The United Kingdom（Period 2 Reading）
teaching aidsa tape recordera projectorthe blackboardthree dimensional teaching aimsknowledge aimsdebate, clarify, legal, relation, convenience, attraction, influence, collection, construct, puzzle, educational, roughly, industrial, historicalbreak away from, leave out, divide...into..., be linked to, to one’s surprise, as well as, be known as, look around, keep one’s eyes open, make one’s trip worthwhile there is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: england, wales, scotland and northern ireland.you must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the united kingdom worthwhile!ability aimslearn some detailed information about the united kingdom.improve the students’ reading ability.train the students’ ability to grasp key information while listening.train the students’ speaking ability.emotional aimstrain the students’ability to cooperate with others.know about the uk’s historical influence on the geography.know about the historical treasures left by the invaders.
teaching procedurestep 1 greetingsgreet the students as usual.step 2 revisiont: at the beginning of this period, i will check if you have mastered the new words and phrases in this unit.please finish the following sentences using some words and phrase in this unit.please pay attention to the forms of the words and phrases.1.the uk__________four countries.2.many people find the geography of the uk__________ .3.unless the money is paid immediately we shall be forced to take__________ action.4.the printer has__________two lines from this paragraph.5.janet has a very good __________of foreign coins.6.i don’t want to__________you.you must decide for yourself.7.it is difficult to__________a bad habit.8.the explanation in the note__________ the difficult sentence.9.shopping bags are provided for the customers’ __________.10.it takes about two years to__________a large bridge.(give the students several minutes to think about them.)suggested answers:1.consists of 2.puzzling 3.legal 4.left out 5.collection 6.influence7.break away from 8.clarified 9.convenience 10.constructstep 3 pre-readingt: in the first period, you have learned a brief introduction to the uk.do you know the difference between the united kingdom, great britain, and england?s: i find their relationship puzzling.t: the official name of the country is“the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.”the united kingdom consists of great britain and northern ireland.great britain is the name of the island northwest of france and east of ireland that can be divided into three regions: england, wales and scotland.therefore, england is part of great britain, which is part of the united kingdom.the puzzling situation was caused by the history.in this unit we will learn about the historical influence on the geography of the country.