1、 . 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 report: tourist guide. 目标语言功 能 句 式Talk about langua
2、ge 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: position, direction and distance:Wales was linked to
3、.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, sightseeing, available, delight, tower, expand, royal,
4、uniform, splendid, statue, communism, thrill, pot,2 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, Anglo-Saxon, invader, Viking, site, occasion, St
5、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 down结 构The past participle as the object complemen
6、t . 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 well. P92. However, the southern part of Irelan
7、d 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 to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile! P
8、105. 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 and burn cloth dolls of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire.
9、P52 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), leave outb. 重点句式1. Now when people refer to Engla
10、nd 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. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to learn about t
11、he 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 task-based activities. Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a
12、 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 something about your visit(s) there? Or what is your impr
13、ession 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. What is the money used there? And what is the larg
14、est 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 then check the answers. T: In this unit, we are going
15、 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 quickly and choose the answers. You may discuss these que
16、stions 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?T: Now whod like to answer the first question in th
17、e Pre-reading?Step III While-readingTask 1: Ask the students to describe briefly the UK.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 lies the Irish Sea, which is on the east of Ireland. On the south of England lies the
18、 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 different flags of the countries of the UK. Cross of St George (England) Cross of St
19、 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 the three flags. That is to say, the UK is a combination of the three countries: Scot
20、land, 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 pattern of flag of Wales and it is usually assumed to be part of England.S2: It represent
21、s 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. While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into proper parts and find out
22、 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 England into zones, their similarities and differences.Part 3 (Para. 5-6): The cultur
23、al 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 in Geography” as the title? Get the students to discuss about it in pairs.Then ask the
24、 students to fill in the following form. Countries / Capital of UKInformation from the textEnglandWalesGreat BritainNorthern IrelandLondonIrelandT: Now lets do “Comprehending” Exercise 3. Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across the zones of the South, Midl
25、ands and the North of England. Put each town or city into its correct zone. Sample answers: North: York, Leeds, Sheffield, ManchesterMidlands: Coventry, BirminghamSouth: Reading, London, Brighton, PlymouthStep Post-readingTask 1: Ask the students to write down a short summary of the passage.The pass
26、age mainly clarifies how the UK developed as an administrative union and shows how England is divided into different zones according to its geographical position. It also explains how London was influenced by some invaders and turned out to be the cultural capital of England as well as the UK.Task 2
27、: Ask the students to paraphrase the following sentences. 1. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.2. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres and buildings.Sample answers: 1. Now when people mention or talk of England,
28、Wales is included in it, too. 2. London includes the greatest historical treasure of all, with its museums, art collections, theatres and buildings. If you want to make the most of your trip to the United Kingdom and know more about it, you should be very alert.Task 3: Ask the students to answer the
29、 following questions.Show the following on the screen. 1. How did the UK come about?2. What is the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland?3. Why is London the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK as well? 4. What else do you know about London?5. How do the four
30、 countries of the UK work together and how do they differ?6. What does the Union Jack show to you?7. What is the typical geographical feature of England?8. Where can you find more about British history and culture?Task 4: Ask the students to analyze the text. 1. Ask the students to fill in the follo
31、wing chart.CountryWhen it joined with or separated from each otherEnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandRepublic of Ireland2. Ask some of the students to retell the text. A sample version:When people speak of the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are often used. England and Wales were
32、linked together first, which happened in the 13th century AD. Then James, Scotland King, united the three countries to form Great Britain in 1603 peacefully. Later on, the three countries intended to get Ireland connected to found the UK. However, the southern part broke away and formed its own gove
33、rnment. So only Northern Ireland became part of the UK. The four countries, of which England is the largest, work together as a whole but they have developed different educational and legal systems. England can be roughly divided into three zones, the South of England, which is nearest to France, th
34、e Midland and the North, which is nearest to Scotland. Most of the population settles in the south while most of the large industrial cities lie in the Midlands and the North of England.London, the capital city of the UK, includes the greatest historical treasure of all with lots of museums, art col
35、lections, theatres, parks and buildings. Some early invaders have influenced it a lot from roads, towns, castles, language, and so on to government. Visitors will find the evidence here and there around London if they keep their eyes open.3. Ask the students to analyze the writing techniques of the
36、text: What is the writing style? What is the main idea of the text? Sample answers:1. Writing styleThe text is written in narrative style, which introduces to the learners how the UK was formed geographically and historically, mainly dealing with England and the other three countries, which not only
37、 work together as a union in many aspects but also develop their own administrative systems. It also introduces the four invaders who influenced the UK language, place-names, vocabulary and system of government.2. Main ideaThe text mainly explains to the learners how the four countries, England, Wal
38、es, Scotland and Northern Ireland formed the UK, and how they work together and how they are different. It also introduces how England can be divided into three different zones geographically and how London was influenced by some of the four invaders culturally and historically and how the evidence of the invasions can be found around the countryside of Great Britain.Step HomeworkAsk the students to: 1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words.2. Go over “Learning about Language” 1, 2 and 3 on pages 12.3. Do “Discovering useful structures” 1 and 2 on pages 13.
