Period 2 Reading <1>
Teaching objectives:
To improve students’ reading ability
To learn something about Great Britain, such as the geography, climate..
To master some useful words and phrases, such as be made up of ….
Teaching aids:
Slide
Teaching methods:
Task based teaching
Teaching important points:
To help students grasp the geography of Great Britain
Teaching procedure:
Step I lead in(2 minutes)
T: good morning, everybody!
Ss: good morning, teacher!
T: how are you today?
Ss: not good!
T: I’m sorry to hear that! What’s the weather like today?
Ss: it’s fine
T: yes, good. Yesterday, we got a general impression on the British Isles and the United Kingdom, right? Do you remember how many independent countries make up the British Isles?
Ss: UK and the republic of Ireland
T: very good! The British Isles consists of the United Kingdom and the republic of Ireland.
T: while, what did we learn about the united kingdom yesterday? We have talked about famous cities, what are the cities, the architecture, famous people, sports & food, right?
Ss: London, big Ben, Beckham …….
Step II Reading(40 minutes)
T: yes, good. We have known a lot about the British Isles and the United Kingdom .but there are still many facts that we don’t know.
What is the fact about Great Britain that is unknown to many?
What has happened in Great Britain that for many years?
Now, please open your book, turn to page 35. You read the first paragraph together and find the answers. Are you clear? Now, start!
T: good. Have you found the answers? Hands up please! What is the fact about Great Britain that is still unknown to many?
Ss: the fact that Great Britain is made up of 3 countries is still unknown to many.
T: Very good, yesterday, we learned that Great Britain is one of the main islands in the British Isles, right? We knew that it consists of 3 parts, what are they?
Ss: Scotland, England and Wales.
T: very good. in fact, these 3 parts are countries but they belong to the united kingdom. Can you understand?
Ss: yes
T: very good. in this sentence, please pay attention to the phrase: be made up of “由…..组成” for example, 我们班由30位女生组成
Ss: our class is made up of 30 girls.
T: yes, very good. Ok, now, please pay attention to the sentence pattern here. The fact that ……, we call it appositive clause, 同位语从句. Can you find another sentence that has the same sentence pattern in this paragraph?
Ss: the idea that ……, the first sentence in this paragraph.
T: yes, very good. We will learn this sentence pattern later. Ok? Now, can you tell me what the answer to the second question is?
Ss: for many years, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity.
T: yes, very good. Can you translate it into Chinese? Try your best!
Ss: 多年来，英国国内有一场开发多种文化的运动正在蓬勃发展。
T: yes, good. here, we’d better pay attention to the phrase : make the most of ：充分利用，开发For example: 为了取得进步，他充分利用时间学习。
Ss: in order to make progress, he makes most of time to study.
T: good, are you clear with this phrase? Do you know what cultural diversity means?
Ss: 文化多样性
T: very good. Now, can you tell me what the purpose of the movement is?
Ss: to see it as really is, a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
T: good. This sentence may be a bit difficult to understand. I will translate it into Chinese for you:目的是要看到英国的真实面貌，一个由共同语言和文化维系起来的多国民族体。Are you clear? Pay attention to the phrase : hold together: 使….维系起来。使…团结一致. As we know, the United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries, right? So, I think it is not difficult to understand this sentence, right? Ok, now, please tell me what the common language is.
Ss: English.
T: yes, very good. Do you have any questions about this paragraph? Ok, perhaps the first sentence is a bit difficult. Let’s see together. Just now, we mentioned this sentence is appositive clause, right? we can translate it like this: 炸鱼，土豆条，演讲角， 大本钟和伦敦塔象征英语的观点已经过时了。Pay attention to a phrase here: stand for : 象征. Are you clear? Any questions?
Ss: no
T: so, the first paragraph gives us a brief introduction of the unit kingdom. Yesterday, we learned that Ireland and Great Britain are two main islands of the British Isles, right? That is to say, there are some other small islands and other parts. Do you think so? Now, please listen to the tape of the second paragraph carefully and find the answer to the third question on the slide: Besides Ireland and Great Britain, what are the other parts of the British Isles?
Ss:
T: have you got the answer? What are the other parts of the British Isles? Who know?
S1: English Channel, Isle of Man, Irish Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea.
