Unit3Onlinetours教案设计

Unit3Online tours
Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims:
1.To name the different parts of a computer.
2.To grasp and talk about the basic uses of computers.
3.To know the main topic of this unit.
Teaching steps:
Step1Learning targets and New words
Present the learning targets.
Show some pictures of new words.
Get the students to read them follow the teacher.
Step2Free talk
What do you usually do when you are free?
Learning about computers
Annie,Simon's cousin,wants to learn about the different parts of a computer.Look at the picture below and help her write the correct answers in the boxes.
keyboard main unit mouse screen
Lead the students to say something about the computer.
Show the picture of a computer,revise the names of each unit.
Continue to lead:What else can we do with a computer?
Step3Presentation
1.Present some pictures of different uses of computers.
chat with friends
play games
send and receive emails
do word processing
search for information
watch videos
2.Words
receive vt.表示客观地“接受或收到”。

e.g.I received Jefs letter this morning.
receive作动词时还可意为“接待；招待”
e.g.Mr Zhang received us at the meeting room.
accept和receive
★从含义上说，receive只表示“收至0”这一客观事实；而accept则多了一层主观上“接受”的意味。

e.g.I've received a present from him,but I'm not going to accept it.
★从搭配上说，在表示“接受教育、受到欢迎、得到支持、接待客人”等时，通常用receive o
e.g.Project Hope has helped lots of poor children receive good education.
Step4Listen and answer
Play the tape recorder and let the students listen and answer the following questions: What does Simon usually use his computer for?Why?
He usually uses it to search for information.Because it's fast and easy.
Step5Practice
Simon and Daniel are talking about the different uses of computers.Work in pairs and ask each other what you use a computer for.The ideas in the box may help e the conversation below as a model.
chat with friends do word processing
play games search for information
sending and receive emails watch videos
The teacher act the dialogue with a student and then get the students to practice with their partners.
A:What do you usually use your computer for?
B: I usually use it to...
A:Why?
B:Because...
A:How often do you use your computer for this?
B:...
Step6Presentation
Get the students to talk about this question:
Do Eddie and Hobo know well about computers?
Step7Listen and answer
1.Listen to the recording and answer the questions:
What do Eddie and Hobo think the computer look like?
Do they know what"the remote control"really is?
What do they think the mouse is?
What do they want to use the mouse to do?
2.Repeat after the tape.Pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
plete the blanks.
Eddie and Hobo know about computers.Hobo thinks the computer
a television.Eddie with Hobo and he thinks the mouse is
the.They want to use the mouse to
because the programme an hour ago.
Step8Read the dialogue and act it out!
Give the students some time to practice the dialogue with their partners and then ask some groups to come to the blackboard to perform for the rest.
Step9Homework
1.Read the text book and learn the new words and phrases by heart.
2.Do the exercises in the workbook.
Reading I
Teaching aims:
1.To know some famous places in New York.
2.To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context.
3.To grasp some basic skills of reading.
Teaching steps:
Step1Revision
Fill in the blanks.
1.Daniel keeps two white(mouse)as pets.
2.1(receive)an email from my cousin two days ago.
3.1(see)this movie before.
4.They used a knife(open)the door.
5.This old man can use a computer(do)word processing.
6.1don't like watching football games.Lefs(change)a channel.
Answers: 1.mice 2.received 3.have seen 4.to open 5.to do 6.change Step2Free talk
Do you like travelling?Do you know these places?
Present a world map,teach the words of Asia,Africa,Europe,etc.
Step3New words
Teach the new words.
guide rt.导游,向导icon n.图标
world-famous adj.举世闻名的trade n.贸易
gather v.聚集,集合island n.岛屿
relax v.放松,休息bottom n.底,底部Step4A fun way to travel
huge adj.巨大的
several det.几个,数个
hard adj.艰难的
click v.点击
international adj.国际的
darkness n.黑暗
lawn n.草坪
musical n.音乐居U
Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page.Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1.trade
