资源简介

Book 2 Unit 4 Reading and Thinking
—What’s in a name
Learning Objectives:
Know about the history and traditions of the UK;
Retell the development of British history with the help of timeline;
Discuss the importance of learning the history and culture of a country.
Core competence
Language ability: knows how to tell the history of a culture.
Cultural awareness: knows the development of British history.
Skill ability: knows how to organize time points into sequence to from a text.
Lead-in
Look at the picture and answer the question:
What’s the name of this country
Pre-reading
Look at the title and map, read the paragrapg 1 quickly, please make a prediction:
What is the text about
While-reading
Fast-reading
Please read the passage quickly and try to match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para 1 Foreign influence upon UK
Para 2 The city to start a UK tour
Para 3 The four countries of UK
Para 4 The puzzle of names
Para 5 Origins of UK
Careful reading
Please read the passage carefully again, and try to finish the following tasks.
Task 1 The Puzzle
Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the question:
What is the puzzle
How to solve the puzzle
Task 2 Origins of UK
In what order does this paragraph be organized
Scan para 2 to circle the words that describe time.
How did the UK come into being
Show your performance. Tell us the form of UK in your own way.
Task 3 Similarities and Differences
Do the four countries work together in all areas
Similarities: _________ ; _________ ;_________ .
Differences: _________ and _________ systems; _________ and even_________for competitions.
Task 4 Foreign Influences
Watch the video and read para 4 to find the four invaders.
What did they leave behind？
Time Group Evidence
the 1st century
the 5th century
the 8th century
the 11th century
Task 5 The place to start a UK tour
What’s the benefit of studying the history of UK
Summary
Read Para 2 and Para 4 again to make a timeline.
Discussion: Is it necessary for visitors to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it Why
Homework
(A must)Read the text again and underline the expressions you don’t understand.
(An optional) Finish writing the following letter after class.
Your foreign friend Jim is planning to visit China this year and is asking you for some suggestions. Please write him an email. You are expected to talk about the advantages of studying Chinese history and recommend a great place to start a visit in China.

展开更多......

收起↑