Unit4HistoryandTraditionsReadingandthinking1.KnowthechangesofthenameandthehistoryoftheUK.2.BeabletogiveabriefintroductionoftheUK.3.TalkaboutChinesehistory,usingwhattheyhavelearnedinthislesson.LearningobjectivesStep1Lead–inLead-inWatchthevideoandguesswhat

makes

themaninthevideopuzzled?Ifyouwantto

solvethispuzzleintheUK,youhavetoknowabouttheUKandstudyBritishhistory.WhatdoyouknowabouttheUK?LondonTowerBridge

NationalGalleryTheLondonEyeBuckinghamPalacetheLondonEye倫敦眼也叫千禧之輪（MillenniumWheel）是世界上首座、也曾經(jīng)是世界最大的觀景摩天輪倫敦泰晤士河畔的威斯敏斯特宮，是倫敦4個(gè)世界文化遺產(chǎn)之一，16世紀(jì)時(shí)就成為英國(guó)議會(huì)上、下兩院的所在地，因此又俗稱“議會(huì)大廈”。旁邊的大橋?yàn)椤巴姑羲固貥颉?。PalaceofWestminsterHouseofParliament威斯敏斯特宮殿（英國(guó)議會(huì)大廈）RiverThames倫敦塔(TowerofLondon)

，是英國(guó)倫敦一座標(biāo)志性的宮殿、要塞，選址在泰晤士河。倫敦塔曾作為堡壘、軍械庫(kù)、國(guó)庫(kù)、鑄幣廠、宮殿、天文臺(tái)、避難所和監(jiān)獄，特別關(guān)押上層階級(jí)的囚犯，最后一次作為監(jiān)獄使用是在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間。1988年被列為世界文化遺產(chǎn)。伊麗莎白塔（ElizabethTower)，舊稱大本鐘(BigBen)，即威斯敏斯特宮鐘塔，伊麗莎白塔于1858年4月10日建成，是英國(guó)最大的鐘。世界上著名的哥特式建筑之一，是倫敦的標(biāo)志性建筑。2012年6月，英國(guó)宣布把倫敦著名地標(biāo)“大本鐘”的鐘樓改名為“伊麗莎白塔”。格林威治（Greenwich），另一譯法：格林尼治。英國(guó)大倫敦的一個(gè)區(qū)。位于倫敦東南、泰晤士河南岸。1675-1948年設(shè)皇家格林尼治天文臺(tái)。1884年在華盛頓召開的國(guó)際經(jīng)度會(huì)議決定以經(jīng)過格林尼治的經(jīng)線為本初子午線，也是世界計(jì)算時(shí)間和地理經(jīng)度的起點(diǎn)。Whatdoesitshow?Whatisitusedfor?P40

Lookatthemap.1.Whatdoesitshow?2.Whatdothedifferentcoloursstandfor?3.Whatdothecirclesstandfor?4.Whattypeofmapisit?TheUnitedKingdom.England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Whitecirclesrepresentimportantcities,andredonesthecapitalcity–London.AtopographicmapAtrafficmapAweathermapAresourcemapAnadministrativezoningmap√行政區(qū)劃圖地形圖資源圖Step2FastReadingFromthetitleandthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthatthearticlemainlytalksabout:WHAT'SINANAME?ThechangesofthenamesofUK,anditmaybeaboutthedevelopmentofhistory.Readthetitleandfirstparagraph,thenguesswhatthearticlemainlytalksabout.Q1:HowmanynamesareusedtorefertotheUKandwhatarethey？Q2:Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttosolvethispuzzle？Para.1ApuzzleByusingapuzzle,theauthorintroducethetopicandarouse(激起)interestofthereadersFast-readingReadthefirstparagraphandanswerthefollowingquestions.Readthetextquicklyandconnectthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.TheformationoftheUnitedKingdom.B.TheUKisamixofhistoryandmodernculture.C.Explainthefourinvasionsandtheirinfluences.D.Anintroductiontothepassage.E.Similarities&differencesofthefourcountriesofthe

UK.Fast-readingStep3DetailedReadingQ3:WhatisthefullnameofUK?

