英语必修5人教版新课标Unit2第1课时教案Period1WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading(I)andComprehendingTeachingGoals:1.ToarouseSs’interestinlearningaboutthehistoryandlocationoftheUnitedKingdom.2.TodevelopSs’abilityofsummingup.3.LetSsmastersomeimportantwordsandexpressions.4.Todevelopsomebasicreadingskills.TeachingProcedures:Step1.WarmingUp1.BriefintroductionoftheUnitedKingdomBritainisacountryofgentlemen,anditplaysanimportantroleintheinternationalaffairs,buthowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUnitedKingdom?Thisisaquiz,whichisintendedforSstoshowwhattheyalreadyknowabouttheUnitedKingdom.UsethequiztomotivateSs’interests.First,letSsdothequiz,andseehowmuchtheyknowabouttheUK.(1)HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeC.four(2)HowlongdoesittaketoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirport?A.aboutsixhoursB.abouttenhoursC.aboutsixteenhours(3)Whorulesthecountry:thePrimeMinisterortheQueen?A.TheQueenB.ThePrimeMinisterC.both(4)WhataretheprovincescalledinEngland?A.countiesB.departmentsC.states(5)WhichisthelongestriverinEngland?A.TheRiverAvonB.TheRiverThamesC.TheRiverSevernSuggestedAnswers:(1)C(2)B(3)B(4)A(5)B2.ExplanationoftheabovequestionsAskSshowwelltheydidaboutthequiz.Tellthemthatiftheygotfiverightanswers,theyknewalotabouttheUKalready.ThengivesomeexplanationaboutthequestionstoSs,andintroducesomemoreinformationaboutthecountry.Question1:TheUnitedKingdomconsistsofEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Moreaboutthisappearsinthefirstreadingpassage.Question2:IttakestenhourstoflyfromBeijingtoLondonHeathrowAirportifyoutakeadirectflight.Question3:ItmayappeartoanoutsiderthattheQueenhasanimportantroleinrulingthecountry.However,thisisnotso.Herpositionisceremonial:openingParliament,welcomingHeadsfromothercountries,goingontourstoothercountriestoencouragetradewithBritain,etc.ThePrimeMinistertogetherwithhismostimportantministers(calledtheCabinet)andhisMembersofParliament(eachfromadifferentpartofthecountry)maketheimportantpoliticaldecisionsandthelaws.Question4:ThecountiesofBritainaremuchsmallerthanprovincesinChina.Theyhavelocalgovernmentpowersfortheirarea.CountieshaveseveralMembersofParliamentdependingonthesizeoftheirpopulation.LargetownssuchasReadinghavetwoMPsandthelargestcityinEnglandoutsideLondon,whichisBirmingham,hastenMPs.Question5:TheRiversThamesandSevernareverysimilarinlengthbuttheRiverThamesisslightlylonger.TheRiverThamesis338kmandtheRiverSevernis290km.TheRiverAvonismuchshorter.Besides,givethestudentsanopportunitytodiscuss.LetthemtalkfreelyaboutwhattheyknowabouttheUK.Ifthereissomeonewhohasgonetothecountry,lethimorhergivesomeinstructionstomotivatetheothers’interests.3.MoreInformationabouttheUnitedKingdomInordertomotivateSs’interests,first,letthemenjoysomebeautifulpicturesabouttheUK,andaccordingtotheknowledgetheyhavemastered,letthemguessthenamesoftheplacesofinterest.Besides,canintroducesomemoreinformationabouttheUKtothestudents.Thenaskthemiftheywanttoknowmoreaboutthebeautifulcountry.(1)Britain:Theofficialnameofthenationknownas“Britain”istheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheUnitedKingdom,ortheUK,consistsofGreatBritain(i.e.thelargeislandthatismadeupofEngland,ScotlandandWales),NorthernIreland,andalotofcoastalislands(TheIsleofWight,Anglesey,theHebrides,OrkneyandShetland,andothers).EnglandisjustthelargestcountryintheUnitedKingdom.(2)People:PeoplefromtheUKarecalledTheBritish,orBritons.Dependingonwh...
