TheUnitedKingdom（Period1　WelcometotheUnit）精品文档

1、the united kingdom（period 1welcome to the unit）unit2theunitedkingdombriefstatementsbasedonthisunitthisunitcentersontheunitedkingdom,includingitsgeography,especiallythehistoricalinfluenceongeography,historicalattractionsandtraditionalfestivals.thestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopracticetalkingaboutcountr

2、ies.thewholeunitcanbedividedintosevenparts:warmingup,reading,listeningandspeaking,languagefocusing,readingandwriting,grammar,andassessment.inwarmingup,thereisaquizforthestudentstodo,whichwillarousethestudentsinterestinknowingaboutthedetailedinformationabouttheunitedkingdom.whilecheckingtheanswers,th

3、eteachercanaddmoreknowledgeabouttheuk,topreparethestudentsforthefollowingprocesses.inthispart,theteachershouldalsohelpthestudentstodealwiththenewwordsandexpressionsthatwillappearinthereadingpassage.groupdiscussionandbrainstormingwillbeusedinthisperiodtohelpthestudentstocommunicatewitheachotherusingt

4、heirpreviousknowledge.inpre-reading,thestudentsareprovidedwiththreequestionsrelatedtotheuk,whichcanactasanintroductiontothereadingpassage.inthereadingpassage,thestudentswilllearnaboutthehistoricalinfluenceupongeographyintheukandgetageneralideaabouttheprocessofthecombinationoftheuk.theywillalsolearna

5、boutthehistoricalattractionsleftbytheinvadersinenglandandlondon.inreadingthepassagethestudentsshouldalsopayspecialattentiontothetechniquesofwritingapassageofhumangeography.inpost-readingpart,thestudentswilldothreeactivities.thefirstoneistoanswerthreequestionsaccordingtothereadingpassage.secondly,the

6、studentsareaskedtodivideenglandintothreedistrictsonamap,whichisbasedonthedeeperunderstandingofthepassage.thirdly,aftergettingthegeneralideaofthepassage,thestudentsshouldwriteasummaryofthepassageinabout50words.inlearningaboutlanguage,thestudentsareencouragedtolearnsomeimportantwordsandexpressionsinth

7、epassageandtrytousetheminthespecificcontexts.inthisunitthestudentswilllearntousethepastparticipleastheobjectcomplement,throughsomeexamplesandexercises.whilepractisingusingthelanguage,thestudentswilllearnaboutsightseeinginlondon.andtheirskillsofreading,speaking,listeningandwritingwillbeimproved.inlis

8、teningandspeaking,morechanceswillbegiventothestudentstolearnaboutsomefamouskingsandqueensinthehistoryoftheuk,andtheirachievements.thestudentsareencouragedtogetmoreinformationaboutthecountryinordertounderstanditasawhole.thetopicofspeakingisaboutthehistoricalattractionsintheuk.thestudentsshouldlearnto

9、introducetovisitorsonetouristattractioninhisorherownhometown.whilespeaking,thestudentsshouldtrytousesomeusefulexpressionswhileyoucannotfollowothers.theninwritingpart,thestudentswillbeaskedtomakeapostertointroducethechosentouristattractiontoattractmorevisitors.whilewriting,thestudentsshouldpayspecial

10、attentiontothewords,especiallysomeverbsandadjectives.thistaskishelpfulforthestudentscreativityandimagination.itcanalsoimprovetheirwritingskills.assessmentwillhelpthestudentstolookbackwhattheyhavelearnedandfocusonthedifficultandimportantpoints.so,thisunitwillbedividedintosevenperiodsasfollows:period1

11、welcometotheunitperiod2readingperiod3readingandwritingperiod4languagefocusingperiod5grammarperiod6readingandwritingperiod7assessmentknowledgeaims:keywordsinthisunit:unite,kingdom,consist,divide,puzzle,debate,clarify,relation,educational,legal,convenience,roughly,industrial,historical,attraction,coll

