Unit5ReadingUnit5ReadingTheBritishIslesTheBritishIslesWinstonChurchillPremierTonyBlaireDavidBeckhamPrincessDianaAgentEnglandScotlandWalesN.IrelandWhat’sthefullnameoftheUnitedKingdom?TheUnitedTheUnitedKingdomofGreatKingdomofGreatBritainandBritainandNorthernIrelandNorthernIrelandDoyouknowanythingDoyouknowanythingabouttheUK?abouttheUK?AdditionaltipsaboutAdditionaltipsabouttheUKtheUKEntertainmentintheU.K.EntertainmentintheU.K.EntertainmentintheU.K.EntertainmentintheU.K.EntertainmentintheU.K.EntertainmentintheU.K.BigBenClock国会大厦BigBenLondonBridgeTheArchitectureoftheU.K.TheArchitectureoftheU.K.TowerofLondonTowerofLondonGreenwichGreenwichObservatoryObservatoryBuckinghamPalaceBuckinghamPalaceWalseWalseWestminsterAbbeyRogerFedererMariaSharapovaThewinnersof2004WimbledonChampionshipSportsoftheU.KFootballManchesterUnitedChelseaArsenalWayneRooneyDavidBeckhamReadthepassagecarefullyanddecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse:FFTF()1.ManypeoplearoundtheworldstudyEnglish,andtheyknowalotaboutBritishculture.()2.GreatBritainismadeupoffourcountries.()3.TheIslandofBritainisseparatedfromFrancebytheEnglishChannel.()4.Scotlandiscolderthroughouttheyear,butreceiveslessrain.()5.ThesouthernpartofIrelandisnowanindependentrepublic.()6.Inmoderntimes,peoplethroughouttheBritishIslesonlyspeakEnglish.TFPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Para6Para7ReadthepassageagainReadthepassageagainMatchtheparagraphsandtheirtopics:Matchtheparagraphsandtheirtopics:ClimateHistoryInfluenceofEuropeanCultureLanguageFrenchinfluenceBriefintroductionGeographyHeadingDetailsPara.1IdeaFactunknown:________________________Culturaldiversity:___________________,___________________madeupofthreecountriesdifferentcountriesacommonlanguageandcultureListentothetapeparagraphbyparagraphandfilltheformPositionofBritain:_____________________①England:_______________②Scotland:_______________③Wales:______________PositionofIreland:__________________PositionoftheIsleofMan:_________________________________________PositionoftheEnglishChannel:_________________offthewestcoastintheeastandsouthinthenorthinthewestwestofBritainintheIrishSea/betweenBritainandIrelandBetweenBritainandFranceAtlanticOceanNorthSeaEnglishChannelIsitpossibletoswimfromtheEuropeanmainlandToEngland?Dover20mileswideFrance1.Howfarisit?2.Wherewouldbethebestplacetodoso?TheBritishIsles:______Scotland:______EnglandandWales:______________mildandalotofraincolderandmorerainrainalotInfluencedby:__________________________theEuropeanmainlandThereasonwhymanyEnglishwordsendupwithFrenchwords:______________________________ruledbytheFrenchin1066EnglandandWalesformedtheUnionin:_______ScotlandjoinedtheUnionin:______SouthernpartofIrelandusedtobe:_____________andnowis:_________________________NorthernIrelandis:_____________TheisleofManandChannelIslandsareruledby:_________________15361707partoftheUKanindependentrepublicpartoftheUKtheKingofEnglandSpeak:_______________________________________English,Welsh,Scottish,Gaelic,IrishandFrenchNorthSeaTheAtlanticOceanEnglishChannelEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandIrelandIrishSeaDublinLondonLookatthemapoftheBritishIslesandgivethenamesofthefollowingplacesonthemap:Groupdiscussion:Groupdiscussion:ImaginethatyouaregoingonaImaginethatyouaregoingonafour-weektripthroughtheUK.four-weektripthroughtheUK.MakeatravelplaninwhichyouMakeatravelplaninwhichyoudescribewhereyouwillgoanddescribewhereyouwillgoandwhatclothesandthingsyouwillwhatclothesandthingsyouwilltake.take.Lookatthepictures1.BigBen2.BritishMuseum3.BuckinghamPalace4.WestminsterAbbey5.Stonehenge6.TowerBridge7.GreenwichObservatory8.OxfordUniversity9.FootballTeams2547631GerrardGerrardOwenOwenBeckhamBeckhamAncientGreekVaseinGreatAncientGreekVaseinGreatBritainMuseumBritainMuseumScotlandHighlandScotlandHighlandWindsorcastleWindsorcastleEnglandNorthernIrelandScotlandWalestheUKABDECMultiplechoice1.WhatisUnionJack?A.ApersonB.aplaceC.aflag2.WhichisEnglishflag?A.B.C.3.What’sBritain’snickname?A.UncleTomB.UncleSamC.JohnBull4.Who’snottheprimeministerofUK?A.TonyBlairB.MargaretThatcherC.Elizebelth5.What’sEnglishnationalsong?A.GodsavetheQueen.B.StarSpangledBannerC.TerritoryofFRENCH6.Whichisn’tthefootballteaminUK?A.ManchesterUnitedB.RealMadridC.Lizunionteam7.Whatisn’taBritishcustom?•Amanshouldletawomangofirst.A.Amanshouldgivehisseattoawoman.B.Amanshouldputonhiscapwhenthereisawoman.8.Whoisn’tBritishwriter?A.DanialDeforeB.CharlesDickensC.MarkTwain9.Whichisn’tBritishUniversity?A.OxfordUniversityB.HarvardUniversityC.CambridgeUniversity10.WherewastheBeatles,afamousgroupofpopsingersfrom?A.LiverpoolB.BelfastC.DubblinHomeworkHomework1.Finishexercisesintheworkbook1.Finishexercisesintheworkbook2.Recitethefirstparagraph2.Recitethefirstparagraph