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人教版高中英语必修五Unit2 Reading 课件
similarities and differences Para 5 & 6: the cultural importance of London.
Appreciate the sentences
Let’s have a quiz
1.How many countries does the UK consist of ?
A. two B. three C. four
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales England
请同学们拿出答 题器进行抢答
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport? A. About 6 hours B about 10 hours C about 16 hours
Para 1 _S_t_at_es_/S_h_ow_s_/ _E_xp_la_i_ns_the topic of the ___p_a_ss_a_g_e__.
Para 2 __S_t_at_e_s_/S_h_o_w_s_/_E_x_p_l_a_in_s_ how the_U__n_it_ed__K_i_n_g_d_o_m__came
passage
3 summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
To summarize the main idea of an expository. We can use the V+object structure to express ideas. Choose the verbs like show, state, explain and some key words to complete the main ideas.
人教版高中英语必修五 Unit2 Reading PPT 课件
What are the names that come to your mind when people refer to 英国?
Warming up
The UK consists of
B. A brief introduction of the United Kingdom, including its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.
C. London is the greatest historical treasure.
1. England can be divided into _th_r_e_e_ parts.
They are: _N_o_r_t_h_o_f__E_n_g_l_a_n_d_ _M__id_l_a_n_d_s____ _S_o_u_t_h_o_f__ _E_n_g_l_a_n_d______
Para 4
_E_n__g_la_n__d______ _S_c_o_t_l_a_n_d______ _N_o__r_th__e_r_n_I_r_e_l_and _W__a_l_e_s________.
Skimming:
What does the passage mainly tell us?
B
A. England is the centre of Great Britain.
Q: The invaders’ influence on England and London.
left castles and words for food
高二英语必修五 Unit2 Reading通案
Unit2 The United Kingdom阅读通案编制人：张红梅李丽芳刘玉增杨振娟审核人：_________ 包组领导：________ 【学习目标】1．通过阅读文章，利用跳读法和查读法理解文章大意，获取主要信息。
2. 学习掌握重点单词、短语，并通过合作探究分析理解长难句。
3．进一步学习有关霍乱病的知识。
【要点难点】通过分析理解长难句，进一步巩固高级句型的综合运用。
【使用说明与学法指导】自学：20分钟课前自学，严格按照要求充分预习课文。
要求：5分钟迅速默读文章一遍, 把握文章主旨大意，并划分段落。
10分钟再读课文，深入透彻理解课文，并完成选择题，对重难点进行勾画与标注。
正课：1) 5分钟浏览、思考、理解相关知识，标记出疑难。
2) 8分钟组内简单讨论并把不会的提出质疑，12分钟展示点评总结。
【课前预习】（20分钟完成）【预习指导】Task1.read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it..The text explains how the UK was __formed geographically and historically and why _London__ became the greatest historical treasure of England.Task2. Read the text carefullydivide the text into three parts and write down the main idea of each partpart 1.（1-3）how the UK was formedPart 2.(4) The geographic division of EnglandPart 3.(5-6) The culture importance of LondonSkim and find out some detail information.1. The Union Jack flag units the flags of three countries in the UK, which country is left out? Why?Wales, it is usually considered to be part of England2. Which group of invaders didn’t influence London?The Vikings . It influenced the place-names of the North of England.Task 3. underline the following phrase and sentences1. 由…组成consist of2. 把…分成几部分divide…into3.阐明问题clarify the question4.提到，说起refer to 4. 成为…国王become king of ….5. 不愿意做… be unwilling to do6. 摆脱，脱离break away from7. 与…联合起来be linked to be joined to join with8. 某人值得表扬的是to one’s credit9. 为了方便for convenience 10. 遗憾的是it is a pity that 11. 11世纪60年代in the 1060s 12.睁大眼睛，留心观察keep your eyes open 13. 使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile. 14. 组成make up 15。
人教版高英必修五Unit2 Reading教学设计(全英文)
Teaching Plan 教学设计The Subject:New Senior English for China students Book 5Unit 2 The United KingdomReading --Puzzles in GeographyI: Teaching Material AnalysisMy lesson is New Senior English for China students Book 5, Unit2 The United Kingdom., the part of reading---“Puzzles in Geography”, which is an introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development based on geography, history, politics and culture etc. It contains most of vocabulary and grammar points that students should learn in this unit. Therefore, this lesson plays an important part in this unit. If the students can master it well, it will help them to learn the rest of this unit.II: Students' analysisthe second termjust adapt to the senior middle school lifemuch enthusiasm on Englisha good English basisseek ways to learn English wellknow a little about the United Kingdom in their history classIII: Teaching Objectives1. Knowledge aims:◆know how the UK formed and more detailed information about the four countries in theUK;◆the geographical division of England;◆the historical sites in London and some relevant history of England.2. Ability aims:◆improve reading ability such as skimming, scanning and intensive reading;◆summary ability.3. Emotional aims:◆maintain their interest and