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Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 2
Reading and Thinking
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A people without the konwledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
--- Marcus Garvey
一个不了解自己历史,起源和文化的民族,就如同一棵无根之树。
——马库斯·贾维
Big Ben
Westminster Bridge
Teaching objectives
1. To learn to use the reading strategy--- reading maps.
2. To learn to guess the new words in a context.
3. To understand the importance of learning a country’s history for learning the country and can express their opinions and views freely.
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Hyde Park
River Thams
Step 1. Lead-in
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge, which was built from 1886 to 1894, is a combined bascule(开合) and suspension bridge (吊桥) in London, over the River Thames泰晤士河.
University of Cambridge
Oxford University
British Royal Family
the Queen
Look at the map. What does it show? What is it used for?
Step 2.Pre-reading
1.The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up Great Britain and Ireland and some other islands round about.
2.It is used for showing the four different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities.
the small circles stand for big cities
the red spot stands for the capital
different colours stand for different regions or countries
Great Britain?
the United Kingdom?
England?
Britain?
What do these different names mean?
the UK?
标题和图片:读地图;标题是问句,标题的作用
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Step 3.While-reading
What is the main idea of the text?
A brief introduction to the UK about the________ of its different names, its ______________, ___________, ____________,and_________.
formation
history
traditions
culture
origins
Para.1.
Para.2.
Para.3.
Para.4.
Para.5.
A. The origin of the names of the UK.
B. The achievements of the four groups of people.
C. The advantages of the British history.
D. The similarities and differences of the four countries.
E. The introduction to the topic.
1.Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Passage Structure Analysis
the topic
The formation and names of
the UK
The s