高中英语必修五 Unit 2 The United Kingdom教案（新人教）

Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Reading) Step 1. Lead-in 1. London becomes the focus of the world. Video News：Jacques Rogge announced: “The games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 will be held in the city of London.” News: London Hit By Several Terrorist Bomb Blasts b: 2. Ask Ss (1) Why was Great Britain able to beat out four other world class cities? (2) Have you ever been to the UK? (3) What’s the full name of the UK? (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (4) Can you give us some information about the UK in geography, literature, politics, sports, sightseeing and so on? Possible answers and new words: Geography: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland Literature: Shakespeare, Shelly, Charles Dickens… Sports: Manchester United, Beckham, Owen… Politics: Karl Marx(communism),capitalism… 3. The importance of Great Britain especially as an English-speaking country. Work in pairs. Do this quiz and find out how much you know about the UK. (Page 9 Warming Up) 1). How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they? 2). Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen? 3). What are the provinces called in England? 4). Which is the longest river in the England? 5). Does South Ireland belong to Britain? Answers: 1). Four. They are: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2). The Prime Minister Further information: It may appear to an outsider that the Queen has an important role in ruling the country. However, this is not so. Her position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain, etc. The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called the Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament each from a different part of the country make the important political decisions and the laws. 3). Counties (further information: The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China. They have local government powers for their area. Counties have several Members of Parliament，depending on the size of their population. Large towns such as Reading have two MPs and the largest city in England outside London, which is Birmingham, has ten MPs.) 4). The River Thames. Step 2. Guessing and common knowledge of Britain 1. Gather some brief information from Ss about Warming Up. Then show the following pictures to the whole class to lead in the text. Queen Elizabeth II; Michael Owen; Big Ben; the River Thames; London Tower Bridge; National Flag; multicultural society; British Commonwealth 2. National anthem —God Save the Queen (Song from:http://www.chevening.com.cn/britainintro/ukanthem.htm) 3. National flower—rose Step 3. Guessing the main idea of the text. 1. National flag The main colors are blue red and white. The design looks like the Chinese character“ mi”. The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out? Why? Read the text quickly to find out the answer. Show the flags: Union Jack or Union Flag; Cross of St Andrew (Scotland) Cross of St Patrick (Ireland); Cross of St George (England) 2．Ask the Ss to read the title “Puzzles in Geography” and look at the pictures, then guess what the passage may be about. Ask one or two Ss to give their point of view. Step 4. Reading 1. Fast-reading Let Ss read the text quickly to find out the answer to the following question: What does the National flag stand for? (skimming) (The Union Jack flag unites the three flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.) Then ask Ss to scan the article to find out the answer. Ask Ss to pay attention to the four parts of Great Britain.( scanning) 2. Let Ss read the text once again. (1) Task1: Ask Ss to name the four parts of the UK. (2) Task2: Divide GK into three parts. Draw lines in the to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. ( North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester; Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham; South: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth) (3) Task3: Scanning According to the text, join lines to the right answers. Para. 1 Explains the joining of England and Wales. Para. 2 States topic to be examined in the reading. Para. 3 Explains the importance of London as cultural and political centre in the UK. Para. 4 Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about. Para. 5 Explains differences in the four countries. Para. 6 Explains how England is divided into three zones. 3. Let Ss have an intensive reading and answer the questions: (1) What three countries does British Airways represent? (England, Scotland Northern Ireland) (2) Which group of invaders did not influence London? (The Vikings. They only influenced the vocabulary and the place names of the North.) 4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh, which lies in Scotland, you should write the address as______.(B) A. Edinburgh, England B. Edinburgh, Great Britain C. Scotland, Edinburgh, England D. Great Britain, Scotland, Edinburgh 5. “The British commonwealth” has taken the place of“the British Empire”, from which we can see ______.(C) A. the British Empire is separating B. the national liberation movements are rising C. both A and B D. neither A nor B 6. Ask Ss to find the four parts and the important cities in the map. Step 5. Discussion 活动（一） (四人活动) 1．Why did terrorists strike London? 2．Do you think it is time British troops were pulled out of Iraq? （according to the present political situation and the role of the UK in international affairs, try to find useful information from the text, for instance, as a cultural capital） 活动(二) Ask the students to do Exercise 3 on Page 11 and exchange their information in pairs. Step 6. Homework Task 1: Write a short summary of the passage. (The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided into 3 zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.) Ss can choose one of the following task as their homework. Task 2: Do some research on the geography or history of the United Kingdom, or a European or African country. Make a poster or give a talk to the class. They develop their research and study skills by searching through the internet or from a library. Task 3: Ask Ss to surf the net to look for information about one parts of Britain and make an introduction about it. Task 4: Ask Ss to surf the net to look for information about David Beckham or Wayne Rooney and make an introduction about them.