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Reading and Thinking
Book 2 Unit 4
What's in a Name
WHAT’S IN A NAME
Which of the names refers to [英国] ？
The United Kingdom
The UK
Great Britain
Britain
England
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What’s their difference
Quick test
1. What’s the capital city of the UK
A. New York B. Berlin
C. London D. Paris
C
Quick test
2. What’s the national flag of the UK
A. B.
C. D.
D
the Union Jack
Quick test
3. What’s the currency of the UK
A. pound B. dollar
C. yen D. rouble
A
美元
日元
卢布
Find out the main idea for each paragraph
Skimming
Para.1
Para.3
Para.2
The puzzle of names
Foreign influence upon the UK
How did the name come into existence
Para.4
Para.5
The four countries of the UK
The city to start a the UK tour
People are confused about this country’s name.
Para.1 The puzzle
What is the puzzle
How to solve the puzzle
Get to know a little about British history.
Para.2 Origins of names
Scan para.2 to circle the time nodes and related events.
In the 19th century
Para.2 How did UK come into being
19th century
20th century
16th century
18th century
The Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland
England+
Wales
England+Wales
+Scotland
(Great Britain)
Great Britain
+Ireland
Great Britain
+Northern Ireland
Do the four countries work together in all areas
The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Para.3 Similarities and differences
Similarities: ; ; .
Differences: and systems; and for competitions.
How does the writer develop this paragraph
even football teams
flag
currency
military defence
educational
legal
their own traditions
Comparison
&
Contrast
Para. 4-5
According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country
The two chief advantages of studying the history of a country are to help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable.
A: I can never remember what the UK means! There’s England, Britain, ___________ Great Britain!
B: Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that __________ the UK. That’s why it’s called the United Kingdom.
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
as well as
belong 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 the southern half didn’t want to be ___________the United Kingdom.
joined to
added to
as well as, belong to, add to, join to, break away, keep your eyes open
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!
broke away
keep your eyes open
as well as, belong to, add to, join to, break away, keep your eyes open
Summary
What’s the advantage of studying the history of UK
Advantages
para1-3
para.4
para.5
Help us understand why the UK has many different names.
Help us understand more about the country and its traditions.
Make your visit to UK more enjoyable
The United Kingdom or the UK ________(make) up of four countries. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has________ interesting and long history. Everywhere you go in the country, you will be surrounded ________evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. The Romans, ________achievements included building towns and roads, came first in the first century. Then in the fifth century arrived Anglo Saxons who introduced the beginnings of English language and changed the way people built houses.
is made
an
by
whose
Summary
The Vikings came in the eighth century. They left behind lots of new vocabulary and also the names of many________(location) across the UK. The last group, the Normans________ (conquer) England in the 11th century. They had castles ________(build) all around there. The Normans were in fact French, so many French words ________(slow) entered into the English language.
The UK is a ________(fascinate) mix of history and modern culture. If you keep eyes open, you will be surprised ________(find) that you can see both its past and present.
locations
conquered
built
slowly
fascinating
to find
Task 4 on page 41
After class

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