人教版新课标高中英语必修5Unit2《The United Kingdom》

1、 Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Reading)Step 1. Lead-in 1. London becomes the focus of the world.Video News：Jacques Rogge announced: “The games of the 30th Olympiad in 2012will be held in the city of London.”News: London Hit By Several Terrorist Bomb Blasts b: 2. Ask Ss (1) Why was Great Britain able to

2、 beat out four other world class cities?(2) Have you ever been to the UK? (3) Whats the full name of the UK?(the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)(4) Can you give us some information about the UK in geography, literature, politics, sports, sightseeing and so on?Possible answers a

3、nd new words:Geography: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern IrelandLiterature: Shakespeare, Shelly, Charles DickensSports: Manchester United, Beckham, OwenPolitics: Karl Marx(communism),capitalism3. The importance of Great Britain especially as an English-speaking country.Work in pairs. Do this quiz

4、and find out how much you know about the UK. (Page 9 Warming Up)1). How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?2). Who rules the UK: the Prime Minister or the Queen?3). What are the provinces called in England?4). Which is the longest river in the England?5). Does South Ireland belong

5、to Britain?Answers: 1). Four. They are: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2). The Prime MinisterFurther information: It may appear to an outsider that the Queen has an important role in ruling the country. However, this is not so. Her position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcomin

6、g Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain, etc. The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called the Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament each from a different part of the country make the important political decisions and

7、the laws.3). Counties (further information: The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China. They have local government powers for their area. Counties have several Members of Parliament，depending on the size of their population. Large towns such as Reading have two MPs and the larg

8、est city in England outside London, which is Birmingham, has ten MPs.)4). The River Thames.Step 2. Guessing and common knowledge of Britain 1. Gather some brief information from Ss about Warming Up. Then show the following pictures to the whole class to lead in the text.Queen Elizabeth II; Michael O

9、wen; Big Ben; the River Thames;London Tower Bridge; National Flag; multicultural society; British Commonwealth 2. National anthem God Save the Queen (Song from:3. National flowerroseStep 3. Guessing the main idea of the text. 1. National flagThe main colors are blue red and white.The design looks li

10、ke the Chinese character“ mi”.The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the UK. Which country is left out? Why? Read the text quickly to find out the answer.Show the flags: Union Jack or Union Flag; Cross of St Andrew (Scotland)Cross of St Patrick (Ireland); Cross of St George (Engl

11、and)2Ask the Ss to read the title “Puzzles in Geography” and look at the pictures, then guess what the passage may be about.Ask one or two Ss to give their point of view.Step 4. Reading 1.Fast-reading Let Ss read the text quickly to find out the answer to the following question:What does the Nationa

12、l flag stand for? (skimming)(The Union Jack flag unites the three flags of three countries in the United Kingdom.)Then ask Ss to scan the article to find out the answer. Ask Ss to pay attention to the four parts of Great Britain.( scanning)2.Let Ss read the text once again. (1) Task1: Ask Ss to name

13、 the four parts of the UK. (2) Task2: Divide GK into three parts. Draw lines in the to show the zones of theSouth, Midlands and North of England.( North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester; Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham; South:Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth) (3) Task3: Scanning According to th

14、e text, join lines to the right answers.Para. 1 Explains the joining of England and Wales.Para. 2 States topic to be examined in the reading.Para. 3 Explains the importance of London as cultural and political centre in the UK.Para. 4 Explains what the term “Great Britain” means and how it came about

15、.Para. 5 Explains differences in the four countries. Para. 6 Explains how England is divided into three zones.3. Let Ss have an intensive reading and answer the questions:(1) What three countries does British Airways represent? (England, Scotland Northern Ireland)(2) Which group of invaders did not

16、influence London? (The Vikings. They only influenced the vocabulary and the place names of the North.)4. If you want to write to someone in Edinburgh, which lies in Scotland, you should write the address as_.(B)A. Edinburgh, EnglandB. Edinburgh, Great BritainC. Scotland, Edinburgh, EnglandD. Great B

17、ritain, Scotland, Edinburgh5. “The British commonwealth” has taken the place of“the British Empire”, from which we can see _.(C)A. the British Empire is separatingB. the national liberation movements are risingC. both A and B D. neither A nor B6. Ask Ss to find the four parts and the important citie

18、s in the map.Step 5. Discussion活动（一） (四人活动)1Why did terrorists strike London? 2Do you think it is time British troops were pulled out of Iraq?（according to the present political situation and the role of the UK in international affairs, try to find useful information from the text, for instance, as a cultural capital）活动(二)Ask the students to do Exercise 3 on Page 11 and exchange their information in pairs.Step 6. HomeworkTask 1:Write a short summary of the passage.(The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided in