Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 导学案-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking: What’s in a name? Reading Sheet Task 1: Fast Reading Look at the map on Page 40, what name do you think will be talked about? What will be talked about in the text? Is there any difference between all of the names? Task 2: Careful Reading · Read paragraph 2 1. What is the main idea of paragraph 2? How does the author develop it? 2. Figure out: What happened? How did the country’s name change during different periods? Draw a timeline according to the information. Thinking: What do the different names of the UK show to us? · Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks. 1. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? Fill in the blank. Similarities Differences Thinking: 1) How does the author develop the paragraph? Explain why it is chosen. 2) What’s the author’s attitude toward the difference between the four countries? 3) What do the similarities and differences among the four countries of the United Kingdom tell us? · Read paragraph 4 and answer the question. 1. Underline the topic sentence of the paragraph. 2. Figure out: Who were the four different groups of people? When did they arrive? What effect did they have? Draw a timeline based on the information. 3. What is the writer’s attitude towards the invasions? Thinking: 1) How did the writer develop paragraph 4? 2) Based on paragraphs 1-4, summarize the advantages of studying the history of the UK. · Read paragraph 5 1. Are there any other advantages of studying the history of the UK? 2. Why is London a great place to start while visiting the UK? Task 3: Post Reading Thinking: 1. What can we learn by studying the history of a country? 2. For visitors to China, which city do you think is a great place to start, and why? Homework: Write a short passage to recommend a great place to start a visit in China. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$