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

Reading and thinking Learn about a country through its history China the United Kingdom Read the maps below and figure out the names of the countries. China America the Great Britain? the United Kingdom? England? the UK? the United States of America the People’s Republic of China Lead in What’s in a name? （Reading and Thinking） What puzzles the man in the video? Review: Great Britain the United Kingdom Its full name is ___________________________ ____________________________, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK). the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 A. The origin of the name of the UK. B. The influences of the four groups of invaders. C. The significance of studying the British history. D. The similarities and differences of the four countries. E. The introduction to the topic. Activity1. Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph. Activity 2. Para.1 The introduction to the topic. 1. How many names are used to refer to the UK and what are they？ There are four: The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England. 2.What does the author suggest to solve this puzzle? Getting to know a little bit about British histroy. confuse vt. 使(某人)困惑，把(某人)弄糊涂 → 把……弄混淆、弄错 (⁓ A with / and B) if any = if there is any (difference between them) 此处为承前省略 Activity 3. Para.2 The origin of the names of the UK. 1.In what order does Para.2 be organized? →In a time order. 2.Scan Para.2 to circle the words that describe time. 3. What is the full name of UK? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4.How did UK come into being? break away (from sb/sth) 背叛；逃脱；脱离 result in … 导致、造成(接结果) refer to sth. as … 把……叫作……；称……为…… Para.2 How did the UK come into being? In the 16th century be joined to be joined to In the 18th century In the 19th century In the 20th century be added to break away from England+Wales England+Wales+Scotland (Great Britain) Great Braintain+ Ireland Great Braintain+ Nothern Ireland (the UK) →The four names of the country. Activity 4. Para.3 The similarities and differences of the four countries. Similarities _____; _________; ________________ Differences ___________ and _____ systems; __________________ and even ______________ for competitions. flag currency military defence educational legal their own traditions football teams Try to find out the similarities and differences in the 1st century in the 5th century in the 8th century the Anglo-Saxons the Romans the Vikings in the 11th century the Normans towns and roads language and houses vocabulary and names of locations castles, legal system and French words Para.4 The influences of the four groups of invaders. Activity 5 Try to find out these four groups and their influences. Activity 6. Para.5 The significance of studying the British history. 1. Is there anything else we can benefit from studying the history of the UK? Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more enjoyable. 2.What is the main purpose of the last paragraph? To advise visitors to study the history and culture of the UK before visiting it. 20th century 11th century 16th century 18th century 19th century Romans arrived Anglo-Saxons came Vikings came 1st century 5th century 8th century Normans conquered Wales was joined Scotland was joined Ireland was added Southern Ireland broke away Summary the Anglo-Saxons the Vikings Post-reading So, what’s in a name？ →discuss with your partners! In a name, there is _________________. history culture & tradition politics geography civilization Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms. as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open 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 added to joined to broke away keep your eyes open Homework 1.背单词Confucius-as well as 2.完成课时评价作业P63-64 3.预习学考练P73-74 Lavf58.76.100 null 267512.16 $