1、Unit 2The United KingdomPeriod OneWarming Up&ReadingPeriod TwoLearning about Language&Using LanguagePeriod ThreeGrammarPeriod FourWriting单元总结提升单元总结提升 Unit 2The United Kingdom Unit 2Unit 2 The United Kingdom The United Kingdom单元话题导入单元话题导入 Cambridge University Cambridge University is one of the oldest
2、 universities in the world,and one of the largest in the United Kingdom.It_ for outstanding academic achievements and the high quality of research undertaken in a wide range of science and arts subjects.The university pioneers work in the understanding of disease,the creation of new materials,advanc
3、es in telecommunications and the research into the origins of the universe.It trains doctors,vets,architects,Unit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdomengineers and teachers.At all levels about half of the students at Cambridge study arts and humanity subjects,many of whom have gone on to be
4、come prominent(杰出的杰出的)figures in the arts,print and broadcast media.The universitys achievements in science can be measured by the sixty or more Nobel Prizes awarded to its members over the years.As Cambridge approached its eight hundredth anniversary in 2009,it was looking to the future.The modern
5、university is an international centre of teaching and research in a vast range of subjects.It continues to change in response to the challenges itUnit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdomfaces.The 1990s have seen a major expansion of the university accommodation(调和调和)for teaching and resear
6、ch.There are many major new buildings either underway or already completed,including the Law Faculty Building and the Judge Institute of Management Studies.Unit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United KingdomTask:Read the passage above and answer the following questions.1When was Cambridge University
7、started?_2Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words._Unit 2 Unit 2 The United KingdomThe United Kingdom答案答案 1.In the year of 1209./In 1209.2is famous/wellknownPeriod OnePeriod One 三维目标三维目标Knowledge and skills1.To know the meanings of the following new words and expressions:un
8、ite vi.&vt.联合;团结联合;团结kingdom n.王国王国consist vi.组成;在于;一致组成;在于;一致consist of 由由组成组成province n.省;行政区省;行政区divideinto 把把分成分成clarify vt.澄清;阐明澄清;阐明三维目标三维目标accomplish vt.完成;达到;实现完成;达到;实现conflict n.矛盾;冲突矛盾;冲突unwilling adj.不愿意不愿意(的的);不乐意;不乐意(的的)break away(from)挣脱挣脱(束缚束缚);脱离;脱离union n.联合;联盟;结合;协会联合;联盟;结合;协会credi
9、t n.信任;学分;赞扬;信贷信任;学分;赞扬;信贷to ones credit 为为带来荣誉;值得赞扬;在带来荣誉;值得赞扬;在名下名下currency n.货币;通货货币;通货institution n.制度;机制;公共机构制度;机制;公共机构Period One 三维目标三维目标convenience n.便利;方便便利;方便rough adj.粗糙的;粗暴的粗糙的;粗暴的roughly adv.粗略地;粗糙地粗略地;粗糙地nationwide adj.全国性的;全国范围的全国性的;全国范围的attract vt.吸引;引起注意吸引;引起注意architecture n.建筑学;建筑艺术
10、建筑学;建筑艺术collection n.收藏品;珍藏;收集收藏品;珍藏;收集administration n.管理;行政部门管理;行政部门port n.港口港口(城市城市)countryside n.乡下;农村乡下;农村Period One 三维目标三维目标enjoyable adj.令人愉快的;使人高兴的令人愉快的;使人高兴的leave out 省去;遗漏;不考虑省去;遗漏;不考虑2.Get the students to know the information about the United Kingdom.3.Encourage the students to talk out w
11、hat they know about the UK and Ireland.Process and methods1.Warming UpIn this section by doing the quiz,the teacher can help the students learn or review their knowledge about the United Kingdom.2.PrereadingPeriod One 三维目标三维目标The teacher had better let the students guess what the text will do with b
12、y answering the three questions and reading the map.3.Reading and ComprehendingIn this part,teachers may first ask the students to read the text quickly to finish a multiple choice or get the main idea of the passage,and then let them read the text again to answer some detailed questions and discuss
13、 how the text is organized.Emotion,attitude and value1.Cultivate students cultural awareness to develop crosscultural communicative ability.2.Develop the love for our country.Period One 三维目标三维目标Period One 重点难点重点难点 重点重点 Understand the general idea of the new text to train the reading ability of the s
14、tudents.难点难点 How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK.重点难点重点难点Period One 教学建议教学建议This is the first period of this unit.In this period,teachers had better guide students to read the text in the following procedures:reading and making a choice exercise,reading to make a summary of events happ
15、ening to the UK,and listing invaders and their influences on the UK.The stress of this teaching period should be put on the important new words,phrases and sentence structures in Warming Up,Prereading,Reading and Comprehending.And much more attention should be paid to the following:consist of,divide
