1、Hot LinksUnit 4 History and Traditions Whats in a name?How much do you know about the UK?What is the full name of the UK?the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国When we mention the UK,what or who will you think of?The Tower of LondonThe Big BenDavid BeckhamBuckingham Palace
2、 白金汉宫白金汉宫Royal Greenwich Observatory格林威治皇家天文台格林威治皇家天文台 1.What are the provinces called in England?A.departments B.states C.counties Lets have a competition2.Which is the national flag of the UK?A.B.C.The Union Jack3.Who rules the country?A.The Queen B.The Prime Minister C.bothElizabeth Boris Johnson
3、鲍里斯约翰逊4.Which is the bank note of the UK?A.U.S.Dollar$B.Euros C.Pounds 5.Which is the longest river in England?A.B.the River Avon the River ThamesC.the River Severn 6.How many countries belong to the UK?A.two B.three C.four D.fiveEnglandWalesScotlandLets have a quizNorthern IrelandSouthern IrelandRe
4、ading FastreadingSkim the text(P40)and choose the best answer.1.What is mainly discussed in this passage?A.The history of the United KingdomBThe geography 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 Par
5、t 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 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
6、KingdomParagraph 1-2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4-5 Fill in the blanks according to the text.IntroductionIntroductionHow to solve the How to solve 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 hi
7、story.puzzle Fill in the blanks according to the text.HistoryHistoryin the in the _centurycenturyWales was joined to the Wales was joined 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
8、.of Great Britain.in the 19in the 19thth centurycentury The kingdom of Ireland The kingdom of Ireland was was _to _to create the United create the United Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.and Ireland.EnglandWalesScotland Ireland16th 18thcreateadded Fill in the blanks acco
9、rding 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 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
10、Northern Britain and Northern Ireland.Ireland.EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandSouthern Ireland20th Fill in the blanks according to the text.People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Romansthe RomansBuilt towns and Built towns and _roads Fill in the blanks according to the text.People and Pe
11、ople 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 people built built _houses Fill in the blanks according to the text.People and People and T
12、raditionsTraditions 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 Fill in the blanks according to the text.People and People and TraditionsTraditions the Normans t
13、he 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 LondonLondonan an _ port _ port city;countless historic city;countless historic sites;lots of the sit
14、es;lots of the museumsmuseumsthe UKthe UKa fascinating a fascinating _ of _ of history and modern history and modern culturecultureancient mix 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 cultur
15、e before visiting is important 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.Do the exercises in your paper
