2023學(xué)年完整版Unit2TheUnitedKingdomPeriod2Reading設(shè)計2

Unit2TheUnitedKingdomPeriod2Reading教學(xué)設(shè)計TeachingAimsdebate,clarify,legal,relation,convenience,attraction,influence,collection,construct,puzzle,educational,roughly,industrial,historicalbreakawayfrom,leaveout,o...,belinkedto,toone’ssurprise,aswellas,beknownas,lookaround,keepone’seyesopen,makeone’stripworthwhileThereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.YoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomworthwhile!LearnsomedetailedinformationabouttheUnitedKingdom.Improvethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.Trainthestudents’speakingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.KnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingImportantPointsImprovethestudents’readingability.Trainthestudents’abilitytograspkeyinformationwhilelistening.TeachingDifficultiesKnowabouttheUK’shistoricalinfluenceonthegeography.Knowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaders.TeachingperiodsOneperiodTeachingAidsataperecorderaprojectortheblackboardTeachingProcedureStep1GreetingsGreetthestudentsasusual.Step2RevisionT:Atthebeginningofthisperiod,Iwillcheckifyouhavemasteredthenewwordsandphrasesinthisfinishthefollowingsentencesusingsomewordsandphraseinthispayattentiontotheformsofthewordsandphrases.UK__________fourcountries.peoplefindthegeographyoftheUK__________.themoneyispaidimmediatelyweshallbeforcedtotake__________action.printerhas__________twolinesfromthisparagraph.hasaverygood__________offoreigncoins.don’twantmustdecideforyourself.isdifficultto__________abadhabit.explanationinthenote__________thedifficultsentence.bagsareprovidedforthecustomers’__________.takesabouttwoyearsto__________alargebridge.(Givethestudentsseveralminutestothinkaboutthem.)Suggestedanswers:ofoutawayfromStep3Pre-readingT:Inthefirstperiod,youhavelearnedabriefintroductiontotheyouknowthedifferencebetweentheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,andEngland?S:Ifindtheirrelationshippuzzling.T:Theofficialnameofthecountryis“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofGreatBritainandNorthernBritainisthenameoftheislandnorthwestofFranceandeastofIrelandthatcanbedividedintothreeregions:England,Walesand,EnglandispartofGreatBritain,whichispartoftheUnitedpuzzlingsituationwascausedbythethisunitwewilllearnaboutthehistoricalinfluenceonthegeographyofthecountry.Step4FastReadingT:Readthepassageentitled“PuzzlesinGeography”,andanswerthefollowingquestions.thecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar?shouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?(Givethestudentsseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently,andanswerthequestions.)(Theteachercheckstheanswerswiththewholeclass.)S:Thecountriesunitedpeacefullyinsteadofbywar.S:Weshouldgotosomeolderbutsmallertownstoappreciatesomehistoricalattractions.T:Excellent.Step5ListeningandUnderstandingT:NowI’llplaythetapeforyoutolistening,pleasefindoutwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.TrueorFalseQuestions:WalesandEnglandunited,thecountrywasnamedGreatBritain.northernpartofIrelandbrokeawaytobecomeanindependentcountry.countriesintheUKhavedevelopedtheirowneducationalandlegalsystems.peopleinLondonliveintheSouth.Normansinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.