2.international
5.several
6.relax
a.a play filled with many songs
b.rest after work
e together
d.a period of100years
e.more than two
f.the activity of buying and selling 3.gather 4.huge
7.century8.musical
g.two or more countries taking part in something
h.very large
Answers:f,g,c,h,e,b,d,a
Step5Skimming
1.Listen to the article and answer these questions.
1)What is the name of the website?
2)How many places of interest are mentioned?
3)What are they?
Step6Intensive Reading
Part1Pre-travelling
Answer the questions:
1.What's the guide's name?
2.How can we start out tour?
3.How long will it take us to travel around the world?
Answers: 1.Robin.
2.Click on the"Tour"icon at the top of the page.
3.In eight hours.
Part2While travelling
1.What places of interest are mentioned in this article?
2.What can we see in Wall Street?Why?
3.What will happen in Times Square on New Year's Eve?
4.What's in the park?
5.What can people do in the Central Park?
6.What is the Broadway famous for?
7.How long has it been famous?
8.Where does the famous song"Memory”come from?
Answers: 1.Wall Street,Times Square,Central Park and Broadway.
2.We can se many big companies and international banks.Because it is
the world-famous trade centre.
3.Thousands of people gather there and they feel excited when they see
the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
4.Several lakes,hills and a large green lawn.
5.Relax.
6.It is famous for its theatres.
7.Since the early twentieth century.
8.It comes from the famous Broadway musical Cats.
Part3Post travelling
How can we start out new tour?
Step7Exercises
Do Section B2and check the answers.
Daniel is introducing the website to lie is trying to find out what people can see in New York.Help her fill in the blanks.
Finish Section B3and check the answers.
Amy is also interested in travelling around the world.She is telling her mum about the website.Check whether what she says is correct or not.Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1.The website helps people buy tickets to different places.
2.There is a"Tour”icon at the bottom of the page.
3.New York is also called“the Big Apple".
4.Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island.
5.A big apple falls from the sky on New Year's Eve at Times Square.
6.There are no hills or lakes in Central Park.
7.The song"Memory”comes from the musical Cats.
8.Click on the"Back"icon and you can start a new online tour.
Complete Section B4and check the answers.
Kitty also wants to know about the website.She is asking Daniel about plete their conversation below.
Kitty:Daniel,what's the website called?
Daniel:Ifs called“(])______________________________________
K:It gives people(2)tours,right?
D:Yes.It can show you cities in(3),Africa,(4),America and other places.
K:Can we find more information about a city?
D:Of course.Look,here's New York,and here's Wall Street.
K:I see.Wall Street is on Manhattan Island.There are many big(5)and (6)there.
D:Yes,and Times Square is another great place to visit.Every year,many people gather there to welcome the(7).
K:That sounds great.Look!Thafs Central Park.People like to(8)there after work.
D:Yes,and don't miss Broadway.It has been famous for its theatres since the early(9)
Step8Enjoy the beauty of New York.
Homework
1.Read aloud the article and underline the difficult parts.
2.Remember the new words in this lesson.
Reading II
Teaching aims:
1.To know some famous places in New York.
2.To grasp the main idea of this article according to the key words and context.
3.To grasp some basic skills of reading.
Teaching steps:
Step1Revision
Ask some questions of the article
1.What places did we visit on the website in last lesson?
Wall Street;Times Square;Central Park and Broadway.
2.Where would you like to go after a day's work?
Central Park
3.What's Broadway famous for?
It's famous for its theatres.
Step2Language points
1.Have you noticed the"Tour”icon at the top of the page?
at the top of...在...的顶部
e.g.山上有座塔。

There is a tower the hill.
2.Just click on it,and you can visit Asia,Africa,...
click on...点击...
e.g./点击这个图标。

this icon.
3.Wall Street,the world-famous trade centre,is here at the southern end of Manhattan
Island.
1)world-famous世界著名的，举世闻名的
e.g.姚明是世界著名的篮球运动员。

