课件39张PPT。Quick facts about the UKthe UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The UKEngland (London)Wales (Cardiff)Scotland (Edinburgh)Northern Ireland (Belfast)Great BritainEnglishthe pound sterlingChristianityManchester Birmingham Liverpool OxfordSymbols associated with London, England and the UK Thames
Westminster Abbey
House of Parliament
Royal Family—Buckingham palace
Charles Dickens
English language Ancient stone cross. It can only be found in Ireland.Old castle The flag on top is the national flag of Wales: A red dragon with wings, on a flag that is half white and half green.Scottish soldiers dressed in traditional kilts and playing the instrument called bagpipe.London bridgeBig Ben Beckham Shakespeare London Tower Buckingham Palace St. Paul’s Cathedral Greenwich Observatory No.1 is Scotland.
No.2 is Edinburgh.
No.3 is England.
No.4 is London.
No.5 is Wales.
No.6 is Cardiff.No.7 is Northern
Ireland.
No.8 is Belfast.
No.9 is Dublin. No.10 is Republic of Ireland.SpeakingSentence patterns: Don’t you think that...?
I don’t think that’s right...I don’t think so.
You must be mistaken...No, you are wrong thinking about...
I’m afraid you’re wrong...?Aren’t you confusing...?
I’m not so sure about that...Surely it must be...
Yes, you are right, but...I believe that you’ve got it right.
Yes, I agree with you.1. I think English is easy for Chinese people to learn. If we listen to some English programmes and do some reading every day, it is easy for us to improve our listening and speaking ability. By the way, we should try to speak English as often as possible. If we have time, we can write a dairy ora short passage in English, such as some beautiful sentences, proverbs and so on.
I don’t agree with you. I think English is very difficult to learn. For example we should remember a lot of new words and expressions. We should remember some grammar. But we have a lot of homework to do, we don’t have enough time to do it. So I think English is the most difficult language to learn for people whose mother tongue is Chinese. But I think if we have a chance to go abroad, it is the best way to learn English. 2. I don’t agree. I think it is impossible for us students to learn the geography of the UK more easily by going there, the main reason is that we don’t have enough money. I think we can get some information on lines or in the library.
I don’t agree with you. If we can learn the geography of the UK moreeasily by going there, we shall have more experiences. It is easy for us to get more information.
3. The Group of Eight (G8) consists of the eight richest countries in the world, which are America, England, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan, and Russia. Our group thinks that it iseasier for small countries to become strong and rich than for large countries; especially island nations have these advantages over other countries. Because the population is small, they don’t needa lot of oil and natural energy. By the way they have the advantage of good location, which is easy for them to import and export.TalkingSample dialogue: J=A Journalist B=Bob White
D=Danny Rea C=Charlie Kemp
P=Peter SmithJ: Is everybody ready? Then we can begin. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your beinghere today. As you know, we must try to decide what we’re going to do about the plan for the future of the countryside. We all know, in order to make life in the countryside attractive, the government must make sure that people can have enough work, schools, housing, local shops, health care, public transport, clean drinking water, and gas, electricity, telephone and Internet connection. I’d like to hear each of your opinions about the plan. Would you like to start by telling us who you are and what you think of the plan? B: Thank you. I’m a farmer. My name is Bob White. I agree that the governmentshould make life in the countryside more attractive to stop people from moving away. As we all know, more than 70 percent of the land in the UK is used for agriculture. In the 1960s and 1970s, many people moved away from the countryside to live in the cities. However, in recent years, thepopulation of the countryside has grown. More and more people want to work and live in the countryside. But I think it would not be good if too many people moved to the countryside. Because large numbers of visitors may endanger the wildlife, landscape and historical sites, which are valued byboth local people and visitors. I think it is necessary for our government to develop the economy of the countryside. Meanwhile we must pay attention to protecting the environment.J: I see. Thank you. Who’s next?D: I am. My name is Danny Rea. I think there are good opportunities for people tomove from the cities to the countryside.
Modern technology such as computers, Internet and fax makes working at a distance possible. So I believe that we can live and work in the countryside more conveniently. However, I think some services in the countryside should be improved, such as health care, publicJ: I agree with you. Thank you very much. Who wants to say something about this plan?C: My name is Charlie Kemp. I like traveling in the countryside. I like the beautiful scenery and I can always
breathe fresh air in the countryside. transport, gas, Internet and so on.But I prefer to live and work in the city. In cities modern technology is developed very quickly. With the help of modern technology, our life is very comfortable and convenient. By the way, there are many friends in the cities, so it is easy
for me to spend weekends with them happily. P: My name is Peter Smith. I am a hotel owner. First I should say “thanks” to our government for having this developing plan for the future of the countryside. Since there are more and more tourists who take their holidays in theJ: Yes. Thank you. How about the others?countryside, it is much easier for me to make money. So I think tourists may give local people the opportunity to make some extra money. But I think our government should also put emphasis on protecting the landscape. We should always remember to protect our environment.J: Thanks a lot. Now we have talked a lot about the plan. Thank you very much. Later I’ll write down your ideas and make a report to our government. Thanks again.
Good-bye everyone.Homework Tell the other students why your
holiday is the best one, using at
least five sentences.
2. Do TALKING. Each one will be
asked:“ where you’ll go and what
you’ll do.”