Unit 2 The United Kingdom

A general review of Unit 2

Period 1 Word study, Warming up, pre-reading

Period 2 Reading I (P9-10)

Period 3 Reading II: Using language（P13）& Listening(P15)

Period 4 Language points

Period 5 Grammar

Period 6 Learning about language, Listening (p48, P52-53) & Reading(P51)

Period 7 “English Weekly”

Period 1

Pre-class task:

Preview new vocabulary of Unit2, and especially pay attention to the pronunciation of the new word 2. Finish the quiz in Warming up( p9) in groups of four by referring to books or surfing the net.

Step 1 Learning Goals

Get Ss to go through the summing up form on p16 in order to have a general idea of the learning goals of Unit 2

Step 2 Word Study

(Pair work) Get Ss to read aloud the new words and phrases on p93-94 within 3-4 mins; then get Ss to read aloud the words in pairs by turns.

2. Practice Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.

(education)

convenience

X

(history)

attraction

collection

influence

(construction)

(constructive)

debate

arrange

(wed)

delight

suggestion

thrill

Fill in the blanks using the correct form:

It was a thrilling story of violence and murder. (thrill)

The railway is under construction at the moment. ( construct)

We have been invited to their daughter’s wedding. ( wed)

Her marriage was arranged by her parents.(arrangement)

The dustmen collect the rubbish once a week. (collection)

I hope that what I say will clarify the situation. (clarification)

Fill in the blanks using the new words in this unit

Don’t let me i__________ your decision. I know you’ve made up your mind. (influence)

Her story p_______ me; I find it hard to believe. (puzzles)

A mistake in the map led the traveler into e______. (error)

He showed me his stamp c_______. (collection)

During the summer holiday, they did a lot of _______ in Guilin.(sightseeing)

In the park there is a s_______ of a king, made of stone not of metal. (statue)

The a_____ of the moon for the earth causes the tides.(attraction)

Step 3 Warming up

Check the answers to the quiz( P9 ). Introduce the UK by showing pictures while Ss giving the correct answers.

Step 4 Pre-reading

(Pair work) What are the four countries of the UK ?

What are the capital cities of the countries of the UK?

What are the three main areas in England?

Get Ss to come up to tell their location on the map ( showed on screen)

See the map on P9

Talk about the different flags of the countries of the UK

( the flags are showed on the screen)

The flag of England is a cross, the flag of Scotland and Ireland are both like a fork, the flag of the Union Jack is the flag of the UK, which is the combination of the three flags.

Step 5. Summary and Speaking

To get Ss to summarize the general knowledge they learned about the UK in class by using given sentence pattern:

A brief introduction of the UK

The official / full name of the UK is The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but it’s usually known as the United Kingdom or the UK or Great Britain or Britain.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries, they are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The national flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.. The official language is English. The capital city of the UK is London. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister and his office is located in Downing Street .

Step 6 Homework

Preview the reading passage Puzzles In Geography”(p9), try to do Ex.1, 2 on P11

Read notes 1-10 on p79-80

Go over the new words(“unite”-“leave out”)

Speaking task: a brief introduction or background knowledge of the UK(check in next class)

Period 2

Step 1 Revision

Revise the new words. ( Get the Ss to speak out the words while the Chinese meaning given out)

Step 2 Lead in

Invite 1-2 Ss to give their brief introduction to the UK

Step 3 Reading

Fast reading :

Q1: What’s the main idea of the text? ( D )

A brief introduction to the United Kingdom about its geography and history.

A brief introduction to the United Kingdom about its foundation and development.

A brief introduction to the United Kingdom about its politics and culture.

All of above.

Q: How many groups of invaders influenced London? What are they?

( Four; They are the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans)

Careful reading:

Q1: Which part of Ireland broke away to form its own government? ( C )

the northern part B. the middle part C. the southern part

Q2: Are the four countries of the United Kingdom the same in educational and legal system as well as the football team? ( B )

Yes B. No

Q3: Where can you find out Britain history and culture in England? ( C )

the Midlands and south of England B. the South of England

C. the Midlands and north of England D. the North of England

Q4: What can we learn from this text? ( B )

Great Britain was peacefully united while Ireland broke away to be independent by war.

England, Wales and Scotland made up Great Britain, which united Northern Ireland into the UK.

Great Britain used to being Ireland under control by war.

The Union Jack, a new flag, doesn’t stand for Northern Ireland in the world today.

Q5: The writer is trying to tell us __________. ( A )

England is the biggest of the four countries and consists of three rough zones.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland have different systems as well as international relations.

