Unit 5 British Isles
First Period: warming up and speaking
n Teaching Aims
1. Teaching Aims: Talk about the famous people of UK and four main parts of British Isles: Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.
2. Practice expressing agreement and disagreement.
n Teaching Important points:
1. Master the expressions for agreement and disagreement.
n Teaching difficult points:
1. How to express agreement and disagreement.
n Teaching methods:
1. Lead-in method to get the Ss to focus in the Europe and be ready to talk about the UK
2. Free-talk to arise the Ss’s desire to learn more about the UK and British Isles.
3. Warming up make the Ss know the geography of the British Isles and the feature of four main parts of the British Isles.
4. Speaking activity to make the Ss review what they have talked about and improve their speaking ability.
n Teaching aids:
1. A computer and a courseware
n Teaching procedures:
Step I Greetings
T: Good morning class
S: Good morning teacher
T: I am glad to give you the classes in the following days and I hope we can enjoy them together
Step II Lead-in (4 minutes)
T: With the development of economy and growing living standard, more and more people like to travel around. And some richer one choose to go abroad, especially to go to Europe. A travel agent tells me that if you have 20.000Yuan,you can pay a visit to Europe for about half a month. Now suppose you have enough money and time to go to Europe, which country do you prefer to travel?
S: Greece, Italy, Spain, Holland, France, Norway, Germany and England
T: I hear someone says England, do you mean “英国”
S: Yes
T: I am afraid you are mistaken! England is not the right name of “英国”. The right and official name of “英国” is UK. UK is short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Write the meaning of UK on the blackboard).
Step III Free-talk (4 minutes)
T: To travel some place I think you should know something about it. Do you know some famous people in UK, such as pop stars, sportsmen and poets who we have learnt in the last unit? I will give you 1 minute to discuss with your partners, and then show me your answers as many as possible.
(Show some pictures of David Backam, three bands respectively named Backstreet Boy, Westlife and The Beatles, and Shakespeare. When showing the pictures, I will explain them: David Backham is famous for his right foot. The Beatles, the band of 60s, is the most successful and famous band in the history. Shakespeare until now, is the most famous play write and poet)
Step IV Warming up (20 minutes)
u Activity I: introduce the geography of the British Isles (5 minutes)
T: All the people, we have talked about just now, are all from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom locates in the British Isles. Do you know where is The British Isles in the Europe? Here is a map of Europe, please tell me where the British Isles is. (Show a map of Europe)
T: Well, let’s have a closer look at the British Isles (show a picture of British Isles) British Isles mainly consists of two islands: Ireland and Great Britain. The Great Britain is made up of three countries: Scotland in the north, England in the southeast and Wales in the west. And there’re two parts in the Ireland. One is the Northern Ireland; the other is the Republic of Ireland. The two countries in the British Isles respectively are the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Geographically, there’re mainly four parts in the British Isles. They are Scotland, England and Wales. (Write this information on the blackboard) Do you want to know more about these four parts?
S: Yes
u Activity II: introduce four main parts of British Isles (15 minutes)
T: Ok, let’s open the book and turn to page 33. The four pictures on the page 33 are all taken from these four parts of British Isles. Look at the pictures and discuss with your partners where each picture is taken from. You can use the information you have already known to judge. I will give you 2 minutes.
T: Have you got the answers? Ok I will ask some Ss to tell me their answers. 笑笑could you tell me your idea?
S: I think the picture one is taken from Scotland, picture two is from Ireland, picture three is from Wales and picture four is from England.
T: Do you all agree with her?
S: No, I think picture one is taken from Scotland, picture two is taken from England, picture three is taken from Ireland and picture four is taken from Wales.
T: Do you have the same idea?
S: No.
T: Well, I think it is a little difficult for you to get the right answers. Never mind, let’s do it together.
T: Look at the picture one. What can you see in the picture one?
S: A stone
T: Yes, a stone. What does this cross look like?
S: Cross
T: Yes a cross. (Show a picture of a cross) This is an ancient stone cross, which can be only found in Ireland. Now could you tell me where is this picture taken from?
S: Ireland.
T: Right. Just now we have learnt that the Ireland consists of two parts, do you still remember?