16、into,to ones credit,convenience,leave out;there is(no)need(for sb)to do sth.教学建议教学建议Period One 新课导入新课导入 导入导入 Questions:What do you know about the UK?(I think you surely know something about this country,any volunteers?Just think when we talk about a country what items do we usually mention?)Capital:
17、London(Do you know the capital of the UK?)Area:over(more than)240,000(about two hundred and forty thousand)sq.km.Language:English新课导入新课导入Period One 新课导入新课导入Population:(about)64,000,000(sixty four million)Flag:Union Jack Natural resources:iron and coal Time difference:Eight hours later than Beijing h
18、our The UK is an island country surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.It is situated in Northwestern Europe,lying to the north of France and the west of the Netherlands and Denmark.Now lets do a quiz and find out how much more you know about the UK.(Test Warming Up)You have done good jobs.And now lets le
19、arn more about this in the first reading passage.(P9)Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 课前自主预习课前自主预习Task One:Fast Reading.The text mainly tells us how the UK was formed 1._(geography)and 2._(history).It also introduces the four invaders who 3._(influence)the UK language,placenames,vocabulary and the system of
20、government,etc.Read the passage to find a topic sentence for each paragraph by filling in the blank.Para.1_geographicallyhistorically influencedWhy are different words used to describe England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland?Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 Para.2_Para.3_Para.4_Para.5_Para.6_First there
21、was England.The four countries are still very different.England is the largest of the four countries.You must keep your eyes open if you will make a trip to the United Kingdom.The greatest historical treasure of all is London.Task Two:Careful Reading.Judge the following statements true(T)or false(F)
22、1.In 1603 England and Wales were joined to England.()2.In the 13th century AD,Wales was linked to England.()3.The UK consists of four countries.They are England,Scotland,Wales and Ireland.()4.England is the largest of the four countries.()5.The Vikings didnt influence London.()Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预
23、习 FTFTT.Read the text and then choose the best answer according to the text.1What is mainly talked about in this passage?AThe history of the United Kingdom.BThe geography of the United Kingdom.CThe people of the United Kingdom.Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 答案答案 B2How many countries is the United Kingdom m
24、ade up of?ATwo.BThree.CFour.Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 答案答案 C3The writer mentions London in the fifth paragraph mainly because _.ALondon is the capital of the United KingdomBLondon can best reflect British history and cultureCLondon is home of art collectionsPeriod One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 答案答案 B4Which invader
25、 influenced the British words for food?AThe Romans.BThe Vikings.CThe Normans.Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 答案答案 C5From the passage,we know that _.Aall the four countries share the same educational systemBthe Romans came to England before the AngloSaxonsCit was easy for Northern Ireland to join England,Sco
26、tland and WalesPeriod One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 答案答案 BPeriod One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 Task Three:Microwriting Read the text carefully and fill in the following blank.As we all know,the UK is 1._(divide)into four countries:England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.Everyone can easily clarify any problems if you stu
27、dy 2._.So there is no need to debate more.“Great Britain”was the name given when England and Wales were joined to 3._.They are united peacefully.dividedBritish historyScotlandThe four countries do work together 4._,but they are still very different.They developed different 5._(education)and legal sy
28、stems as well as different football teams.England is the largest of the four and for 6._(convenient)it is divided roughly into 7._.Some industrial cities dont have the historical 8._(attraction)of other places.Yet London has the greatest historical treasure.But it has been influenced only by some 9.
