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Step II Free-talk T: Today we'll learn a new unit--the British Isles. In the last period, I told you to search for as much information as possible about the UK and Ireland through the Internet. I'm sure you've got a lot. Now I'll ask some of you to report your findings. Any volunteers? S1: In England there are many different kinds of food and dishes, such as roasted beef, steak kidney pie, English fish chip, chicken ala king, tartine sandwich and so on. S2: Englishmen are fond of sports. Their favourite sports are walking, swimming, playing football, playing tennis, bicycling, skating, hiking and so on. S3: Englishmen like working. They often fix up a house, plant their gardens, and make furniture by themselves. Even they build their houses themselves. T: Very good. Do you know some important cities in the UK? S4: Yes. The important cities are: London, Liverpool, Manchester, Berminham, Edinburgh, Dublin, Cardiff, Belfast and so on. London is the biggest city and the capital of England. It lies on the River Thames. T: OK. London is also a cultural and political center. In it there are many world-famous places of interest. What do you know? S5: St. James Park, Hyde Park, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace. National westminster and so on. T:I want to know more about the UK. Can you tell me something about its geograph, languages, religion, beliefs and schools? S6: The UK is made up of four parts. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are many kinds of natural resources, such as coal, iron, oil and natural gas. S7: English is the official language in the UK. It is also widely used in the world. People in the UK mostly believe in Christ. Some of them believe in Islam, and Buddhism. S8 : There are two kinds of schools there. One is private school and the other is public school. Schooling is free of charge in public schools while it costs much in private ones. There are many world-famous universities in the UK, like, Cambridge University, Oxford University, London University and so on. (责任编辑：admin) |