必修5 Unit2 The United KingdomPeriod 1 Warming up and reading

必修5Unit2 The United KingdomPeriod 1 Warming up and readingTeaching goal1. Develop students reading ability.2. Have students read the passage and know about the UK was formed and the four groups of invaders.Teaching important points1.Let students learn about the countries of the United Kingdom and the Union Jack.2. Get students to read the passage and know about how the UK was formed and the four groups of invaders.3. Have students learn different reading skills.Teaching difficult points1. Develop students reading ability.2. Enable students to talk about the United Kingdom and the Union Jack.3. Let students learn how the UK was formed geographically and historically.Teaching methods1. Task-based teaching and learning2. Discussion3. PracticeTeaching procedures Step 1 Lead-inAsk and answer the following questions.1.Which country will hold the 30th Olympiad in 2012? The UK2.What is the full name of the UK?UKThe United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Step 2 Warming Up1.Ask students do the quiz on Page 9 and find out how much they know about the UK.2. Stimulate their interests about the lesson by enjoying some pictures.Step 3 Pre-readingLet students discuss and answer the question. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?England London伦敦 Wales Cardiff加迪夫 Scotland Edinburgh爱丁堡 North Ireland Belfast贝尔法斯特 Step 4 ReadingListen and answerAsk the students to listen the tape and divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part.Part 1(Para 1-3) the cultural importance of London (About London)Part 2(Para 4) How the UK came into being. (About the UK)Part 3(Para 5-6) England is divided into 3 zones. (About England) Part1 About the UK(Para 1-3)1. Analyze how the UK came into being.2. Ask the students to answer the question. The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? Suggested answer:Wales. Because it is usually considered to be part of England.3. Using the information of part 1 to fill in the blanksThe full name of England is the _ _ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .It consists of four parts ,they are _,_,_ and _, people always think _is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the _ _.The four countries have different _and _ _as well as different _ _.Suggested answer:United Kingdom England Wales Scotland North Ireland Wales Union Jackeducational legal systems football teams Part2 About the England(Para 4)1. Ask the students to read the Para 4 and tell the three zones.the South of England the Midlands the North of England2. Using the information of part 2 to fill in the blanks.Most population settled in _.Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Nationwide, many cities have _.Suggested answer:the South of Englandthe North and the Midlandsworld-famous football teams Part3 About the London(Para 5-6)1. Ask the students to read the Para 5 and tell the four sets of invaders. They are the Romans the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings the Normans2. The last part tells us about the invaders influence on England and London.Read it and try to fill in the table below, and answer a question.LondonEnglandThe Romansbuilt the oldest port in the 1st century AD left their towns and roads The Anglo-Saxonsbuilt the oldest building in the 1060s left their language and government The VikingsNone influenced the vocabulary and place-names The Normansconstructed the oldest castle in 1066 left castles and words for food Which group of the invaders did not influence London? （The Vikings）3. True or False1. The oldest castle in London was constructed by Norman rulers in 1066.2. London has the oldest port built by the Normans in the 1st century AD.3. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s.4. The first invaders Normans left their towns and roads.5. The Vikings influenced the vocabulary and place-names of the