Unit2 The United Kingdom教学反思
1.本节课较好地运用现代教育信息技术与高中英语课堂教学相结合，使用多媒体课件the united kingdom 演示辅助教学，扩大了教学容量，提高了教学密度。有效地完成了本课的教学目标，课堂教学效率高。
2.在本堂课教学活动进行中，学生的合作意识加强了，主题精神得到了培养和锻炼。这种合作学习的教学方式使学生又“被动”的学转变为“主动”的学。
3.通过对课文的大声朗读加深了学生对课文的理解和记忆，取得了很好的效果。4.另外，这样的课可以使各个学科的相互联系更为紧密。如进行本课的教学时，还涉及到了地理、历史学科的内容，这样，英语教学就与这些学科内容的教学融为一体了。促进了学生的全面发展。
3.演示课件以其生动活泼，信息量大，影音丰富的特点，受到教师和学生的欢迎。让学生能成为有赋任务的探索者，自主自控的学习者，真正让学生积极、持久地参与到课堂教学。
教学设计
Book 5 Unit 2 the United Kingdom
Puzzles in geography
Teaching aims and demands
1. Help the students understand the main idea of the passage.
2. Try to improve the students’ reading ability.
3. Arose the students great interest to the foreign cultures.
Key and difficult points
How to improve the students’ reading skills with efficiency
2. Understand how the UK was formed geographically and historically.
Teaching steps
Step1.Warming up
What do you think of when you speak of the UK?
Let’s have a quiz about the UK
设计意图：通过一些关于英国著名景观、英国的首相、英国的钱币、英国著名的大学等相关图片的展示来激发学生的学习积极性，同时也激活了学生已有的知识背景被进一步学习做好准备。
Step 2.P prediction
Just look at the title and pictures in the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it to see if you were right.
设计意图： 通过读前预测，可以让学生从总体上浏览文章。利用题目、小标题、黑体字以及图画和地图等，对文章的内容有一个大概的猜测；这对于提高阅读的速度和准确性有很好的帮助作用。
Step3: Fast reading
Read the passage as soon as possible to get the main idea of each paragraph.
1. What is the main idea of each paragraph?
Para 1: A. How the UK was formed
Para 2: B.States the topic to be examined in the reading.
Para 3: C.Explains the cultural importance of London
Para 4: D.Explains differences in the four countries
Para 5&6: E.Explains how England is divided into three zones ;their similarities and differences.
2. What is the main idea of the text?
A brief ____________ to the UK about its ___________and ____________
based on__________, ___________and___________.
Skills:Go through the whole text, try to grasp the key words of each paragraph or part, and know the structure of the text. Then conclude the main idea of the text.
设计意图： 本步骤为快速阅读。通过skimming的形式，让学生用最快的速度把握各个段落的大意，不仅可以锻炼学生总结概括的能力，还可以让学生对于文章的结构有一个清晰的把握，为后面的scanning做好准备。同时在了解各段的大意后更能够总结出本文的中心。锻炼了学生如何找出文章中心的技能。
Step4: Careful reading
Before the reading, just go through the text, then the part developed in what order?
In time order
设计意图：锻炼学生从不同角度理解文章的能力。
Part1. How the UK was formed?
UK
Contains ________, ______, Scotland and _______________.
In the 13th
Century
______ was linked to ________.
In the 17th century
________ and Wales were joined to ________.
In the early 20th century
_________ Ireland broke away and _________ Ireland joined with ________ ,Wales and ________. Thus _______ come into being.
Try to describe the procedure(过程) based on the chart above and the map and the flag.
Firstly, there was England.
Secondly, Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD.
England and Wales were joined to Scotland in 17th century.
Finally, the English government tried in the 20th to form The United Kingdom by getting Northern Ireland Connected.
设计意图：通过英国地图和英国国旗的展示让学生能够用语言表达英国形成的过程，从而对课文有了更深层的理解。锻炼了学生的语言表达能力。
1）The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. What are they? Which country is left out? Why?
____________________________________________________________________
2). In what ways are the four countries different?
_______________________________________________________________________________
设计意图：通过细读，锻炼学生寻找细节信息的能力。同时，让学生用句子的形式表述相应内容，锻炼他们的语言表述能力。
Part2.
1. Look at the map of England and Wales on Page 11. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone.
North :_______________________
Midlands:______________________
South:________________________
2. Read Part 2 carefully and fill in the blank.
Most population settled in ________________ ___.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.
Many cities have famous _____ _________.
设计意图：用幻灯片协助教学，通过对英国地图展示和分解，让学生用语言文字进行说明，锻炼学生寻找关键信息的阅读能力。
Part 3: Read part 3 and do the following questions
1. In the England history, there have been four sets of invaders. They are: _____________, _______________, _______ _ ____, ____ __ _____.
2. What did the invaders leave in England?
__________________,________________,______________,______________.
3. Which group of the invaders did not influence London?
_________________________________________________________________
设计意图：对第三部分有更深入的了解，培养学生对文章细节理解的能力。
Step 4. Read aloud
Read the passage aloud and have a better understanding of the passage. Prepare a discussion on introduction of the UK.
