Unit2TheUnitedKingdom.ThefoirstperiodReadingTeachinggoalsGetthestudentstoknowmoreabouttheBritishIslesandlearnmorenewwordsandtheirusages.TeachingproceduresStep1PresentationShowthestudentsfourpicturesandaskthemtoguessacountrynamewhichisrelatedtoallofthem.(TheansweristheUnitedKingdom.)Askthestudents:Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheunitedkingdom?Tellthestudents:TodaywearegoingtoreadapassageabouttheBritishIsles.Step2FastreadingGetthestudentstoskimthepassageandmatchtheparagraphsandthetopics.ThenletthestudentstakealookatthemapoftheBritishIslesandtellmetheplacenamesofthedifferentnumbersonthemap.Step3CarefulreadingAskthestudentstoreadthepassagecarefullyanddecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.Step4DiscussionShowthestudentssomepicturesofthethreecountriesoftheBritishIslesandthenask:IfyouhavegotthechancetovisitoneofthethreecountriesoftheBritishIsles,whichcountrywillyouchooseandwhy?Imaginethatyouaregoingonafour-weektripthroughtheUK.Makeatravelplaninwhichyoudescribewhereyougo,howlongyouwillstayandwhy,andwhatclothesandthingsyouwilltake.Step5HomeworkWriteashortpassageabouttheDachenIsles.ThesecondperiodSpeakingTeachingGoals:1.GetthestudentstoknowtheinformationabouttheUnitedKingdom.2.EncouragethestudentstotalkoutwhattheyknowabouttheUKandIreland.3.Helpthestudentslearntogetinformationbylistening.Teachingmethods1.Skimming&scanningmethodstomaketheSsgetagoodunderstandingofthetext.2.DiscussionmethodstomaketheSsunderstandwhatthey’velearnedinclass.3.Pairworkofgrouptogeteverystudenttotakepartintheteaching-and-learningactivities.4.Competitionandrole-playmethodtoarousetheSs’interestTeachingproceduresStep1Warmingup1.Lead-in(1)WhatdoyouthinkofDongguan?Whichplaceimpressesyoumost?(2)A.TherearenotmanyvisitingplacesinDongguanasitisanewly-developedcity.Butwhataboutourcountry?Thinkwhatwordsyou¡¯llneedtodescribeacountryandthengiveabriefdescriptionofChina.B.TherearemanyfamousplacesinChina.Thinkoutoneanddescribeit,lettingothersguesswhichplaceitis.2.ShowpicturesofsomefamousplacesofChina.Ask:Wherearetheytaken?3.ShowpicturesofsomeplacesoftheBritishIslesandaskthestudentswheretheyaretaken.Thentellthestudentstosaysomethingtheyknowabouttheseplaces.4.(1)Askthefollowingquestion:DoyouknowhowmanypartstheUKismadeupof?(Scotland/England/Wales-----Britain+NorthernIreland-----theUK+theRepublicofIreland----theBritishIsles)(2)ShowthemapoftheBritishIslestohelpthestudentstogetaclearideaofsomeimportantcitiesintheUKandthenamesandthelocationsofdifferentpartsandcountiesandrivers.(3)ThenaskthestudentstolookatsomecitiesintheUKandtonamethem.5.Groupwork:(1)WhatistheUKfamousfor?Thinkaboutsport,art,architecture,literature,film,foodandlife.(Showsomefamousexamples.)(2)Talkaboutthegeography,history,languages,culture,famouspeople,buildingsandotherthingsintheUKandIreland.Step2Listening1.TheteachertalksmoreaboutthelanguagesintheUKandIreland.ThenaskthestudentstotalkmoreabouttheeducationintheUK.2.Ask:HowareclassesarrangedinschoolsintheUK?3.(1)Listentothetapeandtickthesentenceswhicharetrue.(2)Listentothetapeandfillinthetimetablebelow.(3)Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions.Step3Extension1.Talkaboutourowntimetable.2.HaveadiscussionaboutthesimilaritiesofthetimetablesinourcountryandtheUKandalsotellthedifferencesbetweenthem.Step4HomeworkFindmoreinformationinrelationtotheUKandIrelandontheInternet.ThethirdperiodSpeakingTeachingGoalsTrain...
