的地点状语从句 4. with 复合结构 5. It is +adj.+ 不定式 6. think+ 宾语 + 形容词 ( 宾补 ) 语法项目 名词性从句 同位语从句与定语从句的区别.