(Theteacherplaysthetape.)Suggestedanswers:BecauseGreatBritainwasthenamegivenwhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.BecauseitwasthesouthernpartofIrelandthatbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment...BecausetheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfood,whiletheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.T:Youhavedoneaverygoodjob.Step6DetailedReadingT:NowIwillgiveyouseveralminutestoreadthepassagereading,pleasetrytodividethepassageintothreepartsandwritedownthemainideaofeachpart.(Studentsreadthepassageandfinishthetask.)S:Part1:Paragraph1Theintroductiontothetopic.Part2:Paragraph2-5Thehistoricalinfluenceonitsgeography.Part3:Paragraph6Historicaltreasureleftbytheinvaders.T:LookatthefirstsentenceinParagraph1,“Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.”Canyousayitinanotherway?Trytofillintheblanksinthesentence:Itis__________to__________anymoreaboutwhypeople__________differentwordstodescribethefourcountries.S:Itisunnecessarytoargueanymoreaboutwhypeopleusedifferentwordstodescribethefourcountries.T:Readthesecondpart.T:HereisthenationalflagoftheUnitedisitcalled?S:TheUnionJack.T:Herearethedescriptionsoftheit.BluefieldwiththeredcrossofStGeorge(England)edgedinwhitesuperimposedonthediagonalredcrossofStPatrick(Ireland),whichissuperimposedonthediagonalwhitecrossofStAndrew(Scotland).ItisproperlyknownastheUnionFlag,butcommonlycalledtheUniondesignandcolors(especiallytheBlueEnsign)havebeenthebasisforanumberofotherflagsincludingotherCommonwealthcountriesandtheirconstituentstatesorprovinces,aswellasBritishoverseasterritories.T:Whichcountryisleftout?Why?S:waslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyAD,sowhenpeoplerefertoEngland,itisincludedaswell.T:Haveyoufoundouthowthefourcountriesjoinedtogether?Usetheinformationfromthepassagetofillintheblanks.TheFormationoftheUnitedKingdom:__________→__________→__________→__________S:England→WalesjoinedEngland(13thcentury.)→England,WalesjoinedScotland(1603)→England,Wales,ScotlandgotNorthernIrelandconnectedT:OftenwilluseEnglandtostandfortheofthereasonsisthatEnglandisthelargestofthefourEnglandisdividedintothreeyouknowthethreezones?S:TheSouth,theMidlandsandtheNorth.T:atthemapinpart2onPagelinesacrosstoshowthezonesoftheSouth,MidlandsandNorthofputeachtownorcityintoitscorrectzone.S:York,Leeds,ManchesterandSheffieldbelongtotheNorth.S:BirminghamandCoventrybelongtotheMidlands.S:Plymouth,Brighton,ReadingandLondonbelongtotheSouth.T:Youdidquiteagoodjob.T:DoyouhaveanyquestionsaboutPart2?S:Whatdoes“those”meaninthesentence“ForthoseyouhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownsfirstbuiltbytheRomans.”?T:Inordertoanalyze“those”,youhavetoreadthesentencebeforeit.“...theseindustrialcities...donothavethehistoricalattractionsofotherplaces.”Sonowdoyouknowwhat“those”refersto?S:mustreferto“thehistoricalattractions”.T:Youareverytrytoparaphrasethesentencebyfinishingthefollowingsentence.__________youwantto__________some____________________,youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertowns____________________firstbuiltbytheRomans.S:Ifyouwanttoseesomehistoricalattractions,youhavetogotoolderbutsmallertownswhichwerefirstbuiltbytheRomans.T:Youareright.T:Thelastparttellsusabouttheinvaders’influenceonEnglandanditandtrytofillinthetablebelow.EnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormans(Afterafewminutes.)T:Nowlet’scheckyouranswers.EnglandLondonTheRomanslefttheirtownsandroadsbuilttheoldestportinthe1stcenturyADTheAnglo-Saxonslefttheirlanguageandgovernmentbuilttheoldestbuildinginthe1060sTheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesNoneTheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfoodconstructedtheoldestcastlein1066Step7PairWorkThestudentsworkinpairstomakeaofthemisanativeEnglishman,whiletheotherisavisitortovisitorisaskingthenativeEnglishmanaboutthegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.