The United Kingdom(Period 3 Reading and Writing)
it seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in london.ability aimslearn some rough information about the attractions in london.improve the students’ extensive reading ability.train the students’ speaking ability, especially the ability to deal with some problems in understanding each other.train the students’ writing ability.emotional aimstrain the students’ ability to cooperate with others.stimulate the students’ love of their hometownknow that london is a place greatly influence by invaders.teaching procedurestep 1 greetingsteacher greets the students as usual.step 2 revisiont: in the last period, we learned some basic information about the united kingdom, especially the historical influence on the geography and its historical attractions.first, who’d like to read your summary of the passage?s: the united kingdom consists of four countries, which joined together little by little in history, and this can be seen from the union jack.but the four countries don’t work together in every area.england is the largest of all and it can be divided into three zones.both london and england were greatly influenced by different invaders.t: excellent.t: i will ask you some general questions about the uk.while answering them, you can’t refer to your textbooks. t: no.1 what are the four countries in the united kingdom?s: they are england, wales, scotland and northern ireland.t: no.2 when did great britain come into being?s: it came into being in 1603, when king james of scotland became king of england and wales as well.t: no.3 what are the three zones in england?s: they are the south, the midlands and the north.t: no.4 do the four countries in the uk work together in every area?s: no.they work together in some areas, but they have developed different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the world cup!t: no.5 which group of invaders did not influence london?s: the vikings.t: what did the invaders left in london?s: the romans built the oldest port in the 1st century ad, the anglo-saxons built the oldest building in the 1060s and the normans constructed the oldest castle in 1066.t: so there must be very beautiful sceneries to see if we go to london one day.step 3 extensive readingt: do you still remember the pictures of some beautiful buildings in the united kingdom shown at the beginning of this unit?have you dreamed of going there one day and seeing all the sceneries with your own eyes?