What'sinaname?Unit4ReadingandthinkingReadandmatchStep1.Lead-inIthasalongandmysterioushistoryofalmost5,000years.Yuanmoumanistheoldesthominoid(原始人類)andtheoldestdynastyisXiaDynasty.

It’sanislandkingdomthatcontainsfourcountries.It’slocatedoffthenorthwesterncoastofmainlandEurope.Footballwasfirstintroducedinthecountryasearlyas1170.

It’slocatedinthenortheasterncornerofAfrica.The

NileRiver

valleyanddelta,wasthehomeofoneoftheprincipalcivilizationsoftheancientMiddleEast.Puzzles:1.What’sthefullname

of

theUK?

2.HowdidtheUKcomeintobeing?3.Whatarethe

differencesandsimilarities

amongthefourcountries？IfyouwereLiHua’sfriend,couldyouhelphimtosolvehispuzzles?Watchashortvideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Thisisamapof___________________.2.Howmanycolorsinthismap?3.Eachcolorstandsforonecountry,whatarethey?Watchashortvideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.

Thisisamapof___________________.2.Howmanycolorsinthismap?3.Eachcolorstandsforonecountry,whatarethey?theUnitedKingdomFourEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandWhydoestheUKconsistofthefourcountries?ReadandmatchthemainideaswitheachparagraphPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5A.Theoriginofthenames

oftheUK.B.Theachievementsofthefourgroups

ofpeople.C.Theadvantages

oftheBritishhistory.D.Thesimilaritiesanddifferencesofthefourcountries.E.Theintroductiontothetopic.Fast-readingReadforthedetailsPara.1Q1:HowmanynamesareusedtorefertotheUKandwhatarethey？Q2:Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttosolvethispuzzle？Whatwillbetalkedaboutnext?Q3:WhatisthefullnameofUK?

Q4:WhatarepeoplefromtheUKcalled?

Q5:What’sthedifferenceamongthe

UK,GreatBritainandEngland?

Q6:Inwhatorderdidisparagraph

developed?大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國British.ReadforthedetailsPara.2Intimeorder.England+WalesEngland+Wales+Scotland(GreatBritain)GreatBritain+NorthernIrelandGreatBritain+Irelandinthe16thcenturyinthe18thcenturyinthe19thcenturybejoinedtobejoinedtobeaddedtointhe20th

centurybreakawayfrom++=theUKHowdidtheUKcomeintobeing?16thcenturyEngland18thcentury19thcentury20thcenturyWalesEnglandScotlandEnglandGreatBritainGreatBritainIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandRepublicofIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIrelandTheevolutionoftheflagsDothefourcountriesworktogetherinallareas?EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern

IrelandWhatsimilaritiesanddifferencesdothefourcountrieshave?

ThefourcountriesthatbelongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.Theyusethesameflag,knownastheUnionJack,aswellassharethesamecurrencyandmilitarydefence.However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.Forexample,England,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIrelandallhavedifferenteducationsystemsandLegalsystems.Theyalsohavetheirowntraditions,liketheirownnationaldaysandnationaldishes.AndtheyevenhavetheirownfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!worktogetherhavesomedifferencesHoweverSimilaritiesDifferenceseducationsystemsandLegalsystemstraditions(nationaldaysanddishes）footballteamsPara.3:thesimilaritiesanddifferencesamongthe

fourcountries

withintheUK.InthehistoryoftheUK,therewere4groupsofpeopleonceconqueredtheUK.Doyouknowwhoarethey?C.Anglo-SaxonsB.RomansD.NormansA.VikingsthefirstgroupthesecondgroupthethirdgroupthefourthgroupDetailed-reading(Para.4)When?Whathappened?Whatchanged?RomansarrivedbuilttownandroadsAnglo-Saxons

cameVikingscame

11th

century

1stcentury5thcentury8thcentury

conqueredEnglandaftertheBattleofHastingsCompletethetablebelowwithinformationfromPara4.Fourgroupsofpeoplebroughtdifferentculturestothecountry.introducedEnglish

changedthewaypeoplebuilt

leftbehindlotsofnewleftthenamesofmanybuilt

madechangestothe

enteredintoEnglishlanguageNormanslanguagehousesvocabularieslocationscastleslegalsystemFrenchwordsQ1:IsthereanythingelsewecanbenefitfromstudyingthehistoryoftheUK?Q2:WhyisLondonsaidtobeagreatplacetostart?Q3:WhatimpressionisgivenoftheUK?ReadforthedetailsPara.5Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.Q1:Whodoestheword“you”referto?A.scientistsB.visitorsC.parentsD.exchangestudentsQ2:What’sthewritingpurposeofwritingthispassage?A.tointroducethehistoryoftheUKforvisitorsB.tosharehistravelexperiencewithothersC.totellushowtotravelaroundtheworldD.toshowhowtravelcanchangetheworldReadforthedetailsPara.5(Lastsentence)RetellthedevelopmentofBritishhistorywiththehelpoftimeline.TASKTHREERetell20thcentury11thcentury16thcentury18thcentury19thcenturyRomansarrivedAnglo-SaxonscameVikingscame1stcentury5thcentury8thcenturyNormansconqueredWaleswasjoinedScotlandwasjoinedIrelandwasaddedSouthernIrelandbrokeawayRevisiontheAnglo-SaxonstheVikingsWHAT'SINANAME?Inaname,thereis_________________.history

culture

&traditionpoliticsgeographycivilization…FurtherThinkingDiscusswithyourpartners!Whyisitimportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit?Apeoplewithouttheknowledgeoftheirpasthistory,originandcultureislikeatreewithoutroots.一個不了解自己歷史、起源和文化的民族，就如同一棵無根之樹.

Weshould

notonlylearntheknowledgeofourpasthistoryandspreadourculture,but

respectotherculturesandlearnfromeachother.GroupDiscussion1.IfyouweretogiveforeignerssomesuggestionsonvisitingChina,whichperiodofChina'slonghistorywouldyouadvisetostudybeforetheirvisit?2.WhichcitydoyouthinkisagreatplaceforthemtostartinChina?Homework1.Readthetextagainandrecitetheexpressionsyoulike.2.Finishwritingthefollowingletterafterclass.YourforeignfriendJimisplanningtovisitChinathisyearandisaskingyouforsomesuggestions.Pleasewritehimanemail.YouareexpectedtotalkabouttheadvantagesofstudyingChinesehistoryandrecommendagreatplacetostartavisitinChina.OnepossibleversionDearJim,It'snicetohearfromyou.I'mwritingtosharewithyousomesuggestionsforyourvisittoChina.knowingalittleChine