课题

Period 2

Reading and Thinking

单元

History and traditions unit

学科

English

年级

Grade 1

教材分析

The topic of this period is "Learn about a country through history".English language is full of distinctive British cultural characteristics. Therefore, learning English is necessary to understand the British culture, understanding the British culture will also play a promoting role in learning English.

教学目标与核心素养

Knowledge objectives: Grasp some important words and phrases in this part. Learn about the geography, society and culture of the UK.

Skill objectives: Read the title and guess the topic. Learn to summarize the brief history of a country's development.

Emotional objectives: Let students understand the significance of studying history to understand the social and cultural situation of a country, and be able to express it in their own language.

Thinking quality objectives: Think deeply about the relationship between history and social culture.

重点

Guide students to master the essentials of reading maps

难点

Enable students to understand and learn new vocabulary in context.

教学过程

导入新课

Lead-in

Step1:

“Look at the map, can you tell what type of map it is?” (A: It is an administrative zoning map.)

Explained to the students that the map in the textbook was an administrative map of Britain. Other types of maps include topographic map, traffic map, weather map, resource map, etc.

“What do the different symbols (e.g. icons, circles, spots) and colours stand for?”

(A: The small circles stand for big cities, the red spot stands for the capital and different colours stand for different regions or countries.)

学生思考并回答所知道的地图类型。

学生看ppt了解多种常见的地图类型，并了解不同种类型地图的名字

引出文章主题，联系生活实际，激发学生学习兴趣。

通过图片展示出各种地图的类型，帮助学生理解和扩展知识。

讲授新课

Pre-reading

Step 2: Asks the students to observe the map in the text and identify the type, function and the meaning of the icon.

Q1: What does it show? 

Q2: What is it used for?

Q3: What do the different symbols (e.g., icons, circles, spots) and colours stand for?

Suggested answer:

A1: The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up the Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Ireland (Ireland and Northern Ireland).

A2: It is used to show the four different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities.

A3: The small circles stand for big cities, the red spot stands for the capital and different colours stand for different regions or countries.

Step 3 New words

Use ppt to show some words and phrases in the passage. Show the part of speech, meaning, example sentences and pictures to help the students to understand and remember them.

While-reading

Step 4: Fast reading

Read the map and answer the two questions in activity 1.

Q1: What are the four countries of the United Kingdom? Which two were the first to be joined together?

Q2: According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?

Suggested answer:

A1: (1) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(2) England and Wales were the first two to be joined together.

A2: (1) To help you understand more about the country and its traditions.

(2) To make visiting it more enjoyable.

Step 5: Careful reading

Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline.

Students search the text to find relevant information and complete activity 3.

Remind students to pay attention to two aspects when scanning: scanning is to find the key information needed, do not read the key information of this activity including time, event, result or impact word by word.

Students read the text and fill in the form of activity 3 according to the time clues. After filling out, the students check in pairs, then the teacher checks the answers.

(1) Scan for key information: time, event, result, and impact.

(2) Read the text and fill in the form of activity 3 according to the time clues.

(3) Find out the brief process of the development of British history.

Practise reading for detailed information.

Suggested answer:

When?—— What happened?—— What changed?

1th century—— Romans arrived—— towns and roads

5th century—— Anglo-Saxons came—— language and way houses were built

6th century—— Vikings came—— vocabulary and names of locations across the UK

11th century—— Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings—— castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced

16th century—— Wales was joined to Kingdom of England

18th century——Scotland was joined to England and Wales——"Kingdom of Great Britain”formed/created

19th century—— Ireland was added——“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed/created

20th century—— the southern part of Ireland broke away—— name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”

Step 6 Important phrases

Use ppt to show some = phrases in the passage. Show meaning, example sentences and pictures to help the students to understand and remember them.

Step 7 Complete activity 4

Let the students say the meaning of the phrase, help the students to confirm the exact meaning of the phrase, to activate the purpose of existing knowledge.

First, ask students to identify the roles in the conversation.

"What relationship do you think the two speakers in the conversation have?"

Next, let the students complete the task of filling in the blanks independently.

Finally, the teacher checks the answers.

as well as; belong to; added to; joined to; broke away; keep your eyes open

Step 9 After reading

Discuss the questions in groups.

“Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?”

Suggested answers:

“Because it will help you understand the place better and you will have a more enjoyable experience.

Because their culture and have a richer experience.

And you will be able to interact better with the people …”

“What important things should visitors know about before they come to China?”

Suggested answers:

“Festivals celebrated; Food eaten; Famous scenic spots …”

Language points

Important words

kingdom  n. 王国；领域

a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen

united kingdom  联合王国（英国）

animal kingdom  动物界

chief  adj. 最重要的；最高级别的n. （公司或机构的）首领；酋长

a leader or ruler of a people or clan

chief executive  行政长官

in chief  主要地，尤其

puzzle  n. 谜；智力游戏；疑问vt. 迷惑；使困惑

If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused.

jigsaw puzzle  七巧板；智力拼图玩具

crossword puzzle  纵横字谜游戏

nearby  adj. 附近的；邻近的adv. 在附近

near in position; not far away

currency  n.通货；货币

the system of money that a country uses

currency exchange  货币兑换；外汇兑换

foreign currency  外币

military adj. 军事的；军用的

connected with soldiers or the armed forces

military affairs  军事；军务

military training  军事训练；军训

defence n. 防御；保卫

the action of defending from or resisting attack

national defence  国防

defence forces 国防军

legal adj. 法律的；合法的

connected with the law

legal system  法律制度

legal protection  法律保护；合法保护

surround vt. 围绕；包围

to be all around sth/sb

surround sound  环绕立体声

surround speaker 环绕声音箱

evidence n. 证据；证明

the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that sth is true

in evidence  明显的

give evidence  作证

achievement n. 成就；成绩；达到

a thing that sb has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill

academic achievement  学业成就；学业成绩

Outstanding achievement  业绩；杰出成就

学生观察书中的图片，判断地图类型，根据教师的问题引导分析认识图片。

学生快速阅读书上地图，并根据问题快速从原文中定位信息，找到答案

学生跟随教师示范引导，按照时间线，找出对应的事件，结果和影响。

学生两人合作，快速阅读定位关键信息，根据时间线索填写活动3表格。

学生跟随教师核对问题答案

学生学习重要词组，熟记词组意思和用法。

学生根据刚学习的词组内容，快速完成书上练习题

学生小组讨论，自由发言。小组内推选一名学生进行总结发言

通过问题引导方式帮助学生认识图片，减少分析地图的难度。

通过快速阅读，训练学生阅读能力，找出目标信息的能力。

通过引导学生按步骤进行仔细阅读，训练学生抓住大量信息，整合信息的能力。

通过仔细阅读，让学生了解英国历史发展的简要过程。

通过带领学生逐步完成时间线内容，梳理文章逻辑。

教师提供词组的意思和图片，通过用例句方式让学生更好理解词组意思，帮助学生背记词组。

通过巩固练习，加强应用，巩固新知识。

通过小组讨论，培养学生听力和口语交流能力。

课堂小结

Step 10 Summary

English language is full of distinctive British cultural characteristics.

Therefore, learning English is necessary to understand the British culture, understanding the British culture will also play a promoting role in learning English.

Step 11 homework

Find the phrases and make sentences

板书

as well as  同（一样也）；和；正

belong to 属于

add to 增加；增添；补充说

break away  脱离；放弃；逃跑

join to  把…和…连接或联结起来

keep your eyes open  睁开眼睛；留意