The British Isles

Reading

The tasks of this period:

1.Get a better understanding of the British Isles.

2.Describe something about the British Isles in your own words.

Scan the text and match the paragraphs with the main ideas:

Para.1: Para.2: Para.3: Para.4/5: Para.6: Para.7:

History

Culture

Languages

Brief introduction

Geography

Climate

Para.1 Brief introduction of Great Britain: How many countries make up of Great Britain?

Speakers’ Speakers’ CornerCorner

Big Ben Big Ben The Tower The Tower of Londonof London

a nation of …

held together

by…

Read para.2 and name out the places on the map:

1. English Channel2. Scotland3. Wales4. England5. Ireland 6. Irish Sea7. The Isle of Man8. The Atlantic Ocean9. The North Sea

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Scotland: colder, receive more rains

mild with a lot of rain

1.what’s the climate of the British Isles?

2.What’s the weather like in Scotland, England and Wales?

Para.3 Climate:

England & Wales: rains a lot, pleasant temperature

Para.4&5 Culture:

2. Who ran over the Great Britain in 1066?

people from northern Europe settled

The French

1.What happened in the fifth century?

ended up with ended up with many French many French

wordswords

The basis for The basis for EnglishEnglish

The basis for The basis for EnglishEnglish

influenced by Franceinfluenced by Franceinfluenced by Franceinfluenced by France

Influenced by the Influenced by the European mainlandEuropean mainland

Influenced by the Influenced by the European mainlandEuropean mainland

Para.6 History:

Northern Northern IrelandIreland

England England

Wales Wales Scotland Scotland

The UK1536 1707

a long history

Para. 7 Languages:

How many languages are spoken in the British Isles?

six spoken languages, two local accents

The British Isles (outline)Brief introduction of Great Britain: a

nation of …held together by …Geography: lie off the west coast of Europe,

surrounded by …Climate: mild with a lot of rainCulture : influenced by the European

mainland, … formed the basis for English, influenced by French, …ended up with many French words

History: has a long historyLanguages: six spoken languages, two local

accents

( )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.

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( ) 5.People from different parts of the 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.( )8. The Isle of Man is a part of the United Kingdom.

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The British Isles (outline)Brief introduction of Great Britain: a nation

of …held together by …Geography: lie off the west coast of Europe, s

urrounded by …Climate: mild with a lot of rainCulture : influenced by the European mainland,

… formed the basis for English, influenced by French, …ended up with many French words

History: has a long historyLanguages: six spoken languages, two local a

ccents

Homework:

1.Rewrite the text according to the

outline. (about 100 words) 2.Try to find out language points in the text

as much as possible.