12、ection,construct,influence,project,arrange,wedding,fold,sightseeing,available,site,delight,tower,royal,occasion,uniform,splendid,statue,longitude,navigation,communism,original,thrill,pot,unfair,smart,suggestion,tense,consistent,errorkeyphrasesinthisunit:consistof,o,breakawayfrom,leaveout,t

13、aketheplaceof,breakdown,belinkedto,toonessurprise,lookaround,keeponeseyesopen,onspecialoccasions,inmemoryof,haveaphototaken,onshow,beproudof,aswellas,beknownas,ontheothersideof,makealistof,beworriedabout,leavesp.forsp.,berudetosb.,beatwarwith,befriendlytosb.,changeonesmind,takeflight,hearabout,keepo

14、nespromise,feelsympathyfor,feelstronglyaboutkeysentencepatterns:.thereisnoneedtodosth.2.youmustkeepyoureyesopenifyouaregoingtomakeyourtriptotheunitedkingdomworthwhile.3.itseemedstrangethatthemanwhohaddevelopedcommunismshouldhavelivedanddiedinlondon.grammarinthisunit:pastparticipleusedastheobjectcomp

15、lementabilityaims:.totalkaboutgeography,historicalattractionsandtraditionalfestivalsofacountry.2.toguesswhatwillbetalkedaboutinthelisteningmaterials.3.toimprovetheirreadingskills.4.tolearntousepastparticipleastheobjectcomplement.emotionaims:toencouragethestudentstolearnaboutsometraditionsofacountry.

16、tolearntotreasurethetraditionsofacountry.tolearntoanalyzethingsbasedonfacts.period1welcometotheunitthegeneralideaofthisperiodthisisthefirstperiodofthisunit.itincludeswarming-up,quiz,listeningandnewwords.inthisperiod,studentsshouldgetthefirstimpressionoftheunitedkingdom,includingsomefamousattractions

17、andsomefamousleadersinhistoryandsoon.atthebeginning,thestudentsenjoysomebeautifulpicturesoftouristattractionsintheunitedkingdom.inthisway,theywillfeelmoreinterestedinthetopic.thenthestudentsdoaquizoffivequestionsaboutsomespecificinformationabouttheuk.whilecheckingtheanswers,theteachercanrefertosomer

18、elatedinformationabouttheukbyshowingsomepicturesordescriptions.afterthisstepthestudentswouldhaveageneralideaabouttheuk.thislaysasolidfoundationforthereadingpassage.alsothisstepprovidesthestudentswithenoughchancetopracticespeaking.theteachershouldstimulatethestudentstoexpressthemselvesusingenglish.th

19、eninthelisteningpart,thestudentswilllistentotheintroductiontosomekingsandqueensinhistory.thentheywillanswersomequestionsaccordingtowhattheyhaveheard.afterfinishingthetasksinthetextbooks,theteachercanprovidesomeinformationaboutqueenelizabethandcurrentprimeministertonyblair.nexttheteacherwillexplainso

20、menewwordsandexpressionsthatwouldappearinthereadingpassage.theteacherwillpickoutsomeimportantanddifficultverb.firstthestudentsareaskedtomatchthewordswiththeirexplanations.thentheywillusethesewordstofinishtensentences.inthisway,theteachercancheckifthestudentshavemasteredthesewordsandexpressionsornot.

21、afterclassstudentsshouldlearnthenewwordsandexpressionsbyheart.thisperiodlaysemphasisonspeakingandlistening.theteachershouldtryhisorherbesttoencouragethestudentstosaysomething.dontalwayscorrectthemistakesthatthestudentsmightmakewhilespeaking.otherwise,thestudentswouldfeelreluctanttoorallytelltheiropi

22、nions.teachingimportantpointsgetageneralideaoftheunitedkingdom.trainthestudentsspeakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.teachingdifficultiesmastersomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthisunit.trainthestudentslisteningability.teachingaidsataperecorderaprojectortheblackboardthreedimensionalteachingai

23、msknowledgeaims:helpsstogetageneralideaoftheunitedkingdom.havessmastersomeimportantwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.abilityaims:trainthestudentsspeakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.trainthestudentslisteningability.trainsstosearchtheinternetforsomeusefulinformation.emotionalaims:appreciateso

