Unit5TheBritishlsles-TheSecondPeriodTeachingAims:1.Learnandmasterthefollowingwordsandexpressions:words:form,influence,basis,inland,mountainous,narrow,diversity,republic,Wales,mild,union,strength,Welsh,Scofishphrases:bemadeupof,makethemostof,holdtogether,lieoff,atonepoint,theAtlanticOcean,runover2.Furtherdevelopthestudents'readingabilityandreadingskills.3.GetthestudentstoknowmoreabouttheBritishIsles.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Trainthestudents'readingabilityanddeveloptheirreadingskills.2.Enablethestudentstounderstandthetextbetter.3.Masterthefollowingphrases:standfor,bemadeupof,beunknownto,makethemostof,holdtogether,lieoff,beseparatedfrom,atonepoint,ingeneral,asmuchas,runover,endupwithTeachingDifficultPoints:1.Masterthefollowingsentencepatterns:(1)Aisin/on/tothenorth/east/…ofB(2)beofgreatvalue2.Understandthefollowingsentences:(1)TheideathatEnglandstandsforFishandChips,theSpeakers'CornerandtheTowerofLondonispast.(2)ThefactthatthemainlandofGreatBritainismadeupofthreekingdomsisstillunknowntomany.TeachingMethods：1.Fastreadingtogetageneralideaofthetext.2.Question-and-answeractivitytogetthedetailedinformationinthetext.3.Explanationforstudentstomastersomelanguagepoints.TeachingAids:1.acomputerandacourseware2.ataperecorder3.aprojectorTeachingProcedures:StepIGreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.StepIIRevisionT:Inthelastperiod,wesummeduptheexpressionsforagreementanddisagreement.NowI'llcheckyourhomework.I'llasksomepairstoactoutthedialoguestheyhavemadeupbeforetheclass.(Teacheraskstwopairstocometothefronttoactouttheirdialogues.)SAandSB:…StepIIILead-inT:YesterdaywetalkedmuchabouttheUnitedKingdomandyouknowalotabout用心爱心专心115号编辑it.(Teachershowsapictureonthescreen.)T：Nowlookatthepicture.ItisthemostfamousclockinEngland.Doyouknowitsname?Ss:大本钟T:Yes.DoyouknowBigBen?InwhatpartofEnglandisit?Volunteer?S1:ItisontheRiverThamesinthenorthoftheHousesofParliament.It'sonepartoftheHousesofParliament.T:Whatelsedoyouknowabouttheclock?Ss:No.T:I'lltellyouaboutit.It'sfamousforitshugeclockface.It'sthebiggestclockinEngland.It's320feethigh.Itsminutehandis14feetlong.Itstrikesthehours.Itlooksmostspectacularatnight.Youevenknowwhentheparliamentisinsessionbecausealightshinesabovetheclockface.AlsoBigBenisanexcellenttimekeeper,whichhasrarelystopped.WhoevergoestoLondon,he'llgotoenjoythebeautifulclocktower.StepIVPre-readingT:NowopenyourbooksatPage35.LookatthequestionsinPre-readingandhaveadiscussionaboutwhatyouknowaboutthesequestions.(Afewminuteslater,teacherasksthreestudentstoanswerthem.)S2:TheUnitedKingdomismadeupoffourparts.Theyare…S3:TheBritishIslesaremadeupoftwoparts,namely,GreatBritainandIreland.S4:IrelandisalargeislandinEurope.Itisdividedintotwoparts.NorthernIrelandispartoftheUnitedKingdomandtheothermakesuptheRepublicofIreland.ItscapitalisDublin.TheyspeakIrish.EnglishisasecondLanguage.T：Doyouthinktheyareright?Afterreadingthepassage,youcanfindtheanswers.Butfirstweshouldlearnthenewwordsinthisperiod.(Teachershowsthenewwordsonthescreenandaskssomestudentstoreadthem.)StepVReadingT:Let'sreadthepassagetolearnabouttheBritishIslestocheckyouranswers.Pleasereadquickly.(Teachergivesstudentsenoughtimetoreadthepassage,andthenaskssomestudentstogivetheanswers.)T:Haveyoufinishedreadingthepassage?Ss:Yes.用心爱心专心115号编辑S5:Ithinktheanswertothesecondquestioniswrong.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofGreatBritain,Ireland,theC...
