HistoryandtraditionsDoyoukonwwhatyournamemeans?Whydidyourparentsgiveyouthisname?What’sinaname?PredictingReadingtip1:makingpredictionsaccordingtothetitleandmapisnecessary.

TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England---manypeopleareconfusedbywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.….GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywillhelpyousolvethispuzzle.thispuzzletointroducethefollowingPara1Thispuzzle_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________historyPara2History1.Inwhatorderdoesthisparagraphbeorganized?2.Scanpara2tocircle

thewordsthatdescribetime.Inthe16thcenturyInthe18thcenturyInthe19thcenturyInthe20thcenturyReadingtip2:Scanningislookingatthetextquicklytofindspecificinformation,suchasdatesornumbers.England+WalesEngland+Wales+Scotland(GreatBritain)GreatBritain+NorthernIrelandGreatBritain+Irelandinthe16thcenturyinthe18thcenturyinthe19thcenturybelinkedtobejoinedtobeaddedtoHowdidUKcomeintobeing?inthe20thcenturybreakawayfromDothefourcountriesworktogetherinallareas?Part3SimilaritiesanddifferencesSimilarities:_____;________;________________Differences:___________and__________systems;___________________andeven______________forcompetitions.currencyflagmilitarydefenceeducationallegaltheirowntraditionsfootballteamsReadingtip3:Givingexamples(forexample;like)canhelpreadersunderstandthepointmoreeasilyandmoreconvincing.Furtherthinking:Howdoesthewriterdevelopthisparagraph?TimeGroupEvidencetowns＆roadslanguage＆housesvocabulary＆namesoflocationsPara4Peopleandtraditionscastles＆legalsystem＆FrenchwordsThe1st

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centuryThe8thcenturyThe11thcenturyRomansAnglo-SaxonsVikingsNormans1IsthereanythingelsewecanbenefitfromstudyingthehistoryoftheUK?2WhyisLondonsaidtobeagreatplacetostart?3WhatimpressionisgivenoftheUK?Anysupportingwords?Para5tripFurtherthinkingWhodoyouthinkaretheintendedreadersofthispassage,andwhy?①Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.②Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.VisitorstotheUKPara1-3Para4HelpusunderstandmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditionsPara5MakeyourvisitmoreenjoyableHelpusunderstandwhytheUKhasmanydifferentnamesMainidea:ThepassagemainlytalksaboutadvantagesofstudyingBritishhistory.Thinking&Summary:WhatcanstudyingthehistoryoftheUKhelpus?Apeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpasthistory,originandcultureislikeatreewithoutroots.–MarcusGarveyAppreciatingaquoteGroupDiscussion1.IfyouweretogiveforeignerssomesuggestionsonvisitingChina,whichperiodofChina’slonghistorywouldyouadvisethemtostudybeforetheirvisit?WhichcitydoyouthinkisagreatplaceforthemtostartinChina?HomeworkReadthetextagainandrecitetheexpressionsyoulike.Finishwritingthefollowingletterafterclass.15

OnepossibleversionDearJim,

It’snicetohearfromyou.I’mwritingtosharewithyousomesuggestionsforyourvisittoChina.knowingalittleChinesehistorywillbehelpfulwhenyouvisitChina.First,itcanhelpyouunderstandalotaboutourcountryandourtraditions.Second,itcanmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.IfyouvisitChina,IrecommendXi’anisagreatplacetostart.It’sanancientcitywithaninterestinghistory.Therearecountlesshistoricsitesforyoutoexplore,andlotsofmuseumswithancientitemsfromalloverChina.Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.Lookingf