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Howcanwelearngeographywell?
What'
syouropinionaboutthedevelopmentofacountry?
Thestudentscanreachanagreementonthepoints.Meanwhile,theirabilitytospeakEnglishcanbegreatlyimproved.Thewholetext,includingPre-reading,ReadingandPost-reading,isdealtwithinthesecondperiod.Thestudentswilllearnsomeusefulinformationwhichmayperhapsbeunknowntothembefore.Thestudentsarerequiredtoreadthetextanddodifferentkindsofexercises,inthecourseofwhichtheirreadingabilitywillbeimproved.Inthethirdperiod,WordStudyandGrammarNounClauses
(1),arearrangedforthestudents.Theycanpractiseusingsomeusefulwordsandgetagoodmandofthenounclauses.Iftheteachercangivemoreexercisesinaddition,theresultwillbemuchbetter.Integra-tingskills,includingReadingandWriting,arearrangedinthefourthperiod.ReadingisapassageaboutDanielDefoe'
svisittoSalisburyinsouthernEngland,wherehesawruralsceneryaswellasalargeandfinecity.Thesheepinthefield,beautifulrivers,highhills,oldrelics,hightowersandlocalproductsgavehimadeepimpression.Atlast,studentsarerequiredtoreadthepassageandwriteapassageabouthishometown,introducingthelandscape,culturalrelics,people'
slife,tradeetc.Theycanusewhatthey'
velearnedfromthetexttodescribewhattheywanttosaysoastoimprovetheirwritingability.Besides,thestudentswilllearnplentyofusefulwordsandexpressionsfromtheunit.
II.TeachingGoals
1.TalkabouttheUKandIreland.
2.Practiseexpressingagreementanddisagreement.
3.LearnaboutNounClauses
(1).
4.Writeadescriptionofatownandthecountryside.
III.TeachingTime:
FourperiodsIV.BackgroundInformation
1.Britain
Britainliesoffthenorth-westcoastofmainlandEurope.ItsfullnameistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.GreatBritainprisingEngland,ScotlandandWales.AlthoughBritainisaunitarystate,theconstituentcountrieshaveseparatenationalidentities,variationsincultureandtradition,anddifferentphysicalcharacteristics.
Withanareaofsome242000sq.km(93000sq.mil.),Britainisjustunder1000km(about600miles)fromthesouthcoasttotheextremenorthofScotlandandjustunder500km(300miles)acrossinthewidestpart.
Englandispredominantlyalowlandcountry,withuplandregionsinthenorth(suchasthePennineChain.tileCambrianmountainsandtheYorkshiremoorlands)andthedownsincentralsouthernEngland,whicharelowchalkhillranges.Walesisacountryofhillsandmountains,thehighestbeingSnowdonat1085m(3560ft).Britain'
shighestmountain,BenNevis(1343m,4406ft),isinthecentralhighlandsofScotland,whichcontainslargeareasofwild,unspoiltlandscape.NorthernIrelandisatitsnearestpointonly21kin(13miles)fromScotland.Ithasa488km(303mile)borderinthesouthandwestwiththeIrishRepublic.AtitscentreliesLoughNeagh,Britain'
slargestfresh-waterlake(396sq.km153sq.miles).
Britainhasfrequentweatherchangesthroughtheseasonalcycleofwinter,spring,summerandautumn,althoughtemperaturesrarelyexceed32℃orfallbelow--10℃.Rainfallisfairlywelldistributedthroughouttheyear.
2.WhereDoTheyefrom?
PeopleinthefourlandsofBritainderivefromahostofancestralsources,notably:
·
theprehistoriccultureswhichproducedsuchimpressivemonumentsasthestonecirclesofAveburyandStonehenge;
·
theancientCelticpeopleswhoinhabitedwesternandcentralEurope;
theRomanswhooccupiedBritainforover300yearsfromtheinvasioninAD43;
theAngles,SaxonsandJutes--GermanicpeopleswhobeganraidingandsettlinginBritainfromthethirdcentury;
ScotsfromIreland,whobegantosettleinwhatbecameknownasScotlandinthesixthcentury(mergingwiththeindigenousPactstoformonekingdomunderKennethMacalpinintheninthcentury)
theVikingsfromScandinavia,whopillagedandsettledareasofBritainandIrelandfromtheendoftheeighthcentury;
and
theNormansfromFrance,whoinvadedEnglandin1066.
Thelastthousandyearshavewitnessedtheassimilationofallthesestrands--andmanynewonesbesides,followingonfromglobalexploration,theexpansionoftradeandinternationalrivalry,andthegrowthoftheEmpire.
Atthesametimepolitical,social,economicandreligioustrends,pressuresandcriseshaveallevolvedtocreatethebeliefs,lifestyleandexpectationsthatareprevalentamongthepeopletoday.
