Unit 5   The British lsles教案

   b: i'm reading the geography book.
   a: i think it is difficult to learn if you can't go to that country.
   b: i don't think so. you often look at maps carefully and remember all the      names of cities and provinces.
   a: i'm afraid i don't agree with you. i think those names are very confused      and we can learn it easily by going there.
   b: certainly visiting some places is better in learning geography. but we      can't go to all places of the world. that's too expensive and we don't have enough time, too.
   a: of course you are right. now computers are used in many fields. you can get as much information as possible about the countries you want to know through the internet.
  b: that's a good idea. i'll try it.
3. a: hello. can you tell me which are the countries that make up the group of      eight?
   b: yes. it consists of eight richest countries in the world. they are britain, france, germany, italy, australia, japan, america and russia. five of them are quite small and two of them are island countries.
   a: do you think small countries have better chances than big ones to become rich?
   b: i don't think so.
   a: why?
   b: first small countries have few natural resources. they're very important for a country. second, their labour force is limited. as a result, that prevents their           economy developing fast.
   a: i can't quite agree with you. in fact many small countries are very rich.
   b: yes. though some countries are small, people of these countries can get good education and make their countries become powerful by developing science and technology. for example, japan has few natural resources, but it can develop its education and use other countries resources as many as possible to develop its economy.
    a: it may be true. do island nations have more advantages than other countries?
    b: certainly. island countries have more convenient traffic and they also have           more sea resources.
    a: i agree with what you said.
 step vi summary and homework
t: today we've talked about something about england, and known a lot about         it. we've also done some listening. besides, we've learnt many useful