24、mebeautifulattractionsintheunitedkingdom.cultivatesssteamspiritingroupwork.teachingprocedurestep1greetingsteacher:goodmorning/afternoon,class!students:goodmorning/afternoon,sir.step2quizwindsorcastlestpaulscathedralfromthemillenniumfootbridgebuckinghampalacelondonbridgebigbenthroughautumntreesbyvict

25、oriaembankmentflightonthelondoneyeviewtowardsthehousesofparliamentt:didyouenjoythesepictures?ss:yes.t:doyouknowwherethesesceneriesare?s:theyareinengland.s:ithinktheyareinthegreatbritain.t:yes.actually,wesayallofthemareintheunitedkingdom.manypeoplefindthegeographyoftheukdifficulttounderstand.inthisun

26、it,wewilllearnsomethingabouttheunitedkingdom,includingitsgeography,historicalattractionsandtraditions.first,letsdoaquiztofindouthowmuchyoualreadyknowabouttheuk.s:theukconsistsoffourcountries.t:youareright.lookatthemapbelowandfindoutthefourcountries.s:theyareengland,wales,scotlandandireland.t:attenti

27、onhere.notthewholeireland,butonlynorthernireland.t:thencanyoufindoutthecapitalcitiesofthesecountries?s:thecapitalofenglandislondon.s:thecapitalofwalesiscardiff.s:thecapitalofscotlandisedinburgh.s:thecapitalofnorthernirelandisbelfast.t:youdidaverygoodjob.whataboutthesecondquestion?s:ittakesabout16/13

28、toflyfrombeijing/shanghaitolondonheathrowairport.t:yes.hereisaflightschedule.departarrivecarrier/flightequipfreq:20ampek0:05amhu0481/ba0865763/320stop/connextriptimebud2:50hrs.5:45hrs.t:thenwhorulesthecountry:theprimeminsterorthequeenorboth?s:thequeenrulesthecountry.t:yes.anddoyouknowanyqueenoftheuk

29、?s:queenelizabeth.t:hereisapictureofher.t:elizabeth,bornonapril21,1926,istheeldestdaughterofgeorgeandelizabethbowes-lyon.shemarriedphilipmountbatten,adistantcousin,in1947;thepairhavefourchildren:charles,princeofwales,anne,andrewandedward.shehasreignedforforty-sixyears,andappearscapableofremainingont

30、hethroneforquitesometime.t:thenwhoisthecurrentprimeministerintheuk?s:blair.t:yes.tonyblair.doyouknowanythingabouthim?hereisapictureofhim.t:blairwaslabormemberofparliamentforsedgefieldandleaderoftheoppositioninthehouseofcommonsuntilthemay1,1997elections,atwhichtime,asheadofthenewmajorityparty,hebecam

31、eprimeminister.t:whataretheprovincescalledinengland,counties,departmentsorstates?s:counties.t:englandhasbeendividedintocountiesforhundredsofyears.thedivisionsoriginatedasadministrativeareas,buthavebeenadoptedforgeographicpurposes.aseriesoflocalgovernmentreformsfromthe19thcenturyonwardshaslefttheexac

32、tdefinitionofthetermcountyslightlyambiguous.t:doyouknowhowmanycountiesthereareinengland?s:overthirty.t:yes.thereare36countiesinengland.t:whichisthelongestriverinengland,theriveravon,theriverthamesortheriversevern?s:theriverthames.t:theriverthamesisactuallyveryfamousintheuk.wheneverpeopletalkaboutthe

33、uk,theywillthinkofthisriver.ithasnearlybecomeoneofthelandmarksoftheunitedkingdom.hereisapictureofit.t:doyouknowanythingabouttheothertworivers?s:iknownothingaboutthem,exceptthattheyareintheuk.t:lookatthepicturesbelow.t:ontheleftistheriveravonandontherightistheriversevern.doyouknowthelengthsoftheseriv

34、ers?ss:wehavenoidea.t:theriverthamesisabout211miles,theriveravonisonlyabout4miles,andtheriversevernisabout220miles.sothelongestriverinenglandistheriversevern.t:ofthefivequestions,howmanyofthemdidyougetright?ifyougotallfivequestionsright,youknowalotalready.butevenyougotallofthemwrong,dontbeworried.we

