1、Unit 4 History and TraditionsReading and ThinkingA people without the konwledge of their past history,origin and culture is like a tree without roots.-Marcus Garvey一个不了解自己历史，起源和文化的民族，就如同一棵无根之树。一个不了解自己历史，起源和文化的民族，就如同一棵无根之树。马库斯马库斯贾维贾维A quote:1.To learn to use the reading strategy-reading maps.2.To lea
2、rn to guess the new words in a context.3.To understand the importance of learning a countrys history for learning the country and can express their opinions and views freely.Q:What comes to your mind when referring to the UK?Step1:Lead-in big figures？tourist attractions？worldwide university？local fo
3、od？traditional cloth？.British Royal Family Prime Minister Tourist Attractions:University of CambridgeQ1:Whats the full name of the UK?Step2:Pre-reading 单击此处编辑母版标题样式单击此处编辑母版副标题样式2023-2-1610lets watch a video.the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Step2:Pre-reading Look at the map.Wh
4、at does it show?What is it used for?1.The map shows the British Isles,the islands which make up Great Britain and Ireland and some other islands round about.2.It is used for showing the four different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities.Step3:While-reading Task1:What is the ma
5、in idea of the text?A brief introduction to the UK about the_ of its different names,its _,_,_,and_.origins formation historytraditionsculture Task2:What is the type of the passage?A.Narration(叙述文叙述文)B.Argumentation(议论文议论文)C.Exposition (说明文说明文)Task3:Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
6、Para.1.Para.2.Para.3.Para.4.Para.5.A.The origin of the names of the UK.B.The achievements of the four groups of people.C.The advantages of the British history.D.The similarities and differences of the four countries.E.The introduction to the topic.Task4:Read the text and answer the questions.1.What
7、are the four countries of the United Kingdom?Which two were the first to be joined together?The four countries of the United Kingdom are England,Wales,Scotland,and Northern Ireland.England and Wales were the first two to be joined together.2.According to the text,who are two chief advantages of stud
8、ying the history of a country?To help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable.Task5:Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline.When?What happened?What changed?Romans arrived Ango-Saxons came Vikings came11th century 1st c
9、entury 5th century 8th centuryNormans conquered England after the Battle of Hastingstowns and roadslanguage and way houses were builtvocabulary and names of locations across the UKcastles built,legal system changed,and new words from French introducedWhen?What happened?What changed?16th century18th
10、century19th century20th centuryWales was joined to Kingdom of EnglandScotland was joined to England and Wales“Kingdom of Great Britain”formedIreland was added“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”formedthe southern part of Ireland broke awayname changed to“United Kingdom of Great Britain and
11、Northern Ireland”Englandthe Kingdom of England16th centuryWalesScotland18th centurythe Kingdom of Great Britain19th centurythe United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandIreland20th centuryNorthern Irelandthe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland=England Scotland Irelandthe UKStep4:Po
12、st-reading Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.as well as,belong to,add to,join to,break away,keep your eyes open 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
13、that _ the UK.Thats why its called the United Kingdom.as well asbelong to 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 th
14、e southern half didnt 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!added tojoined tobroke awaykeep your eyes open Step5:ThinkingWhy do we need to study the history of a country?hel
15、p us understand much more about the country&traditions(para.4)make our visit much more enjoyable(para.5)help solve some puzzles.(para.1)help to interact with local people.Step6:Discussion1.Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?2.What important things sh
16、ould visitors know about before they come to China?Step7:Language pointsbe confused by solve this puzzle add to break away from result in the shortened name be referred to asbelong to 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share the same currency and milita
17、ry defencedifferent education systems and legal systems be surrounded by/with take overgreat achievementsdate back to ancient relicsa mix of history and modern culture 使用相同的货币和军使用相同的货币和军事防御事防御不同的教育和法律体系不同的教育和法律体系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融合历史和现代文化的融合单击此处编辑母版标题样式单击此处编辑母版副标题样式2023-2-1630HomeworkThank you！