S: Yes, Ireland consists of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
T: Very good. And what can you see behind this ancient stone cross?
S: Grass
T: Yes, green grass. Ireland has a mild climate, so green grass can be seen everywhere.
T: Before talking about picture two, please answer me one question. Do you like to read fairy tales? What fairy characters do you know?
S: Yes I like fairy tales. I know Snow White, Cinderella, Sleep Beauty and so on.
T: Do you like to be one of them?
S: Yes.
T: If you were one of them, you were a princess. And where do you choose to live with your prince?
S:Castle.
T: Yes, Castle. (Show a picture of castle) Some place with a lot of castles, can be called Land of Castles and also can be named Fairy Land. Do you think there is a real Fairy Land in the world?
S1: No
S2: May be
T: I can tell you there is a true place called Fairy Land. Do you know where it is? That is Wales. So could you tell me where is the picture two taken from?
S: Wales
T: Yes, you are clever.
T: Look at the picture three, there’re two people in the picture, are they men or women?
S: They are women
T: Why?
S: Because they dress in skirt.
T: But, I am sorry to tell you that you are wrong. They are men dressed in traditional kilts and playing a traditional instrument called bagpipe. (Show a picture of kilts and bagpipe). It is a typical scene seen in Scotland. So this picture is taken from Scotland.
T: Besides these two men, what else can you see in the picture three?
S: Mountains
T: Yes. In Scotland, there are a lot of hills and mountains, so Scotland is famous for its beautiful countryside.
T: Now let’s move into the last picture. What can you see in this picture?
S: A bridge.
T: What’s the name of this bridge?
S: London Bridge (show a picture of London Bridge)
T: Where is London?
S: In England.
T: Yes, so the last picture is taken from England.
T: What other famous architecture do you know in England?
S1: Big Ben (show the picture of Big Ben)
T: Big Ben is a clock acting as the symbol of London, even the United Kingdom
S2: London Tower (Show the picture of London Tower)
T: Is London Tower a real tower?
S: Maybe.
T:In fact, London Tower is not a tower, but a prison.
T: And in England there is a mysterious place called Stonehenge which is a place where ancient people did sacrifice (show a picture of Stonehenge)
T: We know England is also famous for its good education. There’re two world-known universities in England. Do you know what they are?
S: Oxford and Cambridge (show the pictures of them)
T: Until now we have talked something about these four parts of British Isles. Here is the information about what we have mentioned. (Show the table of the information of these four parts)
Step V speaking (17 minutes)
T: Now, if you have a chance to have a four-day trip to go to British Isles, which part would you like to travel and why? Make a dialogue in the group of four, and you can use the information showed on the screen. Before making the dialogue, please look at the screen. Here are some useful expressions of agreement and disagreement. If you agree with other’s opinion, you can use the sentences such as: 1.Surely it must be…2.Yes I agree with you. 3.I believe you’ve got it. If you don’t agree with other’s opinion, you could use the sentences like these: 1. I don’t think that’s right. 2.I don’t think so. 3.Yes, you are right, but…Are you clear?
S: Yes
T: Well I will give you 5 minutes to make the dialogue, and then I need some groups to perform.
T: Are you ready?
S: Yes
T: Any volunteers? Ok, you four please!
S1:I would like to go to Scotland, because I like nature and want to have a quiet country life.
S2: I agree with you.
S3: I think you are right, but I would like to go to Wales. Because I can find a lot of castles there.
T: Yes, girls dream to live in the castles with their prince, right?
S4: But for me the most-wanted place is England, in England I can visit some famous architecture like Big Ben, London Tower and London Bridge
T: Well, you’ve done a good job. Thank you. Anyone else?
S1: I would like to go to Ireland; because in the Ireland there are two countries and the green grass is everywhere
S2: but I think the most attractive place is Scotland, because there I can see exotic scenes and play the traditional instrument called bagpipe.
S3: I believe you’ve got it right
S4: I don’t agree with you. I think the most attractive place is Wales. There I can image myself being a princess and maybe I will meet my prince there.
T: Yes, everyone has her favorite place.
