Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking Read and match Step 1. Lead-in It has a long and mysterious history of almost 5,000 years. Yuanmou man is the oldest hominoid (原始人类) and the oldest dynasty is Xia Dynasty.  It’s an island kingdom that contains four countries. It’s located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. Football was first introduced in the country as early as 1170.    It’s located in the northeastern corner of Africa. The Nile River valley and delta, was the home of one of the principal civilizations of the ancient Middle East. IF you are given a chance to introduce a country , what aspects will you refer to according to the video and own knowledge ? culture … Important cities country capital history geography tradition Look at the map, do you know what it shows? Map of the United Kingdom. What do the different symbols (e.g. icons, circles, spots) and colours stand for? When you look at a map, think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean. 1.The small circles stand for big cities. 2.Red spot stands for the capital. 3.Different colours stand for different regions of the country. =The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland If you want to solve this puzzle in the UK, you have to study British history The UK --------the writer The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England--many people are confused by what these different names mean...Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle. Para.1 This puzzle to introduce the following Q: what is the puzzle? How to solve it? Read the first paragraph and try to … Many people are confused by the different names such as the United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain and England belong to one country and what the difference between them？ history Para.2 History 2. Scan para2 to circle the words that describe time. In the 16th century In the 18th century In the 19th century In the 20th century 1. In what or