搜索
1Period2ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodisthehighlightofthewholeunit.Itlaysemphasisonreadingandunderstanding.byaskingthemtofillintheblanksofsomesentencesbyusingsomeofthewordsandphrasesthatwillappearinthereadingpassage.ThispartcanhelpthestudentstolearnwordsandexpressionsTheninPre-readingpart,thestudentsareaskedtodistinguishthedifferencesbetweentheUK,GreatBritainandEngland.Hence,theteachercanleadtothetopicofthehistoricalsomehistoricalattractionsoftheUK?”,thestudentswillreadthepassagefastandfindtheanswersdirectlyinthepassage.Next,thestudentswillfirstlistentothetapewiththeirtextbooksclosed.Inordertomakethisstepefficient,theteacherwillprovidethemwithfivestatementsbasedonthepassage.Whilelistening,thestudentsshouldjudgewhetherthesestatementsaretrueorfalse.Ifitisfalse,thestudentsshouldcorrectit.Thenthestudentswillbegivenseveralminutestoreadthepassagesilently.Theyshoulddividethepassageintothreepartsandwritethemainideasofeachpart.Inordertohelpthestudentsunderstandthepassagebetter,theteachercanprovidesomecofthisstepistotrainthestudents’abilityofreadingcomprehension,whichisaveryimportantskill.Atlast,thestudentswilldoaspeakingtaskinpairs.OneactsasavisitortoEnglandandthegeographytheUnitedKingdom.ThispartnotonlyhelpsthestudentstorevisewhatthehaveTeachingImportantPointsTrainthestTeachingDifficultiesTeachingAidstheblackboThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeAimsdebate,clarify,legal,relation,convenience,attraction,influence,collection,construct,puzzle,breakawayfrom,leaveout,divide...into...,belinkedto,toone’ssurprise,aswellas,be2Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelYoumustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheUnitedKingdomAbilityAimsTrainthestudents’abilitytograspkeEmotionalAimsKnowaboutthehistoricaltreasuresleftbytheinvaderTeachingProcedureStep1GreetingsStep2RevisionT:Atthebeginningofthisperiod,Iwillcheckifyouhavemasteredthenewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.Pleasefinishthefollowingsentencesusingsomewordsandphraseinthisunit.Pleasepayattentiontotheformsofthewordsandphrases.4.8.Theexplanationinthenote__________10.Ittakesabouttwoyearsto__________alargebridge.(Givethestudentsseveralminutestothinkaboutthem.)Suggestedanswers:1.consistsof2.puzzling3.legal4.leftout5.collection7.breakawayfrom8.clarified9.convenienceStep3Pre-T:Inthefirstperiod,youhavelearnedabriefintroductiontotheUK.Doyouknowthe3differencebetweentheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritaT:Theofficialnameofthecountryis“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.”TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GreatBritainisthenameoftheislandnorthwestofFranceandeastofIrelandthatcanbedividedintothreeregions:England,WalesandScotland.Therefore,EnglandispartofGreatBritain,whichispartoftheUnitedKingdom.Thepuzzlingsituationwascausedbythehistory.Inthisunitwewilllearnaboutthehistoricalinfluenceonthegeographyofthecountry.Step4FastReadingT:Readthepassageentitled“PuzzlesinGeography”,andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.DidthecountriesoftheUKunitepeacefullyorbyS:ThecountrieS:Weshouldgotosomeolderbutsmallertownstoappreciatesomehistoricalattractions.T:NowI’llplaythetapeforyoutolisten.Whilelistening,pleasefindoutwhethertheTrueorFalseQuestions:3.ThecountriesintheU5.TheNormansinfluencedthevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthofLondon.Suggestedanswers:1.FalseBecauseGreatBritainwasthenamegivenwhenEnglandandWaleswerejoinedto2.FalseBecauseitwasthesouthernpartofIrelandthatbrokeawaytoformitsown5.FalseBecausetheNormansleftcastlesandwordsforfood,whiletheVikingslace-Step6DetailedReadingT:NowIwillgiveyouseveralminutestoreadthepassageagain.Whilereading,pleasetrytodividethepassageiPart2:Paragraph2-Part3:Paragraph6Histo4T:LookatthefirstsentenceinParagraph1,“Thereisnoneedtodebateanymoreaboutwhydifferentwordsareusedtodescribethefourcountries:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.”CanyousayitinanoItis__________to__________anymoreaboutwhypeople__________differentwordstoS:Itisunnecessarytoargueanymoreaboutwhypeopleusedifferentwordstodescribethefourcountries.T:Readthesecondpart.S:TheUnionJack.BluefieldwiththeredcrossofStGeorge(England)edgedinwhitesuperimposedonthediagonalredcrossofStPatrick(Ireland),whichissuperimposedonthediagonalwhitecrossofStAndrew(Scotland).ItisproperlyknownastheUnionFlag,butcommonlycalledtheUnionJack.Thedesignandcolors(especiallytheBlueEnsign)havebeenthebasisforanumberofotherflagsincludingotherCommonwealthcountriesandtheirconstituentstatesorprovinces,aswellasS:Wales.WaleswaslinkedtoEnglandinthe13thcenturyAD,sowhenpeoplerefertoEngland,itisincludedaswell.T:Haveyoufoundouthowthefourcountriesjoinedtogether?Usetheinformationfromthepassagetofillintheblanks.__________→__________→__________→__________S:England→WalesjoinedEngland(13thcenturyA.D.)→England,WalesjoinedScotland(1603)→England,Wales,ScotlandgotNorthernIrelandconnectedT:OftenwilluseEnglandtostandfortheUK.OneofthereasonsisthatEnglandisthelargestofthefourcountries.SoEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Doyouknowthethreezones?S:TheSouth,theMidland