Step VI Homework
T: Today, we have learnt a skeleton of the British Isles; do you want to learn more about it?
S: Yes
T: Ok, tomorrow I will take you to travel the British Isle; do you like to go with me?
S: Yes
T: So today’s homework is to preview the reading part: British Isles.
Step VII Blackboard design
Scotland UK the Great Britain England The United Kingdom of Wales British Isles Northern IrelandIreland The Republic of Ireland
(Here is the table of the information of the four main parts of the British Isles)
Ireland northern Ireland & republic of Ireland;Green grass, mild climate PrinceWales fairy tales Princess Land of castles, fairy landScotland kilt, bagpipe; hills and mountains, beautiful countrysideEngland Oxford university，Cambridge university; Stonehenge（巨石阵） Big Ben , London tower， London Bridge
The Fifth Period：Listening
n Teaching Aims:
1. Make the students be familiar with the courses in a language school.
2. Practice their listening ability
n Teaching Important Points
1.enable the students to get the general idea of the listening material
n Teaching Difficult points
1. Get the information about their courses and the time
2. Know some details
n Teaching Methods
1. First listening to get the general idea of the text
2. The next listening do the exercise 1,2, 3,and find the answers in the listening material
n Teaching Aids
1. A tape record
n Teaching Procedure:
Step I Greeting:
T: Good morning class
S: Good morning teacher
Step II Listening:
u Activity I: Speaking（2 minutes）
T: Today we will learn the listening part. Before listening, please answer me a question. What subjects do you have everyday?
S: We have math, Chinese, English, music, PE, dancing, physics, and piano
T: Well do you have all these subjects everyday?
S: No
T: When do you have the English class?
S: We have English class everyday, except for Monday
u Activity II: First Listening (8 minutes)
T: If you go to a language school in an English-spoken country, do you think what subject will you learn?
S: Grammar, vocabulary, listening, and reading
T: Yes but not exactly. Today we will listen something about the language school in Ireland. In this language school, there are six courses. They are language study, conversation workshop, computer lab, and reading workshop, skills and language lab
(I explain the courses and write the new words on the blackboard then ask students to read them)
T: Are you ready?
S: Yes
T: Ok write down the important information you will hear and pay special attention to the time of each courses, the opening hour of the library and the courses the teacher named Dave teaches
(After listening the whole text, I ask the students to give the answers and point out the wrong places
u Activity III: Second Listening (6 minutes)
T: Ok let’s listen again and find the right answers to the false parts.
(In the second listening, I will stop the tape when meet the right answers to the sentences)
u Activity IV: Third Listening (6 minutes)
T: On the page 34 is the timetable of the courses in this language school. Please listen to the tape and find the morning courses and fill them in the right period
(In this listening, I just play the parts of the morning courses of the para.1)
u Activity V: Fourth Listening (4 minutes)
T: Besides the morning classes the students also have some courses in the afternoon. Please listen to tape and do the afternoon courses
(In this listening, I play the para.2 about the afternoon classes)
u Activity VI: Fifth Listening (7 minutes)
T: Now have you finish the timetable?
S1: No
S2: Yes
T: I hear someone says no someone says yes. Now let’s listen again and check the answers
(In this listen, I replay the first two paragraph and give a stop when meet the answers)
u Activity VII: Sixth Listening (12 minutes)
T: Now look at the exercise 3. Listen to the tape and find the answers
(In this time I play the last three paragraphs and then ask some students to give the answers. If they have some difficulty in certain sentence, play it again)
Step III: Homework
T: Today’s listening is a bit hard. If you don’t hear it clearly, please listen it yourselves after class. And do the word study on page 37 and the exercises on your workbook
T: That’s all today. Goodbye
S: Goodbye
Step IV: Blackboard Design
Language schoolcourse Language study timetable 功课表Conversation workshop take up 占据Computer lab workshop研习班Reading workshop form 形成Skills except for 除了Language lab practice 练习 Follow 跟着Including 包括
The fourth Period: Grammar
n Teaching Aims:
1. Learn and master noun clauses as subject, the object, the predicative and the appositive introduced by “that”
n Teaching Important Points:
