Unit 4 History and Tradition Reading and Thinking

When? What happened?
What changed?
century
18th century
19th century
20th century
Wales was joined to
Kingdom of England
was joined to
was added
broke away
人教版（2019）必修第二册 Unit4 History and traditions
Reading and Thinking Learn about a country through its history
Activity1: What puzzles the man in the video?
“
” formed
“
” formed
name changed to “
”
How did UK come into being?
can help you learn much more about the country and its traditions.
Part 3(Para __5___) Learning history of the United Kingdom
can make your visit much more enjoyable.
Q5: What’s the difference between the UK, Great Britain and England?
Q6: Can we call people in Scotland English men? If we do so, how will they react?
Sort out the information according to the timeline. (P41)
行政区划图
Activity2: Read for general understanding
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
√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.
the red one the capital city – London.
4. what type of map is it?
① A topographic map 地形图 ② A traffic map ③ A weather map ④ A resource map 资源图 ⑤ An administrative zoning map
to arouse(激起) interest of the readers
Para.2 Origin of the names
Q3:What is the full name of UK?
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
Q4: What are people from the UK called?
British.
1. What does it show? The United Kingdom.
2. What do the different colours stand for? England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
3. What do the circles stand for? White circles stand for important cities, and
Part 1(Para _1_-_3__) Learning history of the United Kingdom
can help you solve the puzzle of the country’s name.
Part 2(Para __4___) Learning history of the United Kingdom
B. The achievements of the four groups of people. C. The advantages of the British history.
Para.4. Para.5.
D. The similarities and differences of the four countries.
Activity2: Read for general understanding Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Para.1. Para.2. Para.3.
A. The origin of the names of the UK.
E. The introduction to the topic.
Activity2: Read for general understanding
Divide the passage into three parts according to the main idea of each part.
Lead in
If you want to solve this puzzle in the name, you have to study British history.
P 40 Look at the map. What does it show? What is it used for?
Read this map
Activity3: Read for details
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 --------to introduce the topic by raising a puzzle