1、 Reading and Thinking【版本：人教册别：必修二】Unit 4 History and Traditions目录页contentsPre-readingLanguage pointsWhile-readingHomeworkIIIPost-readingPre-readingWhat do you know about the UK?Pre-reading:Think and talkHousehold Guards Division of the British Army Pre-reading:Think and talkTower Bridge of LondonPre
2、-reading:Think and talkBuckingham PalacePre-reading:Think and talkElizabeth Tower/Big BenPre-reading:Think and talkThe London EyePre-reading:Think and talkWestminster AbbeyPre-reading:Think and talkWhile-readingRead a mapWhen you read a map,think first about what the map shows and what the symbols m
3、ean.A.traffic/road mapB.weather mapC.resource mapD.economic mapE.administrative zoning map/political mapF.topographic map G.physical mapThe type of the map is:Political maps indicate state or national boundaries,capital cities and major towns.What are the four parts that make up the UK?Read the text
4、 quickly and match the following parts.a.An introduction to the passage.b.The UK is a mix of history and modern culture.c.The four different groups of people in the history of the UK and their influences.d.The differences and similarities in the four countries.e.The formation of the the United Kingd
5、om.Para.1.Para.2.Para.3.Para.4.Para.5.While-reading:16th19th 18th 20thWales was joined to Kingdom of England.Scotland was joined to England and Wales.Ireland was added.The southern part of Ireland broke away.“Kingdom of Great Britain”formed/created“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”formed/
6、createdname changed to“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandWhile-reading:How did the countrys name come into being?What happened in the process?the formation of the UK16th Wales18th ScotlandEnglandWhile-reading:What similarities and differences do the fourcountries have?the flagthe c
7、urrencythe military defenceSimilaritieseducation systemslegal systemsown traditionsown national daysown national dishesown football teamsDifferencesWhile-reading:While-reading:1st8th 5th 11thRomans arrived.Anglo-Saxons came.Vikings came.Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings.towns an
8、d roadslanguage and way houses were builtvocabulary and names of locations across the UKcastles built,legal system changed,and new words from French were introducedfour groups of people throughout the UK history and the changes they brought to the UK1st century The RomansRoman SpringBathHadriansWall
9、 While-reading:Explore the cultural relics from the groups:5th century The Anglo-SaxonsWhile-reading:Explore the cultural relics from the groups:11th The Normansby the Normans around 1,100St.Peters CathedralWhile-reading:Explore the cultural relics from the groups:Post-reading1.The title of the pass
10、age is“Whats in a name?”.What does the title mainly want to tell us?2.Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?3.“If you keep your eyes open,you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past and its present.”Do you have the same experience?Pleas
11、e share with us.Post-reading:Have a free talk Discuss in groups.1.Make an interview to talk about the history of the Great Britain.2.Make a vivid stage play to show the history of the Great Britain.Post-reading:Have a free talk Language points1be confused by 2solve this puzzle 3add to 4break away fr
12、om 5result in 6the shortened name 7be referred to as8belong to 9share the same currency and military defence 10different education systems and legal systems Language points:Important words and phrases (P40)对对感到困惑感到困惑解决这个疑问解决这个疑问增加增加脱离；离开脱离；离开导致；结果是导致；结果是简化的名字简化的名字被称为；被当作被称为；被当作属于；归属属于；归属使用相同的货币和军事防御
13、使用相同的货币和军事防御不同的教育和法律体系不同的教育和法律体系11be surrounded by/with 12take over13great achievements14date all the way back to 15ancient relics16a mix of history and modern culture Language points:Important words and phrases (P40 P41)被被所环绕所环绕占领；接手占领；接手伟大的成就伟大的成就追溯到；起源于追溯到；起源于古文物古文物历史和现代文化的历史和现代文化的融合融合1.The Unite
14、d Kingdom,Great Britain,Britain,England many people are confused by what these different names mean.(Para.1,Line 1)2.Finally,in the 20th century,the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK,which resulted in the full name we have today:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
15、(Para.2,Line 7)3.People from the UK are called“British”,which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain.(Para.2,Line 13)4.They use the same flag,known as the Union Jack,as well as share the same currency and military defence.(Para.3,Line 1)Language points:Important sentences
16、(P40)5.The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore,which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions.(Para.4,Line 1)6.Almost everywhere you go in the UK,you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different ti
17、mes throughout history.(Para.4,Line 2)7.They had castles built all around England,and made changes to the legal system.(Para.4,Line 10)8.The capital city London is a great place to start,as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times.(Para.5,Line 2)Language p
18、oints:Important sentences(P40)date back(to)/date from 追溯到；远在追溯到；远在年代年代that 在这里引导在这里引导_从句从句定语定语Compare and find:1.First,a teapot containing lots of tea leaves and a little water is placed on top of the samovar.(Page 84,Para 3 Line 1)2.I long to live in a room facing the sea.3.The man reading a book o
19、ver there is my uncle.定语定语动词的现在分词可在句中作动词的现在分词可在句中作_。Language points:Important sentences(P40)3.我们已经发射了另一颗人造卫星，这一消息登在今天我们已经发射了另一颗人造卫星，这一消息登在今天的报纸上。的报纸上。4.等等公共汽车公共汽车的人们正在相互交谈的人们正在相互交谈。We have launched another man-made satellite,which is announced in todays newspaper.Peoplewaitingforthebusaretalkingwith
20、 each other.即学即练即学即练Language points:Exercise HomeworkIt is difficult for foreigners to tell the differences between Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces.Can you offer some ways to foreigners to distinguish each other?Thinking:Will foreigners,even Chinese be confused by some names of Chinese cities?Homework1.Present the important things foreign visitors should know before coming to China with a poster or a comic.A map can be included,if necessary.2.Present the history of the Great Britain with a poster or a comic.A map can be included,if necessary.Homework