London is well-known for its groups of invaders instead of its historical treasures.

The invaders should be remembered for influencing and constructing London.

Step 4 comprehending

P10, Ex. 1

The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?

( Wales is left out. It’s usually assumed to be part of England.)

2). What three countries does British Airways represent?

England 2. Scotland 3. Northern Ireland)

Which group of invaders didn’t influence London?

( The Vikings)

Divide the passage and the main idea of each part

Part 1 ( Para. 1): states the topic to be examined in the reading text

Part 2 ( Para. 2-5): explains how the UK came out, the differences between the four countries and between three zones of England.

Part3 ( Para 6): explains London plays an important role as a cultural and political center of the UK

A short summary of the text

The passage clarifies how the UK developed as an administrative union and shows how England is divided into three zones. It explains how London was influenced by four groups of invaders and why London became the cultural capital of England.

Step 5 Difficulties

Get the Ss to raise questions on the text or point out the sentences that they don’t understand.

*P9 Para1 Line3 You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history.

(Explain: clarify-become clearer and more easily understood 澄清；闡明)

P9 Para 2 Line2 Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.

(Explain: Now when people mention or talk of England, Wales is included in it, too.)

P9-10 Para3 Line3 To their surprise, the three countries found themselves united peacefully instead of by war.

( Explain: They were surprised to find that the three countries united themselves as one peacefully rather than violently. find oneself done （不知不覺）發現被… )

P9-10 Para3 Line4 However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom, the southern part of that country broke away to form its own government.

( Explain: they were going to make Ireland become part of the UK, the southern part of Ireland broke away to set up its government.)

P10 Para4 Line1 Although the four countries do work together in some areas…

( Explain: work together 合作（習慣用語）

P10 Para6. Last line You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.

( Explain: keep one’s eye open 睜大雙眼 make…worthwhile 使…值得做的 a trip to…去…旅游)

Step 6 Speaking

(Group work) Choose 2-3 groups to tell how Great Britain was formed by the map of the UK

be linked to…

be joined to…

get…connected to…

break away

Step 7 Homework

Finish P11-12, Ex 1,2(on SB)

Pre-read Reading II on P13

Read notes on p80-82 and go over the new words for dictation

“Best English” P18 “文脈理解” P23 “詞匯專練” “短語專練”

Period 3

Step 1 Homework checking and Dictation

Dictate the new words

P11-12, Ex 1,2 (on SB)

Step 2 Lead in

Talk about London with the Ss

the famous sites: the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben, British Museum, Greenwich and Karl Marx’s statue, Windsor Castle etc.

Famous river: the Thames

Famous park: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens

London’s fog : it’s often foggy and called “fog city”

Step 3 Reading

Fast-reading:

Q1: How long did Zhang Pingyu visit London? ( For 3 days.)

Q2: To circle the sites mentioned in the text.

( Tower, St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Greenwich, Big Ben, Highgate Cemetery, Windsor Castle)

Careful reading:

*Get the Ss to study the structure of the text:

Day1: 1) the Tower of London 2) St Paul’s Cathedral 3) Westminster Abbey

4) Big Ben 5) Buckingham Palace

Day2: Greenwich

Day3: 1) Highgate Cemetery 2) The Library of the British Museum 3) Windsor Castle

Step 4 Difficulties

*P13 Para1 Line 5

To her surprise, Zhang Pingyu found the Queen’s jewels guarded by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions, still wore the four-hundred-year-old uniform of the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

( Explain: find…guarded 發現…被守衛 on special occasions 在特殊的場合

the time of Queen Elizabeth I伊麗莎白一世時代)

*P 14 Para.3 Line5

What interested her most was the longitude line.

( Explain: “what interested her most” 是主語從句)

*P14 Para.4 Line1-2

It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.

(Explain: develop communism 發展共產主義

句子意思：這似乎是一件怪事：這位發展共產主義的人竟然在倫敦生活過，并在倫敦去世）

Step 5 Listening

Get the Ss to read Q1 carefully so that they are familiar with the new names and relationship. Get them to read aloud the names so that they can recognize them when they hear them on the tape.

1st time: do Ex.1 and Q1&2 in Ex.2

2nd-3rd time: finish Ex.3-6 in Ex.2

Step 6 Homework

Finish “ Language points”

Go over the rest of the new words for dictation

WB. P49-50 Ex.1, 2

Period 4

Step1 Dictation

Step 2 Language points ( Seen in handout)

*consist of

*there is no need (for sb.) to do sth.

