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個世界文化遺產之一，16世紀時就成為英國議會上、下兩院的所在地，因此又俗稱“議會大廈”。旁邊的大橋為“威斯敏斯特橋”。PalaceofWestminsterHouseofParliament威斯敏斯特宮殿（英國議會大廈）RiverThames倫敦塔(TowerofLondon)

，是英國倫敦一座標志性的宮殿、要塞，選址在泰晤士河。倫敦塔曾作為堡壘、軍械庫、國庫、鑄幣廠、宮殿、天文臺、避難所和監獄，特別關押上層階級的囚犯，最后一次作為監獄使用是在第二次世界大戰期間。1988年被列為世界文化遺產。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，是英國最大的鐘。世界上著名的哥特式建筑之一，是倫敦的標志性建筑。2012年6月，英國宣布把倫敦著名地標“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。英國大倫敦的一個區。位于倫敦東南、泰晤士河南岸。1675-1948年設皇家格林尼治天文臺。1884年在華盛頓召開的國際經度會議決定以經過格林尼治的經線為本初子午線，也是世界計算時間和地理經度的起點。Whatdoesitshow?Whatisitusedfor?P40

Lookatthemap.1.Whatdoesitshow?2.Whatdothedifferentcoloursstandfor?3.Whatdothecirclesstandfor?4.Whattypeofmapisit?TheUnitedKingdom.England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Whitecirclesrepresentimportantcities,andredonesthecapitalcity–London.AtopographicmapAtrafficmapAweathermapAresourcemapAnadministrativezoningmap√行政區劃圖地形圖資源圖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合王國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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