核心素养下教案Unit 2 The United Kingdom.docx

1、核心素养下教案Unit 2 The United KingdomUnit 2 The United KingdomThe first period: Warming up and reading Important points: Let students learn about the countries of the United Kingdom and the Union Jack. Get students to read the passage and know about how the UK was formed and the four groups of invaders.

2、Have students learn different reading skills. Difficult points: Enable students to learn how the UK was formed geographically and historically in order to develop students reading abilities. Knowledge aims: Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions by doing some exercises and talkin

3、g about the UK. Step 1 Lead-in and Warming up1. Ask students to work in pairs and do the quiz on page 9. Find out how much they know about the UK.2. Let students discuss and answer the following questions:1). Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? What do you know about any othe

4、r cities or towns in the UK?2). England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what are they? 3. Show some pictures or play a piece of video news. Some reference:Geography: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern IrelandLiterature: William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelly, Charles Dickens.Spor

5、ts: Manchester United, Beckham, Owen.Politics: Karl Marks, capitalism.Step 2 Reading1. Skimming: Ask students to read the text and try to get its general idea.2. Scanning: Get students to scan the passage, try to get detailed information and then do the following.1). Which of the following is the na

6、tional flag of England?A. Cross of St George B. Cross of St Andrew C. Cross of St Patrick D. Union Jack2). When people refer to England, you find Wales included as well. This is because _.A. England and Wales are actually the same country.B. King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales.C.

7、 England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the 13th century AD.D. Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD. 3). What might have been the right order for the invaders to influence London?a. The Viking influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North.b. The Normans left castles and

8、words for food.c. The Romans left their towns and roads.d. The Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government.A. a,b,c,d B. b,a,d,c C. c,d,a,b D. d,a,b,c4). Which of the following is not true according to the text?A. The oldest castle in London was constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.B

9、. London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD.C. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons.D. The greatest historical treasures of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.Let students look through the questions and th

10、en read the text silently.(The answers: ADCB) 3. Intensive reading:Allow students to read the text carefully, and try to understand the whole text and then finish the following exercises.1). Answer the following questions:(1) The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United King

11、dom. Which country is left out? Why?(The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.)(2). Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its

12、correct zone.North: England. Midlands: Scotland South: Northern Ireland (3). Which group of invaders did not influence London?(The Vikings did not influence London.)4. Divide the text into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.Part 1(paragraph 1-3): what England includes; about Great

13、 Britain; the UKPart 2(paragraph 4): the geographic division of England into zones; their similarities and differences.Part 3(paragraph 5-6): the cultural importance of London.5. Use the information above to make a summary:The writer examines how the UK developed as administrative unit. It shows how

14、 England is also divided into 3 zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.Step 5 Post-reading1. Encourage students to discuss the following questions about the writing style. (The passage is written to explain facts. It is composed in the third person and in a plain style

15、of the prose. So it expresses no point of view or personal opinions.)2. How is the passage structured?Para. 1 states the topic to be examined in the reading.Para. 2 explains the joining of England and Wales.Para. 3 explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.Para. 4 explains d

16、ifferences in the four countries.Para. 5 explains how England is divided into three zones.Para. 6 explains the importance of London as the cultural and political centre in the UK3. Let students divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.Part 1 (paragraph 1-3): Wale

17、s England includes; about Great Britain; the UKPart 2(paragraph 4): The geographical division of England into four zones; their similarities and differences.Part 3 (paragraph 5-6): the cultural importance of LondonStep 6 Consolidation1. Ask the students to complete the following two forms without lo

18、oking at the textbook, using the information from the reading passage.The UKConsists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandIn the 13th centuryWales was linked to EnglandIn the 17th centuryEngland and Wales were joined to ScotlandIn the early 20th centurySouthern Ireland broke away and Nort

19、hern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the UKEnglandThe largest of the four countries, consists of the South, Middles and North of England.LondonThe greatest historical treasure of all, has museums, art collections, theaters, parks and building.The four groups of invadersAre

20、the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans.根据课文内容填空：The United Kingdom consists of four parts.In the 13th centuryWales was linked to England.In the 17th century“Great Britain” was formed when England and Wales were joined to Scotland without conflict.I the early 20th centuryThe southern part of I

21、reland broke away to form its own government and Northern Ireland joined with England ,Wales and Scotland to become the UK.England is divided into three zones.The south of EnglandMost people settled here.The Middle of EnglandMost of the industrial cities lie in the two zones.But they do not have his

22、torical architecture.London -the greatest historical treasures of allThe oldest constructionsThe oldest port was built in the first century AD.The oldest building was begun in the 1060s.The oldest castle was constructed in 1066.The influence of some invadersThe Romans left towns and roads.The Anglo-

23、Saxons left their language and governmentThe Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the North.The Normans left castles and introduced new words for food.2. Let students retell the text in their own words with the help of the form above.Step 7 DiscussionAsk students to discuss the follo

24、wing question in small group.Why are the most of British large industrial cities in the Midlands and North of England?Step 8 HomeworkLearn the useful new words and expressions by heart.Read the reading passage again and try to retell it in your own words.The second period: Learning about language: I

25、mportant language pointsThe emphasis of this period is to be placed on the important language points, new words, expressions and sentence patterns in the part Warming-up, re-reading and comprehending. In order to make students understand the important language points thoroughly, we will first get st

26、udents to understand their meanings in the context, the give some explanations about them, and later offer some practice to make them master their usage. Important points:Enable students to grasp the usages of such important new words and expressions as consist, accomplish, attract, clarify, collect

27、ion, consist of, break away, leave out, etc.Get students to master the following pattern:1). Now then people refer to England you find Wales included as well.2). To their credit the four countries do work together in some areasDifficult points:Let students learn the usage of the word “accomplish” an

28、d the expression “consist of” and the pattern “Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.Get students to learn and understand some difficult sentences.Knowledge aims:Important new words and expressions: unite, kingdom, consist, province, clarify, accomplish, conflict, unwillin

29、g, union, credit, currency, institution, convenience, rough, roughly, nationwide, attract, architecture, collection, administration, port, countryside, enjoyable, consist of, divideinto, break away from, the Union Jack, to ones credit, leave out.Some useful sentence patterns: 1). Now when people ref

30、er to England you find Wales included as well. (find + O. +O.C.; the past participle as the object complement)2). To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas. (do / does / did + v.)3). Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legalsystems as well as

31、 different football teams for competitions. (.as well as.)4). It is pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. (It is a pity that.)Step 1 RevisionCheck the homework exercises.Ask students to talk about the United Kingdom.Step 2 Reading and findingGet stu

32、dents to read through Warming-up. Pre-reading and comprehending to underline all the new words and useful expressions or collocations in these parts: consist of, the Prime Minister, the River Thames, be divided into, be used to do, Northern Ireland, British history, be linked to, refer to, as well as, be joined to, Great Britain, in the early twentieth century, the United Kingdo