Unit 2 The United Kingdom單元教案

1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom單元教案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 methods1). Skimming & scanning method

2、s to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text.1. Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what theyve learned in class.2. Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.3. Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss interestTeaching pro

3、ceduresPeriod 1Step 1. New words study.Get Ss read the new words from P93-94 by themselves.Ss read the new words together.T correct some mis-pronounciation for the students.Step 2 Introduction of the UK.Area: 244,820sq.km.Population: 59,113,439Languages: English, Kymric, GaelicReligion: CatholicismC

4、omposing countries: England Wales Scotland Northern IrelandCapitals: London Cardiff Edinburgh BelfastStep 3. Warming up.: Ss compete in answering the questions as quickly as possible.Step 4 Pre-reading. Q: England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are? The south, the Midlan

5、ds and the northStep 5 Fast reading.Ss read the passage within 4 minutes to find the answers to comprehending 1.1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England2 W

6、hat three countries does British Airways represent?1 England 2.Scotland 3 Northern Ireland3 Which group of invaders did not influence London?The Vikings didnt influence London, it influence the vocabulary of the North.Period2Step1: Intensive Reading.Ss Read the text carefully and divide the passage

7、into three parts. Write down the main idea of each part.Part1(Para.1-4): what England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.Part2 (Para.5):the geographical division of England into zones; their similarities and differences.Part3(Para.6): the cultural importance of London.Step2. Teaching new words an

8、d structures1.consist vi.組成；在于；存在于常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由組成；由構(gòu)成Eg. The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans. The committee consists of seven members.consist in=lie in在于； 存在于eg.What does happiness consist in? The beauty of Venice consist in the style of its ancient buildings.2 p

9、uzzle 1)n. 迷；難題；玩具；迷惑（只用單數(shù)）a Chinese puzzle（中國玩具）【比喻】復(fù)雜難懂之事a cross-word puzzle（縱橫填字游戲）常用搭配：be in a puzzle about對大惑不解I am in a puzzle about the matter.我對這件事大惑不解。2)vt. 常用搭配：puzzle sb./be puzzled with使迷惑; 對大惑不解The question puzzled me./I am puzzled with the question.這個問題使我很迷惑。3)vi. puzzle over苦思 I puzzl

10、ed over the question for quite a while.這個問題我想了好半天。3.clarify vt., vi.解釋；澄清；闡明clarify matters澄清真相The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?政府已經(jīng)反復(fù)闡明政府對男女同工同酬的立場。His mind suddenly clarified.他的頭腦突然清醒了。4.convenience n.適合；方便We bought this house for its convenience.我們買下

11、這所房子為的是它方便。When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?"我們下次見面什么時候,什么地點對你方便?"Please come at your convenience.請在你方便的時候前來。常用搭配：for ones convenience為 方便 for conveniences sake為方便起見 at ones convenience在方便的時候拓展：convenient adj. 方便的；便利的Our house is convenient for the shops.常用

12、搭配：be convenient to sb. 對方便 It is convenient for sb. to do sth.某人做是方便的Is it convenient for you to come tomorrow? 你明天來方便嗎？5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的東西;引力The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays.現(xiàn)時去國營企業(yè)就職的想法對年青人沒有多大吸引力。The tides are caused by the

13、attraction of the moon for the earth.潮汐是由月亮對地球的引力引起的。A big city offers many and varied attractions.大城市有多種多樣吸引人的東西。拓展：attract v. 吸引attractive adj. 有吸引力的常用搭配：have attraction for sth. 對有吸引力 attract ones attention吸引某人的注意力 be attracted to sth.被所吸引6.influence 1) n.（常與on連用）影響力；感化力My teacher's influence

14、 made me study science at college.由于我老師的影響，我上大學(xué)學(xué)了理科。Many a woman has had civilizing influence upon her husband.許多婦女對其丈夫有影響。2) n.（常與over, with連用）權(quán)力；勢力Will you exercise your influence on my behalf?你愿意運用你的權(quán)力給我?guī)兔幔?).vt. 影響My teacher influenced my decision to study science.我的老師對我學(xué)理科的決定起了影響作用。常用搭配：under

