1、Unit 2 the United KingdomReadingI.Teaching Objectives:Knowledge and skills:1. By the end of the class, students can tell the history of the united of the United Kingdom and tell the differences between the four parts of the Kingdom.来源:学.科.网2. Students can scan the passage to get the specific informa
2、tion such as the time order of the four invaders.3. Students can tell the main idea of the passage with the help of the clues given by the map.Process and methods:1. Students can use skimming and scanning to get the main and specific idea of a passage. 2. Students can exchange their ideas by group d
3、iscussion.Affection, attitudes and values:1. Students can develop a global value and appreciate the history of another country.2. Students can look into the history in a view.II. Language focuses and anticipated difficultiesLanguage focusThis is a reading period so the focus is to cultivate the stud
4、ents reading skills. The many activities are designed to help S to train their reading skills, such as predicting, skimming, scanning and summarizing.It is also important for the Ss to master the new words and phrases.Anticipated difficultiesAs the Ss have a limited vocabulary, so they may have some
5、 difficulties in understanding the passage. So the teacher will help them learn the new words and phrases.III. Teaching methodThree-stage model: Based on the understanding of reading as an interactive process, teaching reading in the classroom is divided into three stages in which the top-down and b
6、ottom-up techniques integrated to develop the students language efficiency in general and reading strategies. The three stages are pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading.IV. Teaching aidsMultimedia devices and PPT documents: In order to help students to fully understand the whole passage. I app
7、ly the multimedia devices and PPT documents to bring the real-life situation to the class.V. Teaching procedures:Step 1: Lead-in( 10 minutes)Activity 1: Enjoy an English songActivity 2: Brief introduction of the singing group. List some singers and singing groups in UK. T: The singing group is calle
8、d the Black from UK. The song won great popularity around the world and so did the singing group. There are many other singing groups or singers in UK. Can you list some? Students list some singers or stars in Britain.Activity 3: what comes to your mind when talking about the UK? T: UK is a country
9、famous not only for the entertainment industry, but also many other things. What comes to your mind when talking about UK? Students share their opinions with their partners and with the whole class. Then the teacher shares her view of UK with the students.Activity 4: Do the quiz and find out how muc
10、h you know about the UK. Students do the quiz on page 9 and get to know their knowledge level.AimsThe topic of this unit is the United Kingdom. So first the teacher should know how much the students know about this kingdom. With a popular English song as a way of leading in the topic, the students c
11、an relax themselves and get familiar with the learning atmosphere. Then the students have two brain-storming activities: One is to list some British stars they know and the other is list the things that come to your mind when talking about this kingdom. The first task begins from the leading song an
12、d also the base of the second task. The second task can help the teacher know the knowledge of the students about UK. The quiz helps the students know their level of the knowledge for UK.Step 2: Pre-reading (3 minutes)Activity 5: Do you know? The teacher comes up with some questions about the detail
13、ed information of UK and ask students whether they know anything about it. T: Do you know the capital cities of countries of the UK? Do you know the three main areas that England can be divided into?Activity 6: PredictingThe teacher asks students to read the title of the reading passage “Puzzles in
14、Geography”. Students will predict the content of the passage through the title.T: The title of the passage is “Puzzles in Geography”. Is there anything that puzzles you in the Britain geography? What will the author talk about in the topic of “puzzles in geography”?Students give their own opinions b
15、ut the teacher will not provide the answers.Aims This part mainly deals with the geography knowledge of UK. Students get curious about it by the “do you know” questions and prediction. With the curiosity, they become eager to read the passage to get the answers. It aims to develop the skills of pred
16、icting.Step 3: While-reading (25 minutes)Activity 7: skimming Skim the whole passage and tick the information mentioned in the passage.The geographic formation of UK来源:学+科+网The history of the foundation of UKThe politics of UKThe detailed introduction of the four parts of UKThe introduction of Londo
17、nThe influences of the invadersThe reasons why England was invadedThe future of UK来源:学_科_网Activity 8: Divide the whole passage into three parts.The formation of the UKThe introduction of EnglandThe introduction of LondonActivity 9: Careful readingPara. 1-3:1.Listen and fill in the blanks.Listen to p
18、aragraph 2 and 3 and fill in the blanks below.The formation of the United KingdomCountriesTimeChangeEngland_13th centuryWales is _ in England.They were joined to _ centurythe name was changed into _.The king of _ became the king of _ and the _ as well._20th centuryThis was shown to the world in a ne
19、w flag called the _.2.: Questions & Answers来源:学科网 T: After reading the paragraph and watching the flags of the three countries and UK, can you answer the following three questions?The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?What three
20、 countries does British Airways represent?Do the four countries work together in all areas? What is their differences? Can you list some?Para. 4Scanning and T or F questions Scan through paragraph 4 and make some judgments about the following statements. 1. The one nearest to Scotland is called the
21、South of England. 2. All of the industrial cities lie in the Midlands and the North of England. 3. These cities are not as large as those in China. 4. The industrial cities built in the nineteenth century attract visitors very much. 5. You will find more about historical architecture if you go to so
22、me older but smaller towns built by Romans.Para.5Read paragraph 5 aloud and underline the times in the paragraph. Students read the paragraph 5 carefully and aloud and underline the times. Then fill the blanks on the blackboard about the history of London. _ _ _ Romans Anglo _ Normans来源:学。科。网Z。X。X。K
23、Aims By doing some many activities, the Ss will develop their reading strategies and language efficiency. T help the Ss study the passage paragraph by paragraph. Ss will learn some key words and phrases in the passage.Step 4: Post-reading (5 minutes)Activity 10: Recalling With the help of the map of
24、 UK, what is still in your mind of the content of the reading passage?The map of UKActivity 11: Discussion: Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK?what geographic factors make it difficult to invade England successfully?Step 5: Homework (2 minutes)Students re
25、view the new words and phrases of the reading passage.Students look for more information about UK, not only in geography, but also in culture and custom, especially for London.VI. Blackboard Design Unit 2 Puzzles in Geography CountriesTimeChangeEngland_13th centuryThey were joined to _ centuryGreat Britain20th centuryUnion Jack
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