Senior2;Unit5ReadingtheBritishIslesSenior2;Unit5ReadingtheBritishIsles

Unit 5 Warming up and Reading (1)
What are the British Isles made up of ? What about the UK and Britain? Scotland (northern England (Great) Ireland) the UK Britain Wales
England _______ Scotland _______ Wales
narrow people’s view UK the British Isles position west ____ coast
Байду номын сангаасof European
northern ______ Ireland
influenced ________ by the culture European ________ climate mainland; ___ 5th century _______ mild with a ---settled; in ________ lot of _____ 1066 rain conquered ________ by Scotland: colder _____ France
Ancient stone cross in Ireland
Castle4.jpg
Old castles in Wales
Scottish soldiers dressed in traditional kilts and play the instrument called bagpipe.
The Buckingham Palace
The Greenwich Tower
Fish & chips

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Scottish soldiers traditional kilts. bagpipe.
Cambridge University
2.For hundred years the upper classes spoke French while the common people spoke English.
upper class pork
pig common people
Consolidation
People used to think that England_s_t_a_n_d_s_f_o_r_ Fish and Chips, the Speaker’s Corner and the Tower of London. In fact, the mainland of Great Britain _c_o_n_s_is_t_s_o_f_ three kingdoms. From its cultural_d_i_v_e_r_s_it_y_, we can see that it’s a nation of different countries__h_e_l_d__ __t_o_g_e_th__er___by a common language and culture. The British Isles are a group of islands __o_f_f_ the west coast of Europe. The climate of it is _m__il_d__and __r_a_in_y_. Its culture has been __i_n_f_lu_e_n_c_e_d___by many countries of the European mainland. It is a nation with a __lo_n_g__ history. The language is English as well as six__n_a_ti_v_e__ languages and two local_a_c_c_en__ts_.

4.What happened in 1066?
In 1066, England was conquered by the French.
5.Who spoke French?
The upper classes.
Para 6 History
England and Wales formed the Union 1536 in:___________ 1707 Scotland joined the Union in:_______ part of the UK and Ireland used to be:______________ an independent republic now is:______________________ part of the UK Northern Ireland is:__________________ Smaller islands such as The Isle of Man and are ruled by: ___________________ the King of England
1.What influenced the culture of the British Isles?
The culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by the culture of the people on the European mainland.
Para 4&5
Culture & French influence
1. What formed the basis of English? 2. What influenced the culture of the British Isles? 3. Where did the native population move? 4. What happened in 1066? 5. Who spoke French?

Unit 5 The British Isles.单项选择:1.The murderer tried to away from the prison but he _____ getting arrested by thepolice.A. ended upB. broke upC. started upD. cut up2. Do island nations have advantages______ other countries?A, with B, over C up on D, from3. I feel_____ when some people say geography is______ and difficult to learn.A, confused; confused B. confusing; confusingC. confused; confusingD. confusing; confused4. For centuries the upper classes in Britain spoken French_____ the commonpeople spoke English.A. whileB. whenC. thoughD. since5. We have only a shout holiday, so let’s______ the most of it and try to enjoyourselves.A. getB. takeC. makeD. have6. The test _____ a number of multiple choice questions.A. consists ofB. lies inC. makes ofD. takes in7. He came up with a new ___ to the problem at yesterday’s meeting.A. procedureB. methodC. meansD. approach8. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. Of not, you may get____ by acar.A. run outB. run overC. run awayD. run after9. Along with the letter was his promise ____ he would visit me this coming Christmas.A. which B that C. what D. whether10. With spring _____ the weather becomes warmer.A. approachesB. approachingC. approachD. was11. I hope this book will be _____ to beginners of English.A. some helpB. great helpfulC. of very helpD. of some help12. It is possible that one day we will_____ disability, so we shouldn’t look down upon the disabled.A. end up withB. put up withC. come up withD. catch up with13. John plays football_____ if not better than, David.A. as wellB. as well asC. so wellD. so well as14. We thought of selling this old furniture, but we’ve decided to _____it. It might be valuable.A. hole on toB. keep up withC. turn toD. look after15. You will find this map of great ___in helping you to get around London.A. priceB. costC. valueD. usefulness16. Sometimes we are asked _____the likely result of an action will be.A. that we thinkB. what we thinkC. what do we thinkD. that what we think17. Go and get your coat. It’s ______ you left it.A. thereB. whereC. there where D where; there18. The difficulty we now meet with is_____ we can persuade him to tell the truth.A. thatB. what C how D. why19. His ability has never been in doubt—the question is_____ he is prepared to work hard.A. If B that C. when D. whether20. The road is covered with snow. I can’t understand_______ they insist on going by motorbike.A. whyB. whetherC. whenD. whetherAnswers:1—5: ABCAB 6—10: ADBBB11—15: DBBBC 16—20: BBCDA。