Unit 22 Britain and Ireland

　　Practice 3.Ask the Ss to make dialogues similar to the one in L85.

　　Model: Fill in the blanks with proper words.

　　Long ago, the first travellers went to Ireland from ________, and later from the south and west of _________. They found that much of the land was _________, but there was ________ grass for sheep and cows, _________ it rained a lot. The seas around Ireland were full of all sorts of __________. Many of the peasants were very poor and they lived mainly on _________. Around __________, potatoes __________ bad because of a terrible disease and many people died of ___________. Tens of thousands had to travel to other countries to look _________ a better life. Although many families became __________, people still kept in __________ with each other. Now life has improved for the population. Most Irish people go to __________ every Sunday and the church plays an important part in people s lives. The Irish are very fond of __________ and ____________. They often get together in the evening to ___________ and ___________ music.

　　A: Are you from England ?

　　B: No, I’m not.

　　A: But you speak English.

　　B: That’s correct.

　　A: Where are you from then ?

　　B: I’m from the USA.

　　A: So you are American.

　　B: That’s right.

　　Practice 4 Ask the Ss the following questions.

　　1) Where is England?(to/on the south of Scotland, in the south of Britain)

　　2)Where is Ireland ?(to the west of England)

　　3)Where is London? (to the east of Cardiff)

　　4)Where is Wales? (on the west of England, to the south of Scotland)

To

不相邻，或接壤，但强调方向

On

互相接壤

In

在内部

　　Practice 5. Get the Ss to ask and answer questions in pairs with the words “to, on, in” using a map of China.

Model: 1) Where is China ? (in the east of Asia, to the east of Japan)

　　　　2) Where is Beijing ? (to the north of Hangzhou)

　　III. Dialogue production

　　Ask the Ss to make dialogues according to the situation given below.

Situation: A and B are university students. They are from different parts of China. Now they are talking about their hometown.

Model:

　　A: Where are you from ?

　　B: I’m from Hangzhou.

　　A: So you’re from the south.

　　B: That’s right. How about you ?

　　A: I’m from Shenyang—the northeast.

　　B: Oh, I know it’s very cold in winter in Shenyang.

　　A: Yes. You have to wear warm clothes.

　　B: Does it often snow in winter there ?

　　A: Of course. How about your hometown?

　　B: It seldom snows. I have never seen snow.

　　A: What a pity! If you have a chance, please pay a visit to my hometown to have a look at the snow scenery.

　　B: That’s very kind of you. I’m looking forward to it.

　　A: Tell me something about your hometown. It must be very beautiful.

　　B: Yes, it is. What I like to do most is to have a walk after dinner around the West Lake.

　　A: What a scene! I wish one day I could go there..

IV Homework

　　1.Page 84 Ex 3

　　2.查阅地理教材，或网上查询“英国的地理概况

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