Yao Ming is a basketball player.
2)at the southern end of...在...的南端
I.south(〃.)+ern=southern(adj.)
以此类推:north+ern=northern west+ern=western east+em=eastern at the end of...在...的尽头，末尾；后接时间、地点名词。

e.g.这个月末at the end of this month在路的尽头at the end of the road
4.Further on is Times Square.
further on更进一步，再向前
e.g.再向前…英里a mile further on
further是far的比较级，除了表示“更远”以外，还可以表示“进一步”。

e.g.深造further study进一步的信息further information
5.Every year,thousands of people gather here on New Year's Eve.
1)gather vi.聚集
e.g.医院门口聚集了很多人。

A lot of people at the gate of the hospital.
2)on New Year's Eve在新年前夕 e.g.在平安夜on Christmas Eve
6.Ifs exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
1）Ifs exciting to see...看到...很激动
Ifs+adj.+to do sth.做某事怎么样
e.g.对我来说按时完成这么多的工作很困难。

It's me so much work on time.
2）see sb.doing看见某人在做某事
e.g.我刚才看见很多孩子在操场上打篮球。

I many children basketball on the playground just now.
感官动词
see,watch,observe,notice,look at, hear,listen to,smell,taste,feel+do表示动作的完整性，真实性；+doing表示动作的连续性，进行性。

e.g.I saw him work in the garden yesterday.
昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。

（强调“我看见了”这个事实）
I saw him working in the garden yesterday.（强调"我见他正干活"这个动
作）昨天我见他正在花园里干活。

3）through the darkness穿过黑暗
through意为“穿过”，通常指从物体或事物的“内部”穿过。

e.g.穿过隧道through the tunnel穿过雨林through the rainforest
7.With several lakes,hills and a large green lawn,it's a good place to relax after a
hard day's work.
several可用作代词，意为“几个；数个”，常与介词of连用，后面接可数名词复数形式或人称代词宾格。

e.g.Several of apples are bad.
Several of us went to the museum.
several还可用作形容词，意为“几个的；数个的”，后面接可数名词的复数形式
e.g.There are several students in the classroom.
relax vi.放松，休息，其后可加with再接宾语
e.g.Forget your worries and relax.
When I get home from work,I like to.
当我工作回家后，我喜欢读书放松。

relax vt.使放松，使缓和
e.g.The soft music can always relax me when I feel tired.
a hard day's work一天的辛苦工作
hard的用法：
用作形容词（adj.）
1）表示“硬的”
The ground is as hard as stone after the long drought.
长期干旱之后，土地硬得就像石头一样。

2）表示“困难的，艰难的”
It's very hard to work out this maths problem.
算出这道数学题非常困难。

用作副词（。

五）
1.）表示“努力地，勤奋地”
Most importantly,you must work hard to catch up.
最为重要的是，你必须努力学习，迎头赶上。

2）表示“强烈地”
The wind is blowing hard outside.
外面风正呼呼地刮。

hard与hardly
【注意】
hardly并不是hard的副词形式。

hardly是副词，意为"几乎不”，含有否定意义。

e.g.It hardly ever snows in my hometown in winter.
8.It has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century. be famous for因...而著名
e.g.苏州因为它的园林而闻名。

Suzhou its gardens.
〈辨析〉与be famous as的区别
be famous as作为...而著名
马克•吐温作为儿童故事作家而出名。

Mark Twin a children-story writer.
这个地区以产绿茶而著名。

This area its green tea.
2)since自从...
I.since+过去一个时间点
e.g.I have been here since1989.自从1989年以来我就在这里了。

II.since+一段时间+ago
e.g.I have been here since five months ago.我五个月前就在这里了。

III.since+从句
e.g.Great changes have taken place since you left.
自你离开后这里发生了巨大的变化。

IV.It is+一段时间+since从句
e.g.It is two years since I became a middle school student.
我成为一名中学生已经快两年了。

9.Have you ever heard of the song"Memory"?
hear of听说，得知。

如：
Have you ever him?你听说过他吗？
10.There9s a"Back"icon at the bottom of the page.
at the bottom of在...的底部如：
寻找列表底部的图标。

