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Unit 4 What's in a name
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Reading and Thinking
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the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
British National Emblem
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Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK
2. The UK consists of four countries, what are they
London
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【国名】大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)。
【面积】24.41万平方公里(包括内陆水域)。英格兰地区13.04万平方公里,苏格兰7.88万平方公里,威尔士2.08万平方公里,北爱尔兰1.41万平方公里。
【人口】6410万(2014年6月),官方语言为英语,威尔士北部还使用威尔士语,苏格兰西北高地及北爱尔兰部分地区仍使用盖尔语。居民多信奉基督教新教,主要分英格兰教会(亦称英国国教圣公会,其成员约占英成人的60%)和苏格兰教会(亦称长老会,有成年教徒59万)。另有天主教会及伊斯兰教、印度教、锡克教、犹太教和佛教等较大的宗教社团。
【首都】伦敦(London),人口820万(2011年)。最热月份为7月,一般气温在13-22℃;最冷月份为1月,一般气温在2-6℃。
【国家元首】女王伊丽莎白二世(Queen Elizabeth II),1926年4月21日出生,1952年2月6日即位,1953年6月2日加冕。
【简况】岛国,位于欧洲西部,由大不列颠岛(包括英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士)、爱尔兰岛东北部和一些小岛组成。隔北海、多佛尔海峡、英吉利海峡与欧洲大陆相望。海岸线总长11450公里。属海洋性温带阔叶林气候。通常最高气温不超过32℃,最低气温不低于-10℃。北部和西部的年降水量超过1100毫米,其中山区超过2000毫米,中部低地为700-850毫米,东部、东南部只有550毫米。每年2-3月最为干燥,10月至翌年1月最为湿润。
英国国家概况
来源:中华人民共和国外交部
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Which is the national flower of the UK
Which is the national animal of the UK
Redbreast(知更鸟)
Rose
Which is the bank note of the UK
Pounds
history and tradition
Part three(5)
Part one(1—3)
Part two(4)
A.The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom.
C.The four countries work together in some areas.
B.The origin of the name of the UK
What is the genre(语篇类型) of the text
A.Narration(叙述文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C.Exposition (说明文)
PARAGREPH 1
From the title, we can know that the article mainly talks about
the name’s changes of the UK, and the development of history
Title
In what order does this text be organized
England +Wales
England +Wales
+Scotland
(Great Britain)
Great Britain
+ Northern Ireland
Great Britain
+Ireland
be linked to
be joined to
be added to
How did UK come into being
break away from
In the 16th century
In the 18th century
In the 19th century
In the 20th century
PARAGREPH 2
PARAGREPH 3
Group work: find some similarities and differences
Similarities: _____; ________;________________
Differences: ___________and __________ systems; ___________________ and even______________ for competitions.
currency
flag
military defence
educational
legal
their own traditions
football teams
判断正(T)误(F)
(1)The Romans(古罗马人) left towns and roads behind. _____
(2)The Anglo-Saxons(盎格鲁撒克逊人) changed the way people built houses. _____
(3)The Normans(诺曼人) built castles and made changes to the English language. _____
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T
F
Critical thinking: Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it
PARAGREPH 4
Critical thinking: How do you prepare a trip
PARAGREPH 5
Why is London said to be a great place to start
What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history
Filling the table
When What happened What changed
Romans arrived
Anglo-Saxons came
Vikings came
11th century
1st century
Towns and roads
5th century
Language and way houses were built
Vocabulary and names of locations across the UK
Castles built , legal system changed, and new words from French introduced
8th century
Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings
18th century
19th century
20th century
Kingdom of Great Britain formed/created
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed
Name changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Scotland was joined to England and Wales
Ireland was added
The southern part of Ireland broke away
16th century
Wales was joined to Kingdom of England
Review what you have learned.
Raise a question
explain the question:
the same and different areas
Long and interesting history
the advantage of studying
Thank you !
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