Reading

The British Isles

Para 1 history

Para 2 languages

Para 3 climate

Para 4/5 culture

Para 6 brief introduction

Para 7 location

Match the paragraphs and their topics:

Look at the map of the British Isles and give the

names of the following places on the map:

North Sea

The A

tlantic Ocean

English Channel

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Ireland

Irish SeaDublin

London

Read the passage carefully and decide whether

the following sentences are true or false:

F

F

T

F

( )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.

( ) 5.People from different parts of 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.

T

F

T

Read the passage carefully and decide whether

the following sentences are true or false:

If you have got the chance to visit one of the countries of the British Isles, which country will you choose, and why?

Imagine that you are going on a four-week

trip through the UK. Make a travel plan in

which you describe where you will go, how

long you will stay and why, and what clothes

and things you will take .

Homework:

Write a short passage about the Dachen Isles.

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大陈岛面积约 14 平方公里，岛上气候温暖湿润，冬暖

夏凉，尤其盛夏时温暑宜人，是避暑休闲的好去处，林

木植物茂盛，森林覆盖率达 50~60% ， 1993 年被批准为

省级海上森林公园，海洋资源丰富，为台州海上最繁荣

的渔业集镇，被誉为“东海明珠”。

Complete the sentences with words from the box, change the form

if necessary .

1.A group of Trade ____ leaders met to discuss questions about job safety.

2.The official name of our country is the People’s _____ of China.

3.In general, the ____ classes do not have a clear idea of the lives

of common people.

4. Our class ______ of twenty –five boys and thirty-two girls.

5.If you think you can pass the maths exam easily without any

hard work, then you are completely ________ .

6.The street is too _____ . It does not allow cars from opposite

directions to pass.

7. Because of her teacher’s _______ , she chose to study English at university .

8. Don’t judge a person only on the _______ of first impressions.

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Union

Republic

upper

consists

mistaken

narrow

influence

basis

Language study

1.What impresses you most in the passage ?

The fact that … impresses me most.

2.What have you already known before

reading the passage ?I have known the fact that …

3.Did you hear any news about Britain

recently ?

I heard the news that …

Brainstorming

同位语从句

在句中起同位语的作用 . 一般放在名词 fact , news , idea , promise, thought , suggestion 等之后 , 用以说明或解释前面的名词 . 引导词有连词 that ; 少数情况下也可用连接副词等 . 如 :

1.The thought that we night success excited us.

2.The idea that they should try a second time is

worth considering.

Tell the difference

1.The news that the plane would take off on time made everybody happy.

2.The news that is spreading around the airport is that a heavy storm is coming.

3.The suggestion that students should learn something practical is worth considering.

4.The suggestion that they are considering is that students should learn something practical.

1.Is there anything that confuses you

in the passage?

Why Ireland has a young population is not

clear to me .

2. Do you know a lot about your class ?

That …. is known to me .

Brainstorming

主语从句在复合句中作主句的主语 . 引导词有连词 that ,whet

her (that 不可省 ); 代词有 who, what ,which; 副词 when ,where, how, why 等 . 如 :

1.That he is a famous singer is known to us.(It is known to us that he is a famous singer.)

2.When he will go to America is not yet fixed.

(It is not yet fixed when he will go to America.)

Tell the function of the following sentences. a.subject b. object c. predicative d. appositive

1.The idea that Great Britain is made up of three countries’ Corner ,Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.

2.The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.

3.The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.

4.Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.

5.That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.

6.They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.

用关系词填空1.All of us wonder ____ cleaned the classroom.

2.The fact ____ he didn’t keep his promise made me

very angry.

3. ____ he is right is certain.

4.The truth is _____ he has come back.

5.He asked _____ was the matter.

6.I don’t know _____ or not the professor will give us

a lecture.

7. _____ they went there that evening is not clear

8. _____ should be done has been done.

who

that

That

that

what

whether

How

What

1.The question is ____the film is worth seeing.

A. if B. what C. whether D. how

2.One of the men held the view _____ the book said was right.

A .that what B. what that C .that D .whether

3.They received orders _____ the work be done at once.

A .which B. when C. / D .that

4.Dr.Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge , I can’t remember ______

A. where B. there C. which D. that

5.Energy is _____ make things work.

A. what B. everything C. something D. anything

6.The reason ____ I have to go is ____ my mother is ill in bed.

A .why; why B. why; because C. why ; that D. that; because

C

A

D

C

A

C

单项填空

7.He doesn’t think the question of _____ they are men or

women is important.

A. whether B if C. which D. why

8.He often think of _____ he can do more for his country.

A. what B. how C. that D. which

9.It was ordered that all the soldiers _____ to the front.

A. should send B. must be sent

C. should be sent D. must go

10. Air is to us ______ water is to fish.

A. is that B. what C. which d. that

A

B

C

B

What film do you think the video clip is from?

Who wrote the story?

He was born in London in 1660 and died in 1731. He wrote many books all his life, among which Robinson Crusoe is the most famous one.

Who is Daniel Defoe ?

Landscape

Wider landscape

What we see

Historical relics

The people, their life,work and

culture

The landscape near the city

Salisbury Cathedral is probably the finest medieval Cathedral in Britain.

What is the cathedral famous for?

What does the author think of it?

Enjoy the video clip

Salisbury's world-famous Stonehenge, situated on the spreading Salisbury Plain.

What are the names of the two rivers?River Avon & River Nadder

The people, their life, work and culture.

The wider landscape around the city

We may be a small country, but we are a great one too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Battles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter, David Beckham’s right foot, David Beckham’s left foot, come to that.

Young Shakespeare(1564-1616)

Winston Churchill

The Beatles

Sean Connery& his films

Harry Potter

David Beckham

Now you know how to describe a city’s landscape, the people and their lives after reading this passage. And today’s homework: 1. Choose any place you know or you like and write a short passage about it. 2. With the help of the Internet, try to collect as much information as possible and make a PowerPoint presentation in the next period.