enthusiasm;◆get the sense of achievement of using English;IV: The key and difficult points1. The key points:◆know how the UK formed and more detailed information about the four countries in theUK;◆the geographical division of England;◆the historical sites in London and some relevant history of England.2. The difficult points:◆use the information to write a short summary of this passage.V: Teaching Methods & Learning Methods & Teaching Aids1. Teaching methods:⑴Task-based Teaching Method ⑵Communicative Teaching approach2. Learning methods:⑴Reading strategy application ⑵Summary method3. Teaching aids:Multi-media computer and blackboardVI: Teaching proceduresStep1. Lead-in (3')Show some pictures about England to the students. At the same time, present two questions connected with the pictures, in order to let students think about them.Intention: arouse students' interest; desire to know more about UK.Step2. Pre-reading (5')Introduce the UK according the map by doing a quiz on page 9.⑴How many countries does the UK consist of?(2)How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?(3)Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the Queen(4)What are the provinces called in England?(5)Which is the longest river in England?Students will work in pairs to think of these questions, then give the answers.Intention:to activate students' general knowledge about UK so as to pave the way for the following study, at the same time practice their oral English.Step3. While-reading (30’)1. Skimming (6')Task : To find out the answers as soon as possible.⑴The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?(Wales. It's usually considered to be part of England.)⑵What three countries does British Airways represents?(England, Scotland and Wales.)⑶Which group of invaders did not influences London?(Vikings)Intention:In this part, I'll invite individuals to give answers so as to improve their ability of grasping key information in a limit time as well as independent learning ability.2. Scanning (8')Part 1(para.1-3) What the UK includes and how the UK formed and more detailinformation about four countries in the UK politics, culture ectpart 2(para.4) The geographical division of England into three zones.part 3(para.5-6) The cultural and political importance of London and Some Englandinvaded history.Intention: to have a clear picture to the frame of this text; improve their ability of scanning as well as the induction ability.3. Intensive reading (16’)Activity 1: Discussion (a group of four)(4')Questions: How do you understand the title of the text "Puzzles in geography"?Why is it called “puzzles”?Get the students to discuss about the questions in groups.Intention: learn to make clear of puzzles by discussing with others; encourage their cooperative awareness; learn to communicate with others in English;Activity 2: Role-play(8’)Make up a dialogue. The visitor is asking the native about the geography of the UK. Work in pairs. Intention: to further understand the UK as well as this text; cultivate ss' ability of intensive reading;Activity 3: Deal with the language points (4’)Let students find out the language points in the text, and write down the useful words and expressions on the notebook.Intention: to learn and understand the usage of some important words and expressions.Step4.Post-reading (6')Task: Use the information to write a short summary of the passage. Ss can work in pairs to do it. Then it's show-time.Intention: to enhance what we have learnt in this class; cultivate ss' summary ability and get a sense of achievement of using English.Step5: Homework (1')Let students write a composition as follow.You want to visit London on holiday in order to know something about the western culture, so you will write an email to your net friend, Tom. Please make you email contains your travel intention, your plan and your need.Intention: improve the independent learning ability; feel learning joys.VII: Blackboard DesignUnit 2 The United KingdomPuzzles in GeographySkimming vocabularyScanning puzzlethree parts clarifybreak away Intensive reading to their creditVIII: Teaching ReflectionOverall, the goals of this class can mostly be reached. Most Ss can be engaged in this class. But in the post-reading part, some students didn't finish the summary in the giventime. Maybe I should distribute a little more time to this part.。
高中英语必修5Unit 2 The environment-reading
