Unit 2 The United Kingdom

convenience2.influenced3.puzzle4.clarify 5.attraction

step6.homework

write a short summary of the passage.

period 3 learning about language and grammar

teaching goals

1. learn about the appositive clause.

2. identify noun clauses.

3. enable students to use new words.

teaching procedures

step 1 review the vocabulary and complete the sentences.

a. students work in pairs first.

b. the teacher check the answers.

step 2 brainstorming

a. review the text and present the appositive clause by asking questions:

1. what impresses you most in the passage ?

the fact that ¡­ impresses me most.

2. what have you already known before reading the passage ?

i have known the fact that ¡­

3. did you hear any news about britain recently ?

i heard the news that ¡­

b. collect answers as many as possible ,reminding students

of sentence structure if find errors.

step 3 grammar explanation

a. get students to identify the clauses .

c. try to make students tell the differences between appositive clause and attributive clause by comparing the sentences.

1.the news that the plane would take off on time made everybody happy.

2.the news that is spreading around the airport is that a heavy storm is coming.

3.the suggestion that students should learn something practical is worth considering.

4.the suggestion that they are considering is that students should learn something practical.

c. the teacher offers explanation if necessary.

step 4 tell the function of the following sentences.

1.the idea that great britain is made up of three countries¡¯ corner ,big ben and the tower of london is past.

2.the fact that great britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many.

3.the result of so much french influence was that the english language ended up with many french words such as table, animal and age.

4.some people feel that wales is an ancient fairy land.

5.that most of these are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in britain.

6.they realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.

step 5 consolidation

consolidate what have been learned by doing further exercises.

period 4 using language (reading: sightseeing in london)

step1 revision：what is london famous for?

              big ben , london tower bridge, hyde park, etc

step 2 new words study.

step 3 read the passage and answer these questions

1 who built the tower of london? when was it built?