Look for the icon the listing.
Step3Exercises
1.1heard some children(sing)when I pass the room.
2.Mr.Green(work)in the company since he(leave)school.
3.1have never(hear)of him before.
4.It is impossible for him(solve)the problem.
5.她住在这个城市的南端。

She lives the city.
6.对汤姆来说早起是不可能的。

It's for Tom early.
7.从1970年开始我爷爷就住在这里了。

My grandfather here1970.
选择方框内的短语，并用其正确形式填空。

after a hard day's work at the bottom of in the centre of
at the top of be famous for hear of
l.She is standing the stairs and looking down at us.
2.There is a big playground the school.
3.These fish sleep the fish tank.
4.Have you that singer?
5.,she sat on the lawn and listened to the music.
6.Suzhou Chinese gardens.
Step4Homework
Imagine one of your friends has never been to our city and he or she wants to get some information from the website u Around the World in Eight Hours".Please tell him or her how to use the website to take a tour of the city.
Grammar
Teaching aims:
1.To understand the differences between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense.
2.To grasp the expressions with the present perfect tense.
3.To grasp the expressions with the simple past tense.
4.To understand different uses of the present perfect tense.
Teaching Steps:
Step1Revision
Complete the following sentences.
1.北京因万里长城而著名。

Beijing the Great Wall.
2.这条河是个钓鱼的好地方。

This river is a fishing.
3.我三天前听说过这件事。

1this.
4.自从2000年起，他就在上海工作了。

He in Shanghai2000. Step2Presatation
Teach the new words.
dream vi.&vt.做梦，梦想
dream about/of想象；梦想
e.g.Do you often dream at night?
你在夜里经常做梦吗？
I sometimes dream about my parents.
我有时梦见我的父母。

I dream of becoming a teacher.
我一心想当个教师。

Step3Grammar explanation
Translate some sentences.
Daniel两年前去了北京。

(Daniel went to Beijing two years ago.)
Daniel已经在北京居住两年了。

(Daniel has lived in Beijing for two years.)
Tell the students the difference between the simple past tense and the present perfect tense.
Difference:We use simple past tense to tell what happened in the past.
We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
Exercises:
1.三年前他养了只猫做宠物。

He a cat as pet three years ago.
2.这只宠物猫他养了三年了。

He the pet cat for three years.
Daniel上个月买了台新电脑。

Daniel bought a new computer last month.
Daniel已经买了台新电脑。

Daniel has bought a new computer.
(Daniel has a new computer now.)
Differences:
We use the simple past tense to tell what happened in the past.
We use the present perfect tense to talk about the result of an action.When the action happened is not very important.It may have just happened or happened some time ago.
Exercises:
1.我上个星期去参观了那个新动物园。

I that new zoo last week.
2.我已经参观过那个新动物园了。

I that new zoo.
吴老师2010年和2011年访问过加拿大。

Mr Wu visited Canada in2010and2011.
吴老师已经去过加拿大两次。

Mr Wu has been to Canada twice.
Differences:
We use the simple past tense to tell what happened in the past.
We use the present perfect tense to tell how many times an action has happened till now.
Exercises:
1.我上周看过这部电影。

