1、Unit4 History and Traditions Period 2 Reading and Thinking Period 2 Reading and Thinking What comes to your mind when referring to the UK?Lead-in big figures？ tourist attractions？ worldwide university？ local food？ traditional cloth？ . British Royal Family Prime Minister Tourist Attractions Oxford Un
2、iversity The full name of the UK? the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland WHATS IN A NAME? Reading details Para 1 Q: Whats the puzzle? People are _ by the _ of different _ about Britain. confusedmeaning names Para 2 Whinle reading, circle the numbers of time and underline what happe
3、ned. 11th 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 Sc
4、otland Irelandthe UK Para 3 Reading details Similarities: _; _; _. Differences: _; _; _; _. currencyflagmilitary defence educational system legal system traditionsfootball teams Para 4 Who conquered the UK? What did they leave? new new vocabulary vocabulary & names of & names of many locationmany lo
5、cation towns & roadstowns & roads 5th century the Anglo-Saxons language & the language & the ways people ways people built housesbuilt houses castles, changes to the castles, changes to the legal system & new legal system & new words from Frenchwords from French Thinking Why do we need to study the
6、history of a country? help us understand much more about the country & traditions (para. 4) make our visit much more enjoyable (para. 5) help solve some puzzles. (para. 1) help to interact with local people . Reading Main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 A. Formation o
7、f 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. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (Formation) VISIT TO THE UK begin with the capital city - London A port city with a history datin
8、g back to the Roman times Countless historic sites to explore Lots of museums with ancient relics A fascinating mix of history & modern culture, with both new & old traditions Disuccion Your foreign friend Jim is planning to visit China this year and is asking you for some suggestions. Please recomm
9、end a great place to start a visit in China and studying Chinese history. 单击此处编辑母版标题样 式 单击此处编辑母版副标题样式 2021-6-2821 Dear Jim, Its nice to hear from you. Im writing to share with you some suggestions for your visit to China. Knowing a little Chinese history will be helpful when you visit China. It can
10、help you understand a lot about our country and our traditions and can make your visit much more enjoyable. If you visit China, I recommend Xian which is a great place to start, an ancient city with an interesting history. There are countless historic sites for you to explore, and lots of museums with ancient items from all over China. If you keep your eyes open, you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past and its present. Looking forward to your arrival. Yours, Li Hua
