TheUnitedKingdom（Period6 ReadingandWriting）
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plement.Can you tell me the basic structure??
S: have/get/find/see/feel/notice/hear/etc +object +past participle ? T: You are right.So let’s first check your homework on Page 51.I will ask one of you to read the passage.? (One student reads the passage.)? (Teacher corrects the mistakes if there are any.)? T: We also pared the present participle and the past participle.Can you tell me the differences between them?? S: They are different when they are used as the attributive, object plement, predicate and adverbial.? T: Yes.I also gave you some sentences to finish.Now let’s check your answers.? Ss: 1) caught 2) seated 3) being taken 4) to have made 5) heated ? 6) to write 7) pared 8) to leave T: You did a very good job.? Step 3 Reading? T: When talking about a country, besides its geography, historical attractions and leaders?, what should we also talk about?? S: Its people.? S: Its climate.? S: Its holidays.? S: ...? T: Yes.So now let’s talk about some British celebrations.Do you know any holidays in Britain? S: New Year’s Day on January 1st.? S: Valentine’s Day celebrated on February 14th.? S: April Fools’ Day on April 1st.? S: ...? T: Yes, you know a lot of British holiday.But there is one celebration that happens only in Britain and nowhere else in the world.It is called Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night.2005 is the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder plot.Today we will learn about its origin.Look at a poster of the celebration first.Bonfire Night
5th November
“Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. We see no reason why Gunpowder treason Should ever be fot!”?? Words to Guy Fawkes rhyme T: What information did you get from the poster?? S: The celebration takes place on November 5th.? S: It has something to with a person named Guy Fawkes.? S: People celebrate the day by letting off a lot of fireworks.? T: You are very clever.Now read the passage“A Particular British Celebration”on Pages 51-52 and try to fill in the following timeline.? October 10 November 1 27 2 28 3 29 4 30 5 31 6 (Students read the passage and try to finish the task.) (Teacher asks one student to e to blackboard and fill in the timeline.)? (After several minutes, Teacher checks the answers with the class.)? October 10 plan to change the government November 1 wait 27buy a house close to the House of Parliament
2 wait 28buy large containers of gunpowder and store them in the cellar
3 wait 29 4 wait 30 5be searched by they King and found; be killed
31 wait 6the opening of Parliament
T: Now read the passage again.This time, please pay special attention to the characters in the story. (Students read the passage.)? T: What are the main characters in the story?? S: Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and King James.? T: Here is a picture of all the people that took part in the plan.Yours sincerely,
Jim
T: Excellent.? Step 8 Homework? T: After class go over what we have learned in the whole unit and get well prepared for a test tomorrow.The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 2 The United Kingdom
Period 6 Reading and Writing
Ⅰ.Homework 1.caught 2.seated 3.being taken 4.to have made 5.heated 6.to write 7.pared 8.to leave Ⅱ.Timeline October 10 November 1 27 2 28 3 29 4 30 5 31 6Research and Activities?
Post-making Do some research on the geography or history of the United Kingdom, or a European or African country.Make a poster or give a talk to the class on your research so that they can have the benefit of your work.Here are a few hints for drawing a suessful poster.? ・use bullet points to give information ? ・write in phrases and not full sentences ? ・divide your sheet of paper into three parts: ? the first part to give a short description of the country ? the second part to examine one particular aspect ? the third part to explain why you choose the country and what you learned ?Reference for Teaching
What do we do in England on November 5th?