I this movie last week.
2.我已经看过这部电影很多次。

I this movie many times.
Step4Exercises
A.Amy is showing Millie some plete her sentences with the correct
forms of the words in brackets.
I(visit)the Palace Museum with my grandparents the other day.
I(climb)Mount Huang last Summer.
you(try)the famous Tianjin Baozi?
I am happy that I(learn)to swim.
B.Mr Wu is asking the students to make sentences with the correct tenses.Help them complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1.1(finish/just)my homework.
Millie(finish)her homework20minutes ago.
2.1(write)an email to my friend yesterday.
Daniel(write/already)two emails.
3.1(be)in Hainan last month.
Some of our classmates(not be)to Hainan yet.
4.1(live)in Sunshine Town since I was born.
Daniel(live)in Nanjing in2007.
lie has never been to Nanjing.She is asking Simon about the plete their conversation with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Millie:(you/be/ever)to Nanjing?
Simon:Yes.1(2)(be)there three times.
Millie:When(3)(you/go)there last?
Simon:Last summer.I(4)(spend)a week there.
Millie:(5)(you/like)it?
Simon:Oh yes. I (6)(have)a great time there.I (7)(visit)many places of interest and(8)(eat)lots of local food.
Millie:Lucky you!I(9)(be/never)there.
lie is writing about the USA in her diary.Help her complete her diary entry with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
Saturday,15March
Have you ever dreamt of travelling around the world without a passport?Yes,you can realize your dream by taking an online tour.Yesterday Danniel(1)me an
online tour of the USA.I(2)never so many wonderful pictrues before. Last week,I(3)a book about the places of interest in the USA. I(4)
20pages already.It's really interesting.My dad(5)just from the USA,but I(6)never there.I hope I can visit the USA some day.
Step5Notice
1.We often use these time expressions with the present perfect tense:
already up to now ever until/till now
just so far recently(not)yet
2.some day和the other day的区别:
the other day相当于a few days ago,意为"几天前、某天、那天、不久前”，句中用一般过去时。

如：
I met her in the street the other day.
几天前我在街上碰见过她。

I bought the watch the other day.
这手表我是几天前买的。

some day指将来“总有一天、有朝一日、终将、(日后)某*天"，谓语动词用一般将来时.如：
Your wishes will come true some day.
总有一天你的愿望会实现的。

Some day you'11have to pay for what you have done.
总有一天你要为你的行为而付出代价的。

Step6Summary
1)一般过去时表示过去某时发生的动作或单纯叙述过去的事情，强调动作；现在完成时为过去发生的，强调过去的事情对现在的影响，强调的是影响。

2)一般过去时常与具体的时间状语连用，而现在完成时通常与模糊的时间状语连用，或无时间状语。

一般过去时的时间状语：yesterday,last week,...ago,inl980,in October,just,now 等，皆为具体的时间状语。

现在完成时的时间状语：for,since,so far,ever,never,just,yet,till/until,up to now,
in past years,always等，皆不确定的时间状语。

共同的时间状语：this morning,tonight,this April,now,already,recently,lately等。

3）现在完成时可表示持续到现在的动作或状态，动词…般是延续性的，如live, teach,learn,work,study,knowo
一般过去时常用的非持续性动词有come,go,leave,start,die,finish,become,get married等。

句子中如有过去时的时间副词（如yesterday,last,week,in I960）时，不能使用现在完成时，要用过去时。

（错）Tom has written a letter to his parents last night.
（对）Tom wrote a letter to his parents last night.
Step7Exercises
1.Mother me a new coat yesterday.I it on. It fits me well.
A.had made...have tried
B.made...have tried
C.has made...tried
D.made...tried
2.We trees last Sunday.So far we over3,000trees there.
A.planted；planted
B.planted；have planted
C.have planted；planted
D.have planted；have planted
3.1the way.I here for quite many years.
A.knew...have lived B.knew (iv)
C.know...have lived D.know (iv)
Step8Homework
Finish off the exercises in workbook.
Integrated skills
Teaching aims:
1.To listen and get useful information from the tape recording.
2.To grasp some listening skills.
3.To talk to your partners about the problems you may have.
4.To know some basic information of Sydney.
Teaching Steps:
Step1Revision
Translate the following sentences.
1.几天前我在街上遇见了一位老朋友。

