1、 Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking P40-41Enjoy a song to know more about the United Kindom.Pre-readingLook at the map.What does it show?What is it used for?Read a mapWhen you look at the map,think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean.Look at the map,what type of
2、map is it?A topographic map A traffic map A weather map A resource map An administrative zoning map Read the text:While-reading1 1A.They share the same national day.C.They have a common legal system.What do the UKs four countries have in common?B.They share the same military defence.Read the passage
3、 and think about the following questions.D.They have a common sports team.B.They share the same military defence.They use the same flag,known as the Union Jack,as well as share the same currency and military defence.2 2A.The Normans.C.The Vikings.Which group of people was the first to set foot on th
4、e UK?B.The Romans.Read the passage and think about the following questions.D.The Anglo-Saxons.B.The Romans.The first group,the Romans,came in the first century.3 3A.The Romans built towns and roads in England.C.The Normans became the conqueror of England.What happened to England in the 11th century?
5、B.The Anglo-Saxons brought in the English language.Read the passage and think about the following questions.D.The Vikings introduced many new words into English.The last group were the Normans.They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century.C.The Normans became the
6、 conqueror of England.4 4What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?Read the passage and think about the following questions.A.The attractions of the UK.C.The historic sites of the UK.B.The long and interesting history of the UK.D.The past and the present of the UK.A.The attractions of the UK.Wh
7、en?What happened?What changed?Romans arrivedAngo-Saxons cameVikings came11th century16th century18th century19th century20th century1st century5th century8th centuryNormans conquered England after the Battle of HastingsWales was joined to Kingdom of EnglandScotland was joined to England and WalesIre
8、land was addedthe southern part of Ireland broke awaytowns and roadslanguage and way houses were builtcastles built,legal system changed,and new words from French introduced“Kingdom of Great Britain”formed“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”formedname changed to“United Kingdom of Great Brit
9、ain and Northern Ireland”vocabulary and names of locations across the UKRead again and sort out the information according to the timeline.Para1-3 Para 4 Para 4Help us understand more about the country and its traditions Para 5Make your visit more enjoyableHelp us understand why the UK has many diffe
10、rent namesMain idea:The passage mainly talks about advantages of studying British history.What can studying the history of the UK help us?After-readingEnjoy a video to know more about the United Kingdom Facts.Discuss the questions in groups.1.Why is it important to study the history and culture of a
11、 country before visiting it?2.What important things should visitors know about before they come to China?Language points P40-41 Unit 4 History and Traditions 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
12、that _ the UK!Thats why its called the United Kingdom.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 Scotland.The last country was Ireland,but later the southern half did
13、nt want to be _ the United Kingdom.A:Oh,I remember now!The southern part _ from Northern Ireland,right?B:Yes,you got it well remembered!But _ _ in history class next time!as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open as well asbelong toadded tojoined tobroke awaykeep your eyes o
14、penComplete the converstation about the UK using the phrases in the correct forms.break away(from sb./sth.)脱离；背叛；逃脱 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.1
15、句意：最后，在二十世纪时，爱尔兰南部脱离了联合王国，形成了今天的英国全称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。例：因为有这么多问题尚未解决，所以有些国家想要脱离联邦。With so many problems unsettled,a few countries wanted to _ _ _ the Union.break away from The fire broke _ during the day and thus no one was injured.His car broke _ on the way to work this morning.break down(机器)出故障，损坏；化学
16、物质 分解；垮掉；和谈失败break in 闯入，破门而入；打断，插嘴break into 破门而入；闯入break off 打断；折断break out (战争、火灾等)突然发生；爆发break up 分解；打碎，解体，分手break a record 打破纪录break the ice 打破僵局；打破冷场局面【用适当的介词填空】outdownbelong to意为“属于”，不用于进行时与被动语态；其-ing形式可作后置定语。belongings n.财产；所有物；相关事物 The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work t
17、ogether in some areas.2句意：同属于联合王国的这四个国家在某些领域紧密合作。例：文化遗产和自然风景属于每一个人，包括我们的后代。Cultural relics and natural scenery _ _ everyone,including the generations to come.belong to【语法填空】The ink brush Song Dynasty painting called Six Dragons once belonged _ Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.For two years,the d
18、octor with his assistants did the research on top of Changbai Mountain _(belong)to Jilin Province.tobelonging 在你参观期间有储存柜来储存你的东西。Lockers are available to store any _ during your visit.老师应归还属于孩子们的课余时间。The spare time _ _ the children should be returned to them by the teachers.belongingsbelonging tosurr
19、ound vt.围绕；包围surround.with.用包围be surrounded with/by.被包围/环绕surrounding adj.周围的，附近的surroundings n.环境，周围的事物 Almost everywhere you go in the UK,you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history.3句意：英国历史上有四个不同民族在不同历史时期执掌这个国家。无论你身处英国何
20、方，这些民族的遗迹都随处可见。【综合运用】What do you think about the _(surround)ecosystem?He became accustomed to the new _(surround).Theyve surrounded the building _ the police.例：那个湖被树木环绕环绕着，因此它周围的周围的地区看上去很漂亮。我乐意在这样健康的环境环境中抚养我的孩子们。The lake is surrounded with trees and so its surrounding area looks beautiful.And Id lik
21、e to bring up my children in such healthy surroundings.surroundingsurroundingswith“Studying the history of the country”，是动名词短语做主语，谓语动词用单数。make your visit more enjoyable，是make的复合结构：make+宾语+宾语补足语，其中形容词enjoyable作宾语补足语。Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable.4句意：学习这个
22、国家的历史，你的英国之旅将更为愉快。【句子结构分析】make的复合结构有的复合结构有：make sb.do sth.使/让某人做某事例：Our English teacher often makes us retell the texts.当这样的句子变为被动语态时，原句中省略的动 词不定式符号必须要还原。We are often made to retell the texts by our English teacher.英语老师让我们复述课文。make sb./sth.done 使某人或某事被常用于 make oneself known/heard/understood.Its too
23、noisy.I cant make my voice heard.太吵了。被人听不见我的声音。make+sb./sth.+adj.使某人或某事(变得)The news made him happy.这个消息使他很高兴。make+sb./sth.+n.让某人或某物成为 They all want to make Jim their monitor.他们都想让吉姆当班长。【语法填空】Walking upright _ it easy to find food or guard against enemies.直立行走更容易找到食物提防敌人。Its an opportunity to make the Chinese culture better _(know)to international students.These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much _(bad).worsemakesknown
