TheBritishIslesTheBritishIslestheUKtheUKtheRepublicofIrelandtheRepublicofIrelandEnglandEnglandScotlandScotlandWalesWalesNorthernIrelandNorthernIrelandBritainBritainthesmallIsleofManthesmallIsleofManEdinburgh,Edinburgh,capitalofScotlandcapitalofScotlandCardiff,Cardiff,capitalofWalescapitalofWalesEnglandEnglandScotlandScotlandWalesWalesRepublicRepublicofIrelandofIrelandNorthernNorthernIrelandIrelandLondon,London,capitalofcapitalofEnglandEnglandBelfast,Belfast,capitalofcapitalofNorthernIrelandNorthernIrelandDublin,Dublin,capitalofcapitalofRepublicofIrelandRepublicofIrelandPara1historyPara2languagesPara3climatePara4/5culturePara6briefintroductionPara7locationMatchtheparagraphsandtheirtopics:ScanningCarefulreadingScotlandScotlandEnglandEnglandWalesWalesNorthernIrelandEnglishchannelNorthseaAtlanticOceanIrishseaReadthepassagecarefully,andgetthedetailedinformationabouttheUK.Gothroughthesentencesandsaytrueorfalse.()1.ManypeoplearoundtheworldstudyEnglish,andtheyknowalotaboutBritishculture.()2.GreatBritainismadeupoffourcountries.()3.TheislandofBritainisseparatedfromFrancebytheEnglishChannel.()4.Scotlandiscolderthroughouttheyear,butreceiveslessrain.()6.ThesouthernpartofIrelandisnowanindependentrepublic.TFFFTT()7.TeachingWelshandIrishtotheyoungergenerationisofgreatvalueforthepeopleinBritain.T()5.PeoplefromdifferentpartsofnorthernEuropesettledinEngland,sothecultureofthepeopleoftheBritishIsleswasinfluencedbythem.buttheirviewofBritishcultureissometimesnarrow.threeandmoreLookatthemapoftheBritishIslesandgivethenamesofthefollowingplacesonthemap:1.NorthSea2.Scotland3.England4.EnglishChannel5.NorthernIreland6.TheAtlanticOcean7.Wales8.IrishSea9.NorthSea10.Dublin11.IrelandRetellingRetellsomethingabouttheUK’slocationanditsweatherwiththehelpofthemap.ScotlandScotlandEnglandEnglandWalesWalesNorthernIrelandEnglishchannelNorthseaAtlanticOceanIrishseaTheBritishIsles:________________________Scotland:_____________________EnglandandWales:_______________coldestmonths:_______________________warmestmonths:_______________________ClimateMildwithalotofraincoldrainsalotJanuaryandFebruaryJulyandAugustPara.3Para4–5Culturelanguage5centuryAnglosSaxonsJutesPara4–5WilliamI1066FrenchwordsbroughtinconquerScotlandEnglandseparatedkingdoms1283WalesconqueredbyEngland1536WalesEnglandformedaunion1707ScotlandWalesEnglandJoinedinformedaunionnowScotlandWalesEnglandNorthernIrelandTheUKTheUKPara.6…arenowthreatenedandmaydisappear…6spokenlanguages2localaccentsIrishWelshEnglishPara.7TheUKScotlandEnglandWalesNorthernIrelandLocationClimateHistoryCultureLanguageSummarymildwithalotofraininfluencedbythecultureoftheEuropeanmainlandsixnativelanguagesverylongDiscussionIfyouhaveachancetovisittheUK,whichplaceswillyougo?why?IfyouhaveachancetovisittheUK,whichplaceswillyougo?why?BuckinghamPalacetheRiverThamesReadthetextonceagainandfinishtheexercisesinthepostreadingpart.
