Unit 5 The British Isles

3).what’s the main idea of the text?
a. britain was once in the charge of the frenchmen
b. the uk is made up of 3 countries.
c. the author delivers some more information about the british isle.
d. it’s about the history of the country.
4).what can you conclude from the passage?
a. the uk is made up of 4 countries
b. the british isles lies of the west coast of europe
c. the culture of the uk is a mixture of different countries in the world.
d. the climate of the british isles is mild with a lot of rain.
answers: dbca
4. skimming
get the ss to skim the text to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph.
paragraph main idea
para1  general idea about england
para2  position of the british isles
para3  climate
para4  culture
para5 the influence of french
para6  history
para7  languages
5.questions in details:
(teacher shows the questions on the screen.)
answer the questions:
1. what is the uk?
2. what's the weather in the british isles like? what about in scotland?
3. has the culture of the people in the british isles received many influences? from here?
4. why do so many english words end u with the french words
5. how many countries are here in britain ?which are the first two countries that joined in the united kingdom? does the ireland island belong to the uk?
6. what do people throughout the british isles speak now?
6. language points:
while dealing with the above activities, it’s good time to explain some important language points.
step 4. post-reading activity
task1: locate the places in the map
(teacher shows a blank map of england on the screen. ask them to locate the position of some places . ex.1 on p 36)
task 2:discussion
t: now you've known much information about england. it's known to all of you that england is separated from european mainland by the english channel. is it possible to swim across the channel? where is the best place to do so? how far is it? please have a discussion in groups of four.
(suggested answers: it's possible to swim across the english channel though it is very difficult. now there are many people in the world who have swum across the channel. last july, zhang jian in our country was also successful in doing so. the best place where they swim across the channel is from dover in england to gallet in france. it is 33.8 kilometers. …)
step 5. summary and homework
t: today we've read a passage and learnt more about the united kingdom and ireland, especially about the british isles. now we all know that the climate there is mild with a lot of rain. there are all kinds of flowers all year round and many trees everywhere. also there are many cultural relics, places of interest and natural parks. do you want to travel to england if you have a chance? where are you going?