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

Exploration & Construction B2U4 History and Traditions —Reflect the impact of history and traditions at home and abroad What do you know from the picture? Westminster Abbey Big Ben Westminster Bridge the River Thames The United Kingdom What is the map used for? It is used for showing the four different parts that make up the UK and some of the major cities. Listen to the map 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 + + + London Cardiff Edinburgh 卡迪夫 爱丁堡 Belfast 贝尔法斯特 UK=_________+________+_______+_______ Read the text and answer the questions. 1.What are the four countries of the United Kingdom? Which two were the first to be joined together? 2.According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country? The four countries of the United Kingdom are England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England and Wales were the first two to be joined together. The two chief advantages of studying the history of a country are to help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable. 模板来自于 http://docer.wps.cn 10 When? What happened? What changed? Romans arrived Ango-Saxons came Vikings came 11th century 16th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 1st century 5th century 8th century Normans conquered England after the Battle of Hastings Wales was joined to Kingdom of England Scotland was joined to England and Wales Ireland was added the southern part of Ireland broke away towns and roads language and way houses were built castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French “Kingdom of Great Britain” formed “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” vocabulary and names of locations across the UK . Task III. Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline After-reading Task1. Critical thinking: 1. 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 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. Discuss the questions in groups. 2. What important things should visitors know about before they come to China? Visitors to China should know something about the history of the country and about the cultural traditions of the area being visited, such as the food eaten, or festivals celebrated there. (1) In the 16th century, Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in 1.____ 18th century, the country Scotland was joined 2._________ (create) the Kingdom of Great Britain. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, 3. ______ resulted in the full name. They use the same flag, 4._____ (know) as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military 5._________(defend). However, they also have some differences. to create which known defence the Task2. Summary To fill in the blanks with the proper words The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore. Some of the Romans’ great achievements included 6. ________ (build) towns and roads. The Normans conquered England in the 11th century. They had castles 7.______(build) all around England,and made changes to the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words 8._______ (slow)entered into the English language. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 9. __________(enjoy). If you keep your eyes open, you will be surprised to find that you can see both its past 10____ its present. building bulit slowly ejoyable and (2)The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by 1_____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, Wales 2__________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, the southern part of Ireland 3 _____ (break) away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today. However, most people just use the 4_________(shorten) name: the UK. The four countries 5_________ (belong) to the United Kingdom work together in some areas. There were four sets of invaders and the last group were the Normans. They had castles 6_____(build) all around England and made changes 7___ the legal system. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 8__________(enjoy). The capital city London is 9___ ancient port city that has a history 10________(date) back to Roman times. what was joined broke shortened belonging built to enjoyable an dating Homework 1.Use a mind-map to draw the structure of the passage. 2.Write a paragraph of the significance of studying a country’s history and traditions. 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