1、新人教版、 、必修五、 Unit 2 The United Kingdom教案（第1、2 课时） Period OneTeaching goals: To enlarge the Ss knowledge about Guy Fawkes Night.To improve the Ss speaking and listening. Step1 Warming up1. Have a chat with the Ss.Q1. What kind of special holiday is it today?Q2. How do you usually celebrate Teachers Da
2、y?Q3. What other festivals do you still remember? (Get the Ss to go over what we have learned about festivals.)2. Lead the Ss to the reading passage on P51Q1. Have you ever heard of a festival called “Guy Fawkes Night”?Q2. What do you want to know about it? Possible Answers Where and when is it cele
3、brated? How is it celebrated today? How did the festival come about?Step 2 ReadingWith the questions above in mind, the Ss begin to go through the whole passage quickly to find out the answers. Suggested Answers It is celebrated in Britain on November 5th. People will have firework parties and burn
4、cloth dolls of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire.In the 17th century, there were two kinds of Christian in Europe, Catholic and Protestant, and they were often at war with each other. Guy Fawkes was a Catholic, but the government of England usually supported Protestant. So Fawkes and his Catholic friends deci
5、ded to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James. But before they could do anything, their plan was discovered. Guy Fawkes was caught and killed. And King James made November 5th into a yearly celebration so that people will not forget this “disaster”.Step 3 Post-readingPair work: Ten day
6、s before the plan, Fawkes and Catesby met to discuss their plan in detail. Make up a dialogue between them; one acts as Fawkes and the other as Catesby.Suggested DialogueF: How can we enter the Houses of Parliament?C: Maybe we can buy a house close to it. These days houses usually have cellars. If w
7、e get the cellars connected with the Houses of Parliament, it will be convenient for us to get into it.F: Good idea! Then we can store a lot of gunpowder in the cellar. When the king and his advisers are in the Parliament for a meeting on November 6th, we will light the gunpowder to start the fire.C
8、: Thats it. Lets go to look for such a house at once. We dont have much time left.F: I agree with you. Lets go.The Houses of ParliamentStep 4 Listening on P52Who are the two main characters in the story?There are more stories about them. Listen to the tape and decide which statements are true and wh
9、ich are false.1. King James was a Catholic.2. King James was frightened of Catholics.3. King James supported Protestants.4. He punished Guy Fawkes.5. Guy Fawkes talked to King James.6. The king thought the Catholics wanted to kill him.7. The king rewarded Guy Fawkes.8. The king thought there were to
10、o few Catholics.9. The kings friends abroad were Protestants.After checking the answers with the whole class, let the Ss listen to the tape again to find out King James problems.Step 5 DiscussionWho will you feel most sympathy for, Guy Fawkes or King James? Give your reasons.Step 6 Homework1. Read t
11、he text aloud after class, paying attention to your pronunciation and intonation.2. Surf the Internet to find out some stories about other kings or queens in British history.Period TwoTeaching goals: To get the Ss to know more about British kings and queens so thatthey can understand British history
12、 and culture better.To learn about some historical sites in London.Step 1 Warming upGuy Fawkes Night has something to do with King James. Do you know any other kings or queens in British history?Show the Ss 2 family trees:King Henry King Edward V(the son of Edward IV)King Richard (the uncle of Edwar
13、d V)King Edward his son his daughterMaryhis daughterElizabethStep 2 Pre-listening1. Practise the pronunciation so that the Ss will recognize them when they hear the names in the tape.2. In ancient times, what is the palace called where kings and queens lived?Suggested Answer The Tower of LondonThe T
14、ower of London was home for the kings and queens for many years. Can such a royal palace be a prison? Zhang Pingyu, a Chinese girl is talking with a local guide about it. Lets listen to their conversation to get the answer. (Yes)Step 3 Listening1. Listen to the tape again to find out: Who had been p
15、risoners in it? Suggested Answer King Edward V and his brother; Elizabeth I2. What happened to King Edward V and his brother?As a prisoner, how could Elizabeth be the queen?(顺着前面问题的答案自然发问)Suggested Answers Their uncle, Richard, had them killed and he made himself King Richard IV. Because her brother
16、 and sister had no children. 3. Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks in the following passage.A. These two princes were _ and _ six hundred years ago. They had come to London for the older brother to be crowned _ after his father, King Edward IV, _. He was only thirteen years old.
17、 His wicked uncle, Richard, was supposed to _them both, but instead he had them _ while they were _.B. In the 1550s when queen Elizabeth I was still a _, her sister, Queen Mary, brought her to the Tower as a _ because she thought Elizabeth was a traitor. She _ through a special gate _“Traitors Gate”
18、. That only _to very bad people. Suggested Answers brothers, lived, King, died, look after, killed, asleep, princess, prisoner, went in, called, happenedStep 4 Pre-readingNowadays the tower of London has been standing there for one thousand years, which attracts a lot of tourists every year. As a ma
19、tter of fact, there are many famous old buildings in London. Zhang Pingyu is visiting London and she plans to see some historical sites.Step 5 Reading1. ScanningRead the passage quickly to find out the historical sites that she visited.Places to visit/see CommentsThe Tower of LondonSt Pauls Cathedra
20、lWestminster AbbyBig BenBuckingham PalaceGreenwichKarl Marxs statueThe British Museum2. Careful readingRead the passage carefully to get detailed information about these places.Suggested AnswersThe Tower of London, built by Norman invaders of AD 1066, a solid, stone, square tower which remained stan
21、ding for one thousand years.St Pauls Cathedral, built after the terrible fire of London in 1666, looked splendid;Westminster Abbey, splendid, interesting, contains statues in memory of dead poets and writers;Greenwich, old ships and famous clock, the longitude line;Big Ben, the famous sound of the c
22、lock ringing out the hourBuckingham Palace, the Queens house in London, look at the outsideKarl Marxs statue in Highgate Cemetery, strange, the great man lived and died in London, worked in the famous reading room of the Library of The British MuseumThe British Museum, thrilled to see many wonderful
23、 treasures from different cultures, beautiful old Chinese pots, proud of her countryStep 6 Language points1. available: adj. (物) 可用的，可得到的;（人）可会见的，可与之交谈的These tickets are available today.The doctors are available now.be available for 有空做；可供 利用2. make a list of 列的清单3. delight n. 高兴，愉快 v. 给人乐趣，使愉快; 引以为
24、乐He laughed with delight.I was delighted to be invited to her party.She delights in cooking.delighted: adj. 高兴的delightful: adj. 令人喜悦的，令人快乐的be/feel delighted at/with/by 因 而高兴to ones delight /joy 令人高兴的是4. remain doing sthremain: 1).vi. 剩下；留下；2). Link-v. continue to be 继续保持，仍然 Much work remained to be
25、done.Ill remain to see the end of the match.The door remained closed.It remained raining.5. on special occasions 在特殊场合6. in memory of . 纪念He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.7. ring out: 发出响声，响起8. It seemed strange that . should have lived.He seems to be.There seems to be.Step 7 homeworkRead the passage again to get familiar with the famous buildings.