1. Master noun clauses as the appositive.
2. Master the differences between the appositive clause and the attributive clause
n Teaching Difficult Points:
1.master the differences between the appositive clause and the attributive clause
n Teaching Methods:
1. Inductive method to introduce the difference between the appositive clause and the attributive clause
2. Practice to help students master the appositive clause
3. Individual or pair work to make every student work in class
n Teaching Aids:
1. A projector
n Teaching Procedure:
Step I Greeting
T: Good morning class
S: Good morning teacher
Step II Grammar
T: Today we will learn grammar. First let’s recall some important concepts of sentence. We know a sentence mainly consists of subject and predicate, besides these; there are other elements, such as object and predicative
u Activity I (5minutes)
(Show a slide of two sentences: 1 I study English.2 I am a student.)
T: Look at these two sentences and then tell me which element do the underlined words belong to
S: They respectively act as subject, object and predicative
T: Here the subject, object and predicative are all acted by word. If these words substituted with sentence, it can be respectively called subject clause, object clause and predicative clause
T: Look at these three sentences then tell me what kind of clause they are.
(Show the three sentences on the slide:)
1. That he will marry her is certain.
2. He tells me that he likes dancing.
3.The trouble is that I lost the key.)
T: who can tell me the answers and why?
S1: The first sentence is subject clause, because it act as a subject
S2: The second sentence is object clause, because that clause is after the verb, and it function as an object
S3: The third sentence is predicative clause, because it is after the linking verb: be
T: Yes very good, these that clause are all called noun clause
u Activity II (11 minutes)
T: Today we will learn another noun clause, which called appositive clause. Look at this sentence.
(Write an appositive clause on the blackboard: The news that he won the first place is right)
T: Here that clause explains the meaning of the news. They refer the same thing, so this clause is called appositive clause. Besides the word “news”, appositive clause can also followed other abstract noun such as: fact, idea, hope, suggestion and so on
T: Here are some sentences, please tell me whether they are appositive clause or not and translate them
(Show the sentences on the slide: 1. He has to face the fact that she does not like him.2. The idea that the earth is square is wrong.3 I accept that the suggestion that I should get up early.)
(Then I will explain the sentences and translate them with students)
T: Until now we have met four kinds of noun clause. Now look at your book and turn to page 37 do the Grammar 1
(After 2 minutes I will ask students give the answers and translate them one by one.)
S1: The first sentence is appositive clause which means认为炸鱼炸薯条， 大本钟，伦敦塔 代表英国的观念已经过时了
S2: The second sentence is appositive clause which means大不列颠有三个国家组成这一事实很多人都不知道
S3: The third sentence is predicative clause which means
u Activity III (18 minutes)
T: Appositive clause is similar with the attributive clause. Here are two sentences, please tell me which is appositive clause and which is attributive clause.
(Show the sentence on the slide)
We expressed the hope that they would come to visit china again.
We expressed the hope (that) they had expressed.
S: The first sentence is appositive clause. The that clause is the content of the hope and explain it
S: The second sentence is attribute clause.
(While I explain the sentences, show them the slide of the differences between the appositive clause and attributive clause)
同位语从句 定语从句
同位语从句与前面的名词是同位关系，表示这个名词的内容 定语从句语与它前面的名词是所属关系，对先行词起修饰作用，表示“…的”
同位语从句中的连接词that只起连接的作用不充当句子成分 定语从句中的连接词that在从句中常做主语或宾语
同位语从句的that 一般不能省 而定语从句中的关系代词that，当其在从句中做宾语时，常常可以省略
T: Now are you clear about the differences between appositive clause and attributive clause?
S: Maybe
T: Ok let’s see another two pairs of sentences, and tell me which is the appositive clause and which is attributive clause
(Show these sentences on the slide)
Mother made a promise that excited all her children.
Mother made a promise that she would buy a big cake for his birthday.
The suggestion that we should often practice spoken English is a good one.
The suggestion that the teacher said in the class was accepted by us.
