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Unit2 The United Kingdom (Period 1 Warming up and Reading) Step 1 Warming up lead-in 1. Game playing T: Morning everybody! You see, nowadays, travelling abroad are becoming more and more popular. So if you have a chance to go aboard, which country do you want to go most? How much do you know about that country? T: Very good! Just now some of you shared your ideas, and now let’s play a short game: Guess which country it is! Altogether there are 8 groups, you are asked to choose one item and guess which country it is according to the related information offered to you. 1. People----America 2. Music----Argentina 3. Video----Australia 4. Food-----Italy 5. Shopping----France 6. Architecture-----China 7. Poetry-----the UK Step2 Pre-Reading 1. Brainstorming : T: Now you have a chance to go to the UK. , before you go there you’d better go to the library to search for some information about the country. What kind of information about it you want to find out? S: geography, literature, politics, sports, sightseeings, cultures, ethnic groups, famous cities, food, history, language, fashion, life styles ……. T: How much do you know about these? Step 3 Reading 1. Fast-reading. 1)Task 1:Question: What kinds of information are mentioned in the text? (sports, geography, history, flag, London, The biggest country England, flag, invasions). 2) Task 2:How many parts can this passage be divided into and what the main idea of each part is?. Part1(para1-4): How the UK came into being Part2 (para5): England is divided into 3 zones. Part3 (para6): The reason why London became the cultural capital of England. 2. Careful reading Part 1 1) T: Very good! So could you tell me how many countries the UK consists of and what they are? S: The UK consists of four countries, that is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2) T: Exactly! Then does these four countries united in one day? S: No. T: Then how can the UK come into being? S: First there was only England,