Unit5TheBritishlsles(warmingup＆speaking)
BriefStatements
ThetopicisabouttheBritishIsles.
.Inthefirstperiod,wewilldealwithWarmingupandSpeaking.Inwarmingup,bywatchingavideoabouttheBritainandtalkingaboutEnglishcities,food,sports,placesofinterest,schooleducation,geography,famouspeople,etc.thestudents'desiretoknowmoreaboutBritaincanberaised.Speakingwillincludesthreetopics:IsEnglisheasyordifficulttolearn?Howcanwelearngeographywell?What'syouropinionaboutthedevelopmentofacountry?,andthestudentscanexpressvariousopinionsfreely.Eachtopiccanbediscussedfromdifferentsides.Thestudentscanreachanagreementonthepoints.Meanwhile,theirabilitytospeakEnglishcanbegreatlyimproved.Iprovidetwotopics:DoyouagreethatShangwenjieisabeautifulsinger?DoyouagreethatZhoujielunisagoodsinger?Whicharetheirfavoritetopics.Thenaskthemtomakeadialoguebyusingtheexpressionsofagreementsanddisagreements.Afterthat,Iprepareadiscussionforthestudents.Thetopicis:Imaginethatyouaregoingonafour-weektripthroughtheUK.Makeatravelplanforit.Include:Whereyouwillgo?Whatclothesandthingsyouwilltake?Atlast,IwillconsolidateamapofUK.Iwillaskastudenttoexplainthemapforallthestudents.Then,IwillshowsomefamousattractionsofUKtopleasethestudents.Ifthereisenoughtime,IwillprepareavideoaboutIrelandagain.
TeachingAims:
1.EnablethestudentstotalkabouttheUKandIrelandinEnglishandexpressagreementanddisagreementaboutsomeopinions.
2.Helpthestudentslearnhowtodescribeaplace.
3.LetSslearntousethestructuresofexpressingagreementanddisagreement.
TeachingProcedures:
Step1Lead-In
ShowtheclassthemapsoftheUnitedKingdom.PlaythevideoabouttheBritain.ShowsomepicturesabouttheUnitedKingdom.
Step2.WarmingUp
Byasking:Howtosay“英国”inEnglish?Thencorrectthestudents’mistakes.Todaywe'lllearnanewunit--theBritishIsles.Inthelastperiod,ItoldyoutosearchforasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheUKandIrelandthroughtheInternet.I'msureyou'vegotalot.
Referencesforteachers:
Foodanddishes:roastedbeef,steakkidneypie,Englishfishchip,chickenalaking,sandwichandsoon.
Sports.walking,swimming,playingfootball,playingtennis,bicycling,skating,hikingandsoon.
Wayoflife:DIY.Theyoftenfixupahouse,planttheirgardens,andmakefurniturebythemselves.Eventheybuildtheirhousesthemselves.
Importantcitiesare:London,Liverpool,Manchester,Birmingham,Edinburgh,Dublin,Cardiff,Belfastandsoon.LondonisthebiggestcityandthecapitalofEngland.ItliesontheRiverThames.Londonisalsoaculturalandpoliticalcenter.Inittherearemanyworld-famousplacesofinterest.
PlacesofInterest:St.JamesPark,HydePark,BigBen,TowerBridge,theHousesofParliament,BuckinghamPalace.Nationalwestminsterandsoon.
Geography:fourparts.TheyareEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.Therearemanykindsofnaturalresources,suchascoal,iron,oilandnaturalgas.
Languages:EnglishistheofficiallanguageintheUK.Itisalsowidelyusedintheworld.
Rreligion&beliefs:PeopleintheUKmostlybelieveinChrist.SomeofthembelieveinIslam,andBuddhism.
Schools:Twokinds.Oneisprivateschoolandtheotherispublicschool.Schoolingisfreeofchargeinpublicschoolswhileitcostsmuchinprivateones.Therearemanyworld-famousuniversitiesintheUK,like,CambridgeUniversity,OxfordUniversity,LondonUniversityandsoon.
FamouspeopleShakespear/FranscisBacon
Step3Speaking
Presentation:Sofar,wehaveknownsomuchabouttheUKandIreland.Pleaseanswermyquestions:DoyouagreethatDavidBekhamisabasketballplayer?(ShowsapictureofDavidBekham)Theteacherisshowingthetipsofagreementsanddisagreements.Suchas:
Don’tyouthinkthat...?
Idon’tthinkthat’sright...
Idon’tthinkso.
Youmustbemistaken...
No,youarewrongthinkingabout...
I’mafraidyou’rewrong...?
Aren’tyouconfusing...?
I’mnotsosureaboutthat...
Surelyitmustbe...
Yes,youareright,but...
Ibelievethatyou’vegotitright.
Yes,Iagreewithyou.
ThenshowapictureofShangwenjieandZhoujielun,askthestudentstotalkaboutthesetwosuperstarsbyusingtheexpressionsabove.
Makeupdialogues
AsktheSstousetheseexpressionstomakeupadialogueinpairs
Sampledialogues:
1.A:DoyouagreethatShangwenjieisabeautifulgirl?
B:Verybadly.Ifinditdifficulttosay.Idon’tthinkso.
A:Whydoyouthinkso?
B:Asyouknow,Ithinkshelookslikeaboymorelikeagirl.
A:ButIcan'tcompletelyagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,sheisverybeautiful,Ilikeherverymuch.
2.A:Whatareyoudoing?
B:I'mreadingtheposterofZhoujielun..
A:Well,doyouagreethatZhoujielunisagoodsinger?
B:Yes!Ithinkso.Ilikehismusicstyleverymuch.
A:Yes!Iagreewithyou,Ilikehisperfectvoice,too.
Iwillaskseveralpairstoshowtheirdialogues.Thenaddtheirpoints.
Step4Discussion
Imaginethatyouaregoingonafour-weektripthroughtheUK.Makeatravelplanforit.Include:Whereyouwillgo?Whatclothesandthingsyouwilltake?
Sampledialogue:
1.A:Hello,Fenlan
B:Hello,Zhuanglin,haveyoudecidedwhichcountryyouwillgo?
A:Er,IthinkIwillchooseEngland.
B:Why?
A:BecauseIliketheLondonBridge,theRiverThames,Iwouldliketoknowsomeculturalabou
tit.
B:OK!Well,whatclothesandthingsyouwilltake?
A:Iwilltakemypoetryshirtsandskirts.AndIwillalsotakemyumbrellathere.BecauseIheardthatweatherisrainyoften.
B:OK!It’sverylate,mymotheriswaitingforme.Bye-bye.
2.A:Hello,ThisisYangjin.CanIspeaktoLinjing?
B:Hi,Yangjing.ThisisLinjingspeaking.
A:Longtimetomeetyou.Whydidn’tyougotoschoollastweek?
B:IwenttoEnglandlastweek.
A:Really?Iwanttogonextholiday.WhatdoyouthinkaboutEngland?
B:Itisabeautifulcountrywithmanyinterestingplaces,ifyougothereyoucantakeacamerawithyou.
A:Certainly!Butcouldyoulendyourcameratome?
B:Noproblem!Haveaniceholiday!
A:Thankyou!Bye-bye
B:Bye.
Step5Consolidate
Askoneofthestudentstofinishtheexplanationofthemap.
ShowsomepicturesoffamousattractionsofUKtothestudents.
Step6Homework
1.Previewthenextlesson-reading.
2.DoTALKING.Eachonewillbeasked:“whereyou’llgoandwhatyou’lldo.”
Step7Let’sknowmoreabout:”UK”PlaythevideoabouttheIreland(Thetimepermits)