2.我已经很久没有看电影了。

3.我希望有…天能去欧洲游览。

4.你有没有曾经梦想过不用护照环游世界？
5.你真幸运！我还从未去过香港。

Step2Free talk
1.Do you like travelling?
2.Where would you like to visit if possible?
3.How can we go travelling if we don't have enough money?
4.How much do you know about Sydney?
5.Where did you get the information?
6.Do you want to visit Sydney in the future?
Step3Travelling at home
1.Daniel and Peter are planning an online tour of Sydney,Australia.Listen to their conversation and help Peter complete his notes.
How to use the website
The website takes you to different places around the world.To learn
about a city,just find it in the menu(1)of the page and click on it.
If you click on the"(2)"icon,you will see some(3)of
the city first. Further down at the(4)of the page,you can also find other information about the city.
2.Check the answers.
3.Answer the questions:
1)What can we use the website to do?
2)How do we use the website to learn about a city?
3).Can we see any pictures of the city?
4.)Where can we find other information about the city?
4.Peter took some notes of Sydney.Listen to Daniel and Peter's second conversation.
Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1.Sydney is on the north-east coast of Australia.
2.Sydney is the largest city in Australia.
3.Sydney is near a lake.
4.The Sydney Opera House looks like a ship with many sails.
5.It takes about30minutes to climb the Harbour Bridge.
6.In April,it is spring in Australia.
5Check the answers.
6.Peter is writing about the online tour.Listen to their second conversation again and help him complete his article.
Today Daniel and I took an online tour on the website"Around the World in Eight Hours".
Sydney is on the(1)coast of Australia.It is the(2)city in Australia.
On the website,we saw lots of pictures of Sydney.Sydney is near the (3). There are many beautiful(4)there.We also saw a wonderful building called the(5).It is a(6)and looks like a(7)with many sails.
Near the Sydney Opera House is the famous(8).People can climb it.It takes about(9).It is really cool!
Australian seasons are the opposite of ours.For example,in April,it is (10)
in Australia!
7.Check the answers.
Step4Speak up
1.Sandy is asking for Millie's help with the online tour.Listen to their conversation and answer these questions.
•How can we start the online tour?
•Ifl want to see some pictures of the city,how should I do?
•Can we print the pictures out?
2.Read follow the recording.
3.Talk to your partner about the problems you may e the conversation as a model.
4.Act it out.
Step5Language points
1.Sydney is on the north-east coast of Australia.
on the north-east coast of Australia位于澳大利亚的东北海岸
e.g.太平洋位于北美洲的东海岸。

The Pacific Ocean is North America.
2.The Sydney Opera House looks like a ship with many sails.
a ship with many sails一艘有很多帆的船
此处with表示“带有或拥有”，例如：白宫是一个带有大花园的美丽建筑。

The White House is a beautiful building with a big garden.
3.Australian seasons are the opposite of ours.
the opposite of与...相反/相对
e.g.他们的观点与我们的相反。

Their ideas ours.
4.Would you mind showing me how to start this online tour?
句型Would you mind...?可用于客气地请人做某事。

e.g.Would you mind explaining the sentence again?你再解释一下这句话行吗？mind doing sth.介意做某事
e.g.你介意帮我搬这张书桌吗？
Do you me carry the desk?
5.My pleasure.不客气。

这是日常用语，通常用作对别人道谢的回答，相当于You5re welcome.\Don9t mention itANot at all.
Step6Exercises
1.进一步向下在这一页的底部，你还能找到关于这个城市的其他信息。

2.三亚位于中国的南海岸。

3.澳大利亚的天气正好和中国相反。

4.科学家们花了三天的时间穿过这片雨林。

5.一谢谢你能来我的生日聚会。

—我的荣幸。

Step7Homework
Recite the key phrases and expressions in the lesson.
Study skills
Teaching aims:
1.To know how to make charts
2.To understand the uses of charts
3.To use charts to make notes of a piece of writing
Teaching Steps:
Step1Present the learning targets
Step2Revision
1.你介意为我们唱首歌吗？
2.上海位于中国的东海岸。

