Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and expressions:
words: form, influence, basis, inland, mountainous, narrow, diversity, republic, Wales, mild, union, strength, Welsh, Scofish
phrases: be made up of, make the most of, hold together, lie off, at one point, the Atlantic Ocean, run over
2. Further develop the students' reading ability and reading skills.
3. Get the students to know more about the British Isles.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Train the students' reading ability and develop their reading skills.
2. Enable the students to understand the text better.
3. Master the following phrases:
stand for, be made up of, be unknown to, make the most of, hold together, lie off, be separated from, at one point, in general, as much as, run over, end up with
Teaching Difficult Points:
1. Master the following sentence patterns:
(1)A is in/on/to the north/east/…of B
(2) be of great value
2. Understand the following sentences:
(1) The idea that England stands for Fish and Chips, the Speakers' Corner and the Tower of London is past.
(2) The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdoms is still unknown to many.
Teaching Methods：
1. Fast reading to get a general idea of the text.
2. Question-and-answer activity to get the detailed information in the text.
3. Explanation for students to master some language points.
Teaching Aids:
1. a computer and a courseware
2. a tape recorder
3. a projector
Teaching Procedures:
Step I Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step II Revision
T: In the last period, we summed up the expressions for agreement and
disagreement. Now I'll check your homework. I'll ask some pairs to act out the dialogues they have made up before the class.
(Teacher asks two pairs to come to the front to act out their dialogues. )
SA and SB:…
Step III Lead-in
T: Yesterday we talked much about the United Kingdom and you know a lot about it. (Teacher shows a picture on the screen.)
T：Now look at the picture. It is the most famous clock in England. Do you know its name?
Ss:大本钟
T: Yes. Do you know Big Ben? In what part of England is it? Volunteer?
S1: It is on the River Thames in the north of the Houses of Parliament. It's one part of the Houses of Parliament.
T: What else do you know about the clock?
Ss: No.
T: I'll tell you about it. It's famous for its huge clock face. It's the biggest clock in England. It's 320 feet high. Its minute hand is 14 feet long. It strikes the hours. It looks most spectacular at night. You even know when the parliament is in session because a light shines above the clock face. Also Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has rarely stopped. Whoever goes to London, he'll go to enjoy the beautiful clock tower.
Step IV Pre-reading
T: Now open your books at Page 35. Look at the questions in Pre-reading and have a discussion about what you know about these questions.
(A few minutes later, teacher asks three students to answer them.)
S2: The United Kingdom is made up of four parts. They are…
S3: The British Isles are made up of two parts, namely, Great Britain and
Ireland.
S4: Ireland is a large island in Europe. It is divided into two parts. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and the other makes up the Republic of Ireland. Its capital is Dublin. They speak Irish. English is a second Language.
T： Do you think they are right? After reading the passage, you can find the answers. But first we should learn the new words in this period.
(Teacher shows the new words on the screen and asks some students to read them.)
Step V Reading
T: Let's read the passage to learn about the British Isles to check your answers. Please read quickly.
(Teacher gives students enough time to read the passage, and then asks some students to give the answers.)
T: Have you finished reading the passage?
Ss: Yes.
S5: I think the answer to the second question is wrong. The British Isles are made up of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
T: Yes, you are right. Now read the passage once again to understand its details and answer some questions on the screen.
(Teacher shows the questions on the screen.)
Answer the questions:
1. What is the UK?
2. What's the weather in the British Isles like?
What about in Scotland?
3. Has the culture of the people in the British Isles received many influences? From here?
4. Who ran over the Great Britain in 10667 what’s the result of French influence?5. Which are the first two countries that joined in the United Kingdom?
6. What do people throughout the British Isles speak now?
(Teacher gives students a few more minutes to read the passage. After a while, teacher asks some students to give their answers. )
Suggested answers:
1. The UK is really a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
2. The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain. Scotland is colder throughout the year. It also has plenty of rain.
3. Yes. It has received many influences from the European mainland.
4. The French. The result of much French influence was that there were many French words in the English language.
5. The first two countries are England and Wales.
6. English.
Step VI Study the Language Points
T: There are some important words, phrases and sentences we should master. Now read the passage again to find them out in it.
(After reading it, some students are asked to find the phrases paragraph by paragraph. Meanwhile, teacher writes them on the Bb: stand for, be made up of.…)
T： Please look at the blackboard. Translate the words and phrases into
Chinese and try to make a sentence with each one.
(Teacher asks some students to finish the task orally. If they have made any mistakes in doing this, teacher or other students correct them. )
T: Now look at some examples of them on the screen and learn to use them
correctly.
1. UK stands for “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
The letters “UK” stand for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.2. The museum is made up of three parts.
