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1. Where is British isles?2. How large is it?3. How many main isles

are there in all?

4. What does UK stand for?

500km

1000km

Scotland, England,Wales and Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Unit5 The British Isles

243,000sqkm

Famous people in UK

BritainIreland

The Republic of Ireland

Dublin

England

London

Scotland

Edinburgh

Wales

Cardiff

Northern Ireland

BelfastThe Irish Sea

Important cities in UK1.capital city2.capital of Northern Ireland3.capital of Wales4.capital of Scotland5.a university city6.a port city, home of the Beetles7.industrial base with a famous football club,famous for Industrial Revolution8. Second largest city,important industrial city

LondonBelfastCardiffEdinburghOxfordLiverpool

Manchester

Manchester

Buckingham Palace, Parliament House, Big Ben,Westminster Abbey,Greenwich astronomical observatory (GMT)

London Tower Bridge,

Important architecture

Literature and art William ShakespeareCharles DickensKeatsOscar Wilde

James Bond

The Beetles

Sarah Brightman

What else do you know about UK? Let’s chare!

1. rivers:2. sports:3. entertainment:4. politics:5. religion:7. food:8. history:9. climate:

Listening (I) Lessons in the mornings and their teachers:Dave, Flora , Sarah, Andrew, Julia

Lessons in the afternoon and their teachers:

Language study (Dave)Conversation workshop (Flora & Sarah)Reading workshop ( Andrew)Computer lab ( Dave)

skills (Flora & Sarah) Language lab ( Julia)

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

8:30-10.2010:30-11.2011:30-12:2012:30 lunch lunch lunch lunch lunch

1:00-2:503:00-3:50

LanguageLanguage StudyStudy

LanguageLanguage StudyStudy

LanguageLanguage StudyStudy

LanguageLanguage StudyStudy

LanguageLanguage StudyStudy

ConversationConversationworksopworksop

computer computer lablab

computer computer lablab

readingreadingworkshopworkshop

skillsskills skillsskills skillsskills skillsskills

readingreadingworkshopworkshop

language language lablab

language language lablab

Speaking 1. Make sure which two have the positive opinion. and which two have the negative opinion.

2. Discuss with your partner and find as much information as you two can. (don’t forget to use the given information)

3. Prepare as many questions as your side can.

4. Each one in your group should have at least 3 sentences.

1. It is more easy to master Chinese than to learn English.2. It is the best way to learn a country by going there.3. Island countries have better chances of becoming powerful than large countries.

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