Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

【版本：人教　册别：必修二】 Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking: Learn about a country through its history Talk about Chinese history, using what they have learned in this lesson. Deepen students’ understanding of the long history of our own country. Learning Objectives Read about the history and traditions of the UK. To be able to give a brief introduction of the UK. Ⅰ Pre-reading 3 The United Kingdom What type of map is it? A. traffic map（交通图） B. weather map（气候图） C. resource map（资源图） D. administrative zoning map（行政区划图） E. topographic map（地形图） What do the different symbols and colors stand for? The red spot stands for _____________. The small circles stand for _____________. Different colors stand for ____________________________. the capital big cities different regions or countries What is the map used for? show the four different parts that make up the UK and some of the major cities. Ⅱ While-reading 9 What is the main idea of the passage? Fast reading: Read the text (P40-41) for a general idea A. The history of the United Kingdom. B. The geography of the United Kingdom. C. The politics of the United Kingdom. D. The climate of the United Kingdom. 10 c. The four different groups of people in the history of the UK and their influences. d. The differences and similarities in the four countries. e. The formation of the the United Kingdom. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 a. An introduction to the passage. b. The UK is a mix of history and modern culture. Fast reading :Read for the main idea of each paragraph 2. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? A.Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. B.How the full name—the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland came into being. C.The Kingdom of Ireland broke away from the UK. D.When the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. B 1. What is the function of paragraph 1? A.To tell the name of the United Kingdom . B.To introduce the topic. C.To show the confusion of the people. D.To describe the history of the United Kingdom. B 4.We can infer from the fourth paragraph that _________.  A.the Romans changed the way people built houses B.Anglo-Saxons left behind lots of new vocabulary C.the Vikings were interested in English very much D.many French words were added to English after the Battle of Hastings D 3.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A.The four countries share the same currency. B.The four countries have different national days. C.The four countries have the same legal systems. D.The four countries have different education systems. C Sort out the information according to the timeline. (P41) When? What happened? What changed? 16th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 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 “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” 14 Read Para. 2, sort out the information according to the timeline. 16th century England 18th century 19th century 20th century Wales England Scotland Great Britain Great Britain Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Republic of Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wales What similarities and differences do the four countries have? the flag the currency the military defence Similarities education systems legal systems own traditions own national days own national dishes own football teams Differences Para. 3 Careful-reading: Read for details Sort out the information according to the timeline (P41) When? What happened? What changed? Romans arrived Ango-Saxons came Vikings came 11th century 1st century 5th century 8th century Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings towns and roads language and way houses were built vocabulary and names of locations across the UK castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced 17 Para. 4-5 According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country? ①understand more about the country and its traditions ②make visiting it more enjoyable. Careful-reading: Read for details 18 Post-reading Ⅲ 19 The United Kingdom,Great Britain,Britain,England—many people 1.________________(confuse) by what these different names mean. Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.  are confused From the 16th century to the 19th century,Wales,Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland were joined one by one 2.　　　　　　(create) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.In the 20th century,the southern part of Ireland 3.　　　　　(break) away from the UK,4.　　　　___(result) in the full name we have today:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The four countries that belong 5.　　　　 the United Kingdom work together in some areas. to create broke resulting to However,they also have some 6. 　　　　　(different).The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore.Almost everywhere you go in the UK,you 7.　　　　　　　　 (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people 8.　　　　　　 took over at different times throughout history.  differences will be surrounded who/that There is so much more to learn about 9. 　　　 interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom.Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 10.　　　　　(enjoy).  the enjoyable Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms. A: I can never remember what the UK means! There’s England, Britain, _____________ Great Britain! B: Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that ____________ the UK. That’s why it’s called the United Kingdom. A: Four countries? I must have been asleep in that part of our history class! So the first country was England, and the others were ___________ that? B: Yes, right. First England, then Wales, then Scotland. The last country was Ireland, but later the southern half didn’t want to be ___________ the United Kingdom. A: Oh, I remember now! The southern part ______________ from Northern Ireland, right? B: Yes, you got it well remembered! But ___________________ in history class next time! as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open as well as belong to joined to added to broke away keep your eyes open 22 $$