Teaching Aims:
1. Further develop the students’ reading ability and reading skills
2. Get the student to know more about the British Isles
Teaching Important Points:
1. Train the students’ reading ability and develop their reading skills
2. Enable the students to understand the text better.
Teaching Difficult Points:
1. Get the students to master the geography of British Isles
2. Let them know the influence the United Kingdom received and the history of the United Kingdom
Teaching Methods:
1. Fast reading and match to get the general idea of the text.
2. Finish the map to know the geography of the British Isles
3. Question-and-answer activity and filling in a table to get the detailed of the text.
Teaching Aids:
1. A computer and a courseware
2. A tape recorder
Teaching procedure:
Step I Greeting
T: good morning, girls
S: Good morning teacher
Step II Lead-in (3 minutes)
T: A friend of mine has studied in England for about four years. In these four years, she traveled many places of British Isles and took many photos. Here are some pictures she took in her travel. (Show some pictures of Buckingham Palace, Parliament Houses, Sao Paul Cathedral, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh and give the general introduction of these places.)
T: Buckingham palace is a place where Queen and King live.
T: Parliament Houses means"议会大厦"
T: Sao Paul Cathedral is a famous church
T: Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom.
T: Liverpool is a seaport.
T: Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland
T: All these photos are taken from British Isles. Do you want to have a trip to British Isles?
S: Yes
Step III Pre-reading
T: Ok, today I will take you to travel British Isles. To travel some place, I think you should make a travel plan to get the general idea of its history, language, climate, culture, geography and brief introduction. The reading part talks about these of British Isles. So when we go through the text, we will have a trip to the British Isles.
Step I V Reading
Activity I: The Whole Text(8 minutes)
T: Here is a chart, in the right are the main idea of each paragraph, listen to the whole passage and match each paragraph with their topics (play the tape)
Match the paragraphs with their topics
Para.1 history
Para.2 language
Para.3 climate
Para.4/5 culture
Para.6 brief introduction
Para.7 geography
T: Have you finished?
S: Yes
T: Ok let’s do it together. Tell me what does each paragraph talk about
S: Para.1 talks about brief introduction
S: Para.2 talks about geography
S: Para.3 talks about climate
S: Para.4and 5 talks about culture
S: Para.6 talks about history
S: Para.7 talks about language
T: Well you do a good job. So in today’s travel we will have six stops: the first stop is brief introduction of British Isles; the second stop is the geography of British Isles; the third stop is the climate of British Isles; the fourth stop is the culture of the United Kingdom; the fifth stop is the history of the United Kingdom; the sixth stop is the language of British Isles
Activity II: Para1 (4minutes)
T: Now, let’s go to the first stop: the brief introduction of British Isles. I think it is a little difficult for you to understand. Please read the para.1 and do the true or false statements, and then I think you can know it clearer. I will give one minute.
True or false statements
1. (F) The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is not past.
2. (T) It is a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
S: The first sentence is false
S: The second sentence is right
T: Yes the first sentence is wrong and you can find the right answer in your book.
(Show some pictures of the underlined things or places.)
T: From the second statement we know that the United Kingdom is a nation of different countries, which has a common language and culture, right?
S: Yes
Activity III Para2 (7minute)
T: Late class we have briefly talked about the geography of British Isles, Do you still remember?
S: Yes
T: Here is the map of British Isles. Could you tell me where the Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales are?
S: Yes (the teacher point at the place and the students say the name)
T: Now read the para.2 as quickly as possible, and then tell me what the number stands for. I will give 3 minutes. (Show a map of British Isles).
T: Have you found the answers?
S: Yes
T: What number one stands for?
S: Number one stands for English Channel.
T: Yes you are right. What about the number 2
S: Number 2 stands for Isle of Man
T: Yes. What about number 3,4 and 5?
S: Number 3 stands for Irish Sea, number 4 stands for Atlantic Ocean and number 5 stands for the North Sea
T: You’ve got it.
Activity IV：Para3 (4nimutes)
(Show a picture of an umbrella)
T: What’s in this picture?
S: An umbrella
T: Yes, would you take an umbrella everyday?
S: No
T: But British people do. Do you know why? Ok I need one student to read the Para 3, and the rest of do these two questions
1. What is the climate of the British Isles2. What are the coldest and warmest months?
T: I think these questions are not very difficult. Let’s answer them together
S: The climate of British Isles is mild with a lot of rainS: The coldest months are January and February, while the warmest months are July and August.
T: So the best months to go to British Isles are July and August. Do you agree with me?
S: Yes
Activity V：Para4and5 (8minutes)
T: Until now, we have traveled three stops: stop one is about brief introduction, stop two is about geography; stop three is about climate. The last two stops both talk about the natural environment of British Isles. To travel someplace besides learning its natural environment, we should learn about its human environment. The next three stops are about the humane environment of British Isles.
T: The first stop of the humane environment is culture. I think culture is an abstract and difficult idea to understand. Please read the para.4 and 5 and do the question--answer exercises, then you will get a clear idea of the culture of British Isles. I will give 4 minutes to do it, and then I will ask students to answer these questions one by one.
Read paragraph 4 and 5 then answer 3 questions:
the culture of the people in British isles received many influences? From where?
2. Whose language forms the basis for English?
3. Who conquered the England in 1066? What’s the result of French influence?
T: Now who can give me the answer to the question one? Any volunteer?
S: Yes. It has received many influences from the European mainland
T: People from different parts of northern Europe The French. The result of French influence was that there were many French words in the English languageActivity VI ；Para6 (6minutes)
T: (show a picture of the Queen Elizabeth) Who is she?
S: She is Queen Elizabeth
T: Yes she is the Queen of the United Kingdom. That is to say she is the Queen of the Scotland England Wales and the Northern Ireland. Are the Queens and kings always the official leader of these four parts?
S1: Yes
S2: Maybe
T: It relates with the history of the United Kingdom. Read the para.6 and finish this table, then you will have a clear understanding of the history of the United Kingdom. After 2 minutes I will ask some students to give me the answers
1536: 1707:
Southern part of Ireland used to be:
And now is:
Northern Ireland:
The Isle of Man and:
T: Have you finished?
S1: Yes. In 1536, England and Wales formed the Union
Scotland joined the unionPart of the UK
an independent republic
Part of UK
ruled by the King of England
Activity VII: Para.7 (4 minutes)
T: Before reading the last paragraph, I have a question to ask you. If a friend of Hangzhou comes to see you. What language do you speak with her?
S: Mandarin
T: Why do you speak with her in Wenzhou dialect?
S: Because she doesn’t understand it.
T: So mandarin is the common language used in china. And there are also some dialects, spoken language and accents in china.
T: Do you think the British people have a common language? Ok read the last paragraph and answer these questions then you can get the answers.
Read last paragraph and answer 3 questions: language do people throughout British Isles speak?2. What older European language do British people speak? 3. How many spoken language and local accent in British Isles?4. What’s the serious matter to the people in Britain?
T: Do you get the answers?
S1: Yes, people throughout British Isles speak English
S2: Walsh and Irish are the older European language
S3: There are six spoken language and two local accents in the British Isles
S4: That these languages are threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain
T: Yes you are very good.
Activity VIII Consolidation (1 minute)
T: Today we have traveled six stops of British Isles. Do you still remember what they are?
S: The first stop is the brief introduction of the British Isles. The second stop is the geography. The third is the climate. The fourth is the culture. The fifth is the history of the United Kingdom. And the last is the language
T: Yes, you remember them.
Step V Summary and Homework
T: I think this text is a little difficult for you. Today’ s homework is to review the reading part and underline some difficult language points. Next class we will learn them