Unit 2 The environmentReading: The economy or the environment----must we choose?Reading 1The general idea of this periodThe main purpose of this lesson is to make Ss fully understand the text and master the Reading Strategy.Teaching Aims:1.Check and enhance students’ reading abilities.2.Train students to gain an overall understanding of the article and learn to read a debate.Teaching important points:1.How to make the students fully understand the text.2.How to get students to read a debate.Teaching Aids: multimedia and a blackboardProcedures for teaching:Step 1 lead-in1.Ask students the title of the text and ask students which one to choose: the economy or the environment.Step 2 Comprehension of the text1.Ask Ss to skim the article and answer the following questions.Who are the three speakers?What side does Mr Lin Shuiqing and Mr Qian Liwei each represent?By how many times has the world’s population increased since 1800?According to Mr Qian liwei,what should be done to factories that pollute the environment?Ask Ss to Read Lin Shuiqing’s debate and answer the following questions.What society does Lin Shuiqing belong to?What does Lin Shuiqing start his speech by talking about?What is happening to large amounts of fish?What does Lin Shuiqing think we should teach people about?3.Ask Ss to r ead Qian Liwei’s debate and answer the following questions.Why does Qian Liwei think production should not be cut back?What does Qian Liwei say we should produce more of?What does Qian Liwei say we need more of?What does Qian Liwei say many people are willing to do?4.Ask students to fill in a table on the screen according to the text.5.Ask students how to read a debate by asking them to answer the followingquestions.What is the order of a debate?What is the order of the debate?What is important in a debate?What should we pay attention to when we read or listen to a debate?Ste3 Role playThree groups represent Lin Shuiqing and the other three groups represent Qian Liwei.Each of you speaks one or two points.You can make some changes to the debate and add your opinions to the debate.Step 4 Homework1.Read the text.2. Preview the language points in the debate.Period 2 Reading 2: Language FocusThe general idea of this periodThe main purpose of this lesson is to make Ss better understand the text and master some important language points.Teaching aims:1.Review the reading by filling in the form with the words in the reading..2.Get the students to grasp the usage of some important words and expressions.3.Get the students to practice mastering the language points.Teaching important points:1.How to make the students have a better comprehension of the text.2.How to help the students be familiar with the language points.2.How to help Ss apply these points into practice.Teaching Aids: multimedia and a blackboardProcedures for teaching:Step One Revision and lead-in1.Do the blank-filling .Step Two Language pointsAsk the students to read the debate and find the right words or phrases according to the meanings.1.tell,express2.something that cannot be used any more and is thrown away3.terrible ,shocking4.besides5.destroy completely6.(birds,insects,fish,etc)produce eggs from their bodiese near to,get close to8.make less,reduce9.be helpful,useful,favourable to10.be involved in or be affected by11.a constant,steady economy12.speak freelyExplain important language points to Ss .1.In addition, many sea creatures are being wiped out by fishing boats.(line16)2.These boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs.(line16)3.The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.(line20)4.My suggestion is that we should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.(line22)5.Mr Lin suggested we should cut back on the amount of things we produce in order to save the environment.6.The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem; we need to think more about recycling.7.But I do agree that recycling may be the key to helping bothsides.(line45)8.It is obvious that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment.(line29)Step Three Practice for consolidationAsk students to Fill in the blanks with the following words or phrases.Step Four Homework1.Finish A1 and A2 on page 90.2. Read the text.。
人教课标版高中英语必修5 Unit2_Reading名师教学设计
Greeting and Leading in (3mins )
1. T：Check the answers of the pre-view exercises.Lead the students to read the words together.
2.T:Chat with the students andtalk about the things about the United Kingdom from the aspects of football stars, universities, famous sites, royal family, movie stars, singers, scientists, cities, history and so on.
