THE BRITISH ISLES

Teaching goals

1. Target language

a重點詞匯和短語

narrow, be made up of , make the most of , hold together , republic , lie off , at the point of , , form , the Atlantic Ocean , mild ,influence ,basis, mountains , union , strength

b重點句子

The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, the Speakers’ Corner and the Tower of London is past. P35

The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdoms is still unknown to many. P35

Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its coltural diversity…P35

The British Isles is a group of islands that lies off the west coast of Europe .P35

The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which is at one point…P35

There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to the British Isles plus two local accents. P36

2. Ability goals 能力目標

Enable the students to describe the UK and Ireland in English.

3. Learning ability goals 學能目標

How to describe cities or places with the target language in this unit.

Teaching important points 教學重點

Enable the students to finish the fourth exercise in post-reading.

Teaching difficult points 教學難點

Analyze the writing characteristic of the text

Teaching methods 教學方式

Skimming method, Task-based approach

Teaching aids 教具準備

a recorder, a projector and some slides

Teaching procedures & ways 教學過程與方式

Step 1 Revision

Check up the homework exercises (Listening in workbook).

First asks the students to read the answers and then check it up together.

Step 2 Pre-reading

T: Now please look at the screen. And discuss these questions with your partner. Then I’ll ask some students to report your work. Are you clear?

1. What do you know about the United Kingdom?

2. How many countries make up the British Isles?

3. What do you know about Ireland?

Step 3 While-reading

Get the students comprehend the passage quickly and accurately, and meanwhile help the students to form a good habit of reading.

T: Now please skim the passage fast to obtain a general understanding of the whole passage. While reading, divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part.

Para 1 General introduction to the UK

Para 2 The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.

Para 3 The culture of the people in the British Isles has received much influence from the European mainland.

Para 4 The United Kingdom has a long history.

Para 5 There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to native to the British Isles plus two local accents.

Explanation

1. deal with some language points. Turn to Page 35. Let’s look at the sentence 1.The idea that England stands for Fish & Chip, the Speakers’ Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.

“stand for” means “to be a sign or short form of, represent, mean”

e.g. The letters NBC stand for Natonal Broadcasing Company Inc.

2. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three coutries is still unknown to many.

be made up of

e.g. Our class is made up of twenty girls and twenty-five boys.

3. Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity.

“make the most of” means “put something to the best possible use”

e.g. He doesn’t do well because he doesn’t make the most of his ability.

4. The British Isles is a group of islands that lies off the west coast of Europe.

“lie off” means “to stay not far from the shore or another ship”

e.g. We could see the ship lying off the harbor.

5. The largest island is called Britain, which is separated from France by the English Channel, which are at one point is only 20 miles wide.

“at one point”

e.g. She is at the point of the death.

6. There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to the British Isles plus two local accents.

“be considered to be” means “be regarded as”

e.g. He is considered to be a weak leader.

7. They realize that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.

“be of great value” means “be very valuable”

e.g. A college education is of great value in one’s life

Step 4 Post-reading

Read the passage again and try to fill in the blanks. Work in groups.

T: Now let’s listen to the tape. While listening, pay more attention to the correct pronunciation and tone. Then read the text by yourselves and try to fill in the blanks. You can work in groups.

The British Isles

consist of Two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other Britain

weather The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.

culture The culture of people has received many influences from the European mainland, such as in English language you can find many French words.

history The United Kingdom has a long history. The first two countries forming the Union were England Wales in 1536. In 1707 Scotland is part of the United Kingdom.

language In modern times, people speak English throughout the British Isles. There are still people speak the older European languages.

Welsh, and Irish. There are six spoken languages that are considered to be native to the British Isles plus two local accents.

The teacher checks the answers, then let students finish another group work: Imagine that you are going on a four week trip through the UK. Make a traveling plan in which you describe where you will go and what clothes and things you will take.

Step 5 Homework

1. Complete the exercise.

2. Recite the key sentences in the text.

3. Preparations: LANGUAGE STUDY and PRACTISING on Page38.