S1: The first sentence in the first pair is an attributive clause
S2: The second sentence in the first pair is an appositive clause
S3: The first sentence in the second pair is an appositive clause
S4: The second sentence in the second pair is an attributive clause
T: Yes very good. Now open your book and turn to page 38 to do exercise 2.In this exercise there are appositive clause, predicative clause and attributive clause, if they are appositive clause or predicative clause please write NC, if it is an attributive clause please write AC
(After 3minutes the whole class give the answers and translate them)
S1: The first clause is NC meaning 飞机按时起飞的消息使每个人都很高兴
S2: The second clause is AC and NC meaning 机场上在传播的消息是暴风雨马上就要来了
S3: The third clause is NC meaning 学生应该学习一些实用知识的意见值得考虑。
S4: The fourth clause is AC and NC meaning 他们正在考虑的建议是学生们应该学点实用知识。
Step III Practice (10 minutes)
(Write two single sentences on the blackboard, and change the two sentences into an appositive clause. then ask the student to do the exercise 3 on the page 38 by the same way)
(The two sentences: 1.The famous British singer will come to china.2.The news very exciting.)
T: Here are two sentences. How do you change them into an appositive clause?
S: The news that the famous British singer will come to china very exciting
T: Yes very good. Now turn to page 38 and do the exercise 3 in the same way
(I will give the students 5 minutes to prepare the exercise and then ask students to give the answers and translate them one by one)
S1: The fact that two third of all girls are on a diet worries their parents and teachers a lot
S2: We heard the news last night that the Queen of England was on a three-day visit in china
S3: Many British parents hold the view that teenagers shouldn’t spend too much time online
S4: There is no scientific proof for the idea that time travel is possible
S5: The suggestion that Chinese students should be given more free time is welcomed by many people.
Step IV Homework (1 minute)
T: Today will have learned four noun clauses and the most important one in this class is the appositive clause. So today’s homework is to finish the exercise 4 on page 38 and the grammar 1 on page 112. Are you clear?
S: Yes
T: Goodbye class
S: Goodbye teacher.
Step V: Blackboard Design
Subject Clause 主语从句Object Clause 宾语从句Predicative Clause 表语从句Appositive Clause 同位语从句：接在idea, hope, fact, news, suggestion 等抽象名词后，用来解释说明前面名词的内容 The news that he won the first place is true.
The sixth Period : Exercise
n Teaching Aims:
1. Review some words learnt in this unite
2. Review the noun clause
3. Do some exercise to consolidate the language point learnt in this unit
n Teaching Important Points
1 makes sure the students know the noun clause
n Teaching Difficult points
1 makes sure the students know the noun clause
n Teaching Methods
1. Individual or pair work to make every students work in the class
n Teaching procedure:
Step I: Greeting
T: Good morning class
S: Good morning teacher
Step II: word study (10 minutes)
T: Have you finished the word study on page 37?
S: Yes
（Before check the answer, the teacher ask the class to read the words showed in the box and tell their meanings）
T: I need some students to give me the answers, read the sentences and translate them
S1: The first answer is union. The meaning is 一些工会领导聚到一起商讨工作中的安全问题。
S2: The second answer is republic。The meaning is 我国的全称是中华人民共和国
S3: The third answer is upper. The meaning is 一般来说，上层阶级的人不了解普通人的生活
S4: The fourth answer is consists of. The meaning is 我们班由25名男生和32名女生组成
S5: The fifth answer is mistaken. The meaning is 如果你认为不经过努力学习就可以轻松通过数学考试，你就完全错了
S6: The sixth answer is narrow. The meaning is 这条街太窄了，两辆车都错不开
S7: The seventh answer is influence. The meaning is 受老是的影响，她在大学学英语专业
S8: The eighth answer is basis. The meaning is 不要以貌取人
Step III: Grammar exercise (12 minutes)
T: Now turn to page 112. Have you done it?
S: Yes
(I ask a line of students to read the sentences and give the answers and then I will explain the general idea of this text)
S1: The first sentence is objective clause
S2: The second sentence is object clause
S3: The third sentence is predicative clause
S4: The fourth sentence is appositive clause
S5: The fifth sentence is object clause
S6: The sixth sentence is subject clause
S7: The seventh sentence is object clause
S8 The eighth sentence is predicative clause
S9: The ninth sentence is predicative clause
T: Yes very good. Now let’s read it together
Step IV: Work book (23 minutes)
Exercise one (7 minutes)
T: Now let’s open the exercise book B and check the answers to the question one and two
T: First I need ten students to give the answers to the question one and translate them.