T: very good! Do you know what their names are?
Ss:
T: good. Now, please form groups of 4, read the second paragraph and draw a sketch of the British Isles. I will give you 3 minutes. After 3 minutes. I’d like some of you to draw the sketch on the blackboard.
T: have you finished? Any volunteers? Come to the front, please! Ok, the first group, s2, group 2, s3, group 3, s4, group 4, s5.
T: ok, they have finished their sketch. Let’s see which one is the best one according to the second paragraph.
Ss:
T: I think all of you did good jobs. Now, let’s see the map of the British Isles. I’ll explain paragraph 2 sentence by sentence. (Explain each sentence according to the map, to help students know the geography of the British Isles and explain some phrases)
Now, please pay attention to the word “lie”. There are 4 prepositions that can be used after “lie”. Now, please look at the slide.
a. lie off:位于…之外（表示远离，不相接）e.g. 日本在中国东面Japan lies off the east of China.
b lie to: 处于…位置（可表示两地不相接,也可表示相接）
e.g. 中国在日本西面。（在日本境外的西方） China lies to the west of Japan.
浙江位于福建东北部。 Zhejiang lies to the northeast of Fujian.
c. lie on:
1>处于… 位置（强调两地相接）
e.g. 浙江在福建的东北部。 Zhejiang lies on the northeast of Fujian
2>在…河畔
e.g. 南京位于长江之滨. Nanjing lies on the Yangtze River.
d lie in: 在…境内，在…范围之内
e.g. 上海位于中国的东部。（中国境内） Shanghai lies in the east of China.
T: are you clear about the usage of different prepositions? Next, please pay attention to the second sentence. There are 2 attribute clauses. Can you tell me what the first which refers to? What about the second “which”?
Ss:
T: yes, the first one refers to Great Britain, and the second one refers to English Channel. Are you clear? Do you have any questions about this paragraph? This paragraph mainly talks about the geography of the British Isles, right? Geography always has something to do with climate. Do you think so? Since the British Isles are surrounded by Atlantic Ocean and North Sea. Do you know what the climate of British Isles is? And what about Scotland, England and Wales ? I’d like one of you to read the 3rd paragraph for us and others find the answers. S5, you please, read the paragraph.
S5:
T: good! Thank you! Girls, have you got the answer?
Ss: mild, rain
T: very, good, from this paragraph, we can conclude, there are a lot of rains in British Isles, right? This is a typical feature of British Isles. In the United Kingdom, people always start a conversation with talking about the weather, just like we did at the beginning of the class. Now, do you have impression on the geography and the climate of the United Kingdom?
Ss: yes
T: good. Now, let’s see these expressions on the blackboard again. Read together follow me!
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Step III Consolidation and Assignment (3 minutes)
T: very good! Ok, girls, today we have known more about the United Kingdom and the British Isles. You’d better remember these phrases on the blackboard. Tomorrow, we are going to learn this text. Today’s homework, preview the rest paragraphs and make sentences with these phrases on the blackboard and the four phrases with “lie”. Are you clear? Ok, so much for today, class is over!
Slide
1. What fact about Great Britain is unknown to many?
2. What has happened to Great Britain for many years?
3. Besides Ireland and Great Britain, what are the other parts of the British Isles?
4. What is the climate of the British Isles? What about Scotland, England and Wales?
a. lie off:位于…之外（表示远离，不相接）e.g. 日本在中国东面Japan lies off the east of China.
b lie to: 处于…位置（可表示两地不相接,也可表示相接）
e.g. 中国在日本西面。（在日本境外的西方） China lies to the west of Japan.
浙江位于福建东北部。 Zhejiang lies to the northeast of Fujian.
c. lie on:
1>处于… 位置（强调两地相接）
e.g. 浙江在福建的东北部。 Zhejiang lies on the northeast of Fujian
2>在…河畔
e.g. 南京位于长江之滨. Nanjing lies on the Yangtze River.
d lie in: 在…境内，在…范围之内
e.g. 上海位于中国的东部。（中国境内） Shanghai lies in the east of China.
Blackboard work
The British isles
Be made up of:由。。组成 mild:温和的
Make the most of :充分利用，开发 hold together: 使...维系起来
Cultural diversity: 文化多样性
Stand for: 象征