(2)T:Ask the students toread para.4 carefully and divideEngland into 3 parts in the picture.
S:Draw lines to divide England into three parts.
(3)T: Ask the students to read the last 2 paragraphs and finishdo a match job to know the order of the invasion and the things each invader left.
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评
价
1.本课时的目标设计合理，教学重难点突出。
2.在阅读环节中，阅读任务设置由易到难有层次性，突出对阅读文本的理解分析和文章大意的归纳概括。
3.读前和读后设计精简，集中大部分课堂时间在阅读任务上，时间分配合理。
人教版高二英语必修五unit2 Reading 课件(共35张ppt)
vocabulary and place-names of the North
language and government
Listening
True or False
(1) The UK includes England, Wales, Scotland and
Ireland.
F
(2) The three countries were united by war instead
3 Who once invaded England in history ? The Romans ;the Anglo-Saxons ; the Vikings ; the Normans
4 The union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the united kingdom .Which country is left out ? Why ?
The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China .They have local government powers for their area.
River Avon
River Severn
River Thames
Fast reading:
1 What is the full name of the UK?
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 Which city is the greatest historical
treasure ? London
高二英语必修五_基础课时分层-Unit2_Reading_语言知识运用
基础课时分层-unit2 reading 语言知识运用一、易混易错辨析1. divide/separate(1)The physical benefits of exercise can be into three factors.(2)They’re trying their best to bring those families together.2. worth/worthy/worthwhile(1)This second-hand car is $ 2，000 at most.(2)This phenomenon is of being studied.(3)It is to visit the Summer Palace.3. join/join in/take part in/attend(1) How many countries the last Olympic Games?(2) They danced and danced until a lot of us .(3) I want to think it over before I decide on it.(4)Jack these meetings as a matter of routine for years.二、单句语法填空1. I wonder I can use your phone because I can’t find mine.2. is obvious that the young boy is glad to answer your question.3. Being poor at English,Pm afraid I can't make myself (understand)in English.4. The programmes, (design) to strengthen the relationship between the parents and their children，are growing in popularity throughout China.5. It is worthwhile (work) diligently(勤奋地）when you have your own goal.6. It is believed that the truth of the accident (not clarify) so far.7. After they settle ,they immediately set out to work on their research.8. Please send me an email at your (convenient).9. The two players are well matched, (rough) equal in ability.10. You can leave the details and just give us the main facts.三、语法填空The Serpentine River, added to London's Hyde Park in 1730,is an 1 (enjoy) scenic spot. Queen Caroline asked for the river to look as natural as possible and the river2 (name) because of its snake-like shape.Members of the Serpentine Swimming Club are permitted 3 swim) there between 6:00 and 9:30in the morning and races are held every Saturday all the year round. Although during the summer, river temperatures can 4 (rough) rise to 20℃，during the winter they can get very low and the river sometimes freezes. Wetsuits may be worn for training, 5 they may not be worn during races, not even in the winter. Half the members of the club 6 (be) women and membership of the club consists 7 people of all ages from all walks of life. The Serpentine Swimming Club 8 (hold) its first Christmas DayRace in 1864. Later the race was supported by James Matthew Barrie, 9 is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.10 (attract) by the sight of the Serpentine swimmers during his morning walks, Barrie gave away the Peter Pan Cup，as well. The club is now most famous for its yearly Peter Pan ChristmasDay Race.参考答案：一、易混易错辨析1. （1）divided；（2）separated解析：（l）divided【解题思路】句意：锻炼对身体的好处可分为三个方面。
人教版英语必修五unit2reading课件
课文翻译与解释：对难点句子 进行翻译和解释
课文中的语法点解析：重点讲 解课文中出现的语法点
互动与讨论环节
目的：激发学生的学习兴趣和 参与度
形式：小组讨论、角色扮演、 辩论等
内容：针对课文内容展开讨论， 培养学生的思维能力和表达能 力
效果：增强学生的课堂参与感 和团队合作意识
总结与回顾环节
回顾本节课所学内容
课件目录结构
课件封面：标题、 作者、出版社信 息
目录页：各章节 的标题及页码
内容页：各章节 的具体内容
结尾页：感谢观 看、联系方式等 信息
教学目标阐述
掌握本单元的词 汇和语法知识交流 意识和能力
培养自主学习和 合作学习能力
教学内容概览
掌握本单元的词汇和短语 理解并运用本单元的语法知识 提高阅读理解能力和写作技巧 培养跨文化交流意识和自主学习能力
人教版英语必修五 Unit2Reading课件
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高一必修5 unit2 reading教案
