1、Hot LinksUnit 4 History and Traditions Whats in a name?Look at the map on Page 40. 1. What does the map show? 2. What do the different symbols and colors stand for?Warming-up1. What does the map show?The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up the Great Britain and Ireland. It also sh
2、ows the different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities.Warming-up2. What do the different symbols and colors stand for? Small circles big citiesRed spot capitalDifferent colors different regions/countries How many parts make up the UK? What are they? Four parts. England, Wales,
3、 Scotland and Northern Ireland. Warming-upPrediction 1. What message can you get from the title?2. What is the passage mainly about?WHATS IN A NAME?Reading FastreadingSkim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.1. What is mainly discussed in this passage?A. The history of the United KingdomBThe g
4、eography of the United KingdomCThe people of the United KingdomDThe politics of the United Kingdom 2Read the text and match the main idea of each part Part 1(Paras12) A. The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom Part 2(Para3) B. The origin of the name of the UK. Part 3(Paras45) CThe
5、four countries work together in some areasMind MapPart 1: About the name ofn UKPart 2: About the four countriesPart 3:history, traditions and culture of the United KingdomParagraph 1-2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4-5 Fill in the blanks according to the text.IntroductionIntroductionHow to solve the How to so
6、lve the _caused _caused by the different by the different namesnamesGetting to know a Getting to know a little bit about little bit about British history.British history.puzzle Fill in the blanks according to the text. HistoryHistoryin the in the _centurycenturyWales was joined to the Wales was join
7、ed to the kingdom of England.kingdom of England.in thein the_centurycenturyScotland was joined to Scotland was joined to _ the kingdom _ the kingdom of Great Britain.of Great Britain.in the 19in the 19thth centurycentury The kingdom of Ireland The kingdom of Ireland was was _to _to create the United
8、 create the United Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.and Ireland.16th 18thcreateadded Fill in the blanks according to the text. HistoryHistoryin the in the _ _ centurycenturyThe southern part of The southern part of Ireland broke away Ireland broke away from the UK, which
9、 from the UK, which resulted in the full resulted in the full name:the United name:the United Kingdom of Great Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Britain and Northern Ireland.Ireland.20th Fill in the blanks according to the text. People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Romansthe RomansBuil
10、t towns and Built towns and _roads Fill in the blanks according to the text. People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Anglo-the Anglo-SaxonsSaxonsintroduced the beginnings introduced the beginnings of the English language, of the English language, and changed the way people and changed the way
11、 people built built _houses Fill in the blanks according to the text. People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Vikingsthe Vikingsleft behind lots of left behind lots of newnew_, and _, and also the names of many also the names of many locations across the UKlocations across the UKvocabulary Fi
12、ll in the blanks according to the text. People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Normans the Normans had castles built; made had castles built; made changes to the changes to the _ system_ systemlegal Fill in the blanks according to the text.SummarySummary the capital city the capital city Lon
13、donLondonan an _ port _ port city; countless historic city; countless historic sites; lots of the sites; lots of the museumsmuseumsthe UKthe UKa fascinating a fascinating _ of _ of history and modern history and modern culturecultureancient mixTalk and share Introduce the history of the UK according
14、 to the time line. 1st century5th century8th century11th century16th century18th century19th century20th century Discuss the questions in groups. 1.Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it? Studying a countrys history and culture before visiting is importa
15、nt because it will help you understand the place better and have a more enjoyable experience. You will be able to interact better with the people and their culture and have a richer experience. 2.What important things should visitors know about before they come to China? Visitors to China should know something about the cultural traditions of the area being visited, such as the food eaten, or festivals celebrated there. Search the Internet to find more information about the UK.
