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

Unit4 History and traditions 1 What’s the name of the country? Great Britain? the United Kingdom? England? the UK? https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ds41147Nt/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.4 Its full name is ___________________________ ____________________________, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK). the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? How about the capital of the UK? London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast London is the capital of the UK. The 2012 Olympic Games was held there. Now, let's learn more about the UK! Read a map When you read a map, think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean. A. traffic / road map B. weather map C. resource map D. economic map E. administrative zoning map / political map The type of the map is: Political maps indicate state or national boundaries, capital cities and major towns. Activity 1: Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1. What is the puzzle? The difference between the different names. 2. How to solve this puzzle? Getting to know a little bit about British history. What role does Para1 play in the passage? Predict what the text will write about next and what type is the text. An introduction to the text The text will write about British history. It is an expository(说明文) . 6 16th 19th 18th 20th Wales was joined to Kingdom of England. Scotland was joined to England and Wales. Ireland was added. The southern part of Ireland broke away. “Kingdom of Great Britain” formed / created “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed / created name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Activity 2: How did the country’s name come into being? What happened in the process? para 2: The formation of the the United Kingdom 16th Wales 18th Scotland 20th Northern Ireland England para 2: The formation of the the UK Activ