Unit 2 The United Kingdom 教学设计.doc

Unit 2 The United Kingdom 教学设计 Teaching Goals: 1. Get the students to know the information about the United Kingdom. 2. Encourage the students to talk out what they know about the UK and Ireland. 3. Help the students learn to get information by listening. Teaching methods 1. Skimming scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text. 2. Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in class. Pair work of groups to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities. Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interest Teaching procedures Period 1 Step 1 New words study. Get Ss read the new words from P93-94 by themselves. Ss read the new words together. Correct some mispronunciation for the students. Step 2 Introduction of the UK. Area: 244,820sq.km. Population: 59,113,439 Languages: English, Kymric, Gaelic Religion: Catholicism Composing countries: England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Capitals: London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast Step 3 Warming up.: Ss compete in answering the questions as quickly as possible. Step 4 Pre-reading. Q: England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are? The south, the Midlands and the north Step 5 Fast reading. Ss read the passage within 4 minutes to find the answers to comprehending 1. 1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why? The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England 2. What three countries does British Airways represent? 1. England 2.Scotland 3. Northern Ireland 3. Which group of invaders did not influence London? The Vikings didn’t influence London, it influence the vocabulary of the North. Period 2 Step1: Intensive Reading. Ss Read the text carefully and divide the passage into three parts. Write down the main idea of each part. Part 1 (Para.1-4): what England includes;