Unit 4 What’s in a name说课逐字稿-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 What’s in a name 一、Lead-in Good morning boys and girls, welcome to my class again! Today we will learn unit 3 -reading and thinking part. Before we get started, I want to show you a map. (1)What does the map show? Mike. It shows 4 different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities. Yes, great. (2)What do the different symbols and colors stand for? Mary, what's your idea? Small circles stand for big cities; red spot is the capital and different colors stand for different region. Do you agree with Mary? Good job! So we know UK has many different names. But do you know why? You don't know? Don't worry. With the question, today we are going to learn a passage and know more about UK. 二、Pre-reading Now, open your book and turn to page xx .What's the title of the text? What's in a name?(板书标题) So based on the title and the picture, can you predict what the text is about? Maybe it's about the meaning of different names of UK. OK, good prediction. Now let's read the passage as quickly as you can, and check your answers. 三、Fast-reading Now, I will give you 5 minutes to skim the passage. Try to summarize the main idea of the paragraph and also check your prediction. Ready? Let's begin. Time is up. I think you've already finished. Who can tell me your answer? Michael, can you? · Para1 Introduction of the topic · Para2 Formation of UK · Para3 Similarities and differences of the four countries in UK · Para4 Invaders of the history · Para5 Significance of learning UK's history So do you agree? Yes, you are totally right. Good. Another question: How is the text organized? Answer me together. Timeline.Yes, we can see many numbers in this text. 四、Careful reading So what's the history of different names of the UK? Now let's read again and fill in the table according to the timeline. What happened during each period? And how the name changed after that? 5 minutes. Let's begin. Ok. Who want's to share your answer? Carrie!(边说边写) In the 16th century, Wales was joined to Kingdom of England. In the 18th century, Scotland was joined to create Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, Ireland was added to create United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from UK. So, what is the result of these changes? It results in the full name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 五、Post-reading OK, now let's retell the history of the UK according to the key words given and the picture. How about David? Your presentation is very clear. Good job!(根据时间来,可要可不要) Now we know it is important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it. I have a question for you: What important things should visitors know about before they come to China? Please work with your partner. 5 minutes for you, and I will invite one group to present. Ok, very heat discussion. Any group wants to share your ideas? Ok, group 3. Group 3 thinks that visitors to China should know something about the history of the country and about the cultural traditions of the area being visited, such as the food eaten, or festivals celebrated there. 六、Summary and homework In this class, we learned a passage about the history of UK and we know why it has so many names. So the name of a country is a symbol of history and culture, just as our country's. Today's homework is to write a short article to introduce the history of the UK with the help of timeline. Next class, I will invite some of you to share your writing with us. That's all for today's class. See u next time . 板书： When What happened Name of UK 16th Wales√ Kingdom of England 18th Scotland√ Kingdom of Great Britain 19th Ireland√ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 20th The southern part of Ireland× United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$