1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom 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 methods 1). Skimming about Great Britain
2、; 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 and structures 1.consist vi.组成；在于；存在于 常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由组成；由构成 Eg. The team consists of four Europea
3、ns 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 puzzle 1)n. 迷；难题；玩具；迷惑（只用单数） a Chinese puzzle（中国玩具） 【比喻】复杂难懂之事 a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏） 常用搭配：be in a pu
4、zzle about 对大惑不解 I am in a puzzle about the matter.我对这件事大惑不解。 2)vt. 常用搭配：puzzle sb./be puzzled with 使迷惑; 对 大惑不解 The question puzzled me./I am puzzled with the question.这个问题使我很迷惑。 3)vi. puzzle over 苦思 I puzzled over the question for quite a while.这个问题我想了好半天。 3.clarify vt., vi.解释；澄清；阐明 clarify matters
5、 澄清真相 The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women? 政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。 His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然清醒了。 4.convenience n.适合；方便 We bought this house for its convenience. 我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。 When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting? “我们下次
6、见面什么时候,什么地点对你方便 ?“ Please come at your convenience.请在你方便的时候前来。 常用搭配：for ones convenience 为 方便 for conveniences sake 为方便起见 at ones convenience 在方便的时候 拓展：convenient adj. 方便的；便利的 Our house is convenient for the shops. 常用搭配：be convenient to sb. 对方便 It is convenient for sb. to do sth.某人做是方便的 Is it conven
7、ient for you to come tomorrow? 你明天来方便吗？ 5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的东西;引力 The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays. 现时去国营企业就职的想法对年青人没有多大吸引力。 The tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth. 潮汐是由月亮对地球的引力引起的。 A big city offers many
8、and varied attractions.大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西。 拓展：attract v. 吸引 attractive adj. 有吸引力的 常用搭配：have attraction for sth. 对有吸引力 attract ones attention 吸引某人的注意力 be attracted to sth.被所吸引 6.influence 1) n.（常与 on 连用）影响力；感化力 My teachers influence made me study science at college.由于我老师的影响，我上大学学了理科。 Many a woman has had
9、 civilizing influence upon her husband.许多妇女对其丈夫有影响。 2) n.（常与 over, with 连用）权力；势力 Will you exercise your influence on my behalf?你愿意运用你的权力给我帮忙吗？ 3).vt. 影响 My teacher influenced my decision to study science.我的老师对我学理科的决定起了影响作用。常用搭配：under the influence of 受到的影响 influence on/upon 对的影响 注意：influence 可以表示长期以
10、来给人思想上以潜移默化的影响；还指影响力；而 affect可指对具体事物的影响，或对人的思想感情产生了影响. I was deeply affected by the news 我深深被这消息所感动. 7. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大双眼。 解读：1)句中的 keep your eyes open 和 make your trip worthwhile 都是“动词宾语形容词作宾补”结构。
11、He found the room open.他发现房间是开着的。 The rain made the ground wet.雨使地面浸湿了。 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.我认为不值得做这件事。 It is worthwhile discussing/to discuss the question.讨论一下这个问题是值得的。 注意：worth, worthy 和 worthwhile 的区别 worth 现在英语中被看作介词，因为
12、它后面必须带名词或动名词。后接动名词时以主动形式表达被动的意思，接名词时须接表示价值、代价的名词。 worthy 是形容词，在句中作表语或定语。作表语时，用 be worthy of n./doing sth. 或 be worthy to be done 结构。 This book is well worth reading.这本书很值得一读。 This dictionary is worth ten yuan.这本字典值 10 元。 The place is worthy of a visit/ being visited.这个地方是值得参观的。 This suggestion is wo
13、rthy to be considered.这个建议是值得考虑的。 Step5.Exercise 单句改错 The foreigner tried his best to make his point be understood.（删去 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? （excited ） I noticed the tra
14、ffic 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 cant tell what the a_ o
15、f this famous painting has. convenience2.influenced3.puzzle4.clarify 5.attraction Step6.Homework Write a short summary of the passage. Period 3 learning about language and Grammar Teaching goals 1. Learn about the appositive clause. 2. Identify noun clauses. 3. Enable students to use new words. Teac
16、hing procedures Step 1 Review the vocabulary and complete the sentences. a. Students work in pairs first. b. The teacher check the answers. Step 2 Brainstorming a. Review the text and present the appositive clause by asking questions: 1. What impresses you most in the passage ? The fact that - impre
17、sses 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 Grammar Explanation
18、 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 that a heavy
19、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 sentences. 1.
20、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 many French words such
21、 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 5 Consolidation
22、 Consolidate 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, etc Step 2 New words study. Step 3 Read the passage and answer these questions 1 Who built the
23、 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 comment
24、 on each place she visited. sites of London comments Day 1 1. Tower delight 2.St Pauls Cathedral splendid and interesting 3. Westminster Abby interesting 4 Big Ben famous and very loud Day 2 Greenwich famous and interesting Day 3 Karl Marxs statue famous and interesting British Museum thrilled Step
25、5 Language points 1. sightseeing n.& a.观光的 go sightseeing 观光 游览 sightsee v. 观光 sightseer n.观光客 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 可会见的 I am available in the afternoon. He was not available for the interview. 3. delight n.&v. 愉快，乐趣，快乐 to ones delight 令感到愉快的是 delight sb. with sth. 用某物使某人高兴 delight in 喜欢，嗜好 take delight in 乐于，爱好
