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1、教 案 首 页课程名称 英语国家概况与文化项 目 The United Kingdom 课题 The Country 课型 理论授课班级 12 英语（4,5,6）班 授课时间 2014.02.24 课时 2 授课教师 王晓华专业能力 Position and borders, components, climate学习目标核心能力 General survey of the UK教学对象分 析教学方法 Lecturing and Q&A教学回顾教 案 内 页教学过程及时间分配 教学内容Step 1. Step 2. Step 3I. Introduction1.Focus: General K
2、nowledge of the UK 2. Language points3. Cultivation of cultural awarenessIIContents1. Geographical features2. Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It combines the red-on-white crosses of Englands St George and Irelands St Patrick, with the white-on-blue cross of Scotlands St Andrew
3、3. National Anthem: “God Save the King/Queen”4. Position and borders5. components6. Topography7 Rivers and coastline8 ClimateIIIExercises1. What is the geographical position of the UK?Britain is situated in Western Europe and is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Strait of D
4、over and the English Channel. It is an insular country. Its coastline runs 12,429 km, It is one of the countries with longest coastline.To the west of it lies the Atlantic Ocean, across and beyond it is America. 2. What is the United Kingdom geographically and politically composed of?Geographically:
5、 Britain, part of Island of Ireland and many isles. Politically: England, Scotland, Welsh and Northern Ireland, plus Step 4several overseas territories. 3. Why cant the term “English” be used to address all the people of the UK?That is because the United Kingdom includes regions of England, Scotland
6、, Wales and North Ireland.English refers to the people of England, which is only part of the United Kingdom.4. What is the historical relationship between “Northern Ireland” and “Ireland”?P 5 (Northern Ireland)5. What are the two major natural regions in the UK? What does each zone consist of?1) a H
7、ighland zone in the north and a Lowland zone in the south and east;2) the highland zone is a region of high hills and mountains in the north and west that are frequently broken by valleys and plains. Scotland, Wales and parts of England are located in this zone.The lowland zone which lies in the sou
8、th and east of Great Britain and occupies most of England.6. Could you give examples of important rivers in the UK? What is the Lake District famous for?1) The Severn, the longest river.;Thames: the second largest but most important river;The Clyde: the most important river in Scotland2) famous for
9、picturesque scenery and association of the Lake Poets.7. What influences the climate in the UK? What are its features with respect to temperature, rainfall and sunshine?1)The main influences come from moist and mild westerly wind from the Atlantic Ocean and warm drift of the Gulf Stream around the l
10、and, particularly on the western shoresThe maritime influence means that the UK climate is mild with temperatures rarely lower than 0 in winter or higher than 32 in summer.2) omitted8. How does the weather in the UK affect British life?1) Help the British people become more adaptable.2) The frequent drizzles and gloomy skies in winter are so depressing that people tend to suffer the so-called seasonal affective disorder (SAD): fatigue, low spirits, sluggishness and inability to carry out normal routine.
