London bridge (tower bridge)

The Big Ben

The parliament house [ 'p ɑ :ləmənt ] The River Thames

The Buckingham Palace

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?

Unit 5 The Britain Isles

Listen to the tape. Which of the following subjects are included in the passage? size history sports weather agriculture geography culture energy language

1 st para. 1 st para. 2 nd para. 2 nd para. 3 rd para. 3 rd para. 4 th para. 4 th para. 5 th para. 5 th para. 6 th para. 6 th para. 7 th para. 7 th para. position /location climate climate culture culture influence of French influence of French history history language language people’s view of British culture Get the general idea of each paragraph. Get the general idea of each paragraph. Fast-reading

Careful reading Read each paragraph carefully then fill in the forms

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 …. GreatBritain Great Britain What holds the nation (Great Britain) of different countries together? It is held together by a common language and culture. Para.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 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

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. Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Atlantic Ocean North sea English Channel Scotland Wales England Northern Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Irish Sea London Dublin France

Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Atlantic Ocean North sea English Channel Scotland Wales England Northern Ireland Ireland Isle of Man Irish Sea London Dublin France

1.What’s the weather in the British Isles like? Para.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 ) Scotland EnglandWales rains a lot, but the temperatures are more 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 false 1.The United Kingdom has a short history. 2.England and Wales formed the Union in Scotland joined the Union in Ireland is part of the UK F F F T

English Welsh Irish 6 spoken languages …are now threatened and may disappear… Why is it of great value to record and teach local languages to the younger generation?

the British Isles people’s view position ____ coast of European component ______ Ireland ______ climate _______ with a lot of _____ Scotland: _____ culture ________ by the ________ mainland; ___ century -- -settled; in ________ conquered by France UK England______________ _______ Ireland language narrow west Britain Isle of Man mild rain colder influenced European 5 th 1066 Scotland Wales Northern English 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

DC B A Which is the flag of the UK?

The national flower

The national bird 红胸鸲

William Shakespeare( ) The father of literature

Oxford University Cambridge University

Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ Tony Blair

London --- capital city of the UK

Edinburgh --- capital city of Scotland Old castles The city of Edinburgh

Cardiff ---- capital city of Wales Cardiff City Hall Cardiff Castle Cardiff city Cardiff castle

Belfast ---- capital city of Northern Ireland Belfast city Guest house nearest the airport 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 : part of the UK an independent republic part 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.