35、aregoingtolearnmoreabouttheukinthisunit.step3listeningt:nowwearegoingtodosomelisteningtestaboutsomeenglishkingsandqueens.firstlistentothetapeandticktheonesthatyouhearaboutfromthelist.t:iwillplaythetapeagain,andthistimepleaseanswerthequestionsinpart2.t:nowcheckyouranswerswithyourpartner.t:doyouhavean

36、yquestions?ifyes,letslistentotapeagainandthencheckyouranswers.step4newwordst:therearealotofnewwordsandphrasesinthisunit.herearesomeimportantverbsandtheirexplanations.pleasematchthewordsincolumnawiththeirexplanationsincolumnb.abarrangetomakesomethingclearerandeasiertounderstandthrilltohaveaneffectons

37、b.orsth.puzzletobuildalargebuildingdelighttobendsth.bylayingorpressingonepartoveranotherdebatetoseparatesomethingintotwoormorepartsclarifytomakesomeonefeelexcitedandhappyconstructtoorganizeormakeplansforsomethinginfluencetodiscussasubjectformallywhenyouaretryingtomakeadecisionfoldtogivesomeonegreats

38、atisfactionandenjoymentdividetothinkaboutsomethingbecauseyoucannotunderstandorsolveitt:nowletscheckyouranswers.s:“arrange”means“toorganizeormakeplansforsomething”.s:“thrill”means“tomakesomeonefeelexcitedandhappy”.s:“puzzle”means“tothinkaboutsomethingbecauseyoucannotunderstandorsolveit”s:“delight”mea

39、ns“togivesomeonegreatsatisfactionandenjoyment”.s:“debate”means“todiscussasubjectformallywhenyouaretryingtomakeadecision”.s:“clarify”means“tomakesomethingclearerandeasiertounderstand”.s:“construct”means“tobuildalargebuilding”.s:“influence”means“tohaveaneffectonsb.orsth.”.s:“fold”means“tobendsth.bylay

40、ingorpressingonepartoveranother”.s:“divide”means“toseparatesomethingintotwoormoreparts”.step5consolidationt:next,iwillgiveyoutensentences.pleaseusesomeverbstofillintheblanks.hitlerandstalin_polandbetweenthem.2.jamesis_abigsurprisepartyforhelensbirthday.3.themagicofhismusiccontinuesto_audiences.4.the

41、goldengatebridgewas_in1933-1937.5.weare_whethertogotothemountainsortotheseaside.6.what_meishowtheburglargotintothehousewithoutsettingoffthealarm.7.thereportaimsto_howtheseconclusionswerereached.8.dontletme_yourdecision.youshoulddecideityourself.9.he_themwithhischarmandsparklingwit.0.thewoman_thetick

42、etsintwoandtoretheminhalf.divided2.arranging3.thrill4.constructed5.debating6.puzzles7.clarify8.influence9.delighted10.foldedstep6homework.readthepassage“puzzlesingeography”,andanswerthequestionsonpage10.2.learnthenewwordsandphrasesinthisunitbyheart.thedesignofthewritingontheblackboardunit2theunitedk

43、ingdomperiod1welcometotheunit.quiz.theuk2.queenelizabethprimeministertonyblair3.theriveravon:4milestheriverthames:211milestheriversevern:220miles.newwordsarrange;thrill;puzzle;delight;debate;clarify;construct;influence;fold;divideresearchandactivitiesposter-making:.dividethewholeclassintofivegroups.

