Unit2
The
United
Kingdom
Period
1
Warming
up
and
reading
Teaching
important
points
1.Let
students
learn
about
the
countries
of
the
United
Kingdom
and
the
Union
Jack.
2.
Get
students
to
read
the
passage
and
know
about
how
the
UK
was
formed
and
the
four
groups
of
invaders.
3.
Have
students
learn
different
reading
skills.
Teaching
difficult
points
1.
Develop
students’
reading
ability.
2.
Enable
students
to
talk
about
the
United
Kingdom
and
the
Union
Jack.
3.
Let
students
learn
how
the
UK
was
formed
geographically
and
historically.
Teaching
goal
Develop
students’
reading
ability.
Have
students
read
the
passage
and
know
about
the
UK
was
formed
and
the
four
groups
of
invaders.
Teaching
methods
Task-based
teaching
and
learning
Discussion
Practice
Teaching
procedures
Step
1
Lead-in
Ask
and
answer
the
following
questions.
1.Which
country
will
hold
the
30th
Olympiad
in
2012
The
UK
2.What
is
the
full
name
of
the
UK
UK——The
United
Kingdom
of
the
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland.
Step
2
Warming
Up
1.Ask
students
do
the
quiz
on
Page
9
and
find
out
how
much
they
know
about
the
UK.
2.
Stimulate
their
interests
about
the
lesson
by
enjoying
some
pictures.
Step
3
Pre-reading
Let
students
discuss
and
answer
the
question.
Can
you
name
the
capital
cities
of
the
countries
of
the
UK
England
London伦敦
Wales
Cardiff加迪夫
Scotland
Edinburgh爱丁堡
North
Ireland
Belfast贝尔法斯特
Step
4
Reading
Listen
and
answer
Ask
the
students
to
listen
the
tape
and
divide
the
passage
into
three
parts
and
match
the
main
idea
of
each
part.
Part
1(Para
1-3)
the
cultural
importance
of
London
(About
London)
Part
2(Para
4)
How
the
UK
came
into
being.
(About
the
UK)
Part
3(Para
5-6)
England
is
divided
into
3
zones.
(About
England)
Part1
About
the
UK(Para
1-3)
1.
Analyze
how
the
UK
came
into
being.
2.
Ask
the
students
to
answer
the
question.
The
Union
Jack
flag
unites
the
flags
of
three
countries
in
the
United
Kingdom.
Which
country
is
left
out
Why
Suggested
answer:
Wales.
Because
it
is
usually
considered
to
be
part
of
England.
3.
Using
the
information
of
part
1
to
fill
in
the
blanks
The
full
name
of
England
is
the
______
________
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
.It
consists
of
four
parts
,they
are
__________,__________,_________
and
________________,
people
always
think
______is
a
part
of
England.
The
flag
of
the
UK
is
called
the
__________
______.The
four
countries
have
different
___________and
______
_______as
well
as
different
_________
______.
Suggested
answer:
United
Kingdom
England
Wales
Scotland
North
Ireland
Wales
Union
Jack
educational
legal
systems
football
teams
Part2
About
the
England(Para
4)
1.
Ask
the
students
to
read
the
Para
4
and
tell
the
three
zones.
the
South
of
England
the
Midlands
the
North
of
England
2.
Using
the
information
of
part
2
to
fill
in
the
blanks.
Most
population
settled
in
___________________.
Most
of
the
large
industrial
cities
are
in
___________________.
Nationwide,
many
cities
have
________________________.
Suggested
answer:
the
South
of
England
the
North
and
the
Midlands
world-famous
football
teams
Part3
About
the
London(Para
5-6)
Ask
the
students
to
read
the
Para
5
and
tell
the
four
sets
of
invaders.
They
are
the
Romans
the
Anglo-Saxons
the
Vikings
the
Normans
The
last
part
tells
us
about
the
invaders’
influence
on
England
and
London.
Read
it
and
try
to
fill
in
the
table
below,
and
answer
a
question.
London
England
The
Romans
built
the
oldest
port
in
the
1st
century
AD
left
their
towns
and
roads
The
Anglo-Saxons
built
the
oldest
building
in
the
1060s
left
their
language
and
government
The
Vikings
None
influenced
the
vocabulary
and
place-names
The
Normans
constructed
the
oldest
castle
in
1066
left
castles
and
words
for
food
Which
group
of
the
invaders
did
not
influence
London
The
Vikings
3.
True
or
False
The
oldest
castle
in
London
was
constructed
by
Norman
rulers
in
1066.
London
has
the
oldest
port
built
by
the
Normans
in
the
1st
century
AD.
The
oldest
building
in
London
was
begun
by
the
Anglo-Saxons
in
the
1060s.
The
first
invaders
Normans
left
their
towns
and
roads.
The
Vikings
influenced
the
vocabulary
and
place-names
of
the
North
of
England.
Suggested
answer:
TFTFT
Step4
Summary
Using
the
information
from
the
reading
passage,
complete
the
following
form.
The
UK
consists
of
England,
Wales,
Scotland
and
Northern
Ireland.
In
the
13th
century
Wales
was
linked
to
England.
In
the
17th
century
England
and
Wales
were
joined
to
Scotland.
In
the
early
20thcentury
Southern
Ireland
broke
away
and
Northern
Ireland
joined
with
England
,
Wales
and
Scotland
to
become
the
UK
.
England
the
largest
of
the
four
countries,
consists
of
the
South,
the
Midlands
and
the
North
of
England.
London
the
greatest
historical
treasures
of
all,
has
museums,
art
collections,
the
theatres,
parks
and
buildings.
The
four
groups
of
invaders
are
the
Romans,
Anglo-Saxons
,
Vikings
and
Normans.
Step5
Homework
1.
Learn
the
useful
words
and
expressions
in
this
part
by
heart.
2.
Read
the
reading
passage
again
and
try
to
retell
it
in
your
own
words.