人教版（2019）必修第二册：Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading & Thinking课件（27张ppt）

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Unit4 History and Traditions
Reading and Thinking
What aspects does the video tell us about London
country
history
geography
tradition
culture …
Important cities
capital
Look at the map, do you know what it shows
Map of the United Kingdom.
What do the different symbols (e.g. circles, spots) and colours stand for
When you look at a map, think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean.
1.The small circles stand for big cities.
2.The red spot stands for the capital.
3.Different colours stand for different regions of the country..
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK
How about the capital of the UK
London
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Belfast
London is the capital of the UK. The 2012 Olympic Games was held there.
Now, let's learn more about the UK!
What’s in a name
Could you predict what might “a name” here refer to
Why does the writer use a question as the title
PUZZLE !
A name of a country
What's the main idea of the passage
The passage mainly talks about
____________________________
____________________________.
the history of the United Kingdom
Main idea of each paragraph.
A. Formation of the names
B. Significance of studying
the history of the UK
C. Similarities & differences of
the four countries of the UK
D. Introduction of the topic.
E. Invaders in the history.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Part 1
(Formation)
Part 3
Part 2
Figure out what the puzzle is
Reading — details
People are _______ by the ________ of different ______ about Britain.
confused
meaning
names
Para 1
~~~~~~~~~
While reading, circle the numbers of time and underline what happened.
Para 2
~~~~~~~~~
16th century
20th century
England
the Kingdom of England
16th century
Wales
Scotland
18th century
the Kingdom of Great Britain
19th century
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ireland
20th century
Northern Ireland
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
=
England
Scotland
Ireland
the UK
Para 3
~~~~~~~~~
Similarities: ____; ________; ______________.
Differences: ________________; ___________;
_________; _____________.
flag
currency
military defence
educational system
legal system
traditions
football teams
Who conquered the UK
What did they leave
Para 4
~~~~~~~~~
new vocabulary
& names of many locations
1st century
the Romans
towns & roads
5th century
the Anglo-Saxons
language & the ways people built houses
8th century
the Vikings
11th century
the Normans
castles, changes to the legal system & new words from French
Read again to complete the timeline（P41 Activity3）
20th century
11th century
16th century
18th century
19th century
Romans arrived
Anglo-Saxons came
Vikings came
1st century
5th century
8th century
Normans came
Wales was joined
Scotland
was joined
Ireland was added
Southern Ireland broke away
Towns & roads
language and way
houses were built
vocabulary and names
of locations across the UK
castles were built, legal system was changed, and new words from French were introduced
“Kingdom of Great Britain’’ formed/created
“United Kingdom
of Great Britain
and Ireland’’
formed/created
name changed to
“the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland”
According to the text, what are two chief
advantages of studying the history of a country
The two chief advantages of studying the history of a country are to help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable.
adj. 最重要的；最高级别的
Disscussion
A: I can never remember what the UK means! There’s England, Britain, ___________ Great Britain!
B: Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that __________ the UK. That’s why it’s called the United Kingdom.
Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.
as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open
as well as
belong to
Post-reading
A: Four countries I must have been asleep in that part of our history class! So the first country was England, and the others were ___________that
B: Yes, right. First England, then Wales, then Scotland. The last country was Ireland, but later the southern half didn't want to be ___________the United Kingdom.
joined to
added to
as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open
Read for application
A: Oh, I remember now! The southern part ______________ from Northern Ireland, right
B: Yes, you got it well remembered! But ___________________ in history class next time!
as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open
broke away
keep your eyes open
Group activity
If one of your pen friend from the UK wants to get some information before he travels to China with his family during the summer vocation, do you think what important things should they know about before they come to China
Discuss with your group members and make a list of different aspects that you are going to talk about.
Assessment（评定）
1.Does the speaker introduce the country from one or two important aspects such as geography, history, tradition, etc.
2.Does the speaker well organize what he/ she introduces
3.Does the speaker use proper body language such as eye
contact and is his/her voice loud enough for you to hear
Clearly
4.Can you find any grammar or pronunciation mistakes
Homework
Polish what you present about in the Group Activity and then write it into a letter.
Thank you!