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Unit5TheBritishIsles

Unit5TheBritishIsles

Unit5TheBritishIslesTeachingGoals:

1.TalkabouttheUKandIreland.2.Practiseexpressingagreementanddisagreement.3.LearnaboutNounClauses

（1）.4.Writeadescriptionofatownandthecountryside.5.Improvestudents鈥?

abilityinlistening,speaking,readingandwritingTeachingKeyanddifficultpoints:

1.Mastertheexpressionsforagreementanddisagreement.2.Learnandmasterthefollowingwordsandexpressions:

words:

form,influence,basis,inland,mountainous,narrow,diversity,republic,Wales,mild,union,strength,Welsh,Scofishphrases:

standfor,bemadeupof,beunknownto,makethemostof,holdtogether,lieoff,beseparatedfrom,atonepoint,ingeneral,asmuchas,runover,endupwith3.Learnandmasternounclausesasthesubject,theobject,thepredicativeandtheappositiveintroducedby鈥渢hat鈥?

4.Masterthedifferencesbetweentheappositiveclauseandtheattributiveclause.TeachingApproach:

Task-base;student-centered;equipment-aidedLearningApproach:

ExplorationStudy;Co-operationTeachingAids:

acomputer,acourseware,aprojector,ataperecorder

TeachingProcedures:

Pre-UnitTask:

Task1:

ExploringTheBritishIslesBeforeclass,presentstudentsthefollowingsubjectsaboutBritain:

geography（includingimportantcities/rivers/namesofcountries）,history,language,culture,sportsandarts,architecture,literature,filmfood,famouspeopleandlife.Dividethemintoseveralgroupsandeachchooseonetodosomeexploringstudy.Askthemtodoasfollows:

First,surftheinternettofindoutasmuchinformationasyoucanandthensortouttheinformationcollected.Finally,makeCAISandgetaleadertoreporttheresults.Task2:

InvestigateYourHometownGetthesamegroupstoinvestigatetheirhometown,byinterviewingexperts,goingtovisitsomeplacesofinterestandgovernmentofficesrelated（eg.Theweatherstation）,andcolletinginformation.Thenfillinthechart:

NameofmyhometownLocationWeatherPlacesofinterestThelifeofresidentsPopulationorhistory

TheFirstPeriodTeachingAims:

1.Refreshthestudents鈥?

memoryabout鈥楴ewZealand鈥?

whichtheylearnedlastterm.2.Remindthemusefulwaysofexpressingdirection3.Developtheabilityatdoingexplorationstudy.

TeachingProcedures:

Step1Lead-InShowtheclassthemapsofChinaandNewZealand.Havethemtalkaboutthesetwocountries.Teachersays鈥?

AsaChinese,there鈥檚nodoubtthateveryonehereknowsChinaverywell.Besides,inlastterm,wehavelearntalotaboutNewZealand.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutthem.Step2.WarmingUpAftertalkingaboutChinaandNewZealand,showsthemthenationalflagoftheUKwhileplayingthenationalanthem鈥楪odsavetheQueen鈥?

T:

YouhavereallyknownmuchaboutChinaandNewZealand.Listen!

what鈥檚thesong?

Look!

Whichcountry鈥?

nationalflagisit?

DoyoualsoknowalotaboutTheUKandIreland?

Todaywe'lllearnanewunit--theBritishIsles.Inthelastperiod,ItoldyoutosearchforasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheUKandIrelandthroughtheInternet.I'msureyou'vegotalot.Nowcantheleadersreportyourexploringstudy?

GettheleaderstoreportandaddextrainformationReferencesforteachers:

Foodanddishes:

roastedbeef,steakkidneypie,Englishfishchip,chickenalaking,sandwichandsoon.Sports.walking,swimming,playingfootball,playingtennis,bicycling,skating,hikingandsoon.Wayoflife:

DIY.Theyoftenfixupahouse,planttheirgardens,andmakefurniturebythemselves.Eventheybuildtheirhousesthemselves.Importantcitiesare:

London,Liverpool,Manchester,Birmingham,Edinburgh,Dublin,Cardiff,Belfastandsoon.LondonisthebiggestcityandthecapitalofEngland.ItliesontheRiverThames.Londonisalsoaculturalandpoliticalcenter.Inittherearemanyworld-famousplacesofinterest.PlacesofInterest:

St.JamesPark,HydePark,BigBen,TowerBridge,theHousesofParliament,BuckinghamPalace.Nationalwestminsterandsoon.Geography:

fourparts.TheyareEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Therearemanykindsofnaturalresources,suchascoal,iron,oilandnaturalgas.Languages:

EnglishistheofficiallanguageintheUK.Itisalsowidelyusedintheworld.Rreligion&beliefs:

PeopleintheUKmostlybelieveinChrist.SomeofthembelieveinIslam,andBuddhism.Schools:

Twokinds.Oneisprivateschoolandtheotherispublicschool.Schoolingisfreeofchargeinpublicschoolswhileitcostsmuchinprivateones.Therearemanyworld-famousuniversitiesintheUK,like,CambridgeUniversity,OxfordUniversity,LondonUniversityandsoon.Famouspeople:

Shakespear/FranscisBaconStep3.ListeningPresentation:

