EnjoyasongtoknowmoreabouttheUnitedKindom.ReadingandThinkingBook2Unit4What'sinaName?LearningObjectivesReadaboutthehistoryandtraditionsoftheUK.2.TobeabletogiveabriefintroductionoftheUK3.Debateonwhetherit'simportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit.ThecitywallsofPingyaowereconstructedinthe3rdyearoftheHongwuEmperor(1370).Thewallshavesixbarbican(保護城門或吊橋的外堡)

gates.Thenorthandsouthsideshaveonegateeach.Theeastandwestsideshavetwogateseach.Thispatternissimilartothatofaturtle(thehead,tailandfourlegs),earningPingyaothemoniker“TurtleCity”.

圖片來源百度Ming-QingStreetAncientGovernmentofficeZhenguoTempleRishengchangBankShuanglinTempletheCityWallThemainscenicspotsofPingyao圖片來源百度DuringtheMingandQingdynasties(1367–1912),Ming-QingStreet

controlledmorethanhalfofthefinancialinstitutionsinChinaandwasknownasthe

“China’sWallStreet”

ofthatperiod.Someofthesnacksthereareamazing.RishengchangBankwasthefirstbankinChina.Itwasestablishedin1823,intheQingDynasty.Inthe19thcentury,RishengchangBankcontrolledalmosthalfoftheChineseeconomy.ItsbrancheswerewidespreadthroughoutChina’sbigcitiesandcapital,Beijing.Foundedinthe6thcentury,ShuanglinTempleisnotableforitscollectionofmorethan2,000lifelike

clay

sculptures

thataredatedtothe12th-19thcenturies.Itisnicknamed

themuseumofcolouredsculptures.

圖片來源百度WangFamilyCourtyardQiaoFamilyCourtyardA

courtyard

referstotheopenspacesurroundedbyhousesorwalls.ThemainscenicspotsofPingyaoWhataspectsareincludedwhenyoutalkaboutatripyouhadinthepast?WhatyouhadexpectedWhatyousawWhatyouheardWhatyouateYourfeelingYourcommentaspectsPre-listeningBackpackerPaulistalkingtoareceptionistataninternationalhostelinPingyao,China.BackpackerPaulAreceptionistAbackpackerisapersonwhogoestravellingwithabackpack.圖片來源百度Pre-listeningActivity2:Readthemap1.Canyouguesswhichnamewillbetalkedaboutinthetext?MaybetheUnitedKingdom.Activity2:Readthemap2.Whattypeofmapisit?A.Atopographicmap(地形圖)B.AtrafficmapC.AweathermapD.Aresourcemap（資源圖）E.Anadministrativezoningmap（行政區劃圖）Activity2:Readthemap3.

Whatdothedifferentcoloursstandfor(代表)?England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.4.

Whatdothecirclesstandfor?Whitecirclesstandforimportantcities,andtheredonethecapitalcity–London.1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.

ThehistoryoftheUnitedKingdom.B.

ThegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.C.

ThepeopleoftheUnitedKingdom.D.

Thepolitics（政治）oftheUnitedKingdom.√Activity3:ReadforgeneralunderstandingPara.1.Para.2.Para.3.Para.4.Para.5.A.TheoriginofthenamesoftheUK.B.Theachievementsofthefourgroups

ofpeople.C.TheadvantagesoftheBritishhistory.D.Thesimilaritiesanddifferencesofthefourcountries.E.Theintroductiontothetopic.Readandmatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Activity3:ReadforgeneralunderstandingCarefulreading---Para.1TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manypeopleareconfusedbywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.Sowhatisthedifferencebetweenthem,ifany?GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywillhelpyousolvethispuzzle.1.Whatmakespeopleconfused?2.Whatisthepuzzle?3.Howtosolvethepuzzle?Whatisthehistorybehindthenames?Whathappenedduringthoseperiods?Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWaleswasjoinedtotheKingdomofEngland.Later,inthe18thcentury,thecountryScotlandwasjoinedtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Finally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Mostpeoplejustusetheshortenedname:“theUnitedKingdom”or“theUK”.PeoplefromtheUKarecalled“British”,whichmeanstheUKisalsooftenreferredtoasBritainorGreatBritain.Carefulreading---Para.21.UnderlineallthetimeandfillinthetableonP41.16thcenturyEngland18thcentury19thcentury20thcenturyWalestheKingdomofEnglandScotlandtheKingdomofEnglandtheKingdomofGreatBritainGreatBritainIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandthesouthernpartofIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandbejoinedtobejoinedtobeaddedtobreakawayfromPara.2HowdidUKcomeintobeing?Para.3SimilaritiesanddifferencesSimilarities:;;

.Differences:andsystems;

andorcompetitions.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthisparagraph?evenfootballteamsflagcurrencymilitarydefenceeducationallegaltheirowntraditionsComparison&ContrastUnionJackPoundmilitarydefenceWelshcawlstew(威爾士燉湯)Yorkshirepudding(約克郡布丁)Irishstew(愛爾蘭燉菜)Scottishhaggis(蘇格蘭羊雜碎肚)BritishroastbeefCarefulreading---Para.4TheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistorytoexplore,whichcanhelpyouunderstandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Thefirstgroup,theRomans,cameinthefirstcentury.Someoftheirgreatachievementsincludedbuildingtownsandroads.Next,theAnglo-Saxonsarrivedinthefifthcentury.TheyintroducedthebeginningsoftheEnglishlanguage,andchangedthewaypeoplebuilthouses.TheVikingscameintheeighthcentury,leftbehindlotsofnewvocabulary,andalsothenamesofmanylocationsacrosstheUK.ThelastgroupweretheNormans.TheyconqueredEnglandafterthewell-konwnBattleofHastingsinthe11thcentury.TheyhadcastlesbuiltallaroundEngland,andmadechangestothelegalsystem.TheNormanswereFrench,somanyFrenchwordsslowlyenteredintotheEnglishlanguage.Para1-3Para4Helpusunderstandmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions

Para5MakeyourvisitmoreenjoyableHelpusunderst