Unit 2 The United Kingdom Period 1 Warming up and readingLearning aims: 1. Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills. 2. Learn the foreign culture and know more about different cultures in the world. 3. Get to know the information about the United Kingdom. Important point: Develop reading ability and learn different reading skills.Difficult point: Learn the foreign culture and know more about different cultures in the world.【使用说明与学法指导】泛读一遍第 9,10 页课文完成预习案。 (25mins) 预习案 Previewing Case Task1: Warming up and pre-reading(见课本 P9,完成 warming up 的问题)Task 2: Skim the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.Para1. A. explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about.Para2. B. Explains the importance of London as a cultural and political center in the UK.Para3. C. Present the topic of the passage.Para4. D. The three zones of England and their similarities and differences.Para5-6 E. The similarities and differences among the four countries.Task 3. Read the text quickly and fill in the form.UKContains ____________, ____________, Scotland and _______________.In the 13thCentury____________ was linked to _____________.In the 17thCentury___________ and Wales were joined to ____________.Some time later____________ Ireland broke away and ________________ Ireland joined with ____________ ,Wales and ____________. Thus _________ come into being.Englandthe ____________ of the four countries, consists of the _______________, ________ and _____ of EnglandLondonthe greatest ____________ treasure of all, has _____________, art ____________, theatres, parks and __________.The four groups of invadersthe Romans, ______________, ___________ and Normans.1我的疑惑探究案 Exploring Case...