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Unit 4 History and traditons
1.Confucius/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ 2.mansion/ˈmænʃn/ 3.cemetery/ˈsemətri/
4.philosophy/fəˈlɒsəfi/ 5.descendant/dɪˈsendənt/ 6.individual
7.heel 8.Achilles' heel/əˈkiliːz hi:l/ 9.kingdom
10.chief 11.puzzle 12.nearby
13.join ... to ... 14.break away from ... 15.belong
16.belong to 17.as well as_____________ 18.currency/ˈkʌrənsi/ _______________
19.military 20.defence 21.legal
22.surround 23.evidence 24.achievement
25.location 26.conquer 27.battle
28.port 29.fascinating 30.keep your eyes open for
31.charge 32.announce 33.amount
34.gallery 35.approach 36.ensure
37.landscape 38.generous 39.butter
40.honey 41.ancestor/ˈænsestə(r)/ 42.position
43.courtyard 44.snack 45.eager
46.poet 47.county 48.feast
49.roll 50.dot 51.cattle
52.roar 53.ocean 54.scent
55.greet 56.pub 57.wine
58.beer 59.stew 60.custom
61.sensory 62.striking 63.transition
64.crowd 65.Wales 66.Scotland
67.Northern Ireland 68.Anglo-Saxon 69.Viking
70.Norman 71.the Normans 72.Battle of Hastings
73.Roman 74.Van Gogh 75.the Emerald Isle
76.Irish
What’s in a name?
The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by _____ these different names mean. So what is the difference between them, if any? Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.
In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in the 18th century, the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away ____the UK, which ___________(导致) the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Most people just use the shortened name: “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”. People from the UK are called “Brit