Unit2 The United KingdomPeriod 1 Warming up and readingTeaching important points1.Let students learn about the countries of the United Kingdom and the Union Jack.2. Get students to read the passage and know about how the UK was formed and the four groups of invaders.3. Have students learn different reading skills.Teaching difficult points1. Develop students’ reading ability.2. Enable students to talk about the United Kingdom and the Union Jack.3. Let students learn how the UK was formed geographically and historically.Teaching goal1.Develop students’ reading ability.2.Have students read the passage and know about the UK was formed and the four groups ofinvaders.Teaching methods1.Task-based teaching and learning2.Discussion3.PracticeTeaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inAsk and answer the following questions.1.Which country will hold the 30th Olympiad in 2012? The UK2.What is the full name of the UK?UK——The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Step 2 Warming Up1.Ask students do the quiz on Page 9 and find out how much they know about the UK.2. Stimulate their interests about the lesson by enjoying some pictures.Step 3 Pre-readingLet students discuss and answer the question.✧Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?England London伦敦Wales Cardiff加迪夫Scotland Edinburgh爱丁堡North Ireland Belfast贝尔法斯特Step 4 ReadingListen and answerAsk the students to listen the tape and divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part.Part 1(Para 1-3) the cultural importance of London (About London)Part 2(Para 4)How the UK came into being. (About the UK)Part 3(Para 5-6)England is divided into 3 zones. (About England)✧Part1 About the UK(Para 1-3)1. Analyze how the UK came into being.2. Ask the students to answer the question.The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?Suggested answer:Wales. Because it is usually considered to be part of England.3. Using the information of part 1 to fill in the blanksThe full name of England is the ______ ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts ,they are __________,__________,_________ and ________________, people always think ______is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the __________ ______.The four countries have different ___________and ______ _______as well as different _________ ______.Suggested answer:United Kingdom England Wales Scotland North Ireland Wales Union Jack educational legal systems football teams✧Part2 About the England(Para 4)1. Ask the students to read the Para 4 and tell the three zones.the South of England the Midlands the North of England2. Using the information of part 2 to fill in the blanks.Most population settled in ___________________.Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.Nationwide, many cities have ________________________.Suggested answer:the South of Englandthe North and the Midlandsworld-famous football teamsPart3 About the London(Para 5-6)1.Ask the students to read the Para 5 and tell the four sets of invaders.They are the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans3.The last part tells us about the inva ders’ influence on England and London.The Vikings3. True or False1.The oldest castle in London was constructed by Norman rulers in 1066.2.London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD.3.The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s.4.The first invaders Normans left their towns and roads.5.The Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England. Suggested answer: TFTFT Step4 Summary1. Learn the useful words and expressions in this part by heart.2. Read the reading passage again and try to retell it in your own words.。
人教版高二英语必修五 unit2 reading 课件(共56张PPT)
Careful reading:
First:
England = England
In 13th century:
England = _W__a_le_s__+England
In the 17th century:
Great Britain =_E_n_g_la_n_d + _W_a_le_s_ + _S_co_t_la_nd
Great Britain consists 1.___o_f__ four countries. In the 13th century, Wales 2._w_a_s_l_in_k_e_d_(link) to England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united 3._p_e_a_c_e_fu_ll_y_(peace) instead of by war. When they were going to get Ireland connected to form UK, 4.__h_o_w_e_v_e_r__, the southern part of Ireland 5.__b_ro_k_e__(break) away. England is 6.__th_e__la_r_g_e_s_t __(large) of the four countries and for 7._c_o_n_v_e_n_ie_n_c_e_(convenient)it was divided 8.__in_t_o__ three zones. London is the capital city with the great 9._h_i_s_to_r_ic_a_l__(history) treasures. It was influenced 10.__b_y__ invanders and became the cultural and political center of England.