*as well & as well as

be linked to…, be joined/connected to…

** find oneself done

find oneself doing

find oneself +prep.-phrase

*divide & separate

*break away ,break down &…

take the place of…, take place, take one’s place

Step 3 Practice

Step 4 Homework

“Discovering useful structures” on P12-13 Ex.1-3

“Best English” P22-23 語法專講，語法專練

3．Underline the phrases in Language points, prepare for the dictation

Period 5

Step 1 Dictation

Step 2 Lead in

Eg, 1)Yesterday I had my hair cut.

(Get the Ss to tell “cut” is the object complement, and notice its position-after the object)

2) 上個月，我姐姐的錢包在汽車上被偷了。

My elder sister had her wallet stolen on a bus last month.

3) 他再次向學生解釋問題以便讓他們明白。

He explained the problem to the students again to make himself understood.

Step 3 Grammar

Get the Ss to conclude the rules from the groups of sentences

The old man had one leg lost in the war.

He got his TV set mended.

He raised his voice to make himself heard.

Conclusion: 表示“使…”的動詞，如have,get,make,help,leave

When I got there, I found him seated at the desk.

He was about to enter the hall when he heard his name called.

We would like to see the plan carried out next year.

Conclusion: 感官動詞(see, hear, watch, listen to, observe etc.)和表示心理狀態的動詞(think, find..)

I want this work finished by Friday.

She likes the hair cut short.

They wish a bridge built in their hometown one day.

Conclusion: 表示“希望，要求”等意義的動詞，如want, like, wish, order, expect…

With trees planted around the building, our school looks more beautiful.

The murderer was brought in, with his hands tied behind his back.

Conclusion: with的復合結構

Step 4 Practice

(SB) P12 Ex.1, 2

“Best English” P23 語法專練

Step 5 Test

1. We must get the house _____ during the holidays.(A)

A. painted B. painting C. paint D. to paint

2. Five books on the shelf are found _____.(D)

A. tear B. tearing C. tore D. torn

3. He watched the whole house _____ down.(C)

A. burn B. burning C. burnt D. to be burnt

4. He said he never heard this word ______ in spoken English.(B)

A. use B. used C. using D. to use

5. She felt herself _______ by her friends.(C)

A. misunderstand B. misunderstanding C. misunderstood D. to misunderstand

6. We had a photo ______ with the foreign friends.(D)

A. take B. took C. taking D. taken

7. The result of the test was rather _____ He was very ______ at the result.(D)

A. disappointed, disappointed B. disappointing, disappointing

C. disappointed, disappointing D. disappointing, disappointed

8. There were two roads ______ to the station.(C)

A. lead B. led C. leading D. to lead

9. I observed two men in raincoat ______ the hall. (B)

A. enter B. entering C. entered D. to enter

10. A man was seen _______ to break into the house.(B)

A. try B. trying C. tried D. to try

Note: No.9 & 10 should be explained to the Ss, and simply tell the different usage between ved &ving

Step 5 Homework

P50 Ex.3 (翻譯) P50-51 Ex.1-2

P51-52 Reading Task

Period 6

Step 1 Homework check

Step 2 Learning about language

P11 Ex.1, 2

Step 3 Reading Task ( P51)

Explain the following difficult sentences or phrases:

*practise Christianity in their own ways (Para.2 Line7) 用他們自己的方式進行基督宗教活動

the Houses of Parliament (Para.3 Line4) 國會大廈

*take flight (Para.3 Line9) 逃走，逃亡

*bonfire(Last Para. Line2) 野火

*(Para.3 Line3) Fawkes, disappointed at the government’s behaviour, agreed.

*(Last para. Last line) They remember a time in England when people were not as tolerant of each other’s ideas as they are now.

Step 4 Listening ( P48 & P52-53)

Listening (P48)

Get the Ss to familiar with the following words:

a multicultural country Caribbean

the old British Empire India

a British citizen Kenya（肯尼亞）

independent Pakistan Bangladesh(孟加拉國)

1st time: finish Ex.1

2nd time: finish Ex.2

Listening ( P52-53)

Get the Ss to familiar with the following words:

a Catholic supporter（天主教支持者）

practise their religion（進行宗教活動）

the Protestant church（新教教堂）

as they wish

attack

Teaching suggestion: play tape 1-2 times to get the Ss to understand the main idea and finish Ex1.only.

Step 5 Homework

Finish “English Weekly”

Period 7

To check answers to “English Weekly”

To summarize Unit2

Homework:

Writing Task: “ the United Kingdom”

Pre-view the new words in Unit3