Unit2TheUnitedKingdomPeriod1WarmingupandreadingTeachingimportantpoints1.LetstudentslearnaboutthecountriesoftheUnitedKingdomandtheUnionJack.2.GetstudentstoreadthepassageandknowabouthowtheUKwasformedandthefourgroupsofinvaders.3.Havestudentslearndifferentreadingskills.Teachingdifficultpoints1.Developstudents’readingability.2.EnablestudentstotalkabouttheUnitedKingdomandtheUnionJack.3.LetstudentslearnhowtheUKwasformedgeographicallyandhistorically.Teachinggoal1.Developstudents’readingability.2.HavestudentsreadthepassageandknowabouttheUKwasformedandthefourgroupsofinvaders.Teachingmethods1.Task-basedteachingandlearning2.Discussion3.PracticeTeachingproceduresStep1Lead-inAskandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whichcountrywillholdthe30thOlympiadin2012?TheUK2.WhatisthefullnameoftheUK?UK——TheUnitedKingdomoftheGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Step2WarmingUp1.AskstudentsdothequizonPage9andfindouthowmuchtheyknowabouttheUK.2.Stimulatetheirinterestsaboutthelessonbyenjoyingsomepictures.Step3Pre-readingLetstudentsdiscussandanswerthequestion.²CanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?EnglandLondon伦敦WalesCardiff加迪夫ScotlandEdinburgh爱丁堡NorthIrelandBelfast贝尔法斯特Step4ReadingListenandanswerAskthestudentstolistenthetapeanddividethepassageintothreepartsandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Para1-3)theculturalimportanceofLondon(AboutLondon)Part2(Para4)HowtheUKcameintobeing.(AbouttheUK)Part3(Para5-6)Englandisdividedinto3zones.(AboutEngland)²Part1AbouttheUK(Para1-3)1.AnalyzehowtheUKcameintobeing.2.Askthestudentstoanswerthequestion.TheUnionJackflagunitestheflagsofthreecountriesintheUnitedKingdom.Whichcountryisleftout?Why?Suggestedanswer:Wales.BecauseitisusuallyconsideredtobepartofEngland.3.Usingtheinformationofpart1tofillintheblanksThefullnameofEnglandisthe______________ofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Itconsistsoffourparts,theyare__________,__________,_________and________________,peoplealwaysthink______isapartofEngland.TheflagoftheUKiscalledthe________________.Thefourcountrieshavedifferent___________and_____________aswellasdifferent_______________.Suggestedanswer:UnitedKingdomEnglandWalesScotlandNorthIrelandWalesUnionJackeducationallegalsystemsfootballteams²Part2AbouttheEngland(Para4)1.AskthestudentstoreadthePara4andtellthethreezones.theSouthofEnglandtheMidlandstheNorthofEngland2.Usingtheinformationofpart2tofillintheblanks.Mostpopulationsettledin___________________.Mostofthelargeindustrialcitiesarein___________________.Nationwide,manycitieshave________________________.Suggestedanswer:theSouthofEnglandtheNorthandtheMidlandsworld-famousfootballteams²Part3AbouttheLondon(Para5-6)1.AskthestudentstoreadthePara5andtellthefoursetsofinvaders.TheyaretheRomanstheAnglo-SaxonstheVikingstheNormans3.Thelastparttellsusabouttheinvaders’influenceonEnglandandLondon.Readitandtrytofillinthetablebelow,andansweraquestion.LondonEnglandTheRomansbuilttheoldestportinthe1stcenturyADlefttheirtownsandroadsTheAnglo-Saxonsbuilttheoldestbuildinginthe1060slefttheirlanguageandgovernmentTheVikingsNoneinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesTheNormansconstructedtheoldestcastlein1066leftcastlesandwordsforfoodWhichgroupoftheinvadersdidnotinfluenceLondon?TheVikings3.TrueorFalse1.TheoldestcastleinLondonwasconstructedbyNormanrulersin1066.2.LondonhastheoldestportbuiltbytheNormansinthe1stcenturyAD.3.TheoldestbuildinginLondonwasbegunbytheAnglo-Saxonsinthe1060s.4.ThefirstinvadersNormanslefttheirtownsandroads.5.TheVikingsinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofEngland.Suggestedanswer:TFTFTStep4SummaryUsingtheinformationfromthereadingpassage,completethefollowingform.TheUKconsistsofEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Inthe13thcenturyWaleswaslinkedtoEngland.Inthe17thcenturyEnglandandWaleswerejoinedtoScotland.Intheearly20thcenturySouthernIrelandbrokeawayandNorthernIrelandjoinedwithEngland,WalesandScotlandtobecometheUK.Englandthelargestofthefourcountries,consistsoftheSouth,theMidlandsandtheNorthofEngland.Londonthegreatesthistoricaltreasuresofall,hasmuseums,artcollections,thetheatres,parksandbuildings.ThefourgroupsofinvadersaretheRomans,Anglo-Saxons,VikingsandNormans.Step5Homework1.Learntheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthispartbyheart.2.Readthereadingpassageagainandtrytoretellitinyourownwords.