What do you learn apart from English?
Apart from being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill. ☆ also；as well as；besides
14. value 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
What is the value of this 18k white gold diamond necklace?
-- It cost me $2,000 (=It was worth $2,000.), but I valued the necklace at $1,000. -- It was a valuable diamond necklace.
☆ value n.: the amount of money that sth. is worth
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is of great value to you. His research has been of no / little practical value.
☆ value vt.: to decide that how much sth. is worth I value your friendship very highly. ☆ valuable adj.: worth a lot of money
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Topic Countries of the United Kingdom; United Jack; famous sites in London Vocabulary Consist clarify accomplish conflict union credit currency convenience rough attract architecture collection administration countryside furnished possibility arrange wedding fold sightseeing delight royal uniform splendid statue communism thrill error consistent 1. Language difficulty in communication Function Excuse me. I’m afraid I can’t follow you. Can you speak more slowly, please? What did you mean by …? 2. Space: position, direction, distance Wales was linked to… England and Wales were joined to/connected… England is divided into three zones. The zone nearest… is called… Grammar The past participle as the object complement You find most of the population settled in the south… … he had them killed while they were asleep.
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Period One
Teaching objectives: 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com 1. share the information about the United Kingdom.
2. Foster the Ss’ reading ability (predicting, skimming and scanning) Teaching procedures: Step 1. Warming-up
Ask the students to work in pairs and do the quiz on P9 Keys: 1.C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5.B
1. The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. It takes ten hours to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport if you take the direct flight. 3. The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers and Member of Parliament
make the important political decisions and laws.
4. The counties of Britain are much smaller than provinces in China. They have local
government powers for their area.
5. The River Thames is 338km, which is the longest one in England. Step 2 Pre-reading
Have the students share the information about the geography of the UK 1. The UK consists of four countries, what are they? England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
2. Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?
London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast Step 3 Reading 1. Fast-reading
Ask the students to read the map and the text on P10 and answer the following the questions
1) The Union Jack flag unite the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which
country is left out? Why? Wales. It is usually considered to be part of the England.
2) What three countries does British Airways represent? England, Scotland and Wales
3) Which group of invaders didn’t influence London? The Vikings didn’t influence London.
2. Text structure analysis
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Have the students find out the topic sentences of each paragraph 1st paragraph Why are different words used to describe England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland? 2nd paragraph 3rd paragraph First there was England. Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were joined to Scotland. 4th paragraph 5th paragraph 6th paragraph The four countries are still very different. England is the largest of the four countries. The greatest historical treasure of all is London. Ask the students to divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part Part1 (para1-4) What the UK includes and how the UK formed and more detailed information about the four countries in the UK
Part2 (para5) The geographical division of England into three zones: their similarities and differences找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
Part3(para6) The cultural importance of London 3. Careful reading
1. Have the students put the events happening to the form of the UK into the right order.
First there was England. In the 13th century AD, Wales was linked to England. In 1603 England and Wales were joined to Scotland. The name Great Britain came into being. Three centuries later Northern Ireland joined
with England, Wales and Scotland to become 2. Have the students identify the invaders and their influences on The United Kingdom—the UK. The Romans in The Anglo-Saxons in the The Vikings the 1st century 1060s AD Towns and roads Language government and Vocabulary place-names and Castles and words for food The Normans 3. Have the students look at the map of England and Wales. Draw lines across to show the zones of the South, Midlands and North of England. North: Leeds, York, Sheffield, and Manchester Midlands: Coventry, Birmingham
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South: Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth Step 4 Summary
Have the students use the information to write a short summary of the passage
Possible version: The writer examines how the UK developed as an administrative unit. It shows how England is also divided into three zones. It explains why London became the cultural capital of England.
Period Two & Three
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Language points
Consist of 由…组成，由….构成（不用进行时）
The team consists of one hundred men and women athletes. =The team is made up of one hundred men and women athletes. There is a big family, consisting of ten people.
Consist in 在于，决定于 (不用被动态)= be based on/ depend on/ upon What does happiness consist in? 什么才算是幸福？
The beauty of the town consists in the style of its ancient buildings. Pre-reading 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
divide “把…..分成；分开”指将一个整体分成若干部分，常与介词 between ,among, by ,into 等搭配
He divided the cake into three= The cake was divided into three. Divide this line into 20 equal parts. Divide this line in half. We’ll have to divide the work between (among) us. 6 divided by 3 is 2.
separate 多指把原来连在一起或者是靠近的人或事物分离开，常与介词 from, by 搭配 The Channel separates England from France. The two towns are separated by the river.
She doesn’t want to be separated from this man.
I have got separated from him for a couple of years. 分开，分居 Reading
1. puzzle n something that is difficult to understand or explain 难题，迷/ 益智玩具(游戏)
Programming is really a puzzle to me. 我搞不懂编程。
I am in a puzzle about his way of dealing with the matter. 对…..大惑不解 A cross-word puzzle 填字游戏
Vt to confuse someone 使某人迷惑 What puzzled me a lot is how he broke into the room without being noticed. Vi * be puzzled about/over 为…..冥思苦想
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I’ve been sitting here puzzling about/over what to do.
2．Clarify vt/vi to make something clearer and easier to understand 澄清，阐明，讲清楚
I hope that what I said will clarify this situation. 澄清情况
He clarify his position on the welfare reform. 阐明在福利改革上的立场 His mind suddenly clarified. 他的头脑突然清醒了。 3．find +宾语＋ 宾补
He woke up and found himself in hospital. (介词短语) Did you find them in? (副词)
I’m sure we’ll find her hard at work when we get home. (形容词) I find the light burning, so I guess that he is still studying. (现在分词) The girl found the house broken into.（过去分词） They found themselves trapped by the bush fire. I find her a difficult woman to deal with. (名词)
* contain 包括侧重于“内有”； include “侧重于包含者只是整体中的一部分”。 This room contains 20 persons, including 5 children./ 5 children included. 4．accomplish v to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard; achieve 完成
任务，取得成功， 实现目标
We have accomplished all we set out to do. 所有的计划要做的事，我们都已完成。
He knew he had accomplished something after all.
The best method to accomplish this goal is to unite as many people as possible. *Accomplished adj. 有修养的， 有造诣的， 有才华的 An accomplished painter/ singer/ author *Accomplishment n 完成，实现 un
The accomplishment of this task depends upon the effort of the whole class. The accomplishment of peace 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com 成就，才能 = achievement cn
Lanny was delighted to have his musical accomplishments admired. Playing piano is one her many accomplishments.
5. conflict a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups ,countries 抵触，冲
突,矛盾 This statement conflicts with the one they made last month. The conflict between traditional view and modern one
A conflict between the demands of one’s study and one’s entertainment 学习需要与娱乐
之间的矛盾
*come into conflict 发生争执
This stubborn boy often comes into conflict with his classmates over some problems * armed conflict 武装冲突 conflict of interests 利益冲突 6. break away (from) “挣脱；逃离”
Several states broke away from the Union and became independent. 几个州脱离了联邦
成为独立的国家。
The dog broke away from its owner. 那条狗挣脱主人的控制。
He has broken away from the bad habit of smoking. 克服了抽烟的习惯
有关的短语：
break out （战争，疾病，火灾等）爆发，没有被动态
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人教版高中英语必修5Unit1-Unit5全册全套教案教学设计
