高中英语Unit2第1课时warmingUnitpReading学案新人教版必修.doc

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Period 1 Warming up and readingLearning aims: 1. Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills. 2. Learn the foreign culture and knowmoreaboutdifferentculturesintheworld. 3. Get to know the information about the United Kingdom. Important point: Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills.Difficult point: Learn the foreign culture and know more about different cultures in the world.【使用说明与学法指导】泛读一遍第9,10页课文完成预习案。 (25mins) 预习案Previewing Case Task1: Warming up and pre-reading(见课本P9，完成warming up的问题)Task 2: Skim the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.Para1. A. explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.Para2. B. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK.Para3. C. Present the topic of the passage.Para4. D. The three zones of England and their similarities and differences.Para5-6 E. The similarities and differences among the four countries.Task 3. Read the text quickly and fill in the form.UKContains _, _, Scotland and _.In the 13thCentury_ was linked to _.In the 17thCentury_ and Wales were joined to _.Some time later_ Ireland broke away and _ Ireland joined with _ ,Wales and _. Thus _ come into being.Englandthe _ of the four countries, consists of the _, _ and _ of EnglandLondonthe greatest _ treasure of all, has _, art _, theatres, parks and _.The four groups of invadersthe Romans, _, _ and Normans.我的疑惑探究案Exploring Case探究一Read the text carefully and answer the following questions1. How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?_2. In which order does the four countries join together?_3. What area do the four countries work together?_4. Which zone of England has the most industrial cities?_5. What did the four invaders leave in England?_探究二 Sentence focus Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history._2. Although the four countries do work together in some areas (for example, in international relations), they are still different._3. However, these industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not have the historical attractions of other places._4. If you look around the British countryside, you will find evidence of all these invaders. _5. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile._探究三 Summary Summarize the text in about 30 words. _训练案 Exercise 一、语法填空Great Britain consists of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century Wales was linked 1_ England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united in peace instead 2_ by war. However, just 3_ they were going to get Ireland connected 4_ (form) United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5_only Northern Ireland joined with England.England is the 6_ (large) of the four countries and for convenience 7_was divided into three zones: the South of England , the Midlands and the North. Most of the population 8_ (settle) in the South, but most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North.London is the capital city with the great 9_ (history) treasures. It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the 1st century AD，t