(Theteachergivesthestudentstopracticeinpairsforafewminutes.)(Thentheteacherasksoneortwopairstocometothefronttodemonstratetheirdialogues.)Oneexample:A:WelcometothisyourfirstvisittoEngland?B:’mverygladtomeetyoumindifIaskedyousomequestions?A:Ofcourseahead.B:IsyourcountrycalledEnglandorBritain?Iamreallypuzzled.A:Actually,thewholecountryiscalledtheUK,whichstandsfortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernGreatBritainismadeupofthreecountries,thatis,England,WalesandScotland.A:WhataboutthesouthernpartofIreland?B:Thesouthernpartofthatislandbrokeawaytoformitsowngovernment.B:ThenwhydopeoplecallyourcountryEnglandsometimes?A:Oh,that’sbecauseEnglandisthelargestoneofthefourcountries.B:IhaveanothertimewhenIwatchedtheWorldCup,InoticedthereisafootballteamoftherearealsoteamsofNorthernIrelandandyouexplainthistome?A:Thefourcountriesdoworktogetherinsomeareas,buttheyarestillveryexample,NorthernIreland,EnglandandScotlandhavedevelopeddifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasdifferentfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup.B:Iyouforyourkindness.A:YouareagoodstayinEngland.B:.A:Bye.Step8Homeworktowriteashortsummaryofthepassageinabout50words.Part1inLearningaboutlanguageonPage11.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit2TheUnitedKingdomPeriod2ReadingⅠWords&phrases:ofoutawayfromⅡFast-readingthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbywar?shouldwegoifwewanttoappreciatesomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?ⅢInvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondonEnglandLondonTheRomansTheAnglo-SaxonsTheVikingsTheNormansResearchandActivitiesReadanotherpassageabouttheUniteditwiththepassage“PuzzlesinGeography”,payingspecialattentiontothewritingstylesofthetwowriters.BRITAINANDIRELANDTheislandofBritainliestotheeastoftwoareseparatedbytheIrishSea.Theletters“UK”standfor“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUKismadeupoffourthenorthisScotland,withitscapitalhasmanylakesandmountains,andisfamousforitsbeautiful.WalesliestothewestofcapitalistherecanspeakEnglish,butthefirstlanguageinNorthWalesisareWelshontheradioandTVareincountrysidehereisverybeautifultoo,withlotsofmountainsandusedtobealotofcoalminesinthesouth,butmanyofthemhavebeenclosed,orareabouttobeclosed.England,thelargestcountryinBritain,isinthecapitalisLondon,whichisalsothecapitaloftheliesontheRiverThamesandhasapopulationofsevenmillion.MuchofEnglandisratherflat,althoughtherearehillsinthenortheastandinthecentreofthecountry.Irelandisdividedintotwothenorth,NorthernIreland,withitscapitalBelfast,ispartoftheUnitedSouthernpartoftheislandisaseparatecountry,calledtheRepublicofIrelandwithDublinasitscapital.Generally,theweatherinBritainisneithertoocoldinwinternortoohotiniscolderinthenorth,warmerinthesouth,drierintheeastandwetterintheisespeciallyallpartsofBritainitrainseverymonthoftheyear;thereisno“dryseason”.SnowfallsinScotlandeverywinterandsometimesinEnglandandWalesofsnowinIrelandaremostunusual.