Teaching plan of Unit 5
The British Isles
(Designed to the periods)
Teaching aims and demands

1.Topic: Talk about British Isles---- the UK and Ireland.
2.Vocabulary and useful expressions:
Consist, state, powerful, advantage, narrow, republic, form, mild, influence, basis, mountainous, union, strength, generation, generally, belief, cigarette, proof, own, production, produce, research, coast, foot, employ, bear, grain, wild, westwards, approach;
Consist of, be made up of, make the most of, hold together, lie off, at one point, the Atlantic Ocean, run over.
3.Function:
Practise expressing agreement and disagreement
A. agreement:
I believe that you have got it right.
Surely it must be….
Yes, you are right, but ….
Yes, I agree with you.
B. disagreement:
Don’t you think that…..?
Aren’t you confusing …..?
I don’t think that’s right ….
I don’t think so.
You must be mistaken……
No, you are wrong thinking that …….
I’m afraid you’re wrong …..
4.Grammar:
Noun Clauses (1)---- subject/ object/ predicative/ appositive
What life will be like is the topic for today’s class discussion.
Can you imagine that what man will look like in 1000 years?
The reason why he didn’t come to school is that he was ill.
The news that our football team was defeated is known to all.
5.Using the language:
Write a description of a town and the countryside
Teaching procedure:

Period 1.
Step 1.Warming up
1.Brainstorming:
a.Work in groups to find out as much as you can about the geography, history, language, culture, famous people, buildings and other things in the UK and Ireland.
b.Use a map to let the Ss know the location of the British Isles.



2.Following the steps of the warming-up on page 33.
Step 2. Pre-reading
1.Show some pictures of famous architecture and famous scenery pictures of the UK and Ireland.
2.group work: describe the pictures.
Step 3. While-reading
1.Scanning: Ss read quickly and answer:
What are the most important facts about the United Kingdom?
How many countries make up the British Isles?
What are the most important facts about Ireland?
2.Ss read and get the main ideas of each paragraph.
Step 4. Post-reading:
Finish the three questions on P 36.
Step 5. Assignment
surf the internet and get more information about the topic.

Period 2.

Step 1. Warming up
Divide the Ss into a few groups to do group work.:
Choose one of the following topic to discuss: history / geography /culture / language
(after the discussion each group elect a speaker to report their result to the whole class.)
Step 2. Learning about the language
Teacher explain some language points in the text on page 19--20.
1.The idea that English stands for fish & chips, the Speaker Corner and the Tower of London is past.
That 引导同位语从句。More examples:
I made a promise that if anyone sent the bag back to me, I would share the money with him or her.
比较同位语从句和定语从句：
Mother made a promise that excited all her children.
2. Within the UK for many years now, there have been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity.
Make the most of 充分利用
You have only a short holiday, so make the most of it.
3.Between Britain and Ireland , in the Irish Sea, lies the small isle of Man. To the southeast of Britain lie the Channel Islands.
介绍或复习倒装句。
Step 3. Practice
1.Ss finish the Word Study by themselves.
2.check the answer.
3.Teacher gives Ss suggested answer and tell them why if the Ss have any problem.
Step 4. Assignment
1.Learn the useful expressions by heart.
2.Read the passage on P113—114, and
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