Unit4 History and Traditions
Reading and Thinking
1. To predict the topic of this passage by taking a quick look at the title and pictures.
2.To catch the main idea of each paragraph by skimming .
3. To learn about the history and traditions of the UK by careful reading.
4.To raise students’ awareness of studying history by thinking .
Warm-up
What puzzles the man in the video?
England?
Britain?
Great Britain?
UK(The United Kindom)?
What's the name of the country?
What's in a name?
Reading(P40-41)
Activity1: Prediction
Map-reading
Q.What tpe of map it is?
what do the different symbols and corlors show?
red-spot------------
small circles-------
different corlors----
administrative zoning map---
London
big cities
different zones
行政区划图
Q1.What do you think “a name” refer to here?
Q1.What do you expect to read from the passage?
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
新知探究
一、单词英汉互译
1.philosophy/f??l?s?fi/n.______________
2.descendant/dI?send?nt/n.________________
3.kingdom/?kI d?m/n.______________
4.belong/bI?l? /vi. ___________________
5.currency/?k?r?nsi/n.______________
6.military/?mIl?tri/adj.______________
7.defence/dI?fens/n.______________
哲学
后裔;后代;子孙
王国;领域
应在(某处);适应
通货;货币
军事的;军用的
防御;保卫
8.legal/?li?ɡl/adj. ______________
9.surround/s??ra?nd/vt.______________
10.evidence/?evId?ns/n.______________
11._____________/l???keI?n/n.地方;地点;位置?
12.______________/t?i?f/adj.最重要的;最高级别的?
n.(公司或机构的)首领;酋长
13.______________/?p?zl/n.谜;智力游戏;疑问?
vt.迷惑;使困惑
法律的;合法的
围绕;包围
证据;证明
location
chief
puzzle
14.______________/?nI??baI/adj.附近的;邻近的?
adv.在附近
15.________________/??t?i?vm?nt/n.成就;成绩;达到?
16._____________/?IndI?vId?u?l/adj.单独的;个别的?n.个人
17.______________/?k? k?(r)/vt.占领;征服;控制?
18._____________/p??t/n.港口(城市)?
19._____________/?b?tl/n.战役;搏斗?vi.& vt.搏斗;奋斗
20._______________/?f?sIneItI /adj.极有吸引力的;迷人的?
nearby
achievement
individual
conquer
port
battle
fascinating
二、短语英汉互译
1.______________把……和……连接或联结起来?
2.__________________________脱离;背叛;逃脱?
3.______________属于?
4.______________同(一样也);和;还?
join...to...
break away(from sb/sth)
belong to
as well as
5.keep your eyes open(for)______________
6.add to______________________
7.result in______________
8.refer to______________
9.work together______________
10.take over ______________
留心;留意
使增加;使扩大
造成;导致
指的是
合作
接管
Task 1；Skim the text and check your prediction.
What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The history of the United Kingdom．
B．The geography of the United Kingdom．
C．The people of the United Kingdom．
D．The politics of the United Kingdom．
Activity2: Fast?reading
Task 2 Passage Structure Analysis
the topic
The formation and names of
the UK
The similarities and differences betweenthe UK’s 4 countries
The four groups of people in the history of the UK and the changes they brought
The significance of studying the history of a country
Passage Structure Analysis
the topic
The formation and names of
the UK
The similarities and differences betweenthe UK’s 4 countries
The four groups of people in the history of the UK and the changes they brought
The significance of studying the history of a country
Part 1(para1-2): About the______ of UK
Part 2(para3): About the four _________
Part 3(para4-5): About the________ of UK
name
countries
history
Structure Analysis
Activity3:reading comprehension
一、阅读课文“WHAT’S IN A NAME?”,判断正(T)误(F)
1.In the 16th century,the country Scotland was joined to the Kingdom of England.( )
2.In the 20th century,the northern part of Ireland broke away from the UK.( )
3.The four countries belonging to the UK work together in all areas.( )
F
F
F
4.The Normans conquered England in the 11th century.( )
5.The UK is a fascinating mix of history and modern culture.( )
T
T
二、阅读课文“WHAT’S IN A NAME?”,选择最佳答案
1.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A.Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England.
B.How the full name—the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland came into being.
C.The Kingdom of Ireland broke away from the UK.
D.When the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
B
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The four countries share the same currency.
B.The four countries have different national days.
C.The four countries have the same legal systems.
D.The four countries have different education systems.
C
3.We can infer from the fourth paragraph that _________.?
A.the Romans changed the way people built houses
B.Anglo-Saxons left behind lots of new vocabulary
C.the Vikings were interested in English very much
D.many French words were added to English after the Battle of Hastings
D
activity 4careful reading
Read each paragraph carefully and finish the following tasks.
Activity4: Detailed?reading
Read para.1
Q1 What's the function of para.1?
A. to introduce the topic
B. to give an example
C. to show the general idea
Q2.What is the puzzle mentioned in para1？
Q3How to solve the puzzle？
Read para2:
Q1.In what order is this paragraph organized?
Q2. Scan paragraph 2 and circle the words that describe time
Read para2
16th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
the Kingdom
of England
the Kingdom
of Great Britain
the United
Kingdom of
Great Britain
and Ireland
the United
Kingdom
the UK
different names in the history
A name means______________________________________________.
the change in geography in the history
Puzzle 1
Walese was joined to
Scotland was joined to
The kingdom of Ieland was added to
southern part of Ireland broke away from
the Kingdom of England
the Kingdom of England
the Kingdom of Great Britain
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
the change of
the names:
Read para.3
Find out what are same and what are different among the four countries?
flag
currency
military defence
education systems
legal systems
traditions
even football teams
Para. 3 Similarities vs Differences
Comparison
Read para.4
In what order is this paragraph organized?
Sort out the information according to the timeline.
in 1st century
in 5th century
in 8th century
in 11th century
The Romans
Building towns and roads
1.Introducing English
2. Changing the way people built houses
Leaving behind lots of new vocabulary and location names
1. Having castles built
2. Changing legal system
3. Introducing French into English
Peoples
Achievements(成就)
The Anglo-Saxons
The Vikings
The Normans
As it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times.
Read para.5 and answer:
Q1. Why did the author said the capital city London is the great place to start ?
It can help you understand much about the country and its traditions.
Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable.
Q2: According to the text, what are the two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?
WHAT'S IN A NAME ?
What does “a name” refer to in the passage ?
a different name
throughout history
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
Britain
England
In a name, there is _________________.
historyof the country
To arouse readers' interest in the text and continue to read it.
仔细阅读课文“WHAT’S IN A NAME?”,并根据课文内容将短文补充完整
The United Kingdom,Great Britain,Britain,England—many people 1. (confuse) by what these different names mean.Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.?
are confused
Activity5:
From the 16th century to the 19th century,Wales,Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland were joined one by one
2. (create) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.In the 20th century,the southern part of Ireland 3. (break) away from the UK,4. (result) in the full name we have today:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The four countries that belong 5. the United Kingdom work together in some areas.
to create
broke
resulting
to
However,they also have some 6. (different).The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore.Almost everywhere you go in the UK,you
7. (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people 8. took over at different times throughout history.?
differences
will be surrounded
who/that
There is so much more to learn about 9. interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom.Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more
10. (enjoy).?
the
enjoyable
Thanks!
