The British Isles
上海龙凤1314(Designed to the periods)
上海龙凤1314Teaching aims and demands
1. Topic: Talk about British Isles---- the UK and Ireland.
上海龙凤13142. Vocabulary and useful expressions:
上海龙凤1314Consist, state, powerful, advantage, narrow, republic, form, mild, influence, basis, mountainous, union, strength, generation, generally, belief, cigarette, proof, own, production, produce, research, coast, foot, employ, bear, grain, wild, westwards, approach;
Consist of, be made up of, make the most of, hold together, lie off, at one point, the Atlantic Ocean, run over.
3. Function:
Practise expressing agreement and disagreement
上海龙凤1314A. agreement:
上海龙凤1314I believe that you have got it right.
Surely it must be….
Yes, you are right, but ….
Yes, I agree with you.
B. disagreement:
Don’t you think that…..?
上海龙凤1314Aren’t you confusing …..?
I don’t think that’s right ….
上海龙凤1314I don’t think so.
上海龙凤1314You must be mistaken……
上海龙凤1314No, you are wrong thinking that …….
上海龙凤1314I’m afraid you’re wrong …..
上海龙凤13144. Grammar:
上海龙凤1314Noun Clauses (1)---- subject/ object/ predicative/ appositive
What life will be like is the topic for today’s class discussion.
上海龙凤1314Can you imagine that what man will look like in 1000 years?
The reason why he didn’t come to school is that he was ill.
The news that our football team was defeated is known to all.
5. Using the language:
Write a description of a town and the countryside
Teaching procedure:
Period 1.
Step 1.Warming up
1. Brainstorming:
a. Work in groups to find out as much as you can about the geography, history, language, culture, famous people, buildings and other things in the UK and Ireland.
上海龙凤1314b. Use a map to let the Ss know the location of the British Isles.
2. Following the steps of the warming-up on page 33.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1. Show some pictures of famous architecture and famous scenery pictures of the UK and Ireland.
上海龙凤13142. group work: describe the pictures.
Step 3. While-reading
上海龙凤13141. Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer:
上海龙凤1314What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom?
上海龙凤1314How many countries make up the British Isles?
上海龙凤1314What are the most important facts about Ireland?
2. Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
Step 4. Post-reading:
Finish the three questions on P 36.
Step 5. Assignment
surf the internet and get more information about the topic.
Period 2.
Step 1. Warming up
上海龙凤1314Divide the Ss into a few groups to do group work.:
Choose one of the following topic to discuss: history / geography /culture / language
上海龙凤1314(after the discussion each group elect a speaker to report their result to the whole class.)
Step 2. Learning about the language
Teacher explain some language points in the text on page 19--20.
1. The idea that English stands for fish & chips, the Speaker Corner and the Tower of London is past.
上海龙凤1314That 引导同位语从句。More examples:
I made a promise that if anyone sent the bag back to me, I would share the money with him or her.
上海龙凤1314比较同位语从句和定语从句：
Mother made a promise that excited all her children.
上海龙凤13142. Within the UK for many years now, there have been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity.
Make the most of 充分利用
上海龙凤1314You have only a short holiday, so make the most of it.
3. Between Britain and Ireland , in the Irish Sea, lies the small isle of Man. To the southeast of Britain lie the Channel Islands.
介绍或复习倒装句。
Step 3. Practice
1. Ss finish the Word Study by themselves.
上海龙凤13142. check the answer.
3. Teacher gives Ss suggested answer and tell them why if the Ss have any problem.
上海龙凤1314Step 4. Assignment
上海龙凤13141. Learn the useful expressions by heart.
上海龙凤13142. Read the passage on P113-114, and finish the related exercises..
Period 3
上海龙凤1314Step 1. Revision
Check the comprehending Ex on P114
上海龙凤1314Step 2. Discoverig useful structures
1. Ss look at the following sentences and underline the Noun Clauses.
上海龙凤1314Let Ss themselves find the functions of the Noun Clauses.
2.Ss study more examples .
3.More exercises to consolidate the Grammar.
What life will be like is the topic for today’s class discussion.
上海龙凤1314Can you imagine that what man will look like in 1000 years?
The reason why he didn’t come to school is that he was ill.
The news that our football team was defeated is known to all.
4. finish EX1-4 on p38 for consolidation.
Step 3. Talking
1. Ss four in one group and have a discussion about the topic on page 110
2. Ss make notes during the discussion, and try to reach an agreement that is acceptable to all.
上海龙凤13143. Ss show their result to the class.
Step 4. Assignment
上海龙凤1314Finish Wb Ex 1and 2 on page 112.
上海龙凤1314Period 4. (Listening & speaking)
上海龙凤1314Step 1. Listening
1. Ss finish the listening task on page 33.
上海龙凤13142. Ss listen to the tape again and check the answers.
Step 2 Speaking
上海龙凤1314Do the speaking practice as ususal, focusing the following expressions:
A. agreement:
I believe that you have got it right.
Surely it must be….
上海龙凤1314Yes, you are right, but ….
Yes, I agree with you.
上海龙凤1314B. disagreement:
Don’t you think that…..?
Aren’t you confusing …..?
I don’t think that’s right ….
上海龙凤1314I don’t think so.
You must be mistaken……
上海龙凤1314No, you are wrong thinking that …….
上海龙凤1314I’m afraid you’re wrong …..
Step 2. dealing with the Ex 1-2 on p 109 of Workbook.
上海龙凤1314Step 3. Listening skills
Give the students some tips on how to improve listening while checking the Ex.
a. make notes while listening;
b. grasp the most important information
Period 5 (Writing )
上海龙凤1314Step 1. Pre-writing
上海龙凤13141. Ss read the passage and get the general idea about it.
上海龙凤13142. Explain the skills on how to organize a paragraph.
Step 2. While-writing
1. Ss write a paragraph to introduce your town , including the landscape, culture relics, the most important features of your town, the people, their life, trade and culture.
2. Ss exchange their writing and correct the mistakes.
3. Ss rewrite the letter again.
Step 3. After-writing
上海龙凤1314Choose some samples and show them in class.
上海龙凤1314Step 4. assignment
Ss in group 3-5, make an plan to travel around the British Isles.
Period 6.
Teachers can use this period freely.
上海龙凤1314Suggestion: Teachers can use this period to let Ss sum up what they have learned and explain what Ss couldn’t understand very well in this unit. Teachers can also add more practice in this period to consolidate what the Ss have learned. Finally, ask the Ss to finish Assessing on page 115. It is very important to improve their learning and let them have a sense of achieving gradually.