*Questionfordiscussion:BothpassagesareabouttheUnitedKingdom,butthetwowritersfocusedondifferentarethemajordifferencesbetweenthetwopassages?ReferenceforTeachingAnIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdomTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandisacountryinwesternEurope.ItisaCommonwealthRealm,andamemberoftheEuropeanUnionandknownsimplyastheUnitedKingdomortheUK,itisalsoofteninaccuratelynamedGreatBritain,BritainorEngland(themostpopulousofthehomenations).TheUKhasfourconstituentparts,threeofwhich—theancientnationsofEngland,WalesandScotland—arelocatedontheislandofGreatfourthpartisNorthernIreland,whichislocatedontheislandofIreland.TheborderbetweenNorthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandformstheUnitedKingdom’sprincipalinternationallandborder,althoughthereisalsoanominalfrontierwithFranceinthemiddleoftheChannelUKalsohasoverseasterritoriesthroughouttheworld,andrelationshipswithseveralCrowndependencies.TheUKwasformedbyaseriesofActsofUnionwhichunitedtheKingdomofEngland(whichincludedWalesasaprincipality)withthoseof,first,KingdomofScotlandandthenKingdomofIrelandunderasinglegovernmentingreaterpartofIrelandlefttheUnitedKingdom(thencalledtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland)in1922toformanindependentstate(inwhich,until1949,theKingoftheUnitedKingdomwasalsoKingofIreland).ThisstatelaterbecametheRepublicofcountiesinthenorth-easternportionoftheisland,meanwhile,remainedapartoftheUnitedKingdom,formingNorthernIrelandtothisday.TheUKissituatedoffthenorth-westerncoastofcontinentalEurope,andhasalandborderwiththeRepublicofIreland,butisotherwisesurroundedbytheNorthSea,theEnglishChannel,theCelticSea,theIrishSea,andtheAtlanticOcean.GreatBritain,orjustBritain,isthegeographicalnameofthelargestoftheBritishIsles(oftenalsoincludingitssmallerneighboringislands,thoughneverIreland).Politically,thetermGreatBritainreferscollectivelytothenationsofEngland,WalesandScotland.,theUnitedKingdomexceptforNorthernIreland).Thispoliticalusageof“GreatBritain”datesfromthepersonalunionoftheCrownsofScotlandandEngland(includingWales)in1603,withthetermbeingusedinthesense“allofBritain”.Intheearlyyearsofthe“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritain”,formedbytheActofUnionof1707,itwascustomarytoreferofficiallytoScotlandandtoEnglandandWalesas,respectively,“NorthBritain”and“SouthBritain”,thoughtheusageneverreallycaughtshouldbenotedthatthepracticebysome,theinformalmediainparticular,ofusing“(Great)Britain”asshorthandfortheUnitedKingdomisaninaccuracy,whichcancauseoffence.TheBritishIslesisatermfrequentlyusedtorefertothearchipelagowhichincludesthemainlandofGreatBritain,themainlandofIreland,andthesmallerislandsassociatedwiththesetwo,suchastheChannelIslands,theHebrides,theIsleofMan,theIsleofWight,Orkney,theShetlandIslands,termis,however,oftenavoided,especiallyinIreland,bythosewhoareconsciousthatitissometimesmisunderstoodinternationallytomean“theislandsbelongingtoBritain.theUnitedKingdom)”,adescriptionoutofdateintheIrishcasesincealternative,theIslandsoftheNorthAtlantic(IONA)hasbeenproposed,butislittleusedoutsidediplomaticcircles.GEOGRAPHYLocation:WesternEurope,islandsincludingthenorthernone-sixthoftheislandofIrelandbetweentheNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthSea,northwestofFranceGeographiccoordinates:5400N,200WMapreferences:EuropeArea:total:244820sqkmwater:3230sqkmnote:includesRockallandShetlandIslandsland:241590sqkmArea-comparative:slightlysmallerthanOregonLandboundaries:total:360kmbordercountries:Ireland360kmCoastline:12429kmMaritimeclaims:continentalshelf:asdefinedincontinentalshelfordersorinaccordancewithagreeduponboundariesexclusivefishingzone:200NMterritorialsea:12NMClimate:temperate;moderatedbyprevailingsouthwestwindsovertheNorthAtlanticCurrent;morethanone-halfofthedaysareovercastTerrain:mostlyruggedhillsandlowmountains;leveltorollingplainsineastandsoutheastElevationextremes:lowestpoint:Fenland-4mhighestpoint:BenNevis1343mNaturalresources:coal,petroleum,naturalgas,tin,limestone,ironore,salt,clay,chalk,gypsum,lead,silica,arablelandLanduse:arableland:%permanentcrops:%other:%(1998est.)Irrigatedland:1080sqkm(1998est.)Naturalhazards:winterwindstorms;floodsEnvironment-currentissues:continuestoreducegreenhousegasemissions(hasmetKyotoProtocoltargetofa%reductionfrom1990levelsandintendstomeetthelegallybindingtargetandmovetowardsadomesticgoalofa20%cutinemissionsby2010);by2005thegovernmentaimstoreducetheamountofindustrialandcommercialwastedisposedofinlandfillsitesto85%of1998levelsandtorecycleorcompostatleast25%ofhouseholdwaste,increasingto33%by2015;between1998-1999and1999-2000,householdrecyclingincreasedfrom%to%Environment-internationalagreements:partyto:AirPollution,AirPollution-NitrogenOxides,AirPollution-Sulphur94,AirPollution-VolatileOrganicCompounds,Antarctic-EnvironmentalProtocol,Antarctic-MarineLivingResources,AntarcticSeals,AntarcticTreaty,Biodiversity,ClimateChange,Desertification,EndangeredSpecies,EnvironmentalModification,HazardousWastes,LawoftheSea,MarineDumping,MarineLifeConservation,NuclearTestBan,OzoneLayerProtection,ShipPollution,TropicalTimber83,TropicalTimber94,Wetlands,Whalingsigned,butnotratified:AirPollution-PersistentOrganicPollutants,ClimateChange-KyotoProtocolGeography-note:liesnearvitalNorthAtlanticsealanes;only35kmfromFranceandnowlinkedbytunnelundertheEnglishChannel;becauseofheavilyindentedcoastline,nolocationismorethan125kmfromtidalwatersKingJamesⅠBIOGRAPHYANINFANTKING.JamesCharlesStuartwasbornonJune19,1566atEdinburghCastleinfather,LordDarnley,wasmurderedinearly1567beforeyoungJameswas1yearmother,MaryQueenofScots,subsequentlyascended（上升）totheScottishreign（統(tǒng)治）,howeverwasshortlivedandshewasforcedtoabdicate（退位）infavorofhersononJuly24,JameswascrownedKingJamesⅥofScotlandfivedayslateratthetenderageof13leaderJohnKnoxpreachedthesermonathiscoronation（加冕禮）.James’mother,Mary,wasimprisonedinEnglandbyhercousinQueenElizabethand19yearslater,inFebruaryof1587,wasexecutedforherpartintheconspiracy（陰謀）toassassinate（暗殺）QueenJamesneverknewhismother.Andso,likemanymonarchsofthetime,KingJameswasrearedbyneitherfathernormotherbutratherbyhisfourtutors,perhapsoneofthemostinfluentialwasGeorgeBuchanan,astaunch（堅定的）wasunder’sstrictteachingmethodsthatKingJamesbecameoneofthemostlearnedandintellectuallycuriousmentoeversitonanythrone.Mr.Buchananwas64yearsoldwhenhebegantutoringtheyoungking.KINGJAMESBEGINSTOREIGNINSCOTLAND.KingJamesbegantorulehisnativeScotlandwhenhewas19yearsfewyearslater,hetookAnneofDenmarktobehisJameslovedhiswifeandwrotebeautifulpoetryfortheyhadnine,whentheKingandQueenwereouthunting,QueenAnneaccidentallykilledtheKing’sfavoritehuntingdog,QueenfeltbadlyaboutthisandtheKingboughtheragifttoeasehermindofthisincident.KingJamesbelievedintheDivineRightofKingsandthemonarch’sdutytoreignaccordingtoGod’slawandthepublicordertopassonhiskinglyinstructiontohiseldestson,PrinceHenry,KingJameswroteBasiliconDoronwhichmeans,“theKinglyGift”.BasiliconDoronwasnotmeantforgeneralpublication,butfortheinstructionoftheyoungprinceinthelikelyeventthathisfatherwouldnotsurvivetoinstructhim—KingJameswassicklyandsurvivedanumberofassassinationKingboundhisprinterRobertWaldegravetosecrecyandorderedaneditionofonlyseven,however,intelligenceofthebookanditscontentsgotabroad.Subsequently,therewassomuchdemandforBasiliconDoronthatforged（穩(wěn)步前進）,corruptedcopieswerebeingthesepressures,theKingthenhaditpublishedforthegeneralpublicanditbecameawaspublishedinEnglish,Welsh,Latin,French,SwedishandGermanforaperiodofover50years.BasiliconDoronisashorttreatise（論文）,only153pagesconsistsofthreeshortvolumes,thefirstofwhichis“AKing’sChristianDuetietowardsGod.”JamesD’israelisaid,“Jameshadformedthemostelevatedconceptionofthevirtuesanddutiesofamonarch.”InBasiliconDoron,KingJames’understandingofChristiandiscipleship,styleandproseareattheirskillfullyintertwinessacredscripturewithgodlyandChristianKingoffershissonthisimportantadviceonknowingGod:Diligentlyreadhisword,&earnestly...prayfortherightunderstandingthescripturessaithChristfortheywillbeartestimonyofwholeScripturessaithPaulareprofitabletoteach,toimprove,tocorrect,andtoinstructinrighteousness,thatthemanofGodmaybeperfectuntoallgoodworks.“ThewholeScripturecontaynethbuttwothings:acommandandainboth...TheworshipofGodiswhollygroundedupontheScripture,quickenedbyfaith.”BasiliconDoronbyKingJamesTHEKINGUNITESSCOTLANDANDENGLAND.KingJames’greataspirationtobethefirstKingofbothScotlandandEnglandwasrealizedin1603uponthedeathofQueenheascendedtotheEnglishthronethatyearhehadalreadybeenkingofScotlandfor36wasnowknownasKingJamesVIofScotland&IofEngland.ThekingplayedamasterlypoliticalgameandkepthiskingdomoutofthefirsttimeaScottishmonarchwieldedeffectiveauthorityoverthemorefar-flungareasoftherealm（領(lǐng)域）.Hesupportedliteratureboththroughhisownwritingandhispatronage（贊助）.Therewaspeaceduringhisreign—bothwithhissubjectsandforeignpowers.THEKINGHADMANYENEMIES.AsaScotsmanrulingovertheEnglish,theKingenduredmuchracismandslander—especiallyfromtheoncepowerfulEnglishLordsandLadieswhohereplacedwithhisScottish,manyoftoday’shistorianslooktothewritingsofhostilesourcessuchasSirAnthonyWeldonandFrancisOsborneasaccuratedescriptionsofthisgreatking.Oneoftheking’sdetractors（誹謗者）,SirAnthonyWeldon,wasknightedbyKingJamesbutwassubsequentlydismissedafterKingJamesfoundracistwritingsbyWeldonabouttheKing’snativehistorianstodayquoteWeldonasifhewereareliablehistoricalsource.ExamplesofWeldon’sracismarefoundinhistreatiseentitled,“APerfectDescriptionofthePeopleandCountryofScotland”wherehesaysthattheScotsarea“stinkingpeople”whohold“fornication...butapastime”.Healsosaid,“...theirfleshnaturallyabhorsbreathcommonlystinksofpottage...tobechainedinmarriagewithoneofthem,weretobetiedtoadeadcarcass,andcastintoastinkingditch...Idowonderthat...KingJamesshouldbeborninsostinkingatownasEdinburghinlousyScotland.”Despitethisobviousbias,historianscontinuetoconsultthewritingsofAnthonyWeldonwhointimatedthatKingJameshadinordinateaffectionstowardsothermen—buthedidnotdothisuntil25yearsafterKingJameswasdeadandcouldnotdefend’ssodomite/homosexualcommunityistoutingtheKingasoneo