Unit2 The United Kingdom 教学内容分析: 本单元主要话题是“英国”。 通过阅读使学生了解英国的历史和地理位置，国家的构成及名胜古迹。 本单元所涉及的要点是： （1）了解，认识英格兰，威尔士，苏格兰和北爱尔兰。 （2）了解伦敦的一些著名景观。 （3）学习过去分词作宾语补足语的句型。 （4）掌握与人交流语言理解有困难时请求别人重复的几种表达方式。 The 1st Period ( Reading ) Teaching Aims: Enable the students to know the UK in geography and history. Teaching Important Points and Difficult Points: How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK. Teaching Methods: Skimming and task-based activities. Teaching Procedures: Step I Warming up 1. Background knowledge: Name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland Capital: London Location: Western Europe Population: 60,441,457 (July 2005) Language: English, Welsh, Scottish Ethnic groups: English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistanis, and other 2.8% Area: Total 244,820 sqk. Climate: Temperate: moderated by prevailing southwest over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast Natural resources: Coal, petroleum (石油), natural gas, iron ore, lead (铅), zinc (锌), gold, tin, limestone (石灰岩), gypsum (石膏) Task 1: Describe briefly the UK according to the map. 1.The UK is surrounded by water in all sides. 2. On the west of the Great Britain lies the Irish Sea . 3. On the south of England lies the English Channel . 4. On the northeast lies the North Sea . 5. On the north is the North Atlantic Ocean . 2. Task 2 Ss do the quiz on page 9. Step II. Pre- reading Task 3. Ss discuss and answer the following questions. 1. Can you name the capital cities of the ...