3. We should try to make the best/most of our stay here.
4. The name of the plant is unknown to us. It is known to all of us that he is a famous writer.
Shanxi is known for its coal
He is better known as a poet.
5. I've tied up the parcel, but I'm afraid it won't hold together.
6. The ship sank three miles off the French coast.
Shanghai lies on the east coast of China.
7. Britain is separated from Ireland by the Irish Sea.
Britain is divided into three countries.
8. At one point in the meeting she nearly lost her temper.
9. In general, people like her.
10. During the relay race, we'll use as much as 650 calories an hour.
There are as many as 2000 students in the school.
11. You'd better run over these texts.
The water ran over the edge of the basin.
12. The party ended up with a pop song.
(Teacher asks some students to read the sentences and translate them into Chinese. Meanwhile. Students must pay attention to the underlined phrases. )
T: There are two important sentence patterns and two difficult sentences in the passage. Please look at the screen.
1. A lie in/on/to the east/west/...of
B. e. g. London is in the southeast of England.
London is on the River Thames.
Ireland lies to the east of Britain.
=Ireland lies east of Britain.
= East of Britain lies Ireland.
2. be of great value= be very valuable
e. g. The book is of great value/help/use/importance.
=The book is very valuable/helpful/useful/important.
3. The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips.
the Speakers' Corner and the Tower of London is past.
4. The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdoms is still unknown to many.
(Teacher writes the sentence patterns on the Bb.)
T: In the third and fourth sentences, the two clauses are the appositive clauses, which explain the concrete contents of the nouns: the idea and the fact. The appositive clause is often put behind the nouns, like belief, fact, hope, idea, news, problem, possibility and so on. It's usually introduced by “ that”.
“That” can't be omitted.
Step VII Listening and consolidation
T: Now let's listen to the tape. While listening, pay attention to your
pronunciation.
(Teacher plays the tape for students to listen. After that, teacher gives students a few minutes to read aloud the passage. Meanwhile, teacher asks students to try to remember some details. )
T: Please turn to Page 36. Let's do Exercise 1. Look at the map and fill in it with the correct numbers. After a while, I'll check it.
(Teacher goes among the students and checks their answers and then shows the map with answers on the screen.)
Step VIII Discussion
T: Now you've known much information about England. It's known to all of you that England is separated from European mainland by the English Channel. Is it possible to swim across the channel? Where is the best place to do so? How far is it? Please have a discussion in groups of four.
(After a few minutes, teacher asks the students to give their results.)
S5: It's possible to swim across the English channel though it is very difficult. Now there are many people in the world who have swum across the channel. Last July, Zhang Jian in our country was also successful in doing so. The best place where they swim across the channel is from Dover in England to Gallet in France. It is 33.8 kilometers. …
T：You are clever. Well done. England is a beautiful island country. It's known for thick trees, natural parks and national parks. Do you know anything about the trees, mountains and so on? Let's do Ex. 3 on Page 36 in groups. After a while, I'll ask some of you to report them to the class.
Suggested answers:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lies in the west of Europe. The mountains in Great Britain are al- most all in the north and west. They are not very high. The highest ones are in scotland. There are many low hills in some parts of the country, but not in the south and west, where there are almost no hills. The west of Eng- land is very beautiful part of the country. The lakes there are the most beautiful in Eng- land. There are trees and flowers and green grass round them. There are large lakes in Scotland, too, with mountains round them. They are not like the English ones: there are not so many trees and flowers, and green hills round them. but they are beautiful too. The mountains here are higher, and they are gray and dark. of all the cities in Great Britain London is the largest. It is on the River Thames. Liverpool is the second largest city and seaport. It lies on the west coast of England. The third city and seaport is Manchester. It lies in the northwestern of England. Other big cities are Edinburgh, Cardiff and Glascow.
Step IX Summary and Homework
T: Today we've read a passage and learnt something about the United Kingdom and Ireland, especially about the British Isles. Now we all know that the climate there is mild with a lot of rain. There are all kinds of flowers all year round and many trees everywhere. Also there are many cultural relice, places of interest and natural parks. Do you want to travel to England if you have a chance? Where are you going?
Today's homework: please make a travel plan for going on a trip through the UK. At the same time, give your reasons and list the things and clothes you'll take. I think you'll do the best.
Step X The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 The British Isles
The Second Period
Phrases: stand for, be made up of, make the best/most of, be unknown to, hold together, be separated from, at one point, in general, as much as, run over, end up with
Sentence Patterns:
l. A is/lies in/on/to the+ n, of B
2. be of great/no/little … value/importance/use/help
Step XI Record after Teaching
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