Unit 2 the United Kingdom Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading (Ⅰ)一、教学目标:让学生掌握本单元重点词汇和短语,了解英国的地理和历史
教学重点:训练学生的阅读速度教学难点:学生阅读能力的提高二、预习导学(一)回答问题1
Which country will hold the 30th Olympiad in 2012
What is the full name of the UK
When you mention England, what or who will you think of
What do you know about the UK
Please do the quiz on page 9
(二)熟背常用短语1.consist 由……组成2.divide
把……分成3.break (from) 挣脱(束缚);脱离4. one's credit 为……带来荣誉;值得赞扬;在……名下5.leave 省去;遗漏;不考虑6.refer 提及;参考 三、问题引领,知识探究(一)Skim the text and choose the main idea of the passage
A.The history of the United Kingdom
B.The geography of the United Kingdom
C.The people of the United Kingdom
D.The politics of the United Kingdom
答案:B(二)Read the text and choose the best answer
1.When were England and Wales linked to Scotland