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　　Unit2  The United Kingdom
　　教学内容分析:   
　　本单元主要话题是“英国”。 通过阅读使学生了解英国的历史和地理位置，国家的构成及名胜古迹。
　　本单元所涉及的要点是：
　　（1）了解，认识英格兰，威尔士，苏格兰和北爱尔兰。
　　（2）了解伦敦的一些著名景观。
　　（3）学习过去分词作宾语补足语的句型。
　　（4）掌握与人交流语言理解有困难时请求别人重复的几  种表达方式。
　　The 1st Period ( Reading )
　　Teaching Aims:
　　Enable the students to know the UK in geography and history.
　　Teaching Important Points and Difficult Points:
　　How to understand the geographic puzzle of the UK.
　　Teaching Methods:
　　Skimming and task-based activities.
　　Teaching Procedures:
　　Step I Warming up
　　1. Bacnd knowledge:
　　Name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
　　Countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
　　Capital: London
　　Location: Western Europe
　　Population: 60,441,457  (July 2005)
　　Language: English, Welsh, Scottish
　　Ethnic groups: English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%,
　　Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistanis, and other 2.8%
　　Area: Total 244,820 sqk.
　　Climate: Temperate: moderated by prevailing southwest over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
　　Natural resources: Coal, petroleum (石油), natural gas, iron ore, lead (铅), zinc (锌), gold, tin, limestone (石灰岩), gypsum (石膏)
　　Task 1: Describe briefly the UK according to the map.