44、2.askthestudentstolookforinformationaboutsomegreatbuildingsintheunitedkingdom/theirhometown.theyshouldfindthepicturesaswellassomeexplanationstothem.thestudentscangotothelibraryorusetheinternettosearchforinformation.thefollowingwebsitesmightbehelpful./wiki/londonhttp:/thesalmons

45、.org/lynn/wh-england.html3.aftersearchingfortheinformation,eachgroupshouldmakeaposter,informingpeopleofthegreatbuildingsintheunitedkingdom.referenceforteachingprimeministeroftheunitedkingdomintheunitedkingdom,theprimeministeristheheadofgovernment,exercisingmanyoftheexecutivefunctionsnominallyvestedi

46、nthesovereign,whoisheadofstate.accordingtocustom,theprimeministerandthecabinetareresponsiblefortheiractionstoparliament,ofwhichtheyaremembersbyconvention（惯例）.thecurrentprimeministeristonyblair,whohasbeeninofficesince1997.primeministeristhemonarchsprincipaladvisor.historically,themonarchschiefministe

47、rmighthaveheldanyofanumberofoffices:lordchancellor,archbishopofcanterbury,lordhighsteward,chancelloroftheexchequer（财务大臣）,lordprivyseal,orsecretaryofstateamongothers.withtheemergence,intheeighteenthcentury,ofgovernmentbyacabinetoftheseministers,itsheadcameintimetobecalledthe“primeminister”;tothisdayt

48、heprimeministeralwaysalsoholdsoneofthemorespecificministerialpositions,ifonlyinanominalsensetheofficialtitleoftheprimeministersministerialpositionisfirstlordofthetreasury.sirrobertwalpoleisgenerallyregardedasthefirstprimeministerinthemodernsense.theprimeministerisappointedbythesovereign,whoisboundby

49、constitutionalconventiontochoosetheindividualmostlikelytocommandthesupportofthehouseofcommons.shouldtheprimeministerlosetheconfidenceofthehouseofcommons,heorsheismorallyobligedbysimilarconventionseithertoresignortorequestthemonarchtocallageneralelection.sincethepremiershipisinsomesmallsensestilladef

50、actoposition,theofficespowersaremainlyamatterofcustomratherthanlaw,derivingfromtheincumbentsabilitytoappointhisorhercabinetcolleagues,aswellasfromcertainusesoftheroyalprerogativewhichmaybeexerciseddirectlybytheprimeminister,orbythemonarchontheprimeministersadvice.somecommentatorshavepointedoutthat,i

51、npractice,thepowersoftheofficearesubjecttoveryfewchecks,especiallyinanerawhenparliamentandthecabinetareseenasunwillingtochallengedominantprimeministerswhoseattentionisincreasinglyturnednottowardparliamentbuttowardthenewsmedia.theukundertheleadershipofthecurrentprimeministertonyblaireighteenyearsofco

52、nservativeruleendedinmay1997whentonyblairandthelaborpartysucceededinthebritishelections.blairhasbeencomparedtoformeru.s.presidentbillclintonforhisyouthful,telegenicpersonalityandcentristviews.heproducedconstitutionalreformthatpartiallydecentralized（分散）theuk,leadingtotheformationofseparateparliaments

53、inwalesandscotlandby1999.britainturnedoveritscolonyhongkongtochinainjuly1997.blairscontroversialmeetinginoct.1997withsinnfeinspresident,gerryadams,wasthefirstmeetingin76yearsbetweenabritishprimeministerandasinnfeinleader.itinfuriatednumerousfactionsbutwasasymbolicgestureinsupportofthenascentpeacetal

54、ksinnorthernireland.in1998thegoodfridayagreement,stronglysupportedbytonyblair,ledtothefirstpromiseofpeacebetweencatholicsandprotestantssincethebeginningoftheso-calledtroubles.alongwiththeu.s.,britainlaunchedairstrikesagainstiraqindec.1998aftersaddamhusseinexpelledunarmsinspectors.inthespringof1999,b

55、ritainspearheadedthenatooperationinkosovo,whichresultedinyugoslavianpresidentslobodanmilosevicswithdrawalfromtheterritory.infeb.xx,foot-and-mouthdiseasebrokeoutamongbritishlivestock,promptingothernationstobanbritishmeatimportsandforcingtheslaughterofthousandsofcattle,pigs,andsheepinanefforttostemthehighlycontagiousdisease.theepisodecostfarmersandthetouristindustrybillionsofdollars.injunexx,blairwonasecondlandslidevictory,withthelabourpartycapturing413seatsinparliament.britainbecamethestaunch