29、_(invade)of England.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to 10._to the UK worthwhile.Period One 课前自主预习课前自主预习 in some areaseducationalconveniencemake a tripattractionsthree zonesinvaders1 consistvi.组成;一致;在于组成;一致;在于(教材教材P9)How many countries does the UK consist of?英国是?英国是由几个部分由几个部分(国家国家)组成的?组
30、成的?Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 consist in 存在于,在于存在于,在于consist of 由由组成,由组成,由构成构成make up 组成,构成组成,构成be made up of 由由组成组成consist with 与与一致一致 词汇点睛词汇点睛【温馨提示温馨提示】consist of与与make up,be made up of都有都有“组成,构成组成,构成”的意的意思,但用法却不尽相同:思,但用法却不尽相同:make up意思是意思是“组成,构成组成,构成”,表,表示主动意义;示主动意义;consist of,be made up of意思是意思是“由由
31、组成组成”,有被动含义。注意:有被动含义。注意:consist of没有被动语态和进行时态。试比没有被动语态和进行时态。试比较:较:Our class is made up of 25 boys and 32 girls.Our class consists of 25 boys and 32 girls.25 boys and 32 girls make up our class.我们班由我们班由25名男生和名男生和32名女生组成。名女生组成。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究【活学活用活学活用】(1)The medical team consists of 5 doctors
32、and 10 nurses.这支医疗队由这支医疗队由5名医生和名医生和10名护士组成。名护士组成。(2)Happiness does not consist in how many possessions you own.幸福并不在于你拥有多少财产。幸福并不在于你拥有多少财产。(3)Small as a watch is,it _tens of smaller parts.手表虽小,却是由几十个更小的部分组成的。手表虽小,却是由几十个更小的部分组成的。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 consists of(4)Life mainly consists of happiness
33、and sorrow while happiness and sorrow_ struggle.生活主要是由快乐和悲伤组成的,而快乐和悲伤存在于拼搏之生活主要是由快乐和悲伤组成的,而快乐和悲伤存在于拼搏之中。中。(5)His actions do not _ his words.他言行不他言行不一。一。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 consist inconsist with2 accomplishvt.完成完成(任务任务);达到;达到(目的目的);实现;实现(计划、计划、诺言等诺言等)(教材教材P10)Happily this was accomplished withou
34、t conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.令人高兴的是,这件事没有引起冲突就完成了,那时候苏令人高兴的是,这件事没有引起冲突就完成了,那时候苏格兰的詹姆斯国王也成了英格兰和威尔士的国王。格兰的詹姆斯国王也成了英格兰和威尔士的国王。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究【易混辨析易混辨析】accomplish,finish与与complete(1)accomplish指成功地完成预期的目标、任务等,通常接指成功地完成预期的目标、任务等,通常接aim,journey,voy
35、age等名词。等名词。(2)finish多指完成日常事务。多指完成日常事务。(3)complete强调事物完整地完成或终结。强调事物完整地完成或终结。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究【活学活用活学活用】(1)We tried to arrange a peace but accomplished nothing.我们试图达成和解但毫无成效。我们试图达成和解但毫无成效。(2)I finished reading the book in only one week.我仅在一周之内就读完了那本书。我仅在一周之内就读完了那本书。(3)I need one more stamp befor
36、e my collection is completed.再有一张邮票,我这套集邮就完备了。再有一张邮票,我这套集邮就完备了。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 (4)A lazy man would _.懒惰的人将一事无懒惰的人将一事无成。成。(5)They looked very disappointed because they didnt _ purpose.他们看起来很失望,因为他们没有达到所期望的目的。他们看起来很失望,因为他们没有达到所期望的目的。(6)She was able to overcome her disappointment and just be pr
37、oud of the things she had _.她能够战胜她的失望,她对她做的事感到自豪。她能够战胜她的失望,她对她做的事感到自豪。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 accomplish nothing accomplish the desiredaccomplished 3 conveniencen便利;方便;便利的事物便利;方便;便利的事物/设施设施(教材教材P10)England is the largest of the four countries,and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zone
38、s.在这四个国在这四个国家中,英格兰是最大的,为方便起见,它大致可以划分为三个家中,英格兰是最大的,为方便起见,它大致可以划分为三个地区。地区。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 at ones convenience在某人方便时for convenience 为了方便起见for sbs conveniencefor the convenience of sb 为了某人方便起见convenient adj.方便的;便利的it is convenient for/to sb 对于某人来说方便It is convenient for sb
39、 to do sth.某人方便做某事。【温馨提示温馨提示】表示表示“对某人来说方便对某人来说方便”不能说成不能说成sb is convenient,而要说成而要说成it is convenient for/to sb。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 【活学活用活学活用】(1)It was a great convenience to have the doctor living near us.有医生住在我们附近真是太方便了。有医生住在我们附近真是太方便了。(2)Please deliver the goods at your earliest convenience.请尽早送