Every year on 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.Throughout England, towns and villages light huge bonfires, let off magnificent? fireworks, burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes and celebrate the fact the Parliament and James I were not blown sky high by Guy Fawkes.? As well as burning effigy of Guy Fawkes, the bonfires are used to cook potatoes wrapped in foil and heat up soup for the crowds that e to watch the fireworks.? In main town and cities, torch-lit processions are also popular on this night too.? During the days before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made guys out on the street and ask for“a penny for the Guy”for fireworks.? Also children, in some areas, blacken their faces as Guy Fawkes might have done when he plotted to blow up parliament.? Flaming Barrels In Ottery St Mary, teams of stalwart men carry flaming tar barrels on their shoulders down the length of the town’s High Street.When one man’s 50-pound barrel gets too hot to handle, another man takes over―then another, and then another, until the flames die out and the barrel crumbles into ashes. Food Jacket potatoes are baked in the bonfire and eaten with a mug of hot soup. Parkin Cake, a sticky cake, is traditionally eaten on this day.??There are many rhymes associated with the Gunpowder Plot.?
Remember, remember the fifth of November? Gunpowder, treason and plot.? I see no reason, why gunpowder treason? Should ever be fot.?? Rumour, rumour, pump and derry, ? Prick his heart and burn his body, ? And send his soul to Purgatory.?? Remember, remember, the fifth of November, ? Gunpowder, treason and plot!? A stick or a stake for King James’ sake? Will you please to give us a faggot? If you can’t give us one, we’ll take two; ? The better for us and the worse for you!??Some British Festivals and Holidays?
What is the holiday??
1.It’s celebrated on January 1st.(New Year’s Day) ? 2.It’s celebrated on the Tuesday 40 days before Easter.(Shrove Tuesday―Pancake Day) ? 3.This festival is the first day of Lent, 40 days before Easter.(Ash Wednesday) ? 4.It’s celebrated on February 14th.(Valentine’s Day) ? 5.This solemn day is the Friday before Easter.(Good Friday) ? 6.It’s celebrated on the first Sunday, after the first full moon, after March 21st.(Easter Sunday) 7.This festival is held on April 1st.(April Fools Day) ? 8.This is a bank holiday held on May 1st.(May Day) ? 9.This holiday used to be held 50 days after Easter but now it is held the last weekend of May.(Whitsun)? 10.This celebration is held the second Saturday in June.(Trooping of the Colour) ? 11.It’s celebrated on October 31st.(Halloween) ? 12.It’s celebrated on November 5th.(Bonfire Night) ? 13.This anniversary is held on November 11th or the next Sunday.(Remembrance Sunday) 14.It’s celebrated on December 25th.(Christmas) ? 15.This holiday is held on December 26th.(Boxing Day)?Politics of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised by a government headed by the Prime Minister and the other Ministers of State who form the Cabi.The cabi is theoretically a submittee of the Privy Council, the ancient council that officially advises the monarch.Executive power is vested in the monarch, who serves as Head of State, but in reality Her (His) Majesty’s Government is answerable and aountable to the House of mons, the lower and only directly elected house in Britain’s bicameral Parliament. By constitutional convention, Ministers of State are chosen largely from among members of the mons with a small number chosen from the mainly appointed upper house, the House of Lords.Ministers of State are automatically appointed to the Privy Council and have the ability to exercise to both prerogative and legislative powers.The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the House of mons and is missioned by the monarch to form a government based on his or her ability to mand the support of the mons.The current Prime Minister is Tony Blair of the Labour Party, who has been in office since 1997. The British system of government has been emulated around the world because of the United Kingdom’s colonial legacy.Nations that follow British-style parliamentarism, with an executive chosen from, and (theoretically) answerable to the legislature, are said to operate under the Westminster system of governance.? The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ who aeded to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in 1953.In the modern United Kingdom, the monarch’s role is mainly, though not exclusively, ceremonial.Her Majesty has aess to all Cabi papers and is briefed weekly by the Prime Minister.Constitutional writer Walter Bagehot asserted that the monarch had three rights: to be consulted, to advise and to warn.These rights are exercised rarely but have proved important at key times―such as when there is a“hungparliament”.Each year, normally in November, on the oasion of the State Opening of Parliament, the monarch officially opens Parliament, and makes a speech announcing what the government plans to do during the next year.? The monarch is an integral part of Parliament (as the“Crown-in-Parliament”) and