高二英语精品教学设计：Unit1Othercountries,othercultures-Wordpower（牛津译林版选修9）Step1:BrainstormingDoyouknowsomethingabouttheUnitedKingdom?Ifyouareexpectedtodescribethecounty,whatsubjectswillbecovered?Now,haveatryandthefollowingpicturesmaygiveyousomehelp.Step2:Vocabularylearning1.PleasereadPartA,andanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatdothewordsfloraandfaunareferto?(Plantsandanimals.)Whatdoestheword‘monarchy’mean?(Itreferstoatypeofgovernmentinwhichacountryisruledbyakingorqueen.)Whichsubject(s)areyoumostinterestedin?Why?2.PleasefocusonPartBonPage6.Canyouunderstandthemake-upoftheBritishCommonwealthofNations?WhatcountriesisGreatBritainmadeupof?WhatistheUKmadeupof?WhatotherCommonwealthnationsdoyouknowof?3.ReadthepassageinPartC.Fillinthemissingwords.AnswersC(1)history(2)society(3)England(4)government(5)monarchy(6)commerce(7)trade(8)Agriculture(9)resources(10)population(11)lifestyle(12)customsStep3:Vocabularyextension1.Now,let’scometoPartD.AnswersD(1)Queen(2)Government(3)Minister(4)Labour(5)Party2.Reading:220words6’LondonLondonisthecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritain,thepoliticalcenteroftheCommonwealth,andamajorport,65km.fromthemouthoftheRiverThames.Administrativelyitconsistsof:①theCityofLondon(area2.5sq.km.,pop.5,400),theoriginalnucleus,retainingamedievalsystemofgovernmentofcourtsofaldermenandanelectedlordmayor.②GreaterLondon,ametropolitancounty(pop.7,111,500),madeupof12InnerLondonboroughs(area303sq.km.,pop.2,809,100)and20OuterLondonboroughs(area570sq.km.,pop.4,302,400)TheCity,onthenorthbankoftheThames,isoneoftheworld'sleadingbankingandfinancialcenters.ItcontainsGuildhall(1411-23)andStPaul'sCathedral(1675-1710).ThePortofLondonliestotheeastanditsdocksextendfor25milesalongtheThames.TheTowerofLondon(11thc.)liesjusteastoftheCity.TheWestEndincludesWestminster,theareaofcentralgovernmentadministration,StJames'Palace(1521-1533),severalparks,andfineexamplesofdomesticarchitecture(esp.18th-19thcenturies).Industries(esp.intheEastEndandthesuburbs):printing,publishing,electricalandmechanicalengineering,chemicals,clothing,foodprocessing,plastics.SomeofLondon'sculturalinstitutionsaretheUniversityofLondon(1836),theBritishMuseum(1753),theNationalGallery(1838),theCoventGardenOperaHouse(1856-1858)andRoyalFestivalHall(1951).
