Unit4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking Learn about a country through its history 1 Teaching objectives 1. To learn to use the reading strategy--- reading maps. 2. To learn to guess the new words in a context. 3. Learn about the history of the UK and get the detailed information by answering some questions and finishing some tasks of it. 4. Introduce the history of the UK by using the timeline and mind map. 5. To understand the importance of learning a country’s history for learning the country and can express their opinions and views freely. 2 Lead-in A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. —Marcus Garvey 一个不了解自己历史起源和文化的民族,就如同一棵无根之树。 Let’s have a guess,What’s the name of the country? China America the Great Britain? the United Kingdom? England? the UK? the United States of America People’s Republic of China Great Britain? the United Kingdom? England? Britain? What do these different names mean? the UK? 标题和图片：读地图；标题是问句，标题的作用 * Watch the video and give a brief introduction of the UK. Step 1. Lead-in Look at the map. What does it show? What is it used for? Step 2.Pre-reading 1.The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up Great Britain and Ireland and some other islands round about. 2.It is used for showing the four different countries that make up the UK and some of the major cities. Pre-reading ▲What type of the map is it? A. Traffic map B. Weather map C. Resource map D. Administrative zoning map行政分区图 ▲What do the different symbols and colors stand for? The red spot stands for __________. The White spots stand for __________. Different colors stand for ___________. the capital big cities different regions or countries Green England英格兰 Yellow Wales威尔士 Purple Scotland苏格兰 orange Northern Ireland北爱尔兰 Tips: When you look at a map, think first about what the map shows and what the symbols mean. 1. 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. 2. In what order is passage organised? A. Time B. Space Step 3. Fast-reading Read the text quickly and connect the main idea of each paragraph. P1 A.The four groups of people in the history of the UK   P2 B.Introduce the puzzle about the four names P3 C.More history and culture of the United Kingdom P4 D.The formation and names of the United Kingdom P5 E.The similarities and differences of the four countries 3. What is the type of the text? A.Narration(叙述文) B.Argumentation (议论文) C.Exposition (说明文)   Passage Structure Analysis the topic The formation and names of the UK The similarities and differences of the four countries The four groups of people in the history of the UK   More history and culture of the United Kingdom Q1: How many names are used to refer to the UK and what are they？ Q2: What does the author suggest to solve this puzzle？ Para.1 A puzzle By raising a puzzle to arouse interest of the readers Step . Detailed Reading Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions. Q3:What is the full name of UK? Q4: What are people from the UK called? Q5: In what order did is paragraph developed? Underline all the time and fill in the table on P41. 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 British. British Read Para. 2 and finish the following tasks Time order 16th century England 18th century 19th century 20th century Wales the Kingdom ofEngland Scotland the Kingdom of England the Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland the southern part of Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland be joined to be joined to be added to break away from Para.2 How did UK come into being? Similarities _____; _________; ________________ Differences They have different___________ and _____ systems; __________________ and even ______________ for competitions. currency flag military defence education legal their own traditions football teams National Day: Wales —St. David Day (March 1st) Northern Ireland —St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) England —St. George’s Day (April 21st) Scotland —St. Andrew’s Day (November 30th) Para 3: What are the similarities and differences? 9.How does the writer develop Para. 3? A. By expressing some personal opinions. B. By using a couple of quotes. C. By referring to a social phenomenon. D. By making some comparisons. The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore, which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. 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. The first group, the Romans, came in the first century. Some of their great achievements included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in the fifth century.They introduced the beginnings of the English language, and changed the way people built houses. The vikings came in the eighth century, left behind lots of new vocabulary, and also the names of many locations across the UK. The last group were the Normans. They conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles built all around England, and made changes to the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words slowly entered into the English language. Read Para. 4 Find out who and when conquered the UK? What did they leave? Read Para. 4 Find out who and when conquered the UK? What did they leave? new vocabulary & names of many location the Romans towns & roads the Anglo-Saxons language & the ways people built houses the Vikings the Normans castles, changes to the legal system & new words from French 1st century 8th century 5th century 11th century Which invaders influenced London’s language most? A. Anglo-Saxons. B. Romans. C. The Normans. D. Vikings. Q1: Why is London said to be a great place to start? Q2: What impression is given of the UK? Read Para. 5 answer the following questions. The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore, which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost everywhere you go in··· ( Para. 4 ) 1)To help you understand more about the country and its traditions. According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country? There is so much more to learn about the interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable. The capital city London··· （Para. 5） 2)To make visiting it more enjoyable. 3.What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history? A. Neutral B. Indifferent C. Supportive D. Doubtful 中立的 漠不关心的 支持的 怀疑的 Para. 4-5 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 3.Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline. 19 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” 20 Further thinking What’s in a name？ In a name, there is the history of the United Kingdom. From the title,we can know that the passage mainly talks about the name’s changes of the UK, and the development of history. Para1-3 Para 4 Help us understand more about the country and its traditions Para5 Make your visit more enjoyable Help us understand why the UK has many different names Main idea: The passage mainly talks about advantages of studying British history. Thinking & Summary: What can studying the history of the UK help us? : I can never remember what the UK means! There’s England, Britain, ___________ Great Britain! : Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that __________ the UK. That’s why it’s called the United Kingdom. as well as, belong to, add to, join to, break away, keep your eyes open as well as belong to 4.Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms. After-reading : 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? : 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. joined to added to as well as, belong to, add to, join to, break away, keep your eyes open as well as, belong to, add to, join to, break away, keep your eyes open : Oh, I remember now! The southern part ______________ from Northern Ireland, right? : Yes, you got it well remembered! But ___________________ in history class next time! broke away keep your eyes open The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by 1._____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales2. __________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19 th 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 today. However, most people just use the4.___________(shorten) name: the UK. what was joined broke shortened 课文语法填空 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.   that built to enjoyable an dating Write a summary of the text according to the following clues. become part of, join, addition, break away, evidence, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, new vocabulary, the Normans, London In the 16th century, Wales became part of the Kingdom of England. Later Scotland joined creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. The addition of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The breaking away of the southern part of Ireland in the 20th century resulted in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which most people call the UK, Britain or Great Britain. In the UK, evidence of four ancient peoples can be found. The Romans in the 1st century built towns and roads. Afterwards the Anglo-Saxons introduced the beginnings of the English language. Then the Vikings brought new vocabulary and place names. Lastly, the Normans in the 11th century built castles, changed the legal system and brought French words. A good place to start learning about the UK's history is London, where past and present meet. Thank you 30 Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $