3. Edinburgh, capital of Scotland Cardiff, capital of Wales England Scotland Wales Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Ireland London, capital of England Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Dublin, capital of Republic of Ireland

4. Three parts and main idea The 1 st paragraphThe 1 st paragraph Introduction of the map 2-----5 paragraphs2-----5 paragraphs The UK is made up of four countries and detailed information about each country The last paragraphThe last paragraph The weather in Britain and Ireland

5. What does the text of Lesson 86 tell us?_______ A. It tell us something about England. B. It tell us something about Wales. C. It tell us something about Ireland. D. It tell us something about the UK. D

6. A _________divides the UK into two parts. A.The Irish Sea B.The rive Thames C.The English Channel D.The Pacific Ocean

7. C Which country lies to the west of England and southeast of Ireland?________ A. Scotland B. England C. Wales D. Ireland

8. Ireland lies to the west of Britain Scotland lies on the north of England Scotland lies in the north of Britain

9. The island of Britain is made up of_______. A.Wales, Ireland, England B. Edinburgh, London, Dublin C. Ireland, Wales, Scotland D. Scotland, Wales, England D

10. C The southern part of the island is a separate country, called the Republic of Ireland with Dublin as its capital. In this sentence a “separate country”is a country___________. A. separated by the Irish Sea B. separated from UK C. which is independent( 独立的 ) D. separated by many lake and mountains

11. Fill in the gaps Generally, the weather in Britain is neither ____ _____in winter nor ___ ___in summer.It is ______in the north, _______ in the south,drier in the ____and wetter in the ____.Ireland is especially ____. In all parts of Britain it _____every month of the year; there is no ‘dry season’. Snow falls in ________ every winter, and sometimes in ________ and ______too. Falls of snow in _______are most unusual.Generally, the weather in Britain is neither ____ _____in winter nor ___ ___in summer.It is ______in the north, _______ in the south,drier in the ____and wetter in the ____.Ireland is especially ____. In all parts of Britain it _____every month of the year; there is no ‘dry season’. Snow falls in ________ every winter, and sometimes in ________ and ______too. Falls of snow in _______are most unusual. too toohotcold colderwarmer eastwest wet Scotland England Wales rains Ireland

12. Complete the form Country Position ( 位置 ) languagecapitalweathersnow UKUKUKUKWales English/Scottish London Northern Ireland Dublin to the west of England English / Welsh Welsh Cardiff Scotland England Republic of Ireland in the north in the southeast in the north of Ireland in the south of Ireland English English/Irish English/Irish Edinburgh Belfast wetter colder Warmer&drier especiallywet especiallywet some-times some-times everywinter mostunusual mostunusual

13. conversation One day,four people (a Scottish,a Welsh, an English and an Irish) meet in the park. They are talking about their hometown.