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

人教版（2019）必修第二册Unit4 History and traditions Reading and Thinking Learn to read a map. Learn about a country through its history and traditions. Learn to describe our own city by giving examples. Learning objectives Warming-up Part 1 What is covered in the text? Skimming Geography of UK History of UK Culture of UK Climate of UK Find out the main idea for each paragraph 4 The London Eye The Big Ben Westminster Abbey Tower Bridge Fast-reading Part 2 Find out the main idea for each paragraph Skimming Para.1 Para.3 Para.2 The puzzle of names Foreign influence upon UK Origins of UK Para.4 Para.5 The four countries of UK The city to start a UK tour Skimming Divide the text into three parts. History and tradition Part1 (Para.1-3) Part3 (Para.5) Part2 (Para.4) People and traditions trip Introduction and history What is the style of the text? A.Narration(叙述文) B. Argumentation(议论文) C.Exposition (说明文) Read the map 1.Can you guess which name will be talked about in the text? Maybe the United Kingdom. Read the map 2.What type of map is it? A.A topographic map(地形图) B.A traffic map C.A weather map D.A resource map（资源图） E.An administrative zoning map（行政区划图） Why are there so many names referring to the same country? Para.1 The puzzle What is the puzzle? How to solve the puzzle? Get to know a little about British history. Para.2 How did UK come into being? 19th century 20th century 16th century 18th century break away from be joined to be joined to be added to England+ Wales England+Wales +Scotland (Great Britain) Great Britain +Ireland Great Britain +Northern Ireland Do the four countries work together in all areas? Para.3 The four countries Para.3 Similarities and differences Similarities: ; ; . Differences: and systems; and for competitions. How does the writer develop this paragraph? even football teams flag currency military defence educational legal their own traditions Comparison & Contrast Union Jack Pound In the 16th century In the 18th century In the 19th century In the 20th century the Kingdom of England Scotland Wales Ireland The UK the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Do the four countries work together in all areas? Similarities _____; _________; ________________ Differences __________ and _____ systems; __________________ and even ______________ for competitions. currency flag military defence education legal their own traditions football teams Para 3 Similarities and differences Similarities _____; _________; ________________ Differences ___________ and _____ systems; __________________ and even ______________ for competitions. currency flag military defence educational legal their own traditions football teams e surrounde Activity3: Read for details 1.What does “be surrounded by evidence from four different groups mean? It means in the UK, you’ll find things around you that were influenced by the four groups. 2.What does “take over” mean? Take control of/Conquer in the 1st century Activity3: Read for details When? What happened? What changed? Romans arrived Anglo-Saxons came Vikings came 11th century evidence 1st century towns and roads 5th century language and way houses were built 8th century vocabulary and names of locations across the UK Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced Para.4 Foreign influences Evidence Time Group the 5th century the 1st century the 8th century the 11th century Anglo-Saxons Vikings Normans Castles, legal system, French words English language; houses Vocabulary; names of locations Romans Towns and roads Para.5 The place to start a UK tour What’s the benefit of studying the history of UK? Why is London said to be a great place to start? What’s the author’s impression towards UK? Make your visit more enjoyable. An ancient port city full of historical sites/ancient relics of UK A fascinating mix of history and modern culture Read P2 and P4 again to complete the timeline: 20th century 11th century 16th century 18th century 19th century Romans arrived Anglo-Saxons came Vikings came 1st century 5th century 8th century Normans came Wales was joined Scotland was joined Ireland was added Southern Ireland broke away Summary Post-reading Part 4 Task 1: Mind map How to introduce a country to others? country history culture city travel people scenery ... Discuss the question in pairs. Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it? Studying a country’s history and culture before visiting it is important because it will help you understand the place better and have a more enjoyable experience. You will be able to interact better with the people and their culture and have a richer experience. Discussion The United Kingdom or the UK ________(make) up of four countries. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It has________ interesting and long history. Everywhere you go in the country, you will be surrounded ________evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. The Romans, ________achievements included building towns and roads, came first in the first century. Then in the fifth century arrived Anglo ­Saxons who introduced the beginnings of English language and changed the way people built houses. is made an by whose Summary The Vikings came in the eighth century. They left behind lots of new vocabulary and also the names of many________(location) across the UK. The last group, the Normans________ (conquer) England in the 11th century. They had castles ________(build) all around there. The Normans were in fact French, so many French words ________(slow) entered into the English language. The UK is a ________(fascinate) mix of history and modern culture. If you keep eyes open, you will be surprised ________(find) that you can see both its past and present. locations conquered built slowly fascinating to find Homework Write a short passage on the importance of a coluntry’s history. null 78759.055 $$