Teaching Goals:
1. Get the students to know the information about the United Kingdom.
2. Encourage the students to talk out what they know about the UK and Ireland.
3. Help the students learn to get information by listening.
Teaching methods
1). Skimming & scanning methods to make the Ss get a good understanding of the text.
1.Discussion methods to make the Ss understand what they’ve learned in class.
2.Pair work of group to get every student to take part in the teaching-and-learning activities.
3.Competition and role-play method to arouse the Ss’ interest
Teaching procedures
Period 1
Step 1. New words study.
Get Ss read the new words from P93-94 by themselves.
Ss read the new words together.
T correct some mis-pronunciation for the students.
Step 2 Introduction of the UK.
Area: 244,820sq.km.
Population: 59,113,439
Languages: English, Kymric, Gaelic
Religion: Catholicism
Composing countries: England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Capitals: London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast
Step 3. Warming up.: Ss compete in answering the questions as quickly as possible.
Step 4 Pre-reading.
Q: England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?
The south, the Midlands and the north
Step 5 Fast reading.
Ss read the passage within 4 minutes to find the answers to comprehending 1.
1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag 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 What three countries does British Airways represent?
1 England 2.Scotland 3 Northern Ireland
3 Which group of invaders did not influence London?
The Vikings didn’t influence London, it influence the vocabulary of the North.
Period2
Step1: Intensive Reading.
Ss Read the text carefully and divide the passage into three parts. Write down the main idea of each part.
Part1(Para.1-4): what England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.
Part2 (Para.5):the geographical division of England into zones; their similarities and differences.
Part3(Para.6): the cultural importance of London.
Step2. Teaching new words and structures
1.consist vi.组成；在于；存在于
常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由……组成；由……构成
Eg. The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.
The committee consists of seven members.
consist in=lie in在于； 存在于
eg. What does happiness consist in?
The beauty of Venice consist in the style of its ancient buildings.
2 puzzle 1)n. 迷；难题；玩具；迷惑（只用单数）
a Chinese puzzle（中国玩具）【比喻】复杂难懂之事
a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）
常用搭配：be in a puzzle about对……大惑不解
I am in a puzzle about the matter.我对这件事大惑不解。
2)vt. 常用搭配：puzzle sb./be puzzled with使……迷惑; 对……大惑不解
The question puzzled me./I am puzzled with the question.这个问题使我很迷惑。
3)vi. puzzle over苦思……
I puzzled over the question for quite a while.这个问题我想了好半天。
3.clarify vt., vi.解释；澄清；阐明
clarify matters澄清真相
The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?
政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。
His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然清醒了。
4.convenience n.适合；方便
We bought this house for its convenience.
我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。
When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
"我们下次见面什么时候,什么地点对你方便?"
Please come at your convenience.请在你方便的时候前来。
常用搭配：for one’s convenience为 ……方便
for convenience’s sake为方便起见
at one’s convenience在……方便的时候
拓展：convenient adj. 方便的；便利的
Our house is convenient for the shops.
常用搭配：be convenient to sb. 对……方便
It is convenient for sb. to do sth.某人做……是方便的
Is it convenient for you to come tomorrow? 你明天来方便吗？
5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的东西;引力
The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays.
现时去国营企业就职的想法对年青人没有多大吸引力。
The tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth.
潮汐是由月亮对地球的引力引起的。
A big city offers many and varied attractions.大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西。
拓展：attract v. 吸引
attractive adj. 有吸引力的
常用搭配：have attraction for sth. 对……有吸引力
attract one’s attention吸引某人的注意力
be attracted to sth.被……所吸引
6.influence 1) n.（常与on连用）影响力；感化力
My teacher's influence made me study science at college.由于我老师的影响，我上大学学了理科。
Many a woman has had civilizing influence upon her husband.许多妇女对其丈夫有影响。
2) n.（常与over, with连用）权力；势力
Will you exercise your influence on my behalf?你愿意运用你的权力给我帮忙吗？
3).vt. 影响
My teacher influenced my decision to study science.我的老师对我学理科的决定起了影响作用。
常用搭配：under the influence of受到……的影响
influence on/upon对……的影响
注意：influence 可以表示长期以来给人思想上以潜移默化的影响；还指影响力；而affect可指对具体事物的影响，或对人的思想感情产生了影响.
I was deeply affected by the news
我深深被这消息所感动.
7. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大双眼。
解读：1)句中的keep your eyes open和make your trip worthwhile都是“动词＋宾语＋形容词作宾补”结构。
He found the room open.他发现房间是开着的。
The rain made the ground wet.雨使地面浸湿了。
2)worthwhile adj.值得做的,常用于It is worthwhile to do sth./doing sth.中。
I don’t think it is worthwhile.我认为不值得做这件事。
It is worthwhile discussing/to discuss the question.讨论一下这个问题是值得的。
注意：worth, worthy 和worthwhile的区别
worth现在英语中被看作介词，因为它后面必须带名词或动名词。后接动名词时以主动形式表达被动的意思，接名词时须接表示价值、代价的名词。
worthy是形容词，在句中作表语或定语。作表语时，用be worthy of ＋n./doing sth. 或 be worthy to be done 结构。
This book is well worth reading.这本书很值得一读。
This dictionary is worth ten yuan.这本字典值10元。
The place is worthy of a visit/ being visited.这个地方是值得参观的。
This suggestion is worthy to be considered.这个建议是值得考虑的。
Step5.Exercise
单句改错
The foreigner tried his best to make his point be understood.（删去be）
They found a piece of rope with one end tying in a circle.（tired）
They both spent t he night locking in the room.（locked）
What kept you so exciting? （excited）
I noticed the traffic holding up after a bad accident.（held）
It is a great c_______ to have a cell phone.
Generally speaking, students are i__________ by their teachers in world ands actions.
Don’t interrupt me！I am doing a word p________.
I must _________（澄清） my reasons for not having attended the meeting.
To be honest, I can’t tell what the a________ of this famous painting has.
convenience2.influenced3.puzzle4.clarify 5.attraction
Step6.Homework
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