Module 5 UNIT 2 The United KingdomPeriod1 Warming up and Reading第一课时泛读【Text Analysis：教材分析】The reading passage is of course the most important part of this unit. It is made up of three aspects： What the UK concludes；The geographical division of England；The important role London plays as a cultural and political center of the UK. This reading material combines knowledge and culture together, and certainly it willarouse the students’ interest. By learning this passage, students are expected to achieve the following aims.【Student Analysis：学情分析】本课时教学的对象是高二<1><6>班的全体同学。
学生对“英国”的地理，历史，文化了解较少，学生对文章涉及词汇比较陌生，看到这个题目，文章的篇幅，产生惧怕心理。
先通过 Warming up, Pre-reading 唤起学生的阅读兴趣，教学设计要由浅入深，消除学生对本篇文章的恐惧感，引导学生参与到教学活动中，在参与中学会学习。
针对高二（1）班为艺术班，高二（6）班为理科班，学生英语基础较弱，不敢主动用英语表达自己这个现状，教师采用视，听，说，读的教学方法，提供图片，地图，协助学生从感性理解逐渐上升到理性理解，培养学生使用英语实行思维、表达的水平。
【Teaching Aims：教学目标】A.knowledge aims(知识目标)Enable the students to know the UK in geography and history.B. ability aims(水平目标)To Let students know about the basic information about The UK .To develop the students’ learning ability, cooperative and investigative learning abilities.C. emotional aims（情感目标）1.Stimulate students’ interest in learning English.2.Develop students ’spirit of cooperation and teamwork.【Teaching important points：教学重点】1.The words and expressions related to the UK2.The basic information about the UK3.How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK.【Teaching difficult points：教学难点】1．How to express one’s opinion correctly in English.2．How to stimulate students’ spirit of cooperation and teamwork, and then to finish the task effectively.【Teaching methods：教学方法】1.TBLT(任务型教学模式)2.Cooperative Learning(合作学习)3.Discussion(讨论)4. Asking-and-answering activities（问答活动）【Teaching Aids：教学用具】Whiteboard, Multimedia courseware, and other normal teaching materials一、自主预习Activity1：本单元共77个词汇，熟练掌握55个，重点掌握19个。
unite, kingdom, consist, divide, puzzle, clarify, relation, legal, convenience, attraction, collection, construct, influence, consist of, divide ... into, break away (from), leave out Activity2：自主学习，合作探究，熟记课标词汇。
Activity3：学习词汇，阅读课文，了解英国的相关信息。
二、预习成果展示（略）三、认知学习目标1.学生自读学习目标2.导入新课四、课堂研讨助学Activity1：Lead inLet student watch a short video..and then ask students one question.Q1：According to a short video, which country does it mainly introduce? Can you tell me something about this video?Activity2：Presentation.(New lesson)Show the title on the screen----unit 2 The United KingdomTask1. Learning Objectives1.To know about the basic information of the UK .2.To understand the geographic puzzle of the UK.3. To Master the related words and phrases of the UK.Task2.Warming upQ1：How much do you know about the UK? Try this quiz and find out.1. How many countries does the UK consist of ?A. twoB. threeC. four2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?A. about 6 hoursB. about 10 hoursC. about 16 hours3. Which is the national flower of the UK?A. CherryB. RoseC. Peony (牡丹)4. What are the provinces called in England?A. countiesB. departmentsC. states5. Which is the longest river in England?A. the River AvonB. the River ThamesC. the River Severn6. Which belongs to the UK?A.Statue of LibertyB. Eiffel TowerC.Big BenD.Golden Gate BridgeQ2：Do you know the full name of the UK?Answers：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTask 4.Reading--puzzles in geography1.Skimming for the main idea of the passageQ：What is the text mainly about?A. How many countries make up the United Kingdom?B. Explain how England is divided into three zonesC. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.D. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography,history and culture, etc.2.Match main ideas with paragraphsPara 1： How the UK came into being.Para 2： States the topicPara 3： Explains the importance of London Para 4： Explains differences in the four countriesPa 5&6 ： Explains how England is divided into three zones3.Read the each paragraph, answer the following question.1)read the para1, Q：How many countries does the UK consist of?2)read the para2, Q：How the UK was formed?3)ead the para3, Q：In what ways are the four countries different?4)read the para4, Q： England is divided into 3 zones.What are they?Most population settled in ___________________.Most of the large industrial cities are in ___________________.Nationwide, many cities have _______________________Activity 3. summary (小组活动)1.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 ____________.The flag of the UK is called the __________ ______.The four countries have different ______and ______ _______as well as different _________ ______. ______is the largest of the four countries and it is ______ ____ three parts. Most of the people settled in the ________,but most of the large industrial cities in the _________and the ______.The capital of the UK is ________, it has many great places of interest.Activity 4.Homework1Recite the new words and phrases in the reading passage.2.preview the language point of the reading part.附：板书Unit2 The United Kingdom------ A country of countriesEngland (first)+Wales(in the 13th century) Great Britain +Scotland(in the 17th century)+Northern Ireland(in the 20th century)。