15、the influence of受到的影響influence on/upon對的影響注意：influence 可以表示長期以來給人思想上以潛移默化的影響；還指影響力；而affect可指對具體事物的影響，或?qū)θ说乃枷敫星楫a(chǎn)生了影響.I was deeply affected by the news我深深被這消息所感動.7. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.如果想使你在英國的旅程有意義，你必須睜大雙眼。解讀：1)句中的keep your

16、eyes open和make your trip worthwhile都是“動詞賓語形容詞作賓補”結(jié)構(gòu)。He found the room open.他發(fā)現(xiàn)房間是開著的。The rain made the ground wet.雨使地面浸濕了。2)worthwhile adj.值得做的,常用于It is worthwhile to do sth./doing sth.中。I dont think it is worthwhile.我認(rèn)為不值得做這件事。It is worthwhile discussing/to discuss the question.討論一下這個問題是值得的。注意：wort

17、h, worthy 和worthwhile的區(qū)別worth現(xiàn)在英語中被看作介詞，因為它后面必須帶名詞或動名詞。后接動名詞時以主動形式表達(dá)被動的意思，接名詞時須接表示價值、代價的名詞。worthy是形容詞，在句中作表語或定語。作表語時，用be worthy of n./doing sth. 或 be worthy to be done 結(jié)構(gòu)。This book is well worth reading.這本書很值得一讀。This dictionary is worth ten yuan.這本字典值10元。The place is worthy of a visit/ being visited

18、.這個地方是值得參觀的。This suggestion is worthy to be considered.這個建議是值得考慮的。Step5.Exercise單句改錯The foreigner tried his best to make his point be understood.（刪去be）They found a piece of rope with one end tying in a circle.（tired）They both spent t he night locking in the room.（locked）What kept you so exciting? （e

19、xcited） I noticed the traffic holding up after a bad accident.（held）It is a great c_ to have a cell phone.Generally speaking, students are i_ by their teachers in world ands actions.Dont interrupt me！I am doing a word p_.I must _（澄清） my reasons for not having attended the meeting.To be honest, I can

20、t tell what the a_ of this famous painting has.convenience2.influenced3.puzzle4.clarify 5.attractionStep6.HomeworkWrite a short summary of the passage.Period 3 learning about language and GrammarTeaching goals1. Learn about the appositive clause. 2. Identify noun clauses.3. Enable students to use ne

21、w words.Teaching proceduresStep 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 &#

22、161; 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 Gra

23、mmar Explanation a. 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

24、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 sen

25、tences.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 man

26、y 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

27、5 ConsolidationConsolidate what have been learned by doing further exercises.Period 4 Using language (Reading: Sightseeing in London)Step1 Revision：What is London famous for? Big Ben , London Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, etcStep 2 New words study.Step 3 Read the passage and answer these questions1 Who b

28、uilt the Tower of London? When was it built?2. Who guarded the Queens jewels? What kind of clothes did they wear?3.What interested her most? What kind of line is it?4.which places did she visit on the last day? 5.What seemed strange to her?Step 4 Make a list of Zhang Pingyus tour of London and a com

29、ment on each place she visited.  sites of LondoncommentsDay 11. Tower  delight2.St Pauls Cathedral splendid and interesting3.Westminster Abby interesting4 Big Ben  famous and very loudDay 2 Greenwich famous and interestingDay 3 Karl Marxs statue famous an

30、d interesting British Museum  thrilledStep 5 Language points1. sightseeing n.& a.觀光的 go sightseeing 觀光 游覽sightsee v. 觀光 sightseer n.觀光客 游客2. available adj.1) (sth.)that can be used 可用的；可得到的This was the only available room.2)(sb.) be free to seen 可會見的I am available in the afternoon.He was not available for the interview.3. delight n.&v. 愉快，樂趣，快樂to ones delight 令感到愉快的是 delight sb. with sth. 用某物使某人高興delight in 喜歡，嗜好 take delight in 樂于，愛好delighted adj. be delighted to do1)I took delight in books.2)To his delight, he passed the driving tes