The United Kingdom（Period 4 Language Focusing）
emotional aims
train the students’ ability to cooperate with others.
get to know that history can greatly influence the geography of a place.
know that the invaders caused the native people to suffer a lot, but they also left some historical treasures.
teaching procedure
step 1 greetings
teacher greets the students as usual.
step 2 homework checking
t: in the last period we learned some famous attractions in london.can you use some simple english to describe two of the places?
s: the tower of london was built long ago by the norman invaders of ad 1066.this solid, stone, square tower had remained standing for one thousand years.if you went there, you would find the queen’s jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wear the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of queen elizabeth ⅰ.
s: if you went to visit greenwich, you would see its old ships and famous clock that sets the world time.there is the imaginary longitude line which divides the eastern and western halves of the world, and is very useful for navigation.
t: good.now, please open your books and turn to page 11.let’s first check the answers in part 1.i’d like to ask one of you to read the passage.
s: “why you debate this wonderful opportunity so carefully is a puzzle to me, ”the boss said on the phone.“this is the project for you.you will live in a town in england and have a house with all modern convenience. our headquarters in beijing will clarify any problems that may arise over the internet.you will help us to examine any legal issues that may arise if we want to build a factory somewhere in the united kingdom.we think you will find living in england will be a great attraction and so we would like to influence you to take this job.we hope you will accept it.”
t: yes, every word has found its proper place.
step 3 language focusing
t: look at the first reading passage in this unit.do you have any trouble in understanding any word, phrase or sentence pattern?
s: in this unit there is a sentence, “the uk consists of four countries.”can we change it into“the uk is made up of four countries.”?
t: absolutely right.“a consists of b”means“a is made up of b”.or we can change the sentence into active voice by using“make up”.can you?
s: four countries make up the uk.
t: you are right.“consist”can be used with“in”, which means“lie in”.translate the following sentence: 這個計劃妙就妙在簡明扼要。
s: the beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity.