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Reading and Thinking
Book 2 Unit 4
What's in a Name?
2
Learning Objectives
Read about the history and traditions of the UK.
2. To be able to give a brief introduction of
the UK
3. Debate on whether it's important to study
the history and culture of a country before
visiting it.
Quick test
1. What’s the capital city of the UK?
A. New York B. Berlin
C. London D. Paris
C
Quick test
2. What’s the national flag of the UK?
A. B.
C. D.
D
the Union Jack
Quick test
3. What’s the currency of the UK?
A. pound B. dollar
C. yen D. rouble
A
美元
日元
卢布
Warming up
1. Do you know the full name of the UK?
2. What are the four countries of the UK?
3. Mark the capital city of each country.
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
+
+
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London
Cardiff
Edinburgh
卡迪夫
爱丁堡
Belfast
贝尔法斯特
Predicting
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
What aspects will be discussed in the text according to the title and the map?
The UK
name
NAME
history
traditions
culture
customs
battle
geography
location
tourist attractions
historic sites
Fast reading
Go through the text to figure out the main idea of the text.
A. The history of the United Kingdom.
B. The geography of the United Kingdom.
C. The people of the United Kingdom.
D. The politics of the United Kingdom.
In what order is passage organised?
A. Time B. Space
Fast reading
Skim the text and figure out the main idea of each para.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
the ______________to the topic
the ______________of the name of the UK
the _____________ and _____________ of the four countries
the ______________ of the four groups of _____________
the ______________ of studyi