Sofar,wehaveknownsomuchabouttheUKandIreland.Imaginethis,todayyouhaveachancetogotostudyinafamousuniversityinIreland鈥旸ublinUniversity,experiencingtheschoollife.（ShowsapictureofDublinUniversity）Theteacheristellingusthecourseschedule,includingthetime,coursesandteachers.Playthetapeforthefirsttimeforgeneralideas.Playthetapemanytimesforthemtotickthesentenceswhicharetrue,answerthequestionsinEx.3andfillinthetimetableonP34.Extensions:

Asktotalkabouttheirownschoolactivities.Step4.SummaryandHomeworkT:

TodaywelearnedsomuchabouttheUKandIreland.We鈥檝ealsogettoknowDublinUniversity.Mostofyouhavedonegoodjobs.Afterclass,pleaseexchangeinformationyouhavecollected..Besides,carryoutthetaskoflisteninginWorkbook.Recordafterteaching:

TheSecondPeriodSpeaking

Step1.Lead-inT锛欰sfarasweknow,todaypeopleintheworldarepayingmoreattentiontothespiritofteamwork.Wealmostneedtodiscusstogetherwhenwedoeverything.Andmoreandmoreviewsandpointsaretolerated.Bytheway,ifweagreeordisagreetodosomething,whatcanweusetoexpressourselves?

（Teacherwritesstudents鈥?

answersandsomeotherexpressionsonthescreen.）Usefulexpressions锛?

Don'tyouthinkthat鈥?

Idon'tthinkthat'sright鈥?

Idon'tthinkso.Youmustbemistaken鈥?

No,youarewrongthinkingthat鈥?

I'mafraidyouarewrong鈥?

Ibelievethatyou'vegotitright.I'mnotsosureaboutthat鈥?

Surelyitmustbe鈥?

Yes,youareright,but鈥?

Aren'tyouconfusing鈥?

?

Yes.Iagreewithyou.Step2.MakeupdialoguesAsktheSstousetheseexpressionstomakeupadialogueinpairsinthefollowingsituation:

InOctober,theschoolmeetingwillbeheld.Somestudentswhowilltakepartin3000-meter-racethinkthattheyneedsportsshoestorunfasterandthatourclassshouldpaythebillinsteadofthemselvesbecausetheycanmakecontributionstoourclass.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?

Step3.DebateT:

NowopenyourbooksatPage34.Gothroughthethreestatementstogether,whiledealingwithsomewordsandphrase（consistof/statements/power/advantage/haveadvantageover）atthesametime.Askthemtosummarizethesestatementsintothreetopics.Thendividetheclassintothreegroupsandeachgroupwilldiscussonetopicanddebatewhichpointofviewisreasonable.GroupTopicsWhy?

1IsEnglisheasyordifficulttolearnforChinesepeople?

2Canwelearnthegeographymoreeasilybygoingthere?

3Whichcountrieshavemorechancestobecomerich,small,bigorislandcountries?

（Thenteacherasksthreepairstopresenttheirdialogues.）Sampledialogues:

1.A:

HowareyougettingonwithyourEnglish?

B:

Verybadly.Ifinditdifficulttolearn.A:

Whydoyouthinkso?

B:

Asyouknow,wehavetolearnalotofwordsandphrasesbyhearteveryday.Andtherearemanygrammarruleswehavetofollow.A:

ButIcan'tcompletelyagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,it'seasytolearn.Aslongaswemasterthebasicgrammarandspeakitasoftenaspossible,wecanlearnitwell.B:

Idon'tthinkyouareright.Personally,IthinkwehavefewerchancestospeakEnglish.What'smore,EnglishandChinesehavelittleincommon.A:

ButIthinkweshouldfindmorechancestospeak,justaswelearnChinese.Ifyouspeak,readandlistenasmuchaspossible,youcanfinditeasytolearn.B:

That'sagoodidea.Thanksforyouradvice.I'lldomybesttostudyitwall.A:

I'msurethatyouwill.2.A:

Whatareyoudoing?

B:

I'mreadingthegeographybook.A:

Ithinkitisdifficulttolearnifyoucan'tgotothatcountry.B:

Idon'tthinkso.Youoftenlookatmapscarefullyandrememberallthenamesofcitiesandprovinces.A:

I'mafraidIdon'tagreewithyou.Ithinkthosenamesareveryconfusedandwecanlearniteasilybygoingthere.B:

Certainlyvisitingsomeplacesisbetterinlearninggeography.Butwecan'tgotoallplacesoftheworld.That'stooexpensiveandwedon'thaveenoughtime,too.A:

Ofcourseyouareright.Nowcomputersareusedinmanyfields.YoucangetasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutthecountriesyouwanttoknowthroughtheInternet.B:

That'sagoodidea.I'lltryit.3.A:

Hello.CanyoutellmewhicharethecountriesthatmakeuptheGroupofEight?

B:

Yes.Itconsistsofeightrichestcountriesintheworld.TheyareBritain,France,Germany,Italy,Australia,Japan,AmericaandRussia.Fiveofthemarequitesmallandtwoofthemareislandcountries.A:

Doyouthinksmallcountrieshavebetterchancesthanbigonestobecomerich?

B:

Idon'tthinkso.A:

Why?

B:

Firstsmallcountrieshavefewnaturalresources.They'reveryimportantforacountry.Second,theirlabourforceislimited.Asaresult,thatpreventstheireconomydevelopingfast.A:

Ican'tquiteagreewithyou.Infactmanysmallcountriesareveryrich.B:

Yes.Thoughsomecountriesaresmall,peopleofthesecountriescangetgoodeducationandmaketheircountriesbecomepowerfulbydevelopingscienceandtechnology.Forexample,Japanhasfewnaturalresource