Q4:WhatarepeoplefromtheUKcalled?

Q5:What’sthedifferencebetweentheUK,GreatBritainandEngland?

Q6:CanwecallpeopleinScotlandEnglishmen?Ifwedoso,howwilltheyreact?

大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國(guó)British.BritishReadPara.2andfinishthefollowingtasks①Scotlandwasjoined.②Irelandwasadded.③Waleswasjoined.④TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandcameintobeing.⑤ThesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeaway.________________③inthe16thcenturyScotlandinthe18thcenturyinthe19thcenturyEnglandinthe20thcentury①②⑤④Readparagraph2andarrangethefollowingeventsintimeorder.IrelandWalesEnglandandWaleswerethefirsttwotobejoinedtogether.

InthefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom,whichtwowerethefirsttobejoinedtogether?

Detailed-readingSimilarities_____;_________;________________DifferencesTheyhavedifferent___________and_____systems;__________________andeven______________forcompetitions.currencyflagmilitarydefenceeducationlegaltheirowntraditionsfootballteamsNational

Day:Wales—St.DavidDay(March1st)NorthernIreland—St.Patrick’sDay(March17th)England—St.George’sDay(April21st)Scotland—St.Andrew’sDay(November30th)Para.3SimilaritiesanddifferencesDothefourcountriesworktogetherinallareas?ReadPara.4FindoutwhoandwhenconqueredtheUK?Whatdidtheyleave?newvocabulary

&namesofmanylocationtheRomanstowns&roadstheAnglo-Saxonslanguage&thewayspeoplebuilthousestheVikingstheNormanscastles,changestothelegalsystem&newwordsfromFrench1stcentury8thcentury5thcentury11thcentury1.WhichinvadersinfluencedLondon’slanguagemost?A.Anglo-Saxons. B.Romans. C.TheNormans. D.Vikings.Q1:WhyisLondonsaidtobeagreatplacetostart?Q2:WhatimpressionisgivenoftheUK?ReadPara.5answerthefollowingquestions.TheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistorytoexplore,whichcanhelpyou

understandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.Almosteverywhereyougoin···(Para.4)1)Tohelpyouunderstandmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.Accordingtothetext,whataretwochiefadvantagesofstudyingthehistoryofacountry?ThereissomuchmoretolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnited

Kingdom.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.ThecapitalcityLondon···（Para.5）2)Tomakevisitingitmoreenjoyable.3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsstudyingthehistory?A.NeutralB.IndifferentC.SupportiveD.Doubtful中立的漠不關(guān)心的支持的懷疑的20thcentury11thcentury16thcentury18thcentury19thcenturyRomansarrivedAnglo-SaxonscameVikingscame1stcentury5thcentury8thcenturyNormansconqueredWaleswasjoinedScotlandwasjoinedIrelandwasaddedSouthernIrelandbrokeawaytheAnglo-SaxonstheVikingsTimelineThinking&Summary:Para1-3Para4LearningmoreabouttheUKhelpsusunderstandthecountryanditstraditionsPara5StudyingthehistoryofacountrymakesyourvisitmoreenjoyableStudyingthehistoryofTheUKhelpsusunderstandwhytheUKhasmanydifferentnamesMainidea:ThepassagemainlytalksaboutadvantagesofstudyingBritishhistory.Thinking&Summary:StructureStep4PostReadingDiscussthequestionsingroups.1.Whyisitimportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit?2.WhatimportantthingsshouldvisitorsknowaboutbeforetheycometoChina?

Studyingacountry’shistoryandculturebeforevisitingitisimportantbecauseitwillhelpyouunderstandtheplacebetterandhaveamoreenjoyableexperience.Youwillbeabletointeractbetterwiththepeopleandtheircultureandhavearicherexperience.VisitorstoChinashouldknowsomethingaboutthehistoryofourcountryandtheculturaltraditionsoftheareatobevisited,suchasthefoodeaten,orfestivalscelebratedthere.3.CompletetheconversationabouttheUKusingthephrasesintheircorrectforms.A:IcanneverrememberwhattheUKmeans!There’sEngland,Britain,_____________GreatBritain!B:

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