U新课标人教英语5教案nit 2 The United Kingdom.docVIP

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Topic Countries of the United Kingdom; United Jack; famous sites in London Vocabulary Consist； clarify； accomplish； conflict； union； credit ；currency； convenience； rough； attract； architecture ；collection； administration； countryside； furnished； possibility； arrange ；wedding； fold； sightseeing； delight； royal； uniform； splendid； statue； communism； thrill ；error ；consistent Function 1. Language difficulty in communication Excuse me. I’m afraid I can’t follow you. Can you speak more slowly, please? What did you mean by …? 2. Space: position, direction, distance Wales was linked to… England and Wales were joined to/connected… England is divided into three zones. The zone nearest… is called… Grammar The past participle as the object complement You find most of the population settled in the south… … he had them killed while they were asleep. Period One Teaching objectives: 1. share the information about the United Kingdom. 2. Foster the Ss’ reading ability (predicting, skimming and scanning) Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming-up Ask the students to work in pairs and do the quiz on P9 Keys: 1.C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5.B 1. The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2. It takes ten hours to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport if you take the direct flight. 3. The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers and Member of Parliament make the important political decisions and laws. 4. The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China. They have local government powers for their area. 5. The River Thames is 338km, which is the longest one in England. Step 2 Pre-reading Have the students share the information about the geography of the UK 1. The UK consists of four countries, what are they? England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland 2. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast Step 3 Reading 1. Fast-r