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

Lead-in : 2 Which country do you want to visit? √ Before your visit, what do you want to prepare? money cloth food preparation accommodation prepare some information about its history and traditions ✭ Language Religion Capital Currency River Ruler National flag English Catholicism (天主教) London pound the Thames(泰晤士河) Prime Minister(首相) The Union Jack(英国国旗) Catholicism/kThe Thames 5 the 4 countries that make up the UK Wales the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Union Jack While-reading the United Kingdom different names Great Britain Britain England What’s in a name? main idea A brief introduction to the UK about the _______ of its different names, its __________as well as _______. formation history origins Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 A. The four groups of people in the history of the UK and the changes they bought. B. Introduce the puzzle about the four names C. The significance of studying the history of a country E. The similarities and differences of the four countries D. The formation and names of the United Kingdom Match the paragraph with its main idea. How many countries the UK include? four countries time line the 16th century Wales the 18th century Scotland the 19th century Ireland the 20th century Northern Ireland Read Para. 2 and sort out the information according to the timeline. 16th century England 18th century 19th century 20th century Wales England Scotland Britain 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 Britain What is the difference between Britain, Great Britain and the United Kingdom? Great Britain the United Kingdom British Isles 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” P. 41 Britain formed Similarities: __________; _____________;______________________ Differences: ___________and __________ systems; ___________________ and even ______________ for competitions. currency flag education legal their own traditions military defence football teams What are the similarities and differences between four countries? Read Paragraph 4 and sort out the information according to the timeline. When? What happened? What changed? Romans arrived Anglo-Saxons came Vikings came 1st century 5th century 8th century Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings built towns and roads language and the way houses were built built castles, changed legal system, introduced new words from French vocabulary and names of locations across the UK P. 41 11th century Read Para.5, think what’s the author’s towards studying the history? A. Neutral B. Indifferent C. Supportive D. Doubtful √ Studying the history is important. Post-reading Why do you think studying the history is important before your visit? 1. understand more information 2. make your visit more enjoyable 3. know more about places of interest Language points Many people are confused by what these different names mean. （Para.1） confuse vt. 使(某人)困惑，把(某人)弄糊涂 → 把……弄混淆、弄错 (⁓ A with / and B) n. confusion 困惑 她丈夫经常把她和她的双胞胎妹妹弄混。 Her husband often confuses her and/with her twin sister. mean vt. (词句、符号等)表示……意思，意思是…… → (某人)想表达的意思是……；(某事、事物)意味着…… → (某人)打算 e. g. To understand a sentence, you must know what each word in it means. I don’t know what you mean by doing so？(意思是说) Your new job will mean travelling all over the world.(意味着) I am sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. (mean to do sth.意图) So what is the difference between them, if any? (Para.1) if any = if there is any (difference between them) 此处为承前省略，并且if条件从句为非肯定，因此不用some e.g. 请改正错误，如果有的话。 Please correct the mistakes, if any? 类似结构 if necessary 如果有必要 if possible 如果可能 if so 如果是这样的话 Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today.（Para.2） result in … 导致、造成(接结果) result from … 由……造成 (接原因) e. g. Traffic accidents result in a lot of deaths every year. Environmental pollution often results from human activities. People from the UK are called “British”, which means the UK is also often referred to as Britain or Great Britain. (Para.2） refer to sth. … as … 把……叫作……；称……为…… sth be referred to as ... ...被称为... e.g. 中国父母总喜欢称他们的孩子为宝贝。 Chinese parents always like to refer to their children as babies. They use the same flag, known as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence.(Para.3） as well as 和；同；还 表示并列，同and。 He likes apples, pears as well as bananas. Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. (Para.4） take over (over adv.) 接管、接任 → 接手；接替 e.g. 1997年中国接管了香港。 China took over HongKong in 1997. The Vikings came in the eighth century, left behind lots of new vocabulary, and also the names of many locations across the UK. (Para.4） leave behind (behind adv.)留下、忘记拿走 →遗留、留下； e. g. There is an umbrella at the bus stop. Someone must have left it behind. (落下) Never leave rubbish behind wherever you go. leave sb alone 不打扰 e. g. She is studying in the room. We should leave her alone. $$