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Unit2 The United Kingdom

Period 1 Warming up and reading

Teaching aims

1. To let students learn about the countries of the United Kingdom and the Union Jack. 2. To get students to read the passage and know about how the UK was formed and the four groups of invaders. 3. To have students learn different reading skills of fast reading and careful reading. Teaching difficult points

1. Develop students’ reading ability.

2. Enable students to talk about the United Kingdom, England and London. 3. Let students learn how the UK was formed geographically. Teaching methods

1. Task-based teaching and learning Teaching procedure

Step 1 Lead-in

Ask students to enjoy some pictures about the United Kingdom. Step 2 Warming Up

1.Ask students do the quiz and find out how much they know about the UK. 2. Stimulate their interests about the lesson by enjoying some pictures. Step 3 fast-reading

Let students read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of each part. Part 1 : （P1-P3）How the UK came into being. Part 2：（P4） England is divided into 3 zones. Part 3：（P5-P6）The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. Step 4 Careful Reading

² Part1 About the UK (Para 1-3) 1. Analyze how the UK came into being and fill in the form. First In the 13century ththEngland

Wales was linked to England

In the 17 century England and Wales were joined to Scotland forming Great Britain.

In the early 20 century thNorthern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom.

2. Ask the students to answer the question.

The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? Suggested answer:

Wales. Because it is usually considered to be part of England. ² Part2 About the England(Para 4) 1. Ask the students to read the Para 4 and tell the three zones. the South of England

the Midlands

the North of England 2. Using the information of part 2 to fill in the blanks.

Most population settled in ___________________. Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________. Nationwide, many cities have ________________________. Suggested answer:

the South of England the North and the Midlands world-famous football teams ² Part3 About the London(Para 5-6) 1. Ask the students to read the Para 5 and tell the four sets of invaders. They are the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans 3. The last part tells us about the invaders’ influence on England and London.

Read it and try to fill in the table be

The Romans London England

built the oldest port in the 1st left their towns and roads century AD The Anglo-Saxons built the oldest building in the left their language and government 1060s The Vikings None influenced the vocabulary and place-names The Normans constructed the oldest castle in left castles and words for food 1066

Step4 Summary Fill in the blanks.

The full name of England is the ______

________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It consists of four parts, they are __________, __________, _______ and ________________, people always think ______ is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the ______ _____.The four countries have different ___________ and ____ _______ as well as different _______ ______. _______ is the largest of the four countries and it is _______ ___ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ______, but most of the large industrial cities in the _________ and the ______. The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest. Answers: United Kingdom, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Union Jack, Educational, legal, football teams, England divided, into, South, Midlands, North, London

Step 5 Homework

1. To read the text again. 2. To remember the important new words and expression.