Unit2TheUnitedKingdom教案2-1

1、Unit 2 The United Kingdom 教案 2(PEZZLES IN GEOGRAPHVPART 1)Teaching Goals1. Get the stude nts to know the in formati on about the Un ited Kin gdom.2. En courage the stude nts to talk out what they know about the UK and Irela nd.3. Help the stude nts lear n to get i nformati on by liste ning.Teaching

2、methodsSkim ming & sca nning methods to make the Ss get a good un dersta nding of the text.1. Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they ve learned in class.2. Pair works of group to get every stude nt to take part in the teach in g-a nd-lear ning activities.3. Competition and role- play

3、 method to arouse the Ss interestTeaching proceduresStep 1 Warming upSs compete in an sweri ng the questio ns as quickly as possible.Step 2 Pre-readingQ: En gla nd can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?The south, the Midla nds and the n orthStep 3 In troduction of the UK.Ar

4、ea:244,820sq.km.Populatio n:59,113,439Lan guages:En glish, Kymric, GaelicReligio n:CatholicismCompos ing coun tries:En gla ndWales Scotla ndNorther n Irela ndCapitals:LondonCardiff Edi nburgh BelfastStep 4 Reading1. Fast-readi ngAsk the stude nts to read the map and the text on P10 and an swer the f

5、ollow ing the questi ons1) The Union Jack flag unite the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which countryis left out? Why?Wales. It is usually con sidered to be part of the En gla nd.2) What three countries does British Airways represent?En gla nd, Scotla nd and Wales3) Which group of i

6、n vaders did n t in flue nee London?The Vikings did n t in flue nee London.2. Text structure an alysisHave the stude nts find out the topic senten ces of each paragraph1st paragraphWhy are differe nt words used to describe En gla nd, Wales, Scotla nd and Northern Irela nd?2nd paragraphFirst there wa

7、s En gla nd.3rd paragraphGreat Brita in was the n ame give n whe n En gla nd and Wales were joined to Scotla nd.4th paragraphThe four coun tries are still very differe nt.5th paragraphEn gla nd is the largest of the four coun tries.6th paragraphThe greatest historical treasure of all is London.Ask t

8、he stude nts to divide the passage into three parts and write dow n the main idea of each partParti (para1-4) What the UK in cludes and how the UK formed and more detailed in formatio n about the four coun tries in the UKPart2 (para5) The geographical division of England into three zones: their simi

9、larities and differe ncesPart3(para6)The cultural importa nee of London3. Careful read ing1) Have the students put the events happening to the form of the UK into the right order.First there was En gla nd.In the 13th century AD,Wales waslin ked to En gla nd.In 1603 En gla nd and Wales were joined to

10、 Scotland. The name Great BritainThree centuries later NorthernIreland joined with England,Wales and Scotland to become2) Have the stude nts ide ntify the in vaders and their in flue nces on The Un ited Kin gdom the UK.The Roma ns in thest1 cen tury ADThe An glo-Sax ons in the1060sThe Viki ngsThe Norma nsTowns and roadsLanguageandVocabularyandCastles and words for foodgover nmentplace-n ames3) Have the students look at the map of England and Wales. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England.North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, and Ma nches