1、人教版（2019）必修第二册Unit4 History and traditionsReading and ThinkingLearning objectives:1.Know the changes of the name and the history of the UK.2.Give a brief introduction of the UK.3.Talk about Chinese history,using what they have learned in this lesson.4.Cultivate the awareness of admiring the culture
2、of other countriesLead inWhat puzzles the man in the video?Great Great Britain?Britain?the United Kingdom?England?England?Britain?Britain?the UK?If you want to solve this puzzle in the UK,you have to study British history.P 40 Look at the map.What does it show?What is it used for?Read this map 1.Wha
3、t does it show?2.What do the different colours stand for?3.What do the circles stand for?4.what type of map is it?The United Kingdom.England,Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland.White circles represent important cities,and red ones the capital city London.A topographic mapA traffic mapA weather mapA
4、resource mapAn administrative zoning map行政区划图行政区划图地形图地形图资源图资源图1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.The history of the United Kingdom.B.The geography of the United Kingdom.C.The people of the United Kingdom.D.The politics of the United Kingdom.Fast-readingDetailed-readingQ1:How many names are used
5、to refer to the UK and what are they？Q2:What does the author suggest to solve this puzzle？Para.1 A puzzle-to introduce the topic by raising a puzzleto arouse(激起激起)interest of the readersQ3:What is the full name of UK?Q4:What are people from the UK called?Q5:Whats the difference between the UK,Great
6、Britain and England?Q6:Can we call people in Scotland English men?If we do so,how will they react?大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国British.Para.2 HistoryEngland+WalesEngland+Wales+Scotland(Great Britain)Great Britain+Northern IrelandGreat Britain+Irelandin the 16th centuryin the 18th centuryin the 19th cen
7、turybe joined tobe joined tobe added toHow did UK come into being?in the 20th centurybreak away from+=Do the four countries work together in all areas?Similarities_;_;_Differences_ and _ systems;_ and even _ for competitions.currencyflagmilitary defenceeducationallegaltheir own traditionsfootball te
8、amsNationalNational Day:Day:Wales St.David Day(March 1st)Wales St.David Day(March 1st)Northern Ireland St.Patricks Northern Ireland St.Patricks Day(March 17Day(March 17thth)England St.Georges Day(April England St.Georges Day(April 21st)21st)Scotland St.Andrews Day Scotland St.Andrews Day(November 30
9、th)(November 30th)Para.3 Similarities and differencesfinish the time line.And think anout what happened in each time.Finish the time line.And think anout what happened in each time.1st 5th 8th 11thin the 1st centuryin the 5th centuryin the 8th centurythe Anglo-Saxonsthe Romansthe Vikingsin the 11th
10、centurythe NormansPara.4 People and traditionstowns and roadslanguage and housesvocabulary and names of locationscastles,legal system and French wordsQ7:Is there anything else we can benefit from studying the history of the UK?Q8:Why is London said to be a great place to start?Q9:What impression is
11、given of the UK?Any supporting words?Para.5 TripBig Benthe Palace of Westminsterthe Westminster Bridgethe Thames伦敦泰晤士河伦敦泰晤士河畔的威斯敏斯特宫威斯敏斯特宫，是伦敦4个世界文化遗产之一，16世纪时就成为英国议会上、下两院的所在地，因此又俗称“议会大厦”。旁边的大桥为“威斯敏斯特桥威斯敏斯特桥”。House of Parliament威斯敏斯特宫殿（英国威斯敏斯特宫殿（英国议会议会大厦）大厦）River Thames千禧之轮（Millennium Wheel）是世界上首座、也曾
12、经是世界最大的观景摩天轮，是英国伦敦一座标志性的宫殿、要塞，选址在泰晤士河。伦敦塔曾作为堡垒、军械库、国库、铸币厂、宫殿、天文台、避难所和监狱，特别关押上层阶级的囚犯，最后一次作为监狱使用是在第二次世界大战期间。1988年被列为世界文化遗产。，旧称即威斯敏斯特宫钟塔，伊丽莎白塔于1858年4月10日建成，是英国最大的钟。世界上著名的哥特式建筑之一，伦敦的标志性建筑。2012年6月，英国宣布把伦敦著名地标“大本钟”的钟楼改名为“伊丽莎白塔”。格林威治（），一译。英国大伦敦的一个区。位于伦敦东南、泰晤士河南岸。1675-1948 年设皇家格林尼治天文台。1884年在华盛顿召开的国际经度会议决定以经
13、过格林尼治的经线为本初子午线本初子午线，也是世界计算时间和地理经度的起点。Para1-3 Para 4Help us understand more about the country and its traditions Para 5Make your visit more enjoyableHelp us understand why the UK has many different namesMain idea:The passage mainly talks about advantages of studying British history.Thinking&Summary:W
14、hat can studying the history of the UK help us?20th century11th century16th century18th century19th centuryRomans arrived Anglo-Saxons cameVikings came1st century5th century8th centuryNormans conqueredWales was joinedScotland was joinedIreland was addedSouthern Ireland broke awayTimelinethe Anglo-Sa
15、xonsthe Anglo-Saxonsthe Vikingsthe VikingsS Sort ort out the information according to the out the information according to the timeline timeline(P41)(P41)When?What happened?What changed?Romans arrived Ango-Saxons came Vikings came11th century 1st century 5th century 8th centuryNormans conquered Engl
16、and 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 introducedS Sort ort out the information according to the timeline.out the information according to the timelin
17、e.(P41)(P41)When?What happened?What changed?16th century18th century19th century20th centuryWales was joined to Kingdom of EnglandScotland was joined to England and WalesIreland was addedthe southern part of Ireland broke away“Kingdom of Great Britain”formed“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irela
18、nd”formedname changed to“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”WHATS IN A NAME?WHATS IN A NAME?In a name,there is _.In a name,there is _.a history a history culture&tradition culture&tradition politicspoliticsgeographygeography Discuss the questions in groups.1.What are the four count
19、ries of the United Kingdom?Which two were the first to be joined together?2.According to the text,who are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?To help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable.Aftet readingThe four countries
20、of the United Kingdom are:England,Wales,Scotland,and Northern Ireland.England and Wales were the first two to be joined together.Discuss the questions in groups.3.Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?4.What important things should visitors know about b
21、efore they come to China?Studying a countrys history and culture before visiting it 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.Visitors to Ch
22、ina should know something about the history of the country and about the cultural traditions of the area being visited,such as the food eaten,or festivals celebrated there.Aftet reading A people without the knowledge of their past history,origin and culture is like a tree without roots.Marcus Garvey
23、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。After-reading Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.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 that _ the UK.Thats why its called
24、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 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!as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes openas well asbelong tojoined toadded tobroke awaykeep your eyes open Thank you for your attention!
