英语旧人教高中第二册上 Unit5 The British Isles.doc

Unit 5 The British Isles (Designed to the periods) Teaching aims and demands Topic: Talk about British Isles the UK and Ireland. Vocabulary and useful expressions: Consist, state, powerful, advantage, narrow, republic, form, mild, influence, basis, mountainous, union, strength, generation, generally, belief, cigarette, proof, own, production, produce, research, coast, foot, employ, bear, grain, wild, westwards, approach; Consist of, be made up of, make the most of, hold together, lie off, at one point, the Atlantic Ocean, run over. Function: Practise expressing agreement and disagreement A. agreement: I believe that you have got it right. Surely it must be…. Yes, you are right, but …. Yes, I agree with you. B. disagreement: Don’t you think that…..? Aren’t you confusing …..? I don’t think that’s right …. I don’t think so. You must be mistaken…… No, you are wrong thinking that ……. I’m afraid you’re wrong ….. Grammar: Noun Clauses (1) subject/ object/ predicative/ appositive What life will be like is the topic for today’s class discussion. Can you imagine that what man will look like in 1000 years? The reason why he didn’t come to school is that he was ill. The news that our football team was defeated is known to all. Using the language: Write a description of a town and the countryside Teaching procedure: Period 1. Step 1.Warming up Brainstorming: Work in groups to find out as much as you can about the geography, history, language, culture, famous people, buildings and other things in the UK and Ireland. Use a map to let the Ss know the location of the British Isles. Following the steps of the warming-up on page 33. Step 2. Pre-reading Show some pictures of famous architecture and famous scenery pictures of the UK and Ireland. group work: describe the pictures. Step 3. While-reading Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer: What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom? How