Unit 2 The United Kingdom (Book 5)
Period 1 Reading: Puzzle in Geography
Class：_________ Name：_____________ Group：___________ No：_________ Learning Objectives：
1. Learn the useful new words and expressions.
2. Read the passage and learn something about how the UK was formed geographically， historically and culturally. Learning Key Points：
1. Learn reading skill: Scanning and close reading
2. Know about the geography， history and culture of the UK Learning Difficult Points： Improve the reading ability Learning Procedures：
I. 【Pre-class homework】
Assessment: A. Scanning : Chose the main idea of the passage
a. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? b. Explain how England is divided into three zones
c. The reason why London became the cultural capital of England.
d. A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on
geography， history and culture， etc B. Close reading: Complete the following form. the UK In the 13th century In the 17th century consists of England， ， _______________ and Northern Ireland. ______________ was linked to England. __________ and Wales were joined to ____________ to form _______________ _________ Ireland broke away and ________ Ireland joined with In the early 20th ________ ， Wales and Scotland to become ___ . century 第1页/共17页
England the _________ of the four countries， consists of the _________， the ________ and the _____________ of England. the greatest _______________treasures of all， has _________， art London _________， the theatres， parks and The four group of the Romans， ， and Normans. invaders C. Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part. Part 1 (Para ___-___) The cultural importance of London (About London) Part 2 (Para ___ ) How the UK came into being. (About the UK) Part 3 (Para ___- ___) England is divided into 3 zones. (About England) II. 【While-class】
Assessment: Step1 Lead-in
Step2 Check the pre-class homework Step3 Furthering reading:
A. Decide the following sentences true or false.
1. The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully. ( )
2. The Union Jack flag unites the flags of three countries in the United Kingdom， and Scotland is left out. ( )
3. Northern Ireland ， England and Scotland have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well.( )
4. Most of the large industrial cities are in the south of England. ( )
5. The oldest building in London was begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s. ( ) 6. The first invaders Norman left their language and their government. ( )
B. Try to use context clues to work out the meaning of underlined words and phrase. 1. People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England， Wales， Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. ( )
A. make it harder to understand B. make it easier to understand
C. make it important to understand D. make it necessary to understand
2. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to “ Great Britain”. Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. ( ) A. successfully B. peacefully C. cooperatively D. importantly
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Step4 Consideration:
A. Try to put the missing sentences into the passage without reading the passage. England is the largest of the four countries， and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. _____1_____. You find most of the population settled in the south， but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. ______2______.It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans. There you will find out more about British history and culture.
______3_____.It has the oldest port built by the Romans in the 1st century AD， the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.____4____. The first invaders， the Romans， left their towns and roads. The second， the Anglo-Saxons， left their language and their government. The third， the Vikings， influences the vocabulary and place-names of the North， and the fourth， the Normans， left castles and the words for food.
______5____.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile!
A. If you look around the British countryside， you will find evidence of all these invaders. B. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums， art collections， theatres， parks and buildings.
C. The zone nearest France is called the South of England， the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North. D. There have been four sets of invaders of England.
E. Although， nationwide， these cities are not as large as those in China， they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two! B．Blank filling
The United Kingdom 1.___________(consist)of four countries: England， Wales， Scotland and Northern Ireland， 2 _____________ are shown to the world in a flag
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3.___________(call) the Union Jack. The four countries do work together in some areas， but they 4. ___________ (develop) different educational and 5.___________ (legality) systems. England， the 6.___________ (large) of the four countries， is roughly 7.___________ (divide) into three zones.8 ____________capital， London， has been influenced by the 9.____________ (invader) of England， and you will find the greatest 10. ____________ (history) treasures in it. Step5 Summary
III.【Post-class】
Self- reflection I enjoyed learning about I found these words useful: I found these expressions useful: I have learned about Some examples: Keys: 【Pre-class homework】
A. Scanning : D
B. Close reading: Complete the following form. The UK consists of England， Wales， Scotland and Northern Ireland. In the 13th Wales was linked to England. century In the 17th England and Wales were joined to Scotland to form Great Britain. century Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with In the early 20thcentury England ， Wales and Scotland to become the UK . England the largest of the four countries， consists of the South， the Midlands and the North of England. the greatest historical treasures of all， has museums， art collections， London the theatres， parks and buildings. 第4页/共17页
The four groups of the Romans， Anglo-Saxons ， Vikings and Normans. invaders C. Divide the passage into three parts and match the main idea of each part. Part 1(Para 1-3) The cultural importance of London (About London) Part 2(Para 4) How the UK came into being. (About the UK) Part 3(Para 5-6) England is divided into 3 zones. (About England) Step3 Furthering reading:
A. Decide the following sentences true or false. F F T F T F
B. Try to use context clues to work out the meaning of underlined words and phrase. BB
Step4 Consideration:
A. Try to put the missing sentences into the passage without reading the passage. CEBDA B．Blank filling
consists， which， called， have developed， legal， largest， divided， its， invaders， historical
Period 2 Language focus in Reading 1 (Book 5)
Class：_________ Name：_____________ Group：___________ No：_________ Learning Objectives：
1. Make sentences using the important useful new words and expressions. 2. Learn the important useful sentences and patterns. Learning Key Points：
Grasp the usages of the important new words， expressions and sentence structure above. Learning Difficult Points：
Understand and use the new words in the proper language situation. Assessment: Learning Procedures： I.【Pre-class homework】
A. Translate the phrases into English 1. 由……组成 2．把……分成
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人教新课标高二英语必修5第二单元(Book 5) Unit 2 The United Kingdom 学案含答案