3.TheRoyalFamily
ManymembersoftheRoyalFamilyundertakeofficialdutiesinBritainandabroad.Theirvariousresponsibilitiesreflecttradition,theirownpersonalinterestsandBritain'
sformerimperialstatus.Forexample,amonghermanytitlesthePrincessRoyal(PrincessAnne)isChancelloroftheUniversityofLondon,Colonel-in-ChiefofelevenArmyregiments,includingthe8thCanadianHussarsandtheRoyalNewZealandNursingCorps,andPresidentoftheSavetheChildrenFund,forwhomshehastraveledwidely.
TheRoyalFamily'
smoneyesfromtwosources:
governmentfundsandtheirownpersonalwealth,whichisconsiderable.OntheonehandtheQueeniscertainlyoneoftherichestwomenintheworld,whileontheotherherpowerislimitedbythefactthatsomanyofherexpensesarepaidforbygovernmentmoney.Parliamenthashadeffectivecontrolofthemonarch'
sfinancessincetheseventeenthcentury.
Asurveyin1989foundthat71percentofpeopleinBritainthoughtthattheRoyalFamilyofferedvalueformoney--thiswasfewerthaninprevioussurveys.Asmanyas74percentthoughttheyoungerRoyalsshould“getproperjobs”.
TheFirstPeriod
TeachingAims:
1.Dosomelisteningandtrainthestudent’slisteningability.
2.TalkabouttheUKandIreland.3.Practiseexpressingagreementanddisagreement
TeachingImportantPoints:
1.Improvethestudents'
listeningability.
2.Mastertheexpressionsforagreementanddisagreement.
TeachingDifficultPoints:
2.Howtoexpressagreementanddisagreement.
TeachingMethods:
1.Free-talkmethodtogetthestudentstotalkabouttheUKandIreland.
2.Listeningactivitytohavethestudentsgothroughthelisteningmaterial.
3.Speakingactivitytomakethestudentsgothroughthespeakingtaskandimprovethestudents'
speakingability.
TeachingAids:
1.aputerandacourseware
2.aprojector
3.ataperecorder
TeachingProcedures:
StepIGreetings
Greetthewholeclassasusual.
StepIIFree-talk
T:
Todaywe'
lllearnanewunit--theBritishIsles.Inthelastperiod,ItoldyoutosearchforasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheUKandIrelandthroughtheInternet.I'
msureyou'
vegotalot.NowI'
llasksomeofyoutoreportyourfindings.Anyvolunteers?
S1:
InEnglandtherearemanydifferentkindsoffoodanddishes,suchasroastedbeef,steakkidneypie,Englishfishchip,chickenalaking,tartinesandwichandsoon.
S2:
Englishmenarefondofsports.Theirfavouritesportsarewalking,
swimming,playingfootball,playingtennis,bicycling,skating,hikingandsoon.
S3:
Englishmenlikeworking.Theyoftenfixupahouse,planttheirgardens,andmakefurniturebythemselves.Eventheybuildtheirhousesthemselves.
Verygood.DoyouknowsomeimportantcitiesintheUK?
S4:
Yes.Theimportantcitiesare:
London,Liverpool,Manchester,Berminham,Edinburgh,Dublin,Cardiff,Belfastandsoon.LondonisthebiggestcityandthecapitalofEngland.ItliesontheRiverThames.
OK.Londonisalsoaculturalandpoliticalcenter.Inittherearemanyworld-famousplacesofinterest.Whatdoyouknow?
S5:
St.JamesPark,HydePark,BigBen,TowerBridge,theHousesof
Parliament,BuckinghamPalace.Nationalwestminsterandsoon.
IwanttoknowmoreabouttheUK.
Canyoutellmesomethingaboutitsgeograph,languages,religion,beliefsandschools?
S6:
TheUKismadeupoffourparts.TheyareEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Therearemanykindsofnaturalresources,suchascoal,iron,oilandnaturalgas.
S7:
EnglishistheofficiallanguageintheUK.Itisalsowidelyusedintheworld.PeopleintheUKmostlybelieveinChrist.SomeofthembelieveinIslam,andBuddhism.
S8:
Therearetwokindsofschoolsthere.Oneisprivateschoolandtheotherispublicschool.Schoolingisfreeofchargeinpublicschoolswhileitcostsmuchinprivateones.Therearemanyworld-famousuniversitiesintheUK,like,CambridgeUniversity,OxfordUniversity,LondonUniversityandsoon.
StepIIIWarming-Up
Yes.YouhavedoneareallygreatjobinsearchingthroughtheInternet.I
alsogetsomeinformationaboutEngland.
CanyoudescribethecitiesandcountriesinEngland?
Sa:
I'
lltry.Inthecities,wecanseemanytallbuildings,ma