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TV and the Internet
Couch potatoes
Mouse Potato
“Couch potatoes” are people who spend too much time watching TV.
A ”Mouse potato“ is someone who sits in front of the computer all day.
Fast reading (five minutes)
Answer the following questions:
What two great wonders of modern science and technology are mentioned in this passage?
2.
Para 1 history
Para 2 language
Para 3 climate
Para 4/5 culture
Para 6 brief introduction
Para 7 location
Listen to the tape and match the paragraphs and their topics:
Read the passage carefully and try to answer the following questions:
1. What is Great Britain?
2.What’s the weather in the British Isles like?
3. From where did the culture of the people in the British Isles receive much influence?
4. Who conquered Great Britain in 1066? What’s the result of its influence?
5. Which are the first two countries that joined the UK?
6. What language do people throughout the British Isles speak now?
1. What is Great Britain?
2.What’s the weather in the British Isles like?
3. From where did the culture of the people in the British Isles receive much influence?
Great Britain is really a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain. Scotland is colder throughout the year. It also has plenty of rain.
The European mainland
4. Who conquered Great Britain in 1066? What’s the result of its influence?
5. Which are the first two countries that joined the UK?
6. What language do people throughout the British Isles speak now?
The French. The result was that there were many French words in the English language.
England and Wales.
English
1. The main idea of the 1st paragraph is that____
A. English is widely used in the world.
B. Great Britain consist of England, Scotland
and Wales.
C. Great Britain is a nation of various countries
sharing a common language and culture.
D. England is famous for Fish￡Chips, Speaker’s
Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London.
2. How many spoken languages are considered as
native languages in the British Isles?
A. 2 B.8 C. 1 D. 6
Work something out!
4.Which of the following is true about the British Isles?
A. Ireland is the largest island.
B. Ireland lies to the west of Britain.
C. The smallest island is called the Isle of Man.
D. The British Isles are surrounded by the Atlantic.
3.What languages formed the basis for English?
A .Language spoken by European people.
B. Language spoken by people from northern Europe.
C. The French language. D. Gaelic and Irish
6.In January and February,___ will probably be the
coldest part of the British Isles.
A. Scotland B. England C. Wales D. London
5.The United Kingdom does NOT include______
A. Cardiff B. the Isle of Man
C. Edinburgh D. Northern Ireland
7.____,England, Scotland and Wales joined together
and formed the Union.
A. In 1536 B. In 1283
C. In 1707 D. 250 years ago
off the west coast of Europe
West of Britain
In the Irish Sea/ between Britain and Ireland
(To the west of Britain)
Position of Britain: it lies
1. England:
2. Scotland:
3. Wales:
Position of Ireland:
Position of the Isle of Man:
In the west
In the north
In the south and east
West of Britain
In the Irish Sea/ between Britain and Ireland
the British
Isles
____ coast of European
west
______ Ireland
______
Britain
Isle of
Man
English
_______ with a lot of _____
Scotland: _____
mild
rain
colder
climate
culture
________ by the ________ mainland; ___ century ---settled; in ________ ________ by France
influenced
European
5th
1066
conquered
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Post-reading Exercises
True or False:
F
F
T
F
( )1.Many people around the world study English, and they know a lot about British culture.
( ) 2.Great Britain is made up of four countries.
( ) 3.The island of Britain is separated from
France by the English Channel.
( ) 4.Scotland is colder throughout the year,
but receives less rain.
( ) 5. People from different parts of northern
Europe settled in England, so the culture
of the people of the British Isles was
influenced by them.
( ) 6. The southern part of Ireland is now
an independent republic.
( ) 7. In modern time, people throughout the
British Isles only speak English.
T
F
T
True or false
Write the right numbers in the correct places
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Belfast
2.Atlantic Ocean
1. North sea
3.English Channel
4. Scotland
5. Wales
6. England
7. Northern Ireland
8. Ireland
9. Isle of Man
10. Irish Sea
11. London
12. Dublin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Imagine that you are going on a four-week
trip through the UK. Make a travel plan in
which you describe where you will go, how
long you will stay and why, and what clothes
and things you will take .
Homework:
Preparations: LANGUAGE STUDY and PRACTISING on P38.
Find out all the Noun Clauses in the text and underline them.
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