Unit 5 The British Isles

teaching aims:
1. refresh the students’ memory about ‘new zealand’ which they learned last term.
2. remind them useful ways of expressing direction
3. develop the ability at doing exploration study .

teaching procedures:
step1 lead-in
show the class the maps of china and new zealand. have them talk about these two countries. teacher says ‘ as a chinese, there’s no doubt that everyone here knows china very well. besides, in last term, we have learnt a lot about new zealand. can you tell me something about them.
step 2. warming up
after talking about china and new zealand, shows them the national flag of the uk while playing the national anthem ‘god save the queen’
t: you have really known much about china and new zealand .listen !what’s the song? look! which country’ national flag is it? do you also know a lot about the uk and ireland? today we'll learn a new unit--the british isles. in the last period, i told you to search for as much information as possible about the uk and ireland through the internet. i'm sure you've got a lot. now can the leaders report your exploring study?
get the leaders to report and add extra information
references for teachers:
food and dishes: roasted beef, steak kidney pie, english fish chip, chicken ala king, sandwich and so on.
sports. walking, swimming, playing football, playing tennis, bicycling, skating, hiking and so on.
way of life: diy. they often fix up a house, plant their gardens, and make furniture by themselves. even they build their houses themselves.
important cities are: london, liverpool, manchester, birmingham, edinburgh, dublin, cardiff, belfast and so on. london is the biggest city and the capital of england. it lies on the river thames. london is also a cultural and political center. in it there are many world-famous places of interest.
places of interest: st. james park, hyde park, big ben, tower bridge, the houses of parliament, buckingham palace. national westminster and so on.
geography : four parts. they are england, wales, scotland and northern ireland. there are many kinds of natural resources, such as coal, iron, oil and natural gas.
languages: english is the official language in the uk. it is also widely used in the world.
rreligion & beliefs : people in the uk mostly believe in christ. some of them believe in islam, and buddhism.
schools :two kinds. one is private school and the other is public school. schooling is free of charge in public schools while it costs much in private ones. there are many world-famous universities in the uk, like, cambridge university, oxford university, london university and so on.