Learning about Language第一课时教学设计

▲教材分析：

本课时以The United Kingdom为中心话题，依托本单元的大背景，通过学习，使学生了解英国的历史、地理、政治、文化、宗教、社会习俗及名胜古迹等有关知识。Warming Up 通过一个小测试考查学生对英国的了解情况。Pre-reading通过三个有关英国的小问题，让学生进一步加深对英国的了解。Reading本单元的阅读材料

——PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY(“地理之迷”)，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。在学习过程中，通过回答问题，解析地图中的信息、划分课文段落写出大意以及归纳课文内容写出小结等练习，加强学生对课文深层次的理解，培养学生获取、归纳、概括、总结信息的能力。

▲学情分析：

本班学生为高二年级学生，英语基础较好，在讲本单元之前，学生对英国的历史、地理、政治、文化、宗教、社会习俗及名胜古迹等有关知识有了一定的了解，学生能够用所学过的旧的知识“生长”新的知识，并把所学的内容与他们自己的认知结构联系起来。本班学生的学习风格倾向于小组合作学习，思维活跃，反应迅速，学习自主性较强，所以在教学的过程中我会多多采用抢答方式，设置挑战性的问题及小组合作展示等方式来完成本课内容，尽量取学生之长，补其之短。学生通过小组内相互帮助，共同商讨，不仅对所学内容有更深刻的了解，而且学习的自主性也得到了充分体现，必然更喜欢学习英语，更会学习英语，学习信心更强！

▲Teaching aims and demands: 1. Target language

a. important words and expressions unite, kingdom, consist, divide, puzzle, clarify, relation, legal, convenience, attraction, collection, construct, influence, consist of, divide ... into, break away (from), leave out b. important sentence structures 1）.Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.

P10 2）.However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.

P10 3）.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile!

P10 2. Ability goals a. Enable the students to learn about the United Kingdom (the UK). b. Talk about the United Kingdom fluently

3. Learning ability goals

a. To increase their geographical knowledge of another country or part of a country b. To develop their research and study skills

▲Teaching important & difficult points

How to understand the geographical puzzle of the UK

▲Teaching methods:

Skimming and task-based activities

▲Teaching aids: Multimedia & PPT & Learning papers & maps

▲Teaching procedures & ways

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Step 1: Greetings and lead-in T: Good afternoon boys and girls!Before our class, I want to ask you a question: what did you do during your holiday? In this class, we will visit to the United Kingdom. Do you want to go there? Are you ready? Let’s go! Step 2: Warming-up: the travel to the United Kingdom Station 1: University of Cambridge

It is one of the top ten Universities in the world. It is well-known for its excellent quality of education. So far, 88 Nobel Prize Winners have graduated from this University. Station 2: The River Thames

It is the longest river in the UK. It goes into the North Sea. Station 3: Big Ben

It represents the UK and it also stands for London. It was built by Benjamin Hall and his partner, so it is called Big Ben. Station 4: London Tower Bridge

The bridge is made of stone. It has an old prison, an old castle and some royal palaces. It is also used for navigation。

Station 5: Greenwich Observatory It is located in the southern suburb of London. It was built in 1675. It is used to measure the prime meridian. Station 6: The British Museum

It was built in 1753. It is free to public. Step 3: Pre-reading: try the quiz and find out how much you know about the UK T: After our short travelling, let’s begin our class. Today I will introduce some information about the UK. How much do you know the UK? Let’s do the quiz! 1. Which flag is the national flag of the UK? 2. Which is the national flower of the UK? 3. Which is the national animal of the UK? 4. How many countries does the UK consist of? 5. Which city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympic Games? 6. Who rules the UK? 7. What are the provinces called in England? 8. Which is the longest river in England? 9. Which belongs to the UK? 10. Who is an English football player? Step 4: Reading Task 1: Fast-reading T: Next let’s go to the reading part, Puzzles in geography. Now let’s come to the reading part. In the reading part we have two tasks, the first task is fast reading. In this part, please read the passage and answer the following questions on your learning paper. 1.

The text explains how the UK was formed geographically and historically and why London

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became the greatest historical treasure of England. 2.

