1、Hot Links Unit 4 History and Traditions Whats in a name? Task 1: Check the words 1. n. 王国王国; 领域领域 2. adj. 最重要的最重要的;最高级别的最高级别的 n. 首领首领; 酋长酋长 3. n. 谜谜; 疑问疑问; 智力游戏智力游戏 vt. 迷惑迷惑; 使困使困 惑惑 _ adj. _ _ 4. n. 货币货币; 通货通货 5. adj. 军事的军事的; 军用的军用的 6. n. 防御防御; 保卫保卫 _ vt. _ 7. adj. 法律的法律的; 合法的合法的 _ 反义反义:_ 8. vt. 围绕
2、围绕; 包围包围_ phr.被被.围着围着_ 9. n. 证据证据; 证明证明 U.n. _ C.n._ 10. n. 成就成就; 成绩成绩; 达到达到_ vt. _ 11. n. 地方地方; 地点地点; 位置位置 _ vt._ 12. vt. 占领占领; 征服征服; 控制控制 13. vi.vt. 搏斗搏斗; 奋斗奋斗 n.战役战役 14. n. 港口港口 15. adj. 极有吸引力的极有吸引力的; 迷人的迷人的 16. phr. 把把.和和.连接或联合起来连接或联合起来 17. phr. 脱离脱离; 背叛背叛; 逃脱逃脱 18. phr. 属于属于 19. phr. 同同(一样也一样也)
3、; 和和; 还还 20. phr. 留心留心; 留意留意 Check the answers 1. kingdom 2. chief 3. puzzle puzzled; puzzling 4. currency 5. military 6. defence defend sb. against 7. legal; illegal; +ly 8. surround be surrounded by/with 9. evidence; proof 10. achievement； achieve 11. location locate 12. conquer 13. battle 14. por
4、t 15. fascinating 16. join. to. 17. break away (from sb./ sth.) 18. belong to 19. as well as 20. keep your eyes open (for) 批阅，改错，拍照上传批阅，改错，拍照上传 How many parts make up the UK? What are they? Four parts. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Warming-up Enjoy a song to know more about the Unit
5、ed Kindom. The British Museum was built in 1735. It has a collection of at least 8 million objects, including some of its most world-famous artefacts, such as the Rosetta Stone罗塞达石：解释古埃及象形文字的可靠罗塞达石：解释古埃及象形文字的可靠 线索线索, Egyptian mummies and the Elgin marbles埃尔金石雕（藏于不列颠博物馆的古雅典雕刻残件）埃尔金石雕（藏于不列颠博物馆的古雅典雕刻残件
6、）. The British Museum Do you know any tourist attractions in London? Tower Bridge Tower Bridge, which was built from 1886 to 1894, is a combined bascule(开合开合) and suspension bridge (吊桥吊桥) in London, over the River Thames泰晤士河泰晤士河. some other tourist attractions Big Ben Buckingham Palace St Pauls Cath
7、edral圣保罗大教堂圣保罗大教堂 National Gallery国家美术馆国家美术馆 Windsor Castle温莎城堡温莎城堡 Hyde Park（伦敦）海德公园（伦敦）海德公园 British Royal Family英国皇室家族英国皇室家族 the Queen英女王，英女皇英女王，英女皇 Look at the map, can you tell me what type of map it is? It is an administrative zoning map. What do the different symbols (e.g. icons, circles, spot
8、s) and colours stand for? the small circles stand for big cities the red sport stands for the capital different colours stand for different regions or countries Pre-reading Look at the map and discuss in pairs: What does the map show? What is it used for? What does the map show? What is it used for?
9、 The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up the Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Ireland (Ireland and Northern Ireland). It is used to show the four different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities. Think : How to read a map? P37 P40 What is the ma
10、in idea of the text? A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc. Match each part of the text with its main idea. 1. Part 1 (Para. 1) A. Origins of the names 2. Part 2 (Para. 2) B. Advantages of studying the history of the UK 3. Pa
11、rt 3 (Para. 3) C. Comparison of the four countries of the UK 4. Part 4 (Paras. 4-5) D. Introduction of the topic. 1. What are the four countries of the United Kingdom? Which two were the first to be joined together? The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern I
12、reland. England and Wales were the first two to be joined together. Read the text and answer the questions. 2. 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 abou
13、t the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable. Sort out the information according to the timeline. When What happened? What changed? Romans arrived Anglo- Saxons came Vikings came 1th century 5th century 8th century towns and roads language and way houses were built vocabul
14、ary and names of locations across the UK When What happened? What changed? 11th century 16th century 18th century Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced Wales was joined to Kingdom of England Scotland was joine
15、d to England and Wales “Kingdom of Great Britain formed/created” vt. 占领；占领； 征服；控制征服；控制 When What happened? What changed? 19th century 20th century Ireland was added the southern part of Ireland broke away “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed/created” name changed to “United Kingdom of
16、 Great Britain and Northern Ireland” A: I can never remember what the UK means! Theres England, Britain, _ Great Britain! B: Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that _ the UK. Thats why its called the United Kingdom. Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases i
17、n their correct forms. as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open as well as belong to 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 Sco
18、tland. The last country was Ireland, but later the southern half didnt 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 A: Oh, I remember now! The southern part _ from Northern Ireland, right? B: Yes, you got it well remembered! Bu
19、t _ 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 Write a summary of the text according to the following clues. become part of, join, addition, break away, evidence, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, new vocabulary, the Norm
20、ans, London In the 16th century, Wales became part of the Kingdom of England. Later Scotland joined creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. The addition of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The breaking away of the southern part of Ireland in the 20th century resulted i
21、n the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which most people call the UK, Britain or Great Britain. In the UK, evidence of four ancient peoples can be found. The Romans in the 1st century built towns and roads. Afterwards the Anglo-Saxons introduced the beginnings of the English lan
22、guage. Then the Vikings brought new vocabulary and place names. Lastly, the Normans in the 11th century built castles, changed the legal system and brought French words. A good place to start learning about the UKs history is London, where past and present meet. After-reading Enjoy a video to know m
23、ore about the United Kingdom Facts. Make a booklet for foreign visitors coming to China with contents below: What important things should they know about before the trip? What do they need to pay attention to in order to avoid cultural conflict? How to search for information about Chinese culture on the Internet