人教版必修5英语Unit2_Reading_教学设计
任务二
Step 1:
Draw a map or timeline to describe the historical relationship between the 4 countries.
第一步:通过地图或是时间轴描述四国之间的历史关系。
Step 2 :
Brief Summary (Fill in the blanks with the help of Step 1.)
Step 3 :
Figure out the development of the writer’s attitude and emotion.
第三步:深度思考(通过阅读上面短文思考作者的情感变化)
Tip: infer the writer’s attitude by discovering some words and expressions in Step 2.
(para.6) What is the writer’s attitude towards “invasion”?作者对于侵略的态度
A. negative B. critical
C. positive D. doubtful
训练纲要
V.
Item1Free talk about the UK英国自由谈
Unit2 Reading名师教学设计（一）
Module 5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Reading Puzzles in Geography
阅读地理之谜
预习纲
要
学习目标
1.学习英国的历史、地理位置和国家构成。
2.了解英格兰的三大组成部分。
3.学习伦敦的历史和文化状况。
必修5 unit2 Reading课文和翻译
v-ed分词做定语
but smaller towns (built by the Romans). There
you will find out more about British history and culture.
v-ed分词做定语
The greatest historical treasure of all is London
The United Kingdom
Puzzles in geography
地理之谜
People may wonder (why different words are used to
v.想知道
why 引导宾语从句
describe these four countries): England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question (if you study British history).
in some areas (eg, the currency and international
n. 区域 n. 货币
值得赞扬的是
表示强调
relations), but they still have very different
n. 制度
国际关系
institutions. For example, Northern Ireland,
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the United Kin to the
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world in a new flag (called the Union Jack).
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To their credit the four countries do work together
人教课标版高中英语必修五 Unit2 reading精品教案-新版
Unit2 reading教案Teaching Goals：1. Get the students to know the information about the United Kingdom.2. Encourage the students to talk out what they know about the UK and Ireland.3. Help the students learn to get information by listening.Teaching methods：1. Skimming & scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text.2. Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in class.3. Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.4. Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interestTeaching procedures：Period one Warming upStep 1. Lead-in1. What do you think of Dongguan? Which place impresses you most?2. A. There are not many visiting places in Dongguan as it is a newly-developed city. But what about our country? Think what words you’ll need to describe a country and then give a brief description of China.B. There are many famous places in China. Think out one and describe it, letting others guess which place it is.Step 2. Show pictures of some famous places of China. Ask: Where are they taken? Step 3. Show pictures of some places of the British Isles and ask the students where they are taken. Then tell the students to say something they know about these places. Step 4. 1. Ask the following question: Do you know how many parts the UK is made up of? (Scotland/ England/ Wales-----Britain + Northern Ireland-----the UK + the Republic of Ireland---- the British Isles)2. Show the map of the British Isles to help the students to get a clear idea of some important cities in the UK and the names and the locations of different parts and counties and rivers.3. Then ask the students to look at some cities in the UK and to name them.Step 5. Group work:1. What is the UK famous for? Think about sport, art, architecture, literature, film, food and life. (Show some famous examples.)2. Talk about the geography, history, languages, culture, famous people, buildings and other things in the UK and Ireland.Period two ListeningStep 1. The teacher talks more about the languages in the UK and Ireland. Then ask the students to talk more about the education in the UK.Step 2. Ask: How are classes arranged in schools in the UK?Step 3. 1. Listen to the tape and tick the sentences which are true.2. Listen to the tape and fill in the timetable below.3. Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.Step 4. HomeworkFind more information in relation to the UK and Ireland on the Internet.Period Three SpeakingTeaching Goals:Trai n the students’ spoken EnglishImprove the students’ ability of imagination and debatePractice expressing agreement and disagreementIncrease participation and learn from each other.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Talking about hot topics1. The students are asked to listen to the 28th Olympic theme song and talk aboutthe host city of Athens2. Talk about the 28th Olympic Games3. Talk about their favorite athletesStep 2. Group theme debatesOf the talks about the country and Olympics above, lots of things are talked about like the opening ceremony, island, weather, language, geographic position, medals and so on. The following three topics will be talked about. The students are divided into threegroups and each will choose one of the topic boxes.Box 1: Xiangsheng performance by the Chinese and the westerners. Is Chinese easy to learn for the westerners?Box 2: Learning different positions of England by moving different parts. Is it easier to learn geography by going there?Box 3:Enjoying pictures of island or small countries like Iceland and Japan. Do island nations have advantages over other countries?Step 3. Tips on how to express agreement and disagreementStep 4. Homework: Preview the reading passagePeriod four ReadingStep 1. Lead-in1. London becomes the focus of the world.Video News：Jacques Rogge announced: “The games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 will be held in the city of London.”News: London Hit By Several Terrorist Bomb Blasts2. Ask Ss(1) Why was Great Britain able to beat out four other world class cities?