Unit4 Reading and Thinking 名师教学设计
Teaching goals:
1.knowledge
1) To learn about some geographic features of the UK
2) To learn about the origins of its different names
3) To learn about some history of the UK
2.ability
1) To learn to read maps and find basic geographic information of a nation
2) To learn to get the information of a passage with the skills of skimming & scanning
3) To learn to analyze the structure of a passage and the supportive details
3. attitude
1) To broaden our horizons on the information about the world
2) To get interested in the common history and culture of mankind
2) To understand the links between history, culture and civilization
Teaching procedures
Activity I:Watch the video and name the four parts on the map.
Activity II: Read the passage and think about the following questions
What do the UK's four countries have in common
Which group of people was the first to set foot on the UK
What happened to England in the 11th century
What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
Choose the best answer to the questions above.
Activity III: Analyze the structure of the passage in the following five parts: name, formation, systems, people and tourism.
What are the different names ever used to call the country
How did the present country come into being
What are the differences and similarities between its four parts
How did the different nations come to the UK and what did they bring
What attract tourists around the world to London and all over the country
Activity IV: Watch the video and discuss: What changes did these historic events bring to English language
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