Unit 2 The United Kingdom.docx

1、Unit 2 The United KingdomUnit 2 The United Kingdom. 单元教学目标技能目标Skill Goals Talk about the United Kingdom Talk about language difficulties in communication Talk about space: position, direction and distance Learn to use the past participle as the object complement Learn to write a non-chronological re

2、port: tourist guide. 目标语言功 能 句 式Talk about language difficulties in communication:Can you speak more slowly please?I beg your pardon? / Pardon?What did you mean by . (or by saying .)?Excuse me . Im afraid I cant follow you.I didnt understand .Im sorry but could you repeat that?Talk about space: posi

3、tion, direction and distance:Wales was linked to .England and Wales were joined to The zones nearest . is called .The middle zone is called .词 汇1 四会词汇unite, kingdom, consist, divide, puzzle, clarify, relation, legal, convenience, attraction, collection, construct, influence, project, arrange, sights

4、eeing, available, delight, tower, expand, royal, uniform, splendid, statue, communism, thrill, pot2 认读词汇the United Kingdom, London Heathrow Airport, River Thames, River Severn, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Union Jack, educational, roughly, Midlands, industrial, historical, Roman, Norman, A

5、nglo-Saxon, invader, Viking, site, occasion, St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Greenwich, longitude, navigation, Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery, Library of the British Museum, original, Windsor Castle3 词组consist of, divide . into, break away (from), leave out, break do

6、wn结 构The past participle as the object complement . the three countries found themselves united peacefully . However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form . You find most of the population settled in the South, . .重点句子1. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as

7、 well. P92. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. P103. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. P104. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip t

8、o the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile! P105. Her first delight was going to the Tower. P146. There followed St Pauls Cathedral built after the terrible fire of London in 1666. P147. That is why, even today, when people can follow any religion they like, families still have firework parties a

9、nd burn cloth dolls of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire. P52分课时教案The First Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语unite, kingdom, consist, divide, puzzle, clarify, relation, legal, convenience, attraction, collection, construct, influence, consist of, divide . into, break away (from

10、), leave outb. 重点句式1. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. P102. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. P103. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile! P102. A

11、bility goals能力目标Enable the students to learn about the United Kingdom (the UK).3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students to know the UK in geography and history.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点 How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK. Teaching methods 教学方法Skimming and ta

12、sk-based activities. Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a computer and a projector.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step Lead-inTask 1: Free talk about the topic: The United Kingdom. Reference topic: 1. Have you ever been to the UK? If you have, can you tell us something about it or can you tell us somet

13、hing about your visit(s) there? Or what is your impression of the UK? If you havent, where can you get the information about it?2. What is the capital of the UK? And what is the language?3. Does England, Britain or the Great Britain mean the same as the UK? If not, tell the difference between them.4

14、. What is the money used there? And what is the largest banknote? What are the other denominations (币值单位) of banknotes? What is the coin with the largest value? And what are the other denominations of coins?5. What else do you know about the UK?Task 2: Ask the students to do the quiz on page 9 and t

15、hen check the answers. T: In this unit, we are going to learn something about the United Kingdom. Now lets work in pairs, do the quiz in the Warming Up and find out how much you know about the UK. There are five questions with three choices A, B and C for each one. Now please look them through quick

16、ly and choose the answers. You may discuss these questions with your partners.Step II Pre-readingT: Next lets talk about the three questions in the Pre-reading. First of all, Id like to ask you one more question before we deal with the Pre-reading questions. Whats the official or full name of the UK

17、?S: The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland.T: Now whod like to answer the first question in the Pre-reading?S: Well. London is the capital city of the UK and also the capital of England. Cardiff is the capital of Wales, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and Belfast, the capi

18、tal city of Northern Ireland.Id like to tell you something about Glasgow, a city in Scotland, where my cousin has been studying in the University of Glasgow for 3 years. He often writes to tell me something about the city and the University. Glasgow is a city with a population of 620,000. It lies 68

19、 miles of west central Scotland along both banks of the River Clyde. The city occupies much of the lower Clyde valley combining suburbs with an overall population of 1.4 million which extend into surrounding districts. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and its industrial centre; it has an exce

20、llent harbour with modern port facilities.T: Very good. Now the next question is a little bit more challenging. Whod like to have a try?S: England can be divided into the following three main areas: North England, Midlands and South England.T: Great! Is there anyone else whod like to have a try?S: Y

21、es. Id like to tell you something about a city in the south of England. Can you guess which city it is? Yes, It is Dover, where many people have been trying again and again to swim across the English Channel. It is a port city in the far southeast of England. It has a long history. People have lived

22、 in what is now called Dover since the Stone Age. The first settlements in Dover were made around 6,000 years ago by Stone Age people. So it is one of the oldest cities in the world. There are a lot of cultural relics in Dover. So few other towns or cities can boast such a unique collection of relic

23、s and monuments dating back from the Bronze Age, the Roman Empire, the Saxon era, and in fact every other important historic periods. While modern developments have seen many of Dovers important historical buildings swept away, there are still many important sites that must be preserved for future g

24、enerations. The story of Dover is as old as civilization itself.Step III While-readingTask 1: Ask the students to describe briefly the UK according to the following map. A sample description: We can see from the map that the UK is surrounded by water in all sides. On the west of the Great Britain li

25、es the Irish Sea, which is on the east of Ireland. On the south of England lies the English Channel, through which the Allies landed the continent during the World War II. On the northeast, lies the North Sea. And on the north is the North Atlantic Ocean. Task 2: Ask the students to talk about the d

26、ifferent flags of the countries of the UK. Cross of St George (England) Cross of St Patrick (Ireland) Union JackA sample description: The flag of England is a cross, the flag of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork. The flag of the Union Jack is the flag of the UK, which is the combination of t

27、he three flags. That is to say, the UK is a combination of the three countries: Scotland, England and Ireland. Task 3: Scanning 1. Look through the passage as fast as possible; 2. Try to find the answers to the questions given in the Comprehending.Sample answers:S1: Wales, for we cant find any patte

28、rn of flag of Wales and it is usually assumed to be part of England.S2: It represents England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.S3: The Vikings. They only influenced the vocabulary and the place names of the North.Task 4: SkimmingT: Please skim the passage to get the general idea of the whole passage.

29、While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into proper parts and find out the main idea of each part (helping the students fulfill the task if necessary).Sample answers:Part 1 (Para. 1-2): What England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.Part 2 (Paras. 3-4): The geographic division of E

30、ngland into zones, their similarities and differences.Part 3 (Para. 5-6) : The cultural importance of London.T: Then how do you understand the title of the text Puzzles in Geography? Are there really any puzzles in geography of the UK? If so, what are they? If not, why does the writer use “Puzzles i

31、n Geography” as the title? Get the students to discuss about it in pairs.Then ask the students to fill in the following form. Countries / Capital of UKInformation from the textEnglandWalesGreat BritainNorthern IrelandLondonIrelandSample answers:Countries / Capital of UKInformation from the textEngla

32、ndThe first country people think of when speaking of the UK and the largest of the four countries. It is roughly divided into three zones: the South of England, Midlands and the North.WalesThe first country that was linked to England in the 13th century and it is included when people refer to England.Great BritainThe name given and used w