(2) Have you ever been to the UK?(3) What’s the full name of the UK?(the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)(4) Can you give us some information about the UK in geography, literature, politics, sports, sightseeing and so on?Possible answers and new words:Geography: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern IrelandLiterature: Shakespeare, Shelly, Charles Dickens…Sports: Manchester Uni ted, Beckham, Owen…Politics: Karl Marx(communism),capitalism…3. The importance of Great Britain especially as an English-speaking country.Work in pairs. Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the UK. (Page 9 Warming Up)1. How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?2. Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen?3. What are the provinces called in England?4. Which is the longest river in the England?5. Does South Ireland belong to Britain?(Answers: 1. Four. They are: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.2. The Prime MinisterFurther information: It may appear to an outsider that the Queen has an important role in ruling the country. However, this is not so. Her position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain, etc. The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called the Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament each from a different part of the country make the important political decisions and the laws.3. Counties (further information: The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China. They have local government powers for their area. Counties have several Members of Parliament，depending on the size of their population. Large towns such as Reading have two MPs and the largest city in England outside London, which is Birmingham, has ten MPs.)4. The River Thames.Step 2. Guessing and common knowledge of Britain1. Gather some brief information from Ss about Warming Up. Then show the following pictures to the whole class to lead in the text.Queen Elizabeth II; Michael Owen; Big Ben; the River Thames;London Tower Bridge; National Flag;multicultural society; British Commonwealth2.National anthem—God Save the Queen(Song from:/britainintro/ukanthem.htm)3. National flower—roseStep 3. Guessing the main idea of the text.1. National flagThe main colors are blue red and white.The design looks like the Chi nese character“ mi”.The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out? Why? Read the text quickly to find out the answer.Show the flags:Union Jack or Union Flag; Cross of St Andrew (Scotland)Cross of St Patrick (Ireland); Cross of St George (England)2．Ask the Ss to read the title “Puzzles in Geography” and look at thepictures, then guess what the passage may be about.Ask one or two Ss to give their point of view.Step 4. Reading1.Fast-readingLet Ss read the text quickly to find out the answer to the following question:What does the National flag stand for? (skimming)(The Union Jack flag unites the three flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.) Then ask Ss to scan the article to find out the answer. Ask Ss to pay attention to the four parts of Great Britain.( scanning)2.Let Ss read the text once again.(1) Task1: Ask Ss to name the four parts of the UK.(2) Task2: Divide GK into three parts. Draw lines in the to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England.( North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester; Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham; South: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth)(3) Task3: ScanningAccording to the text, join lines to the right answers.Para. 1 Explains the joining of England and Wales.Para. 2 States topic to be examined in the reading.Para. 3 Explains the importance of London as cultural and political centre in the UK.Para. 4 Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it cameabout.Para. 5 Explains differences in the four countries.Para. 6 Explains how England is divided into three zones.3. Let Ss have an intensive reading and answer the questions:(1) What three countries does British Airways represent?(England, Scotland Northern Ireland)(2) Which group of invaders did not influence London?( The Vikings. They only influenced the vocabulary and the place names of the North.)4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh, which lies in Scotland, you should write the address as______.A. Edinburgh, EnglandB. Edinburgh, Great BritainC. Scotland, Edinburgh, EnglandD. