1、1. read about the history and traditions of the uk.2. to be able to give a brief introduction of the uk3. discuss about the introduction of the history and culture of a place before visiting it.great britain the united kingdomits full name is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,

2、 commonly known as the united kingdom (uk). n. 王國；領(lǐng)域王國；領(lǐng)域whats the name of the country in the map?what kind of map is this?administrative zoning mapthe small circles stand for big citiesthe red sport stands for the capital different colours stand for different regions or countriestopographic maptraf

3、fic mapweather mapresource mapwhat is the uk famous for? what comes to your mind when you think of the uk?the union jackqueen elizabeth windsor castlesome other tourist attractionsbig benbuckingham palacest pauls cathedralnational gallerytower bridgetower bridge, which was built from 1886 to 1894, i

4、s a combined bascule(開合開合) and suspension bridge (吊橋吊橋) in london, over the river thames，as iconic symbol (象征符號象征符號) of london.it towers (vi. 高聳，矗立高聳，矗立) above westminster and the houses of parliament giving you a fantastic birds eye view over all of london. london eyethe ride takes 30 minutes, and

5、carries you up to a height of 135 metres.what is the main idea of the text?a brief _-to the uk about its _and _based on geography, _and culture, roductionfoundationdevelopmenthistory1. what are the four countries of the united kingdom? which two were the first to be joined together?the four c

6、ountries of the united kingdom are england, wales, scotland and northern ireland.england and wales were the first two to be joined together.read the text and answer the questions.2. according to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?the two chief advantages of

7、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.adj. 最重要的；最重要的；最高級別的最高級別的 1.sort out the information according to the timeline.when what happened?what changed?romans arrivedanglo-saxons camevikings came1st

8、century5th century8th centurytowns and roadslanguage and way houses were builtvocabulary and names of locations across the ukwhen what happened?what changed?11th century16th century18th centurynormans conquered england after the battle of hastingscastles built, legal system changed, and new words fr

9、om french introducedwales was joined to kingdom of englandscotland was joined to england and wales“kingdom of great britain formed/created”vt. 占領(lǐng)；占領(lǐng)；征服；征服；控制控制when what happened?what changed?19th century20th centuryireland was addedthe southern part of ireland broke away“united kingdom of great brit

10、ain and ireland formed/created”name changed to “united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland”1.read again to complete the timeline:20th century11th century16th century18th century19th centuryromans arrived anglo-saxons camevikings came1st century5th century8th centurynormans camewales was jo

11、inedscotland was joinedireland was addedsouthern ireland broke away2.read again to conclude each paragraghs main idea.p1. knowing the history will help solve the name puzzle of the uk.p2.the history of 4 nations that were joined to the uk.p3. the four countries work together in some areas despite th

12、ere are some differences. p4the history of other nations conquered the uk and made changes in different areas.london is a great place to explore the history and the present of the uk. post-reading if there is a foreign group of tourists coming to visit terre cotta army , what should you introduce to

13、 them in advance?discussion 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 the united kingdom.complete the conversation about the uk using the phrases in their cor

14、rect forms.as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes openas well asbelong toa: 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

15、country was ireland, but later the southern half didnt want to be _the united kingdom.joined toadded toas well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes opena: oh, i remember now! the southern part _ from northern ireland, right?b: yes, you got it well remembered! but _ in history class

16、next time!as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes openbroke awaykeep your eyes open debate: is it necessary for visitors to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?we d better know about the history and culture, because.in my opinion,.i think that.in a word,.its unnecessary to prepare any cultural background, because.we believe that.im afraid i disagree, . all in all,.debate把把和和連接或聯(lián)連接或聯(lián)結(jié)起來結(jié)起來脫離；背叛；逃脫脫離；背叛；逃脫屬于屬于同（一樣也）；和；還同（一樣也）；和；還留心；留意留心；留意join to break away (from sb/sth) belong to as well askeep your eyes open (for)make a book