1、Unit 2 The United KingdomUsing Language(SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON)IntroductionLanguage is learned to be used in and for communication. So in this period we shall have the students warmed up by watching a video show, listening about London, reading a passage entitled Sightseeing in London, underlining an
2、d copying useful expressions, listening and ticking and speaking and writing.Objectives To help students read the passage “Sightseeing in London on page 13 To help students use the language by listening, speaking and writing as wellProcedures1. Warming up by watching a video showHello, class! I am y
3、our travel guide today. We shall go to visit London for this weekend. Now lets watch a video show about London attractions first. You may also read the caption in English. BBCExperience BFI LondonImaxCinemaBanqueting House Battersea Park Big Ben - ofParliamentBuckingham PalaceCabinetWarRoomsChanging
4、of theGuardCleopatrasNeedleClinkExhibitionCutty SarkDr JohnsonsHouseEltham PalaceGolden HindeHMS BelfastHyde ParkKensingtonPalaceKew GardensLondonAquariumLondon EyeLondonPlanetariumLondon Wetland CentreLondon ZooMadameTussauds2. Listening about LondonTo better enjoy our trip to London listen to the
5、recording of the article SIGHTSEEING IN LONDON on page 13. Take notes of the main facts of the attractions talked about in the article.3. Reading and completingSkim the text for information to complete the form below.Facts of Sites in LondonThe TowerBuilt by, Queens jewelsSt Pauls CathedralBuilt aft
6、er, looking, containsGreenwichOld ships, famous clock, the longitude lineKarl Marxs statueWindsor Castle4. Underlining and copyingTo learn more from this article, you are next to go over it to underline all the useful collocations. After class write a short passage, making use of them.Expressions fr
7、om Sightseeing in Londonmake a list of, remain standing for, expand around, remain part of, findguarded by, on special occasions, wear the uniform, there follows, look splendid, in memory of, ring out, finish the day by, divide the eastern and western halves of the worlds, pass through, have a photo
8、 taken, develop communism, be thrilled by, be displayed in, feel proud of, fall asleep 5. Listening and tickingYou did a nice job just now. Next lets go to page 15. Listen to the tape and tick the English Kings or Queens you hear about.6. Speaking and writingIn pairs choose an interesting building o
9、r attraction in your hometown. Act as a tour guide for your partner. Show him around and tell him about it. The best pairs will be invited to present their imagined tour in front of class.7. Closing down by writing a local tour guide To invite more classmates to visit your local sightseeing attractions you shall set about collecting information and putting it into a short local tour guide entitled WHY NOT VISIT OUR LOCAL XX?Tomorrow you will read your tour guide to your group members. Lets wait and see whose guide will be most convincing.