1、 1 / 6Unit 2 The United Kingdom(reading)本单元以 The United Kingdom 为中心话题。本节课的阅读材料 PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY(“地理之谜”)，从地理、历史、政治、文化、体育等方面简要介绍了联合王国的形成和发展、风土人情和人文景观。Knowledge aims（知识目标）1. To learn the usage of the important words and phrases. 掌握重点词汇与短语2.To learn some information about the United Kingdom. 学习有关英国的
2、知识。Ability aims（技能目标）1.Enable the Ss to read effectively under the guidance of the teacher, and make them have a better understanding of the United Kingdom. 在老师的引导下，让学生能够准确了解有关英国的地理历史知识。2.To develop the students autonomous learning ability, cooperative and investigative learning abilities.提高学生的自主学习，
3、合作学习，研究学习的能力。Emotional aims（情感目标）1.Widen the Ss international vision. 扩展学生的眼界2. Form the Ss consciousness of crossculture communication. 形成学生间的跨文化( 背景)的交流意识Teaching importance and difficulties （教学重难点）Important points （教学重点）1. Have a total and detail comprehension of the UK from history, geography, p
4、olitics, and culture etc。使学生对英国的历史，地理，人口，和文化有一个整体的了解。2. 通过速读，培养学生快速阅读，把握文章结构及大意；通过精读，培养学生善于索细节的能力，通过练习提高根据上下文猜词义的能力。3. 通过口头讨论，培养学生的语言组织能力，口头表达能力和良好的团队合作精神。 2 / 6Difficult points（教学难点）a. Some sentences are hard to understand. 重点词汇，短语的学习，重点句子的理解。b. How to improve the Ss fast reading ability. 提高学生的概括归纳
5、能力和速读能力。Teaching Methods（教学方法）1. 速读法：根据高中英语教材侧重阅读理解这一特点，让学生快速阅读，以尽快了解文章的大意。 2. 问答法：帮助学生理解文章的细节。 Teaching procedures (教学步骤)Step 1. Warming up课前播放关于英国的短片，动态的展示英国的特色，引起学生学习和探索的兴趣，再通过多媒体展示本课的题目：The United Kingdom 。展示一些英国的图片和八个简单的小测试，让学生仔细观察图片，和学生一起解决课本上的5 个问题。这部分是让学生对英国有大概的了解，为下面的精读课文做铺垫。Step 2. Reading
6、1. PredictionMake a prediction: Whats the text about?2. skimming The students are required to skim the passage, and finish the tasks.Divide the text into three parts according to the main ideas given.Part 1 (Para _ ) How the UK came into being?Part 2 (Para _ ) England is divided into 3 zones.Part 3
7、(Para _ ) The cultural importance of London.通过速读，培养学生快速阅读的能力，能够让学生整体把握文章结构及大意。3. Careful reading3 / 6Part1Read Part 1, complete the form.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to England.England and Wales were joined to _. In the early 20th Century_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _, Wales and
8、_ to become _. Part2 1. England can be divided into_ _ parts.They are:_2.What are the feature of each part? Part 31. Para 5 mainly tells us _.A. museums B. invaders C. government D. the VikingsRetell the formation of the UK according to the map.4 / 62. In the history of England, there has been four
9、sets of invaders. They are: 3. What did the four invaders leave for England?4. Comprehending(1). Which city is the centre of national government and its administration? A. London B. Dublin C. Birmingham D. Belfast(2). From Para. 4, we know that A. England, Wales and Scotland form Great Britain.B. mo
10、st of the population settle in the north.C. the cities are as large as those in China.D. British people love football very much. (3). What is the main idea of the text? A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom. B. Explain how England is divided into three zones.C. The reason why London becam
11、e the cultural capital of England.D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc. Step 3. Pair workMake up a dialogue A: How are you? I am a visitor from China. I want to ask you some questions about the geography of the UK. Can yo
12、u help me? B: My pleasure. A：How many countries is the UK made up of? What are they? B: A: What is the flag of the UK called? B: A: How many zones of England? What are they? B: A: What is the capital of the UK? B: 5 / 6A: What are the historical treasure of London? B: A: How about the invaders? B: A
13、: Thanks a lot. Step 4. SummaryFinish the summary of the passage.The full name of the UK is _ _ _.It consists of four parts，which are _, _, _ and _. People always think _ is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called _ _ _. _ is the largest of the four countries. It is divided into three zones.
14、 They are _ _, _ _and_ _. Most population settled in _ _. Most of the industrial cities are in _ _and_ _ . London is _ _ of national government and its administration. It is the greatest _ _ of the UK. In the history of England, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _,_, _,_,Step 5. homeworkWrite a short introduction of The UK.Blackboard design 板书设计6 / 6The UK