theoretically gives Parliament the power to meet and create legislation.An Act of Parliament? does not bee law until it has been signed by the Queen (been given royal assent), although no monarch has refused to give royal assent to a bill that has been approved by Parliament since Queen Anne did so in 1708.The Queen also confers titles and honours to people who have rendered outstanding services to the country, as the Fount of Honour.? The monarch is the head of the executive, as well as being Head of State, and the British government is officially known as Her (His) Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom.The Prime Minister, who is technically appointed by the Queen, is the head of the government.All foreign policy, such as the signing of treaties and the declaration of war, is done in Her Majesty’s name.The monarch is the Fount of Justice in the UK and all criminal cases are brought forward in the monarch’s name (“Rex versus”if a King, “Regina versus”if a Queen; in Scotland, “His”or“Her Majesty’s Advocate v.”).The monarch is also the mander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces, known as Her (His) Majesty’s Armed Forces. The monarchy’s popularity remains strong in the UK, despite a number of recent scandals? and debates.It is felt by many in the UK that having a non-political person, despite achieving the position on hereditary principles, as Head of State is a better alternative to a political Presidential system.Currently, support for a republic is 23% (aording to a recent poll by the Daily Telegraph). The British monarch also reigns in 15 other sovereign countries that are known as the monwealth Realms.Although the UK has no political or executive power over these independent nations, it retains influence, through long-standing close relations.In some monwealth Realms the Privy Council is the highest Court of Appeal.The monarch is forbidden to bee or to marry a Roman Catholic by the Act of Settlement. The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of mons and the House of Lords Parliament is bicameral, posed of the 646-member elected House of mons and the mainly appointed House of Lords.The House of mons is more powerful than the House of Lords.Its 646 members are directly elected from single member constituencies, based on population, from the four parts of the United Kingdom.The House of Lords, also known as the Lords, has currently 706 members.None of these have been elected, and they are all either hereditary peers, life peers, or bishops of the Church of England.Historically, the House of Lords has featured members of nobility who were granted seats by nature of birthright, although this feature has been abolished.Furthermore, the House of Lords Act 1999 severely curtailed the number of the hereditary peers who could sit in the upper chamber―only 92 out of several hundred retain the right, by either being elected by their fellow peers or by holding either of the royal offices of Earl Marshal or Lord Great Chamberlain.Reforms of the House of Lords originally called for all of the hereditary peers to lose their voting rights, however a promise was reached which will allow them to be gradually phased out. The constitution of the United Kingdom is based on the principle that Parliament is the ultimate sovereign body in the country.The United Kingdom has been a centralised, unitary state for much of its history.However, there has long been quite a widespread sense of regional? identity in the Celtic nations, which articulated itself politically in the 20th and 21th centuries.Throughout the late nieenth century the UK debated giving Ireland home rule.Home rule was given to Northern Ireland in 1920: it was eventually abolished by London in 1972, after much civil strife.Referendums for devolved assemblies to Scotland and Wales failed to pass in 1979, but similar proposals were passed in referendums in 1998 in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.In 1999, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales were established, the former having primary legislative power.There is also a degree of regional identity in Cornwall, but much smaller than Scotland and Wales.A petition endorsing a devolved Cornish Assembly received 50 000 signatures (10% of the electorate), but the issue receives little attention in national politics or the media. Regional Assemblies were proposed for North England, but after a referendum in the ‘North East’ region where 78% voted against the scheme, the plans for regional governments were abandoned.The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister stated, however, that“the Government continues to have a clear policy to decentralise power and improve performance through reform in local government and strengthening all the English regions.”Northern Ireland’s most recent attempt at home rule, with a directly elected power-sharing Assembly emerged from the Good Friday Agreement, but it is currently suspended.Unlike federalism, however, home rule parliaments have no constitutional status or rights to exist.They are created by Parliament and, as Northern Ireland experienced in 1972, can be abolished by Parliament.