The United Kingdom（Period 1 Welcome to the Unit）
train the students’ speaking ability by describing, talking and discussing.
train the students’ listening ability.
train ss to search the internet for some useful information.
emotional aims:
appreciate some beautiful attractions in the united kingdom.
cultivate ss’s team spirit in group work.
teaching procedure
step 1 greetings
teacher (t): good morning/afternoon, class!
students (ss): good morning/afternoon, sir.
step 2 quiz
(at the beginning of the class, t shows ss some beautiful pictures of the uk.)
windsor castle st paul’s cathedral from the millennium footbridge
buckingham palace london bridge
big ben through autumn trees by victoria embankment
flight on the london eye view towards the houses of parliament
t: did you enjoy these pictures?
ss: yes.
t: do you know where these sceneries are?
s: they are in england.
s: i think they are in the great britain.
t: yes.actually, we say all of them are in the united kingdom.many people find the geography of the uk difficult to understand.in this unit, we will learn something about the united kingdom, including its geography, historical attractions and traditions.first, let’s do a quiz to find out how much you already know about the uk.
(ss look at warming up on page 9 and do the quiz.)
(after several minutes, t checks the answers with the whole class.)
s: the uk consists of four countries.
t: you are right.look at the map below and find out the four countries.
(after several minutes.)
s: they are england, wales, scotland and ireland.
t: attention here.not the whole ireland, but only northern ireland.
t: then can you find out the capital cities of these countries?
s: the capital of england is london.
s: the capital of wales is cardiff.
s: the capital of scotland is edinburgh.
s: the capital of northern ireland is belfast.
t: you did a very good job.what about the second question?
s: it takes about 16/13 to fly from beijing/shanghai to london heathrow airport.
t: yes.here is a flight schedule (beijing—london).
depart arrive carrier/flight equip freq
1: 20 am pek 10: 05 am hu 0481/ba 0865 763/320 1
stop/connex trip time
bud 2: 50 hrs. 15: 45 hrs.
t: then who rules the country: the prime minster or the queen or both?
s: the queen rules the country.
t: yes.and do you know any queen of the uk?
s: queen elizabeth ⅱ.