Unit;5;The;British;Isles.docx

Unit;5;The;British;lslesunit5thebritishislesteachinggoals:1. talkabouttheukandIreland.2. practiseexpressingagreementanddisagreement.3. learnaboutnounclauses(1).4. writeadescriptionofatownandthecountryside.5. improvestudents*abilityinlistening,speaking,readingandwritingteachingkeyanddifficultpoints:1. mastertheexpressionsforagreementanddisagreement.2. learnandmasterthefollowingwordsandexpressions:words:form,influence,basis,inland,mountainous,narrow,diversity,republic,wales,mild,union,strength,welsh,scofishphrases:standfor,bemadeupof,beunknownto,makethemostof,holdtogether,lieoff,beseparatedfrom,atonepoint,ingeneral,asmuchas,runover,endupwithtask2:investigateyourhometowngetthesamegroupstoinvestigatetheirhometown,byinterviewingexperts,goingtovisitsomeplacesofinterestandgovernmentofficesrelated(eg.theweatherstation),andColletinginformation,thenfillinthechart:nameofmyhometownlocationweatherplacesofinterestthelifeofresidentspopulationorhistorythefirstperiodteachingaims:1. refreshthestudents*memoryabout'newzealand,whichtheylearnedlastterm.2. remindthemusefulwaysofexpressingdirection3. developtheabilityatdoingexplorationstudy.teachingprocedures:stepllead-inshowtheclassthemapsofchinaandnewZealand.havethemtalkaboutthesetwocountries,teachersays*asaChinese,there'snodoubtthateveryonehereknowschinaverywell,besides,inlastterm,wehavelearntalotaboutnewZealand,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthem.payingmoreattentiontothespiritofteamwork,wealmostneedtodiscusstogetherwhenwedoeverything,andmoreandmoreviewsandpointsaretolerated.bytheway,ifweagreeordisagreetodosomething,whatcanweusetoexpressourselves?(teacherwritesstudents/answersandsomeotherexpressionsonthescreen.)usefulexpressions：don'tyouthinkthat.?idon'tthinkthat'sright.idon'tthinkso.youmustbemistaken.no,youarewrongthinkingthat.i'mafraidyouarewrong.ibelievethatyou'vegotitright,i'mnotsosureaboutthat.surelyitmustbe.yes,youareright,but.aren'tyouconfusing.?yes.iagreewithyou.step2.makeupdialoguesaskthesstousetheseexpressionstomakeupa(thenteacherasksthreepairstopresenttheirdialogues.)sampledialogues:1.a:howareyougettingonwithyourenglish?b:verybadly,ifinditdifficulttolearn.a: whydoyouthinkso?b: asyouknow,wehavetolearnalotofwordsandphrasesbyhearteveryday.andtherearemanygrammarruleswehavetofollow.a: butican'tcompletelyagreewithyou.inmyopinion,it'seasytolearn,aslongaswemasterthebasicgrammarandspeakitasoftenaspossible,wecanlearnitwell.b: idon'tthinkyouareright,personally,ithinkwehavefewerchancestospeakenglish.what'smore,englishandChinesehavelittleincommon.a:butithinkweshouldfindmorechancestospeak,justaswelearnChinese,ifyouspeak,readandlistenasmuchaspossible,youcanfinditeasytolearn,b:that'sagoodidea,thanksforyouradvice,i'lldomybesttostudyitwall.a:i,msurethatyouwill.americaandrussia.fiveofthemarequitesmallandtwoofthemareislandcountries.a: doyouthinksmallcountrieshavebetterchancesthanbigonestobecomerich?b: idon'tthinkso.a: why?b: firstsmallcountrieshavefewnaturalresources,they'reveryimportantforacountry,second,theirlabourforceislimited,asaresult,thatpreventstheireconomydevelopingfast.a: ican'tquiteagreewithyou.infactmanysmallcountriesareveryrich.b: yes.thoughsomecountriesaresmall,peopleofthesecountriescangetgoodeducationandmaketheircountriesbecomepowerfulbydevelopingscienceandtechnology,forexample,japanhasfewnaturalresources,butitcandevelopitseducationanduseothercountriesresourcesasmanyaspossibletodevelopitseconomy.a: itmaybetrue,doislandnationshavemoreadvantagesthanothercountries?b: certainly,islandcountrieshavemoreconvenientisles.teachingprocedures:step1.lead-int:inthefirstperiod,wetalkedmuchabouttheukandyouknowalotaboutit.(teachershowspicturesofbigben,thespeakerscornerinhidepark,buckinghampalaceztowerbridge,stonehenge,shakespear,nationalflagsofScotland,Ireland,walesandenglandonthescreenforthemtoenjoyanddescribe.)step2.pre-readingt:nowopenyourbooksatpage35.lookatthequestionsinpre-reading(showsthesequestionsonthescreen)andhaveadiscussionaboutwhatyouknowaboutthesequestions.(afewminuteslater,teacherasksthreestudentstoanswerthem.)step3.readinglisteningpractice:playthetapeforthestudentstolistentogetthegeneralidea.trueorfalsestatements:thetowerofIondonisveryfamousinbritain.theukismadeupofbritainislandandIrelandislandc. theauthordeliverssomemoreinformationaboutthebritishisle.d. it'saboutthehistoryofthecountry.4) .whatcanyouconcludefromthepassage?a. theukismadeupof4countriesb. thebritishislesliesofthewestcoastofeuropec. thecultureoftheUkisamixtureofdifferentcountriesintheworld.d. theclimateofthebritishislesismildwithalotofrain.answers:dbca4.skimminggetthesstoskimthetexttofindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.paragraphmainideaparalgeneralideaaboutenglandpara2positionofthebritishislespara3climatepara4culturepara5theinfluenceoffrenchpara6historypara7languages(teachershowsthefollowingonthescreen.)completeeachsentencewith