Unit2TheUnitedKingdomTeachingaims:1.TopicCountriesoftheUnitedKingdom;UnionJack;famoussitesinLondon2.Usefulwordsandexpressions:Words:unitekingdomconsistdividepuzzledebateclarifyrelationlegalconvenienceattractioncollectionconstructinfluenceprojectarrangeweddingfoldsightseeingavailabledelighttowerroyaluniformsplendidstatuecommunismthrillpotunfairsmartsuggestiontenseconsistenterrorExpressions:consistofdivide…intobreakaway(from)leaveouttaketheplaceofbreakdown3.Functionalitems:1).LanguagedifficultiesincommunicationExcuseme.I’mafraidIcan’tfollowyou.Canyouspeakmoreslowly,please?Ibegyourpardon?Pardon?Whatdidyoumeanby…?Ididn’tunderstand…I’msorry,butcouldyourepeatthat?2).Space—position,direction,distance)Waleswaslinkedto…EnglandandWaleswerejoinedto/connected…Englandisdividedintothreezones.Thezonenearest…iscalled…Themiddlezoneiscalled…4.GrammarThePastParticipleastheObjectComplement…thethreecountriesfoundthemselvesunitedpeacefully……hehadthemkilledwhiletheywereasleep.TeachingproceduresPeriod1ReadingStep1.WarmingupMoreinformationabouttheUKArea:244,520sq.km.Population:59,113,439Language:English,Kymric,GaelicReligion:CatholicismCapital:LondonDenominationsofbank-notes:50pounds,20pounds,10pounds,5poundsDenominationsofcoins:1pound,50penny,20penny,10penny,5penny,1pennyTask1.Beforetheclass,asktheSsingroupsoffourtocollectsomeinformationaboutthefourkingdoms:England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.用心爱心专心115号编辑Task2:Ssinpairsanddothequizonpage9.Step2.Pre-readingTask3:Ssdiscussandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.CanyounamethecapitalcitiesofthecountriesoftheUK?2.Englandcanbedividedintothreemainareas.Doyouknowwhattheyare?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutanycitiesortownsintheUK?Step3.ReadingTask4:Ssreadthetitleandguesswhatthecontentofthereadingpassagemightbe.Task5:Ssreadthetextandgetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.Para.1.Statesthetopictobeexaminedinthereading.Para.2.ExplainsthejoiningofEnglandandWales.Para.3.Explainswhattheterm“GreatBritain”meansandhowitcameabout.Para.4.Explainsdifferencesinthefourcountries.Para.5.ExplainshowEnglandisdividedintothreezones.Para.6.ExplainstheimportanceofLondonasaculturalandpoliticalcentreintheUK.Task6.Ssreadthetextagainandfinishcomprehending1and2onpage10and11Step4.After-readingTask7:Ssingroupsanddiscuss:1.WhatsimilarityistherebetweentheinvasionsoftheRomansandtheNormans?2.WhatsimilarityistherebetweentheinvasionsoftheAnglo-SaxonsandtheVikings?3.WhydoesLondononlyhaveevidencefromthreeofthefourinvaders?4.WhatgeographicalfactorsmakeitdifficulttoinvadeEnglandsuccessfully?Period2.LanguagelearningStep1.RevisionSsmakeasummaryofthetext.Possiblesummary:ThewriterexamineshowtheUKdevelopedasanadministrativeunit.ItshowshowEnglandisalsodividedintothreezones.ItexplainswhyLondonbecametheculturalcapitalofEngland.Step2.Languagepoints1.consist:vi.1).由…组成；由…构成（与of连用，不用于进行式）2).在于；存在于；以…为主（与in连用，无被动式）Thecommitteeconsistsofsevenmembers.Waterconsistsofhydrogenandoxygen.用心爱心专心115号编辑Whatdoeshappinessconsistin?ThebeautyofVeniceconsistsinthestyleofitsancientbuildings.2.puzzle:n.1).谜；难题；玩具2).迷惑；困惑（只用单数）aChinesepuzzleacross-wordpuzzleIaminapuzzleaboutthematter.beinapuzzleabout对…大惑不解vt.把…难住；使…迷惑Thequestionpuzzledme./Iampuzzledwiththequestion.vi.迷惑；苦思Ipuzzledoverthequestionforquiteawhile.3.clarify:vt.澄清...
