陕西省西安经发中学高中英语 Book 5 Unit 2 Reading the united kingdom Reading Puzzles in Geography教学设计 新人教版必修5Teaching Aims: Knowledge aims: Enable the students to know the UK in geography and history.Ability aims：Help students improve reading ability and guess some particular new words meaning.Emotional aims： Help students understand English cultural.Teaching Important Points and Difficult Points: 1. How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK. 2. How to improve students ability of guessing words meaning. 3. Extend cultural background.Teaching Methods:Skimming and task-based activities.Teaching Aids: Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, blackboard.Teaching ProceduresStep I Lead-in (1) watching a video showHello, class! I am your travel guide today. We shall go to visit London for this summer vacation. Now lets watch a video show about London attractions first. You may also read the caption in English. (2) finishing a quizSince you have learned something about the UK, you are to finish the quiz about the UK on page 9. Step II Pre- readingSs discuss and answer the following questions.1. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?3. What do you know about any cities or towns in the UK?Step III Reading - skimmingSkim the text to find the main idea of the text and the main idea of each paragraph, join lines to the right answer. Keys：main idea of the text: It tells us about the puzzles in the historical geography of London.Step IV Language learning Listen to the tape and then find the following sentences and guess the meaning of the bold line words.1. The UK consists of four countries. 2. England can be divided into three main areas.3. The southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government.4. London has museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.5. It has the oldest port built by the Romans and the oldest castle constructed by Norman rulers. 6. You can clarify the question if you study British history.Step VI Careful readingYou are to read the text carefully again to look for any necessary information to complete the form below. Times and Events in the History of The United KingdomIn the 13th centuryWales was linked to England.In 1603The name Great Britain was given by King James.In the 19th centuryIndustrial cities were built.In the 1st centuryThe oldest port was built by the Romans.In the 1060sThe oldest building was built by the Anglo-Saxons.In 1066The oldest castle was constructed by later Norman rulers.Step VII SummaryThe United Kingdom of Great 1_ and Northern is a country situated in 2 _ west Europe. Its territory and population 3 _ primarily situated on the island of Great Britain 4 _ in Northern Ireland 5 _ the island of Ireland, as well as numerous smaller 6 _ in the surrounding seas. The United Kingdom 7 _ a political union made up of four constituent 8 _: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A member 9 _ the G8, the United Kingdom is a highly 10 _ country with the fifth largest economy in the world 11 _ second largest in Europe, estimated 12 _ US$2.2 trillion. It is the third most populous state 13 _ the European Union with a population 14 _ 60.2 million and is a founding member 15 _ the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 16 _ the United Nations (UN), where it holds a permanent seat 17 _ the Security Council. The UK is also 18 _ of the worlds major nuclear powers. After the end of the 19 _ Empire, the UK retains influence throughout 20 _ world because of the extensive use 21 _ the English language as well as through 22 _ world-spanning Commonwealth of Nations, headed by Queen Elizabeth II.（Keys: 1 Britain 2 north 3 are 4 and 5 on 6 islands 7 is 8 countries 9 of 10 developed 11 and 12 at 13 in 14 of 15 of 16 and 17 on 18 one 19 British 20 the 21 of 22 the）Step VIII Discussion group workDivide the students into several groups, perform as a guider and design the introduction of UK according to the summary.Step Homework 1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words. 2. Read the text again and find out some words, expressions and sentence structures that seem difficult to you.Blackboard DesignUnit 2 The United KingdomReading-Puzzles in Geography1. Background information competition2. Skimming for main idea Group 1-4 Group 5-8 3. Key words: consist of: points divide into; break away; collection; contrast; clarify4. Careful reading for specific information5. Show time perform as a guider