高中英语人教版必修5第二单元TheUnitedKingdom(Reading)教案

第1页共3页优秀教案2（2011------2012学年度第一学期）TeachingContents:TheUnitedKingdom--WarmingupandReading教案Teachingaims:GetthestudentsinterestedintalkingabouttheUK,andatthesametimeimprovetheirspeakingability.EnablethemtogetsomebasicinformationabouttheUK.throughreading.ImprovingSs’readingskillssuchasprediction,scanning,skimming.Teachingdifficultandimportantpoints:ExpresstheideasfreelyinEnglishUnderstandthehistoryandthegeographyoftheUK..Improvethereadingskills.Teachingprocedures:Step1Warmingup&lead-in1.GameplayingT:Morningeverybody!Yousee,nowadays,travellingabroadarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Soifyouhaveachancetogoaboard,whichcountrydoyouwanttogomost?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthatcountry?T:Verygood!Justnowsomeofyousharedyourideas,andnowlet’splayashortgame:Guesswhichcountryitis!Altogetherthereare8groups,youareaskedtochooseoneitemandguesswhichcountryitisaccordingtotherelatedinformationofferedtoyou.1.People----America2.Music----Argentina3.Video----Australia4.Food-----Italy5.Shopping----France6.Architecture-----China7.Poetry-----theUKStep2Pre-Reading1.Brainstorming:T:NowyouhaveachancetogototheUK.,beforeyougothereyou’dbettergotothelibrarytosearchforsomeinformationaboutthecountry.Whatkindofinformationaboutityouwanttofindout?S:geography,literature,politics,sports,sightseeings,cultures,ethnicgroups,famouscities,food,history,language,fashion,lifestyles…….T:Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthese?Step3Reading1.Fast-reading.1)Task1:Question:Whatkindsofinformationarementionedinthetext?(sports,geography,history,flag,London,ThebiggestcountryEngland,flag,invasions).第2页共3页2)Task2:Howmanypartscanthispassagebedividedintoandwhatthemainideaofeachpartis?.Part1(para1-4):HowtheUKcameintobeingPart2(para5):Englandisdividedinto3zones.Part3(para6):ThereasonwhyLondonbecametheculturalcapitalofEngland.2.CarefulreadingPart11)T:Verygood!SocouldyoutellmehowmanycountriestheUKconsistsofandwhattheyare?S:TheUKconsistsoffourcountries,thatisEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.2)T:Exactly!Thendoesthesefourcountriesunitedinoneday?S:No.T:ThenhowcantheUKcomeintobeing?S:FirsttherewasonlyEngland,theninthe13thcenturyAD,WaleswaslinkedtotheEngland,andin1603,thetwowerejoinedtoScotlandtomaketheGreatBritaincomeintobeing.Later,NorthernIrelandwasunitedtotheGreatBritaintoformtheUK.T:Wonderfuljob!ActuallythehistorycanbeshowninthenationalflagcalledtheUnionJack.CrossofStGeorge(England)CrossofStAndrew(Scotland)CrossofStPatrick(Ireland)UnionJackorUnionFlag3)T:Bytheway,yousee,theflagUnionJackonlyunitesEngland,ScotlandandNorthernIreland,withWalesleftout.Sodoyouknowwhy?S:BecauseitisusuallyassumedtobepartofEngland.T:Yes!Andaccordingtothepassage,althoughthefourcountriesbelongtotheUK,theyarestillquitedifferentinsomeaspects,soinwhatwaysarethefourcountriesdifferent?S:Theyaredifferentininternationalrelations.Theyhavedifferenteducationalandlegalsystemsaswellasfootballteams.Part2T:Amongthefourcountries,Englandisthelargest,andforconnivanceitisdividedinto3zones.Whatarethey?S:TheSouthofEngland,theMidlandsandtheNorth.T:Good!Andnowcouldyoutellmewhatthefeatureofeachzone?MostpopulationsettledinTheSouthofEngland.MostofthelargeindustrialcitiesareintheNorthandtheMidlands.Manycitieshavefamousfootballteams.第3页共3页Part31)T:SoweallknowtheUKhasalonghistoryandofcourserichculture,andtheculturalcenteris,obviously,thecapitalcityLondon.SowhycanLondonbecometheculturalcenter?S:BecausetherearealotofhistoricaltreasureinLondon.T:WhytherearesomanyhistoricaltreasureinLondon?S:Londonhasbeeninfluencedbysomeinvaders.2)T:Actually,intheEnglandhistory,altogethertherearefourinvasions,doyouknowwhattheyare?S:TheRomans;TheAnglo-Saxons;theVikings;theNormans.T:WhatdidtheyleftinEngland?S:theRomanslefttownsandroads,theAnglo-Saxonslanguageandgovernment,theVikingsinfluencethevocabularyandplace-namesoftheNorthandtheNormanscastlesandwordsforfood.Step4.Post-Reading1.Task1Role-playTwostudentsactastouristguides,andtwostudentsactasthetouristswhowanttogototheUK.Beforetheystart,theyasktheguidessomebackgroundinformationoftheUK.2.Task2DiscussionofideasThisisanopportunitytoallowstudentstodrawconnectionsinthehistoryandthegeographyofEngland.Askstudentsworkingroupsof4,andeverygroupchoose1topic.Atlastthegroupleadershouldgivearepresentationoftheirideas.1)WhatsimilarityistherebetweentheinvasionsoftheRomansandtheNormans?2)WhatsimilarityistherebetweentheinvasionsoftheAnglo-SaxonsandtheVikings?3)WhydoesLondononlyhaveevidencefromthreeofthefourinvaders?4)WhatgeographicalfactorsmakeitdifficulttoinvadeEnglandsuccessfully?2.Task2DebateInthehistoryoftheUK.,therearesomeimportantinventions.Thoseinvadersruledthecountryforsometime.Theybroughtpainstothelocalpeople,butatthesametime,theyalsobroughtsomethingnewtothecountry,whichisimportantforthemakingupofitshistory.“IstheinventionsgoodorbadtothecountryBritain?”Step5Homework1.Readthetextandtrytofindoutsomeimportantordifficultwordsandexpressions.2.Writeashortsummaryofthepassage.(ThewriterexamineshowtheUKdevelopedasanadministrativeunit.ItshowshowEnglandisalsodividedinto3zones.ItexplainswhyLondonbecametheculturalcapitalofEngland.)3.Previ