Using LanguageⅠ教学目标

Unit 2. The United Kingdom

Reading

PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY

Dai Mingyue

No.2 Middle School, XL

2013.9.11

Teaching Content: Reading

Teaching Aims: 1.

Learn something about the UK 2.

Improve the students' ability of reading Teaching Important Point: Learn something about the UK and improve the students' ability of reading

Teaching Difficult Point: How to improve the students' ability

Teaching Methods: reading

Teaching Aids: multiplied sliders

Teaching Time:

40 minutes Teaching Procedures: Step1 Greeting

Say hello to the students as usual

Step2 Lead-in

Look at a short video about the Ceremony of London Olympic Games. And then ask a quetstion.

Step 3. Read some new words

Wales Scotland Northern Ireland the Union Jack Midlands Roman Anglo-Saxon Norman Viking

Step 4. Fast reading

Get the main idea of each paragraphy

Para 1: How the UK was formed.

Para 2: States the topic to be examined in the reading.

Para 3: Explains

the cultural importance of London

Para 4: Explains differences in the four countries.

Para 5&6: Explains how England is divided into three zones ;their similarities and differences.

Step 5. Careful reading

Read the test carefully and then find out the details of each paragraphy

Part I

(Para1-3) Fill in the blanks

UK

Consists of

_____________

________, ______, Scotland and In the 13th Century

In the century

17th ______ was linked to ________.

________ and Wales were joined to _________.

In the early 20th century _________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________ to become _______________________. Answer questions; 1.The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? 2. In what area do the four countries work together? 3. What are the four countries’differences? Part I I (Para 4). England is divided into __ zones. Most population settled in _______________________. Most of the large industrial cities are in ____________________.

Many cities have famous ___________________.

Part I I I

(Para 5-6) There have been four sets of

invaders of England. They are: _____________, _______________, ____________,

___________. Step 6. Deep understanding (choose the best answer) 1 where do you have to go if you want to find more about British history and culture? A

Industrial cities

B

Older but smaller towns first built by the Romans

C

The Midlands of England

D

The North of England

2. The writer mentions London in the fifth paragraphy mainly because____.

A london is the capital of the United Kingdom

B London can best reflect(反映) British history and culture

C London is the home of art collections

D London has the oldest port made by the Romans

Step 7 Homework

Try to say something about London according to the passage in your own words.