T: Well from you please
(Before doing this exercise the teacher help the students review the usage of the position preposition in Chinese)
S1: The answer to the first sentence is to
S2: The answer to the second sentence is on
S3: The answer to the third sentence is in
S4: The answer to the fourth sentence is on
S5: The answer to the fifth sentence is on
S6: The answer to the sixth sentence is off
S7: The answer to the seventh sentence is of
S8 The answer to the eighth sentence is to
S9: The answer to the ninth sentence is together
S10: The answer to the tenth sentence is with
Exercise two (5 minutes)
T: Now look at the second exercise; I need another ten students to give me the answers
S1: The answer to the first sentence is stand for
S2: The answer to the second sentence is stands for
S3: The answer to the third sentence is in general
S4: The answer to the fourth sentence is generally
S5: The answer to the fifth sentence is a, and whom
S6: The answer to the sixth sentence is a and of whom
S7: The answer to the seventh sentence is a and them
S8 The answer to the eighth sentence is spoken, to be and as well as
S9: The answer to the ninth sentence is spoken, and to be
S10: The answer to the tenth sentence is it is of value
S11: The answer to the eleventh sentence is it is valuable
(If the students don’t understand the sentences, I will give the explanations)
Exercise three (7 minutes)
T: Now open your exercise book B and turn to page 13. I need one student to read the whole text and give the answers
S: (the student read the whole text and give her own answers, if the student give a wrong answer all the class help her to correct)
Exercise four (3 minutes)
T: Turn to page 14 of the exercise book B and give the answers to the exercise three. And tell me what kind of clause does each sentence belong to. Who wants to show her answers?
S1: The first sentence is attributive clause
S2: The second sentence is appositive clause
S3: The third sentence is appositive clause
S4: The fourth sentence is attributive clause
S5: The fifth sentence is appositive clause
S6: The sixth sentence is attributive clause
Step V farewell
T: Today is the last time when I give the class to you. Thank you for your coordination during these days. Thanks you very much. Goodbye
S: Goodbye
The third Period: Reading II
n Teaching aims:
1. Learn and master the following words and expressions:
Word: influence, form, basis while
Phrases: stand for, be made up of, make the most of, hold together, as it is, consist of, lies off/ to / on /in, in general, as much as, end up with, some time, neither. Nor, be considered to be, as well as, be of great value
n Teaching important points:
1. Master the following phrases:
Stand for, be made up of, make the most of, hold together, lie off/ to /on /in, end up with
n Teaching Difficult Points:
1. Master the following sentence patterns:
A lies off/ to / on / in the west/ east…. of B
2. Understand the following sentences
(1). The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is not past.
(2). The UK really is a nation of different countries held together by a common language and culture.
n Teaching method:
1. Explanation for students to master some language points
n Teaching Aids:
1. A computer and a courseware
n Teaching Procedure:
Step I Greeting and Revision
T: Good morning class
S: Good morning teacher
T: Last class we traveled six stops of British Isles, do you still remember?
S: Yes. We traveled the brief introduction, the geography, the climate, the culture, the history and the language
T: Well you have good memory
Step II Study the Language Points (I show all the language points on the screen)
u Activity I: Para.1 (13 minutes)
T: I think the first paragraph is a bit hard for you to understand. Let’s read it together and I need some students to translate some sentences.
T: Who want to translate the first, the third and the last sentences?
S1: the first sentence means 认为炸鱼炸薯条， 大本钟，伦敦塔 代表英国的观念已经过时了
T: Yes, you are right. Here that clause explains the meaning of the word “idea” so it is called appositive clause. It is a new grammar in this unite, we will learn it in the next class. In this sentence lies a language point: “stand for”. Stand for means代表，象征， 意味着. Please translate two sentences using the phrase stand for.1. UK 表示大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国.2. W.C表示厕所 T: Who can give me the answers?
S1: UK stands for the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland S2: W.C stands for toiletT: Yes, very good. And how to translate the third sentence in this paragraph?
