内容正文:
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。
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
Let’s talk about the UK
Big Ben
The London Eye
Tower Bridge
Let’s talk about the UK
This is the flag of the UK.
英国国旗;联合王国国旗
Union Jack
Let’s talk about the UK
This is the national song of the UK.
God save the queen/king!
(上帝保佑女王、国王)
Lead in
Look at the maps and answer the following questions.
Read map:
When you look at a map, think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean.
Q1: What type of map do they show ?
Q2: How many parts can you see that make up the UK in Map 1 ?
Q3: Can you quickly find the capital of the UK on the map ? Why?
Q1: What type of map do they show ?
It’s an administrative zoning map of the UK.
Q2: How many parts can you see that make up the UK in Map 1 ?
It means four regions of the UK.
Q3: Can you quickly find the capital of the UK on the map ?
Why?
Yes. The red circle stands for London.
Lead in
Before readin---Analyse the title
What's in a name ?
From the title, we can know that the article mainly talks about _______________________________________
_________________________________. So it may be an___________(narration/exposition/argumentation).
the name’s changes of the UK, and it may
exposition
be about the development of history
While reading---Task 1
Read the text and match the main idea.
A.The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom.
C.The four countries work together in some areas.
Part 1(Para1-2)
Part 2(Para3)
Part 3(Para4-5)
B.The origin of the name of the UK.
1st century
5th century
8th century
11th century
16th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
11
While reading---Task 2
Read the text again and fill in the table.
When What happened What changed
Romans arrived
Anglo-Saxons came
Vikings came
11th century
1st century
Towns and roads
5th century
Language and way houses w