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Do island nations have advantages over other countries? Tips on agreement and disagreementDon’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 that…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…Yes, I agree with you.I believe that you’ve got it right. * * * * Unit 5 Warming up listening ?What are they?Where are they taken ? London bridge ? What are they?Where are they taken ? Stonehenge ?What are they?Where are they taken ? The Big Ben British museum Buckingham Palace Sao Paul Cathedral Greenwich Royal Observatory sports David Beckham The Union Jack Uncle Sam John Bull John Bull (England) tries to presuade a reluctant Uncle Sam (United States) to cross the Atlantic and join the war “山姆大叔”与“约翰牛” Uncle Sam是美国政府拟人化的称呼，汉译作“山姆大叔”。漫画里他总是以一个老人出现，身体瘦长，身穿燕尾服，头戴花旗高帽，下巴长着灰胡子。画家最喜欢用他来讽刺美国的对外政策。 Uncle Sam这个绰号的起源，有以下几个说法。 1812年左右，在纽约州特洛伊地区，军队的供应品上，都打上Ｕ.S.（United States缩略）字样，人们将这缩略附会为Uncle Sam 。Uncle Sam一词，就流行起来，这是说法之一。 英文词汇趣典 作者：何永利 也有人说，当时真的有一个名叫Sam Wilson的肉商，负责向军队提供物资，所 以 美军肉桶上印有Ｕ.S. 字样，就是的Uncle Sam简称。 另有一说，Uncle Sam来自United States的写法。究竟孰真孰假，已无从查考了。 山姆叔叔代表美国，代表英国的则是John Bull ，另一个更通俗传神的译名是《约翰牛》。“牛”在这里并不代表粗鲁，而是暗喻生命力强。 1712年，英国作家John Arbuthnot 出版了他的“约翰牛传”（The History Of John Bull ），书中将英国拟人化，主角约翰牛，性格顽强刚毅 ，代表英国民族。从此，英国人就有了“约翰牛”这个绰号，不过有人也据此描画出英国人 固执强硬的另一面。 Scotland England Wales Britain (northern Ireland) the UK (the Republic of Ireland) the British Isles Do you know how many parts the UK is made up of ? S E Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin Belfast Cardiff Wales London England Edinburgh Irish Sea English Channel Atlantic France Isle of Man Scotland lies ____ the north of Britain, while England lies in the ___________. Wales lies ____ the west of England while Ireland lies ____ the west of England. in southwest to off The British Isles are a group of islands that lies off the w