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh5. “The British commonwealth” has taken the place of“the British Empire”, from which we can see ______.A. the British Empire is separatingB. the national liberation movements are risingC. both A and BD. neither A nor B(Answers: 4-5 BC)6. Ask Ss to find the four parts and the important cities in the map.Step 5. Discussion活动（一）(四人活动)1．Why did terrorists strike London?2．Do you think it is time British troops were pulled out of Iraq?（according to the present political situation and the role of the UK in international affairs, try to find useful information from the text, for instance, as a cultural capital）活动(二)Ask the students to do Exercise 3 on Page 11 and exchange their information in pairs. Step 6. HomeworkTask 1:Write a short summary of the passage.(The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided into 3 zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.)Ss can choose one of the following task as their homework.Task 2:Do some research on the geography or history of the United Kingdom, or a European or African country. Make a poster or give a talk to the class. They develop their research and study skills by searching through the internet or from a library.Task 3:Ask Ss to surf the net to look for information about one parts of Britainand make an introduction about it.Task 4:Ask Ss to surf the net to look for information about David Beckham or Wayne Rooney and make an introduction about them.Period five Grammar and Language studyTeaching goals: 1. Learn about the appositive clause.2. Identify noun clauses.3. Enable students to use new words.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Review the vocabulary and complete the sentences.a. Students work in pairs first.b. The teacher check the answers.Step 2. Brainstorminga. Review the text and present the appositive clause by asking questions:1. What impresses you most in the passage?The fact that impresses me most.2. What have you already known before reading the passage?I have known the fact that…3. Did you hear any news about Britain recently?I heard the news that …b. Collect answers as many as possible, reminding students of sentence structure if find errors.Step 3. Grammar Explanationa. Get students to identify the clauses.c. Try to make students tell the differences between appositive clause and attributive clause by comparing the sentences.1. The news that the plane would take off on time made everybody happy.2. The news that is spreading around the airport is that a heavy storm is coming.3. The suggestion that students should learn something practical is worth considering.4. The suggestion that they are considering is that students should learn something practical.c. The teacher offers explanation if necessary.Step 4. Tell the function of the following sentences.1. The idea that Great Britain is made up of three countries’ Corner ,Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.2. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.3. The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.4. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.5. That most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.6. They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.Step 5. ConsolidationConsolidate what have been learned by doing further exercises.Period six Integrative SkillsTeaching Goals:1. Learn to describe the countryside, the cities, the people and their life by reading the passage.2. Learn things about the city Salisbury.3. Know more about Britain.4. Cultivate the students’ abilities of concluding and reasoning.Teaching procedures:Step 1. Lead inTeacher plays the video clip from Robinson Crusoe and asks the students. Have you ever seen this film?Who wrote the story?Do you know something about Daniel Defoe?Step 2. Extension1. More to know about life in Britain: When talking about life in England, we just can’t miss one thing---pub. Pubs play an important part in people’s lives. It is a good place to meet friends and talk and drink beers. English villages are small and cozy. Lots of pubs can be found with names like: the Red Lion, the Black Horse, the Rose and Crown, the King and Queen, and the George and Dragon. Lots of gorgeous food like pies, steaks, chips, big sandwiches, sausages and mash (potatoes!) and lots of different types of beer: bitter, lager (a light-colored beer), ale (a type of beer made from malt), etc(A video clip is presented about a pub.)About football: Football is Britain’s national game. It was invented in Britain as far back as the 12th century, became an organized spectator sport in 19th century, and is now played in vast stadiums watched by tens of thousands of fervent supporters. Football is one of the few things that obsessed the British. And David Beckham is one of the most famous football stars. In the video we can see many college students playing football very early in the morning.2. Let the students say something about the British Isles as far as they know.Step 3. Homework:Now you know how to describe a city’s landscape, the people and their lives after reading this passage. And today’s home work:1. Choose any place you know or you like and write a short passage about it.2. With the help of the Internet, try to collect as much information as possible and make a PowerPoint presentation in the next period.。