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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives
1. Read quickly to get the main idea and learn its history
of formation; read carefully to get the detailed
information.2. Learn to use the reading strategy--- reading maps.3. Guess the new words in a context.4. Use critical thinking and talk about opinions and
views about the UK.
Leading-in Learn someting about the UK
River Thams
Big Ben
Leading-in Learn someting about the UK
Tower Bridge
Hyde Park
The London Eye
What do you know about the UK
:
Full name
Short name
Position
Area
Countries
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
244, 000 square km
In the west of Europe
Four: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
(Great) Britain, the UK
Leading-in Learn someting about the UK
Population
Language
Religion
Capital
Currency(货币)
River
Ruler
National flag
over 66 million
English
Catholicism (天主教)
London
Pound
The Thames
Prime Minister
The Union Jack
Leading-in Learn someting about the UK
Learn abut a country through its history
Look at the maps below and answer the following questions:
Map 1
Map 2
Learn abut a country through its history
1. What type of map do they show 2. How many parts can you see that make up
the UK in Map 1
3.Can you quickly find the capital of the UK
on the map Why
It’s an administrative zoning map of the UK.
It means four regions of the UK.The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up Great Britain and Ireland and some other islands round about.
Yes. The red circle stands for London.
Learn abut a country through its history
Read the title, what information can you get What’s in a name
From the title and the map, we can know that the article mainly talks about _____________________________________________________________________________.
So it may be an___________.
the name’s changes of the UK, and it may be about the development of history.
exposition
While-reading
What is the main idea of the text
A brief introduction to the UK about the________ of its different names, its ______________, ___________, ____________,and_________.
origins
formation
history
traditions
culture
When What happened What changed
Romans arrived
Ango-Saxons came
Vikings came
11th century
16th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
1st century
5th century
8th century
Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings
Wales was joined to Kingdom of England
Scotland was joined to England and Wales
Ireland was added
the southern part of Ireland broke away
towns and roads
language and way houses were built
castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French
“Kingdom of Great Britain” formed
“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed
name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”
vocabulary and names of locations across the UK
.
Task III. Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline
After-reading
Task1. Critical thinking:
1. Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it
Studying a country' s history and culture before visiting 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.
Discuss the questions in groups.
2. What important things should visitors know about before they come to China
Visitors to China 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.
(1) In the 16th century, Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in 1.____ 18th century, the country Scotland was joined 2._________ (create) the Kingdom of Great Britain. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, 3. ______ resulted in the full name. They use the same flag, 4._____ (know) as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military 5._________(defend). However, they also have some differences.
to create
which
known
defence
the
Task2. Summary
To fill in the blanks with the proper words
The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore. Some of the Romans’ great achievements included 6. ________ (build) towns and roads. The Normans conquered England in the 11th century. They had castles 7.______(build) all around England,and made changes to the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words 8._______ (slow)entered into the English language.
Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 9. __________(enjoy). If you keep your eyes open, you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past 10____ its present.
building
bulit
slowly
ejoyable
and
(2)The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by 1_____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, Wales 2__________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, the southern part of Ireland 3 _____ (break) away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today. However, most people just use the 4_________(shorten) name: the UK. The four countries 5_________ (belong) to the United Kingdom work together in some areas.
There were four sets of invaders and the last group were the Normans. They had castles 6_____(build) all around England and made changes 7___ the legal system. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 8__________(enjoy). The capital city London is 9___ ancient port city that has a history 10________(date) back to Roman times.
what
was joined
broke
shortened
belonging
built
to
enjoyable
an
dating
Homework
1.Use a mind-map to draw the structure of the passage.
2.Write a paragraph of the significance of studying a country’s history and traditions.

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