设计意图：大声的朗读课文，对课文有了更深层次的理解，同时掌握了重点的词汇和短语，为下一步的讨论做好从分的准备。
Step5. Discussion
1 Suppose you are guides in Britain, try to introduce Britain, England and London to us. What do you want to introduce?
设计意图：通过小组合作的形式，让学生自主合作，在小组中解决大部分问题。通过小组展示，锻炼他们的组织协调能力和表达能力。
Step6.Post-reading
The guider is introducing some information to the visitors about the geography，history and culture of the UK. Please write a short passage to introduce it. (About 60 words)
设计意图：通过读写结合的方式，实现了语言的输出，达到了学以致用的目的。锻炼学生的综合语言运用能力。
Step7.Homework：
Polish(润色) your composition and add more information to make your introduction more specific（详细，具体）
设计意图：进一步巩固所学习的语言知识。培养学生的写作能力。
Unit 2 The United Kingdom评测练习
1. Why is the UK made up of four parts?
2. What is the relationship between the Republic of Ireland and the UK?
3. Can you work out why London is the capital of England, Great Britain and the UK?
4.Which group of invaders did not influence London?
5.Fill in the blanks without looking at your book .
The United Kingdom is made _______ of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. First there was England. Wales was linked to England in the 13th century. Great Britain was the name ________(give) when England and Wales were joined to Scotland. It happened in 1603 when king James of Scotland became king of England and Wales ______ well. The three countries got united ______(peaceful) instead of by war. However just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom, the southern part of that country broke_____ to form its own government. England is ______ largest of the four countries. For convenience, it is divided roughly ______ three zones --- the south of England, midlands and the north. Most of the population _____(settle) in the south, but most of the large industrial cities were in the midlands and north of England. London has the oldest port _____(build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD. London is the greatest historical treasure ______ its museum, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.
课件29张PPT。人教课标
高二 必修 5
Unit 2Unit 2 The United KingdomInformation about the UK Learning aims1. To get some basic information about the UK through reading.
2. To improve reading skills .
3. To arose the students great interest to the foreign cultures. What do you think of when we speak of the UK River Thames 泰晤士河 Big ben 大本钟 London bridge 伦敦桥 Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 Greenwich Observatory 格林威治天文台 Official flag--- Union Jack
Double Decker bus 双层巴士
Stonehenge 巨石阵 Oxford and Cambridge 牛津大学 剑桥大学How many countries does the UK consist of ?
A. two
B. three
C. fourLet’s have a quiz2. Who rules the country?
A. The Queen
B. The Prime Minister
C. both3. What are the provinces called in England ?
counties
departments
states
4.Which is the bank note of the UK ?
A.
U.S. Dollar
$
B. Euros
?
C. Pounds
￡ PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHYRead the passage as fast as possible and do exercise Ⅰon your paper.Fast-readingWhat is the main idea of each paragraphPara 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Pa 5&6: B.States the topic to be examined in the reading.C.Explains the cultural importance of LondonE.Explains how England is divided into three zones ;their similarities and differences.A.How the UK was formed.D.Explains differences in the four countries.Fast-reading What is the main idea of the text ？
A brief __________ to the UK about its __________ and ___________ based on
_________ __________ and _________.Fast-readingintroductionfoundationdevelopmentgeography, history
culture.Skills：Go through the whole text, try to grasp the key
words of each paragraph or part, and know the structure
of the text. Then conclude the main idea of the text.careful-readingRead part I carefully and do exercise Ⅰon your paper.EnglandWalesNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesEnglandEnglandSouthernNorthernEnglandScotlandthe UKPart 1 How was the UK formed (5’’)the United KingdomIn the 17th centuryWalesEnglandScotlandEnglandIn the 13th century Great BritainIn the early 20th centurythe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Northern IrelandPart 1-Historyfirst, only Englandthe 13th century AD, England + Wales.next, 1603, England + Wales + Scotland Great BritainFinally, 1900s, Great Britain + Ireland
- the southern partEnglandthe United Kingdomthe Union Jack The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?
The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed to be part of England.2. In what ways are the four countries different? They are different institutions. They have
different educational and legal systems as well as football teams. NorthMidlandsSouthPart 2-England Look at the map of England and Wales. Divide it into three parts. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. Now put each town or city into its correct zone.LondonBrightonPlymouthReadingBirminghamCoventryYorkLeedsManchesterSheffield(5’’) England is divided into 3 zones.NorthMidlandsSouthLondonBirminghamCoventryYorkLeedsManchesterSheffieldMost population settled in ___________________.
Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.
Many cities have famous ______________.the South of Englandthe North and the Midlandsfootball teamsRomans: Anglo Saxons: towns and roadsLanguage and governmentthe Vikings:the Normans:Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North of EnglandCastles and words for foodWhat did the invaders leave?Part 3(5’’) Which group of the invaders did not influence London?The VikingsThe guider is introducing some information to the visitors about the geography，history and culture of the UK. Please write a short passage to introduce it. (About 60 words)Key words DiscussionRead the passage loudly to prepare for a discussion on the introduction of the UK.consist of be linked to is divided intocapitalflagplaces of interest
Suppose that you are the guider and you want to
give a brief introduction about the UK.
As is known to all, the united kingdom consists of ……
.
WritingPost-readingIdea-sharingThink of as many opinions as possible
and share the opinions. As is known to all, the united kingdom consists of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and northern Ireland. Wales is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called the Union Jack. The four countries have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams.
England is the largest of the four countries and it is divided into three parts.
The capital of the UK is London. It has many great places of interest.
Language is the carrier of culture and
a mirror of culture.
To learn and understand a language, one must learn it culture.
Polish(润色) your composition and add more information to make your introduction more specific（详细，具体）.HomeworkThanks for your attention
and criticisms are welcomed!
