The United Kingdom（Period 2 Reading）
t: you are right.t: the last part tells us about the invaders’ influence on england and london.read it and try to fill in the table below.englandlondonthe romansthe anglo-saxonsthe vikingsthe normans(after a few minutes.)t: now let’s check your answers.englandlondonthe romansleft their towns and roadsbuilt the oldest port in the 1st century adthe anglo-saxonsleft their language and governmentbuilt the oldest building in the 1060sthe vikingsinfluenced the vocabulary and place-namesnonethe normansleft castles and words for foodconstructed the oldest castle in 1066step 7 pair workthe students work in pairs to make a dialogue.one of them is a native englishman, while the other is a visitor to england.the visitor is asking the native englishman about the geography of the united kingdom.(the teacher gives the students to practice in pairs for a few minutes.)(then the teacher asks one or two pairs to come to the front to demonstrate their dialogues.)one example: a: welcome to england.is this your first visit to england?b: yes.i’m very glad to meet you.would you mind if i asked you some questions?a: of course not.go ahead.b: is your country called england or britain?i am really puzzled.a: actually, the whole country is called the uk, which stands for the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.the great britain is made up of three countries, that is, england, wales and scotland.a: what about the southern part of ireland?b: the southern part of that island broke away to form its own government.b: then why do people call your country england sometimes?a: oh, that’s because england is the largest one of the four countries.b: i see.i have another question.last time when i watched the world cup, i noticed there is a football team of england.but there are also teams of northern ireland and scotland.can you explain this to me?a: the four countries do work together in some areas, but they are still very different.for example, northern ireland, england and scotland have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the world cup.b: i see.thank you for your kindness.a: you are welcome.have a good stay in england.b: thanks.bye.a: bye.step 8 homework1.try to write a short summary of the passage in about 50 words.2.finish part 1 in learning about language on page 11.
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