1、重庆市垫江第一中学校 李道宽Lead in1.Do you know the buildings below?2.Do you like them?Why?Big BenLondon Tower BridgeWestminster CathedralLead in3.Do you know them?And where do they come from?BeckhamNewtonChurchillEngland?Britain?the UK?Lead in4.Look at the title and pictures below.What do you think the text is
2、about?Lead in5.Lets watch a video to know some history about the UK.While reading1.Extensive reading.What s the main idea of the passage?The names of the UK,the similarities and differences among its 4 countries,and the historyof the UK.Read the text and listen to the tape carefully,then discuss wit
3、h your partners,and answer the following questions.While reading True or false questions The four countries have different military defense.The southern part of Ireland broke away in the 19th century.The four countries have their own teams of the World Cup.The Romans introduced the beginnings of the
4、 English language.The Normans had castles built all around Scotland.The capital city of the UK is London,which is an ancient port city dating back to Roman times.FFTFFTThe UKIn the 16th century,Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England;1._,Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain;
5、In the 19th century,the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create 2._;In the 20th century,the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was created.The names of the UK2.Intensive reading.While readingSimilarities:They share the same flag,the same currency and 3._.Differences:They have differ
6、ent education systems and legal systems;They have their own national days,4._ and football teams for competitions like the World Cup.The similarities and differences between the UKs 4 countriesIn the first century,the Romans came and built towns and roads;In the fifth century,the Anglo-Saxons arrive
7、d and introduced the beginnings of 6._ and changed the way people built houses;7._,the Vikings came and left behind lots of new vocabulary and the names of many locations;In the 11th century,8._ came,built castles and made changes to the legal system.5._In the 18th centurythe United Kingdom of Great
8、 Britain and Irelandmilitary defensenational dishesThe four groups of people in the history of the UKthe English languageIn the 8th centurythe Normans1.The kingdom of Great Britain was created after _ and _ were joined to the Kingdom of England.2.The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irel
9、and is often referred to as _,_,_ or _ for short.3.The flag of the UK is known as _.4.London is an ancient _ with many historic sites and museums.5.The names of many locations across the UK were left behind by _ in the 8th century.While readingWalesScotlandthe United Kingdomthe UKBritainGreat Britai
10、nthe Union Jackport citythe VikingsRead the text again and fill the blanks in the following sentences.While readingFind the phrases from the text according to the Chinese meanings.1._ 导致、引起导致、引起 2._ 同样、和、以及同样、和、以及3._ 法律制度法律制度 4._ 属于属于5._ 添加、增加添加、增加 6._ 接管、接任接管、接任7._ 军事防御军事防御 8._ 加入、连接加入、连接9._ 脱离脱离 1
11、0._ 留心、留意留心、留意result inas well aslegal systembelong toadd totake overmilitary defensejoin tobreak awaykeep your eyes openWhile readingComplete the conversation about the UK with the phrases given in their correct forms.A:I can never remember what the UK means!Theres England,Britain,_ Great Britain!B
12、:Well,it helps if you remember that there are four countries that _ the UK.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 _ the United Kingdom.B:Yes,right.First England,then Wales,then Scotland.The last country was Irel
13、and,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 asbelong toadded tojoined tobroke awaykeep your eyes open In the 16th century,Wales was
14、joined to the Kingdom of England.In the 18th century,Scotland was joined _(create)the Kingdom of Great Britain.In the 19th century,Ireland _(add)to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland._(final),in the 20th century,the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK,resulting _ the
15、full name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The four countries work together in some areas.They use the same flag,and share the same currency and military _(defend),but they also have some differences.In the history of the UK,there are four important _(group)of people.In the f
16、irst century,the Romans came and built towns and roads.In the fifth century,the Anglo-Saxons arrived,introducing the beginning of the English language and changing _ way people built houses.The Vikings _ left behind lots of new vocabulary and names of many locations came in the 8th century.In the 11
17、th century,the Normans conquered England,having castles _(build)and making changes to the legal system.London is a great place to study the history of the UK.If you keep your eyes open,you will be _(surprise)to find that you can see both its past and present.Summaryto createwas addedFinallyindefensegroupsthewho/thatbuiltsurprisedSchoolwork for today1.Read the text once again after class,and finish the table on page 41.2.Look up the bold words and expressions in the text,and learn about their relevant phrases.