S: It means:大不列颠有三个国家组成这一事实很多人都不知道
T: Yes. In this sentence the that clause is also used to explain the word” fact ”, so this is also a appositive clause. Here the phrase “be made up of ”means: 由……组成. Can you translate the following sentences into English: 1.大不列颠由苏格兰，英格兰和威尔士组成.2.爱尔兰由北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国组成. 3.我们班由47个女生组成.
S1: The Great Britain is made up of Scotland, England and Wales.
S2: Ireland is made up of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland S3: Our class is made up of 47 girls.T: You all translate them very well. In the first class we mentioned another phrase means由……组成.. Do you still remember?
Scotland, Wales and England make up the Great Britain. It means:苏格兰，威尔士和英格兰组成了大不列颠
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland make up Ireland. It means:北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国组成了爱尔兰S3: 47 girls make up our class. It means:47个女生组成我们班
T: Good. Does someone can translate the last sentence in this paragraph?
充分利用. 按原来的样子.使团结一致/连在一起女孩充分利用了每个场合来展示自己. 你应该充分利用电脑来学习 我们应该充分利用我们的机会.你应该充分利用时间） The girl makes the most of the occasions to show herself.
You should make the most of the computer for your study.We should make the most of our opportunities.You should try to make the most of your time.
Tell it as it isI tell her the news as it is We ought to speak English as it is)
实话实说我们把消息原原本本的告诉他我们必须地道的讲英语
u Activity II: Para.2 (8 minutes)
T: Paragraph 2 is about geography of British Isles. Do you remember where the British Isles is?
S: The British Isles lies off the west coast of Europe
T: Yes here the word “lie” means 位于，坐落于. And the preposition “off” after it tells the relationship between the British Isles and the west coast of Europe. The word “lie ”can be collocated with four position prepositions: off, to, on and in, we can write a sentence pattern with these words to tell the position relationship between A and B
(show the sentence pattern on the screen: A lies off/to/on/in the west /east…. of the B)
T: In the sentence pattern the position preposition “off” means A and B is separated by water. Take two sentences for example. How could you say 大不列颠岛位于欧洲的西海岸，台湾位于大陆的东南岸。（show the Chinese meaning on the screen）
S1: British Isles lies off the west coast of EuropeS2: Taiwan Island lies off the southeast coast of mainland
爱尔兰岛位于不列颠岛的西岸浙江位于湖南的东面. (Show the Chinese meaning on the screen)
Ireland lies to the west of Britain.Zhejiang lies to the east of Hunan
T: Well. Another preposition “on ” means A is bounded on B. Now translate these two sentences: 1. 威尔士位于英格兰的西面 2福建位于浙江的南面 (show the Chinese meaning on the screen)
S1: Wales lies on the west English
Fujian lies on the south of ZheJiang 英格兰在大不列颠的东南面 浙江在中国的东面(show the Chinese meaning on the screen)
England lies in the southeast of Britain
Zhejiang lies in the east of china
u Activity III: Para.3 (4 minutes)
T: Paragraph 3 is about climate and I think it is not very hard for you to understand. I will ask one student to read it and the rest of you to find the difficult language points (ask one student to read)
S: I don’t know what does the phrase “in general”mean.
T: it means : 总的来说，大体上，一般而言, 一般放在句首表示概括. For example, “in general girls like dressing up” and “In general, you do a good job” are you clear?
S: Yes
S: What does the phrase “as much as” mean?
T: It means: 多达. For example “My father earn as much as 10,000 Yuan a month.”
u Activity IV: Para.4 (4minutes)
T: The fourth paragraph says the culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by the culture of the people of the European mainland. Right?
S: Yes
T: Here the word “ influence” means 影响。 For example “His father influence him greatly” and “I don’t influence your decision ”. Here “influence ” is a verb. It also can be a noun. If it acts as a noun , it can be used in a phrase “have (an) influence on / upon / over Sth” and means对…有影响. Here are two sentences in Chinese, please translate them.1. 老师对学生有很大的影响 2. 环境对性格有很大的影响。(Show the Chinese meaning on the screen)
S1: A teacher has great influence on his pupilsS2: Environment has a great influence on characterT: Yes you are right. And look at the second sentence from the top, who can translate it?