40、货。请尽早送货。(3)I kept my reference book near my desk_.我把参考书放在书桌旁以方便使用。我把参考书放在书桌旁以方便使用。(4)Come and see me whenever _.你方便的时候来看我。你方便的时候来看我。(5)You may come and get it _.在你方便时,你可以来拿。在你方便时,你可以来拿。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 for convenience it is convenient to you at your convenience4 attractvt.吸引;引起注意;使喜爱吸引;引起注意;使
41、喜爱(教材教材P10)It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.遗憾的是,这些建于遗憾的是,这些建于19世纪的工业城市并不能吸引游客。世纪的工业城市并不能吸引游客。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 attract ones attention 吸引某人的注意力attract sb to sth 吸引某人关注某事be attracted to sb 喜爱某人,为某人所吸引attraction n.吸引力;诱惑力;有吸引力的地方;有吸引
42、力的事物attractive adj.有吸引力的【活学活用活学活用】(1)The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors.展览吸引展览吸引了成千上万的参观者。了成千上万的参观者。(2)When the teacher wrote an attractive question,several students raised their hands to attract her attention.当老师写上一个有吸引力的问题时,好几个学生举起手来吸引当老师写上一个有吸引力的问题时,好几个学生举起手来吸引她的注意力。她的注意力。(3)_ me
43、most to the job was the chance to travel.这份工作最吸引我的地方是有旅行的机会。这份工作最吸引我的地方是有旅行的机会。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 What attracted(4)During festivals,the advertising campaigns started by supermarkets _customers.节日期间,超市发起的广告活动对顾客很有吸引力。节日期间,超市发起的广告活动对顾客很有吸引力。(5)Im _to her,but she feels no _for me.That means she do
44、esnt find me _ at all.我喜欢她,但是她感觉我没有吸引力,也就是说她根本没发现我喜欢她,但是她感觉我没有吸引力,也就是说她根本没发现我有吸引力。我有吸引力。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 are very attractive to attractedattractionattractive5 creditn信任,信任,相信;相信;借款,借款,贷款;贷款;赞扬,赞扬,荣誉;荣誉;功劳;功劳;学分学分(教材教材P10)To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas(eg,the
45、 currency and international relations),but they still have very different institutions.值得赞扬的是,这四值得赞扬的是,这四个国家的确在一些方面个国家的确在一些方面(如货币和国际关系方面如货币和国际关系方面)共同合作,但共同合作,但是有些制度方面仍然有很大不同。是有些制度方面仍然有很大不同。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 to ones credit为带来荣誉;值得赞扬的是be of credit 有名望get/receive credit fo
46、r 因为而得到荣誉give sb credit for 为称赞某人;信任某人do sb creditdo credit to sb 使某人值得赞扬或表扬on credit 赊账;分期付款【活学活用活学活用】(1)Students who pass the test will receive a credit.通过测试的同学将获得一个学分。通过测试的同学将获得一个学分。(2)To their credit they still help that old man.值得赞扬的是他们仍然帮助那位老人。值得赞扬的是他们仍然帮助那位老人。(3)They separated but _he never b
47、lamed Jane.他们分开了,但是值得赞扬的是他从来不责怪简。他们分开了,但是值得赞扬的是他从来不责怪简。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 to his credit(4)To get _ for this course,the minimum requirements must work.要拿到这门课的全部学分,必须要达到最低要求。要拿到这门课的全部学分,必须要达到最低要求。(5)Most new cars are bought_.大多数新汽车都大多数新汽车都是贷款购买的。是贷款购买的。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 full creditson credi
48、t6 clarifyvt.澄清;阐明;讲清楚澄清;阐明;讲清楚(教材教材P9)You can clarify this question if you study British history.如果你研究英国的历史,你就能够弄明白这个问题。如果你研究英国的历史,你就能够弄明白这个问题。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 clarify matters/a situation/a problem 澄清真相/情况/问题clarify ones stand/position 阐明自己的立场clarified adj.纯净的clarification n.澄清;说明【活学活用活学活用】(
49、1)He left the matter to clarify gradually by itself.他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。他让此事的真相逐渐自行澄清。(2)The issue you referred to at the conference needs clarification.在会议上你提及的这个问题需要说明。在会议上你提及的这个问题需要说明。(3)His explanation_.他的解释把这个谜团澄清了。他的解释把这个谜团澄清了。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 clarified the mystery (4)Ill _at a proper time.我将
50、在合适的时候阐明我的立场。我将在合适的时候阐明我的立场。(5)The_water from the factory has been recycled.那个工厂排出的纯净水被循环利用了。那个工厂排出的纯净水被循环利用了。Period One 课堂互动探究课堂互动探究 clarifiedclarify my stand/position 7 roughlyadv.粗略地;粗糙地粗略地;粗糙地(教材教材P10)England is the largest of the four countries,and for convenience it is divided roughly into thr
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