Unit4HistoryandTraditions

SectionⅡReadingandThinking

What’sinaname?

TeachingAims：1ToknowhowmanypartstheUKconsists.2ToknowthesimplehistoryoftheUK.3Tomasterthenewwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.HowmanycountriesdoestheUKconsistof?A.twoB.threeC.four

D.fiveEnglandWalesScotlandBeforeReading

Northern

IrelandSouthernIrelandWhichisthenationalflagoftheUK?A.B.C.theUnionJackCanada(加拿大)America(美國)While-reading:

Let’slearnthesimplehistoryoftheUK!C.Thefourcountriesworktogetherinsomeareas．A.Thehistory,traditionsandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom．B.TheoriginofthenameoftheUK．Part1(Para1-2)Part3(Para4-5)Part2(Para3)Readthetextquicklyandmatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.16thcentury18thcentury19thcentury20thcenturytheKingdomofEnglandtheKingdomofGreatBritaintheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandtheUnitedKingdomtheUKwasjoinedtowasjoinedtowasaddedtobrokeawayfromWhile-reading:ReadingPara2TrytosortoutthechangingprocessoftheUK’snamesaccordingtothetimelinethathasbeenoffered.walesscotlandIrelandthesouthernpartofIrelandEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandsimilaritiesanddifferences?While-reading:ReadingPara3Theyworktogetherinsomeareas,buthavesomedifferencesandtheirowntraditions.它們在一些領域合作，但是有區別和各自的傳統。共同使用：thesameflag相同的國旗、theUnionJack共同使用：thesamecurrency相同的貨幣、共同使用：thesamemilitarydefence相同的國防不同：allhavedifferenteducationsystemsandlegalsystems有各自不同的教育制度和法律制度不同：allhavetheirowntraditions有各自不同的傳統Therewere4groupspfpeopleonceconqueredUK.Doyouknowwhoarethey?Anglo-SaxonsRomansNormansVikingsThefirstgroup,theRomans,cameinthefirstcentury.Achievements:buildingtownsandroadsThesecondgroup:Anglo-SaxonsinthefifthcenturyAchievements:TheyintroducedthebeginningoftheEnglishlanguage,andchangedthewaypeoplebuilthouses.Thethirdgroup:TheVikingscameintheeighthcentury,Achievements:leavebehindlotsofnewvocabulary,andthenamesofmanylocations.Thelastgroup:TheNormansinthe11thcenturyAchievements:TheyhadcastlesbuiltallaroundEnglandandmadechangestothelegalsystem.ManyFrenchwordsslowlyenteredintotheEnglishlanguage.Timegroupsachievements

1stcenturyRomansbuilttownsandroads5thcenturyAnglo-SaxonsintroducedEnglishlanguage;changedthewaytobuildhouses8thcenturyVikingsleftbehindnewvocabularyandthenamesofmanylocations11thcenturyNormans

builtcastles;madechangestolegalsystem;introducedFrenchwordsWhydoesthewritersuggestLondonasastartingplacetovisit?ItisaportcitythathasahistorydatingallthewaybacktoRomantimes.countlesshistoricsitesandlotsofmuseums.afanscinatingmixofhistoryandmodernculture.newandoldtraditions.After-readingReadingforsummaryTask1Readthetextonceagainandfillintheblanks

TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manypeopleareconfusedby(1)___________thesedifferentnamesmean.Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWales(2)__________(join)totheKingdomofEngland.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Finally,thesouthernpartofIreland(3)_________(break)awayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday.However,mostpeoplejustusethe(4)_________(shorten)name:theUK.Thefourcountries(5)__________belongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.

TherewerefoursetsofinvadersandthelastgroupweretheNormans.Theyhadcastles(6)_________(build)allaroundEnglandandmadechanges(7)________thelegalsystem.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmore(8)_________(enjoy).ThecapitalcityLondonis(9)_______ancientportcitythathasahistory(10)_________(date)backtoRomantimes.whatwasjoinedbrokeshortenedthatbuilttoenjoyableandatingDiscussionWorkinpairs.Discussthequestions.Question1:Whyisitimportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit?Question2:WhatimportantthingsshouldvisitorsknowaboutbeforetheycometoChina?Studyingacountry'shistoryandculturebeforevisitingitisimportantbecauseitwillhelpyouunderstandtheplacebetterandhaveamoreenjoyableexperience.Youwillbeabletointeractbetterwiththepeo