S:他们的语言形成了英语语言的基础。
T: Yes .right And what does the word“their” refers to ?
S: It refers to the people from different parts of northern Europe.
T: Yes. And the phrase “form the basis for”means 形成…的基础. Do you understand?
S: Yes
u Activity V: Para.5 (3minutes)
T: Paragraph 5 is about the influence of the French. First tell me what the word “conquer” mean?
S: It means 侵略
T: Yes. Look at the last sentence, what does the phrase “end up with ”mean?
S: it means以 …结束，告终
T: Good. Could you translate the following two sentences into English?
(1. -晚会以一首美丽的歌曲结束 2. -这个单词以“y”结尾 show the Chinese meaning on the screen) The party ended up with a beautiful songS2: This word ends up with “y”T: Quite good. Do you have any questions about this paragraph?
S: No
u Activity VI: Para.6 (8minutes)
T: I think this paragraph isn’t difficult for you to understand. So read it yourself and tell me what kind of the fourth sentence belongs to and find a useful phrase in the last sentence.
T: Who can tell the type of the fourth sentence?
S: It is an emphatic sentence
T: Good, do you know the pattern of the emphatic sentence?
S: No
T: The pattern is: it is (was)+ the emphasized parts +that clause. Here is an ordinary sentence: “she was born in Wenzhou in 1986”. If you want to stress the place where she was born, how can you change the sentence? Who can?
S: It was in Wenzhou that she was born in 1986.
T: Right. And how to emphasize the date?
S: It was in 1986 that she was born in Wenzhou
T: Yes. Here is another sentence. “Miss Liu teaches us English ”. If emphasize the subject which Miss Liu teaches, how do you change the sentence?
S: It is English that Miss Liu teaches us.
T: Very good. If stress the teacher Miss Liu who teaches English, how do you change the sentence?
S: It is Miss Liu who teaches us English.
T: Yes quite good. When you stress a person you should use “who” to subside for “that”
T: Now look at the last sentence, could you find the phrase?
S: Neither….Nor
T: Yes do you know the meaning?
S: It means 既不也不
T: Yes, now let’s translate the following three sentences together.
(1. -他既不喜欢蓝色也不喜欢红色 2. -她即不爱你也不恨你3. 他走的既不快也不慢 write them on the screen)
He neither likes blue nor redS: She neither loves you nor hates you
S: He walks neither fast nor slowly
T: Good
u Activity VII: Para.7 (5 minutes)
T: The last paragraph is still not very hard to understand. Let’s read it together and I will give you some language points
T: In the fourth line there is a phrase: “be considered as” whose meaning is被认为…怎么样. Now translate these two sentences
(1. 你的计划被认为是可行的.2.这首歌被认为是2004年最好听的歌. Show them on the screen)S1: Your plan is considered to be workable S2: This song is considered to be the most beautiful of 2004
T: Good and in the last sentences there is an important sentence pattern: “be of great value”. Do you know its meaning? (Show the sentence pattern on the screen)S: I guess it means be very valuable
T: Yes. So the pattern of this phrase is that be of N= be adj. That is to say the abstract noun after the preposition “of” has the same function of the adj of this noun. So could you tell me how to say be useful and be important in another way?
S1: be of use equals be useful
S2: be of importance equals be important.
T: You’ve got it
Step IV Home work
T: Today ‘s homework is to preview the grammar part, which maybe very difficult for you to understand.
The Second Period: Reading I
n Teaching Aims:
1. Further develop the students’ reading ability and reading skills
2. Get the student to know more about the British Isles
n Teaching Important Points:
1. Train the students’ reading ability and develop their reading skills
2. Enable the students to understand the text better.
n 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
n 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.
n Teaching Aids:
1. A computer and a courseware
2. A tape recorder
n 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 topicsPara.1 historyPara.2 languagePara.3 climatePara.4/5 culturePara.6 brief introductionPara.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
l 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 statements1. (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
l 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.
l 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
l 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:1.Has 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
l 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:1.what 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.
l 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