1、 Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking Warming up:England?Britain?Great Britain?UK(The United Kindom)?Whats the name of the country?Reading(P40-41)Learning Objectives 1.To learn some words and expressions about history and culture.2.To know the changes of the name and the history of the
2、 UK.3.To learn to discribe a countrys history and development.4.To cultivate the awareness of admiring the culture of other countries.Activity1:PredictionWHATS IN A NAME?What is the passage mainly about?Skim the text and check your prediction.What is mainly discussed in this passage?A.The history of
3、 the United KingdomBThe geography of the United KingdomCThe people of the United KingdomDThe politics of the United Kingdom Activity2:Fast-readingPart 1(para1-2):About the_ of UKPart 2(para3):About the four _Part 3(para4-5):About the_ of UK namecountries history Activity3:Structure Analysis Activity
4、4:Detailed-reading Read para.1 Whats the function of para.1?A.to introduce the topic B.to give an example C.to show the general idea Read para.2 Fill in the mind map that shows the time,the change in names and countries of the UK.the Kingdom of EnglandWalesthe Kingdom of EnglandScotlandthe Kingdom o
5、f BritainKindom of Irelandthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandSouthern part of Irelandthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandin the Centuryin the Centuryin the Centuryin the Century16th 18th 19th 20th joinjoinjoinbreakthe Kingdom of Englandthe Kingdom of Englandthe Kingdo
6、m of Great Britainthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelandthe change of the names:Read para.3 Find out what are same and what are different among the four countries?sameflagcurrencymilitary defencedifferenteducation systemslegal systemst
7、raditionsfootball teamsRead para.4 Sort out the information according to the timeline.in 1st centuryin 5th centuryin 8th centuryin 11th centuryThe RomansBuilding towns and roads1.Introducing English2.Changing the way people built housesLeaving behind lots of new vocabulary and location names1.Having
8、 castles built2.Changing legal system 3.Introducing French into EnglishPeoplesAchievements(成就成就)The Anglo-SaxonsThe VikingsThe NormansAs it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times.Read para.5 and answer:Why did the author said the capital city London is the
9、great place to start?Introduce the history of the UK according to the timeline.1st century5th century8th century11th century16th century18th century19th century20th centuryActivity5:Example:The first group of people,the Romans,came to England in the 1st century.They bulit some towns and roads.the Anglo-saxons arrived in the fifth century1st century5th century8th century11th century16th century18th century19th century20th centuryWrite a short introduction to the history of the UK according to what you share in activity 5.Use some linking words when necessary.Homework:Writing
