Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending板书设计及设计说明

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading教案

Teaching Aims:

1. Learn some new words and expressions. 2. Know something about the UK. Difficult and Important Points: 1)Word study 2)The knowledge of the geography of the UK. Teaching Methods:

1.

Inductive method 2.

Pair work & group work 3.

Word Study according to the situations given (Do exercises) Teaching Procedures:

Pre-class task:

1. Preview new vocabulary of Unit2, and especially pay attention to the pronunciation of the new word

2. Finish the quiz in Warming up( p9) in groups of four by referring to books or surfing the net. Step 1 Learning Goals Get Ss to go through the summing up form on p16 in order to have a general idea of the learning goals of Unit 2 Step 2 Word Study 1.

(Pair work) Get Ss to read aloud the new words and phrases on

p93-94 within 3-4 mins; then get Ss to read aloud the words in pairs by turns. 2.

Practice

Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.

(education) convenience

(history) attraction collection influence (construction)

delight suggestion thrill

debate arrange (wed)

X

(constructive)

3.

Fill in the blanks using the correct form: 1)

It was a thrilling story of violence and murder. (thrill) 2)

The railway is under construction at the moment. ( construct) 3)

We have been invited to their daughter’s wedding. ( wed)

4)

Her marriage was arranged by her parents.(arrangement) 5)

The dustmen collect the rubbish once a week. (collection) 6)

I hope that what I say will clarify the situation. (clarification) 4.

Fill in the blanks using the new words in this unit 1)

Don’t let me i__________ your decision. I know you’ve made up your mind. (influence) 2)

Her story p_______ me; I find it hard to believe. (puzzles) 3)

A mistake in the map led the traveler into e______. (error) 4)

He showed me his stamp c_______. (collection) 5)

During the summer holiday, they did a lot of _______ in Guilin.(sightseeing) 6)

In the park there is a s_______ of a king, made of stone not of metal. (statue) 7)

The a_____ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.(attraction) Step 3. Warming up

Check the answers to the quiz( P9 ). Introduce the UK by showing pictures while Ss giving the correct answers. Step 4 Pre-reading

1.

(Pair work) What are the four countries of the UK ?

What are the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

What are the three main areas in England? Get Ss to come up to tell their location on the map ( showed on

screen)

See the map on P9 2.

Talk about the different flags of the countries of the UK ( the flags are showed on the screen) The flag of England is a cross, the flag of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork, the flag of the Union Jack is the flag of the UK, which is the combination of the three flags.

Step 5. Summary and Speaking To get Ss to summarize the general knowledge they learned about the UK in class by using given sentence pattern:

A brief introduction of the UK The official / full name of the UK is The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but it’s usually known as the United Kingdom or the UK or Great Britain or Britain. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries, they are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The national flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.. The official language is English. The capital city of the UK is London. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister and his office is located in Downing Street . Step 6 Homework 1. Preview the reading passage Puzzles In Geography”(p9), try to do Ex.1, 2 on P11

2. Read notes 1-10 on p79-80

3.

Go over the new words 4.

Speaking task: a brief introduction or background knowledge of the UK