The United Kingdom（Period 1 Welcome to the Unit）
unit 2 the united kingdom
brief statements based on this unit
this unit centers on the united kingdom, including its geography, especially the historical influence on geography, historical attractions and traditional festivals.the students should be encouraged to practice talking about countries.
the whole unit can be divided into seven parts: warming up, reading, listening and speaking, language focusing, reading and writing, grammar, and assessment.
in warming up, there is a quiz for the students to do, which will arouse the students’ interest in knowing about the detailed information about the united kingdom.while checking the answers, the teacher can add more knowledge about the uk, to prepare the students for the following processes.in this part, the teacher should also help the students to deal with the new words and expressions that will appear in the reading passage.group discussion and brainstorming will be used in this period to help the students to communicate with each other using their previous knowledge.
in pre-reading, the students are provided with three questions related to the uk, which can act as an introduction to the reading passage.
in the reading passage, the students will learn about the historical influence upon geography in the uk and get a general idea about the process of the combination of the uk.they will also learn about the historical attractions left by the invaders in england and london.in reading the passage the students should also pay special attention to the techniques of writing a passage of human geography.
in post-reading part, the students will do three activities.the first one is to answer three questions according to the reading passage.secondly, the students are asked to divide england into three districts on a map, which is based on the deeper understanding of the passage.thirdly, after getting the general idea of the passage, the students should write a summary of the passage in about 50 words.
in learning about language, the students are encouraged to learn some important words and expressions in the passage and try to use them in the specific contexts.in this unit the students will learn to use the past participle as the object complement, through some examples and exercises.
while practising using the language, the students will learn about sightseeing in london. and their skills of reading, speaking, listening and writing will be improved.
in listening and speaking, more chances will be given to the students to learn about some famous kings and queens in the history of the uk, and their achievements.the students are encouraged to get more information about the country in order to understand it as a whole.the topic of speaking is about the historical attractions in the uk.the students should learn to introduce to visitors one tourist attraction in his or her own hometown.while speaking, the students should try to use some useful expressions while you cannot follow others.