3.—谢谢你的帮助。

一我的荣幸。

4.步行到学校要花费我半个小时。

5.我的看法和他正好相反。

Step3Free talk
How do you know about Sydney?
Step4Making charts
We can use charts to organize our ideas when we write.This helps us see and understand the ideas better.We can also use charts to make notes of a piece of writing. We can use the following chart to show people what the website"Around the World in Eight Hours"is about.
Tip
When we make charts,we do not need to use complete sentences.
Step5Exercises
Millie is making a chart to introduce an online course to her classmates.Help her use the chart to organize her ideas.Write the letters in the boxes.
a an online course
b c
d e
f
g h
asking the way
booking tickets and hotels Daily English
ordering meals seeing a doctor shopping
using English in daily communication Step 6 Make your own charts!
Step 7 Homework
Remember the words and expressions.
Preview the next lesson.
Task
Teaching aims:
To use charts to organize ideas
To know how to write an introduction
Teaching steps
Step 1 Present the learning targets
Step 2 Introducing a
country
Amy wants to introduce the UK to her friends.She collected some information on the Internet and made a chart.
About
the-country r An island country England,Wales…"London,the capital Big and modern
i Long history Kings and queens
were once its rulers
The UK __________<Palaces and castles Buckingham Palace Places_
to visit
■Museums the British Museum
<Places of
natural beauty
the Lake District r Best time to visit May to September Others--Weather Changes often <Money Pounds
Step3Free talk
Get the students to talk about the UK.
Q:How much do you know about the UK?
Give some famous pictures about the UK.
Step4Amy has written an introduction to the UK.Listen to her article and answer the questions.
QI.Which city is the capital of the UK?
(London.)
Q2.When is the best time to visit the UK?
(From May to September.)
Step5Read again and answer more questions.
QI.What is the full name of the UK?
(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)
Q2.Which countries is the UK made up of?
(It is made up of England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland.)
Q3.Where is one of the most famous place in the UK?
(Buckingham Palace.)
Q4. What has the UK always been famous for?
(It has always been famous for its museums.)
Q5. How is the weather in the UK?
(It changes often. It is sunny one minute, but rainy the next)
Step 6 Language points
1. It is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
be made up of 由.组成/构成
e.g.生活是由琐事构成的。

Life is little things.
〈拓展＞
be made of
由...制成（看得出原材料）be made from
be made in 制成（看得出原材料）由...制成（看不出原材料）制成（看不出原材料）在某地制造
• 1. Is butter made
milk?• 2. The bridge is made
stone.• 3. This car was made Germany.
2. It has been the home of kings and queens for a long time.
be the home of ...是/成为...的家
e.g.自然保护区已经成为了很多罕见的鸟的家。

Nature reserves of many rare birds.
3. The UK has always been famous for its museums.
be famous for 意为“因为...而出名”。

当主语是人时，常表示以某种技能或特征而出名；当主语是地点名词时，常表示以某个名胜古迹或特产而出名。

e.g.伦敦因大本钟而著名。

London is Big Ben.
［拓展］
be famous as 意为“作为......而出名”。

当主语是人时，常表示以某个身份而出 名；当主语是地点名词时，常表示作为某种东西的产地而出名。

如：His uncle is famous as an actor.
This area is famous as a green tea producing place.
【运用】根据句意选用for或as填空。

1)George is famous a writer.
2)France is famous its wine and food.
4.The best time to visit the UK is from May to September because its winter is wet
and cold.
句中的to visit the UK是动词不定式短语作后置定语。

e.g.The best time to travel in the city is in May.
the best time to do sth.做..最好的时间
e.g.春天是放风筝最好的时间。

Spring is the_________________kites.
5.It is sunny one minute,but rainy the next,so prepare for it before you go there. prepare用作动词，意为“准备”，后面常跟名词、代词、不定式作宾语。

prepare 还常与for搭配构成短语prepare for,表示“为...作准备"。

e.g.期末考试要到了，你最好做好准备。

The final exam is coming.You'd better it.
Step7Exercises
1.我们班有15个男生和12个女生。

(Our class is made up of15boys and12girls.)
2.白金汉宫巳经成为国王和女王的家很久了。

(Buckingham Palace has been the home of kings and queens for a long time.)
3.英国还有很多自然美景的地方。

(The UK also has many places of natural beauty.)
4.这一分钟是晴朗的，下一分钟就会有雨。

(It is sunny one minute,but rainy the next.)
5.春天和秋天是旅游的最好时间，因为既不太热也不太冷。

(The best time to go travelling is spring and autumn because it is not too hot or too cold.)
Step8Writing
1.Get the students to divide the article into three parts and find out the main idea of
each paragraph.。