Which of the following statements about King James is true? ( D ) A. He used to be the King of Scotland , England and Ireland. B. He was a successful king who changed the name of “Great Britain”

C. He lived in the sixteenth century D. He united England ，Wales and Scotland in a peaceful way 3.

Why did the southern part of Ireland break away from the United Kingdom? ( D ) A.

It was refused by the United Kingdom. B.

It was once badly treated by the United Kingdom. C.

Its customs were different from those of the United Kingdom. D.

It wanted to set up its own government. 4.

The main industrial centers of the United Kingdom mainly lie in

B

.

A.

the South of England B.

The Midlands and the north of England C.

Northern Ireland D.

the eastern part of Wales 5.

From the passage we can infer that

B

. A.

the four countries compete in the World Cup together B.

Most cities in England have one even two football teams C.

Ireland, England and Scotland have different rules for football competitions D.

Only the cities bigger than the ones in China have world-famous football teams 6.

From the passage we can learn that

D

left a great impact on British architecture. A.

Normans

B.

Anglo-Saxons C.

Vikings

D.

Romans

Task 2: Careful reading T: Next let’s come to the careful reading. In order to finish this task, you have to read the text once again and then fill in the blanks. I’ll give you six minutes. Ok go! Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks

The United Kingdom

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The brief

history of the United Kingdom

First there was ⑴

England. Wales was linked to it in the 13th century.

In the ⑵

17th

century England and Wales were joined to Scotland and the name was changed to “Great Britain”

Northern Ireland joined with England Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom

England

The South of

England The Mid-lands and the north

⑶

Most of the population live here. Most of the industrial cities lie here , but they do not ⑷

attract visitors.

London It has ⑸

museums, art collections ,theatres, parks and buildings. It is the ⑹

centre of national government and its administration. It also has the oldest port, the oldest building and the oldest ⑺

castle

Four sets of invaders of England The Romans The Anglo- Saxons The ⑼

Vikings

The Normans They left their towns and roads. They left their ⑻

language and government. They influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North of England They left castles and introduced new words for ⑽

food.

Step 5: Group work

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Activity 1: How UK was formed Use colorful chalks to paint the different parts of the UK. Tip: Paint the different parts in time order!

T: In this activity, you can use colorful chalks to paint the different parts of the UK, after you finish the task, I will invite some of groups to show us and do summary in front. ※

Summary: First there was England.

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Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century

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Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century

and the name was changed to “Great Britain”．

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English government tried to get Ireland connected.

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Only Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom.

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Full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Activity 2: How the Union Jack was formed

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Use your colorful pens to draw a picture of the Union Jack.

England

→

Scotland

the Union Jack

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Ireland Step 6: Summary T: Today we’ve learned some information about the UK, and we also have found out the UK was formed and how the Union Jack was formed. Next let’s have a summary. 1. Make a timeline

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the United KingdomGreatBritainEnglandUnion JackLater, Great Britain + Northern Ireland17th century AD , England + Wales + Scotland the 13th century, England + Wales.first only England

2. True or False (1) The UK includes England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

F (2) The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully. F (3) The four countries have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well.

T (4) Most of the population settled in the North of England.

F (5) The cities in England are not as large as those in China.

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Step 7: Homework

1. Speaking and Writing In pairs choose an interesting building or attraction in your hometown or home village. One of you will be the tourist and the other the tour guide. You may have a few problems understanding the guide. These expressions will help you:

Excuse me …I’m afraid I can’t follow you.

Please, can you speak ore slowly?

I beg your pardon? Pardon?

I didn’t understand…

What did you mean by…?

I’m sorry but could you repeat that?

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2.Make a card: More information about the UK

Area Population Language Religion Capital

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▲Teaching reflecting

1要在课堂上给学生更多的“活”的语言，通过有效的词汇教学让学生们享受学习英语这门语言的乐趣。

2 注重随时吸引学生对材料和活动的注意力，要选用学生非常感兴趣的材料和活动

3 课下注重给学生提供多种途径，培养其获取信息和整理，归纳，总结信息的能力

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