Book 2 Unit 4 History and Traditions B2U4 课文1 预习学案

Book 2 Unit 4 History and Traditions

Period 2 Reading and Thinking

预习学案

I.Pre-reading Array 1.Look at the map. What does it show?

2.Look at the map, 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

⑤An administrative zoning map (行政区划图)

II.Fast reading

1. Skim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.

1. What is mainly discussed in this 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．2．Read the text and match the main idea of each part．

Part 1 (Paras 1－2) A. The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom．Part 2 (Para 3) B. The origin of the name of the UK.

Part 3 (Paras 4－5) C．The four countries work together in some areas．

III.Careful reading

1.Fill in the blanks according to the text.

2.Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline.

3.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text．

1．Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK；which resulted in the full

name we have today为____________________指前面整句话的内容，we have today为定语从句修饰先行词___________________________。

译文：____________________________________________________________________________ 2．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．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：

_______________________________________________________________________；其中Almost everywhere you go in the UK为__________从句；who took over at different times throughout history为定语从句修饰先行词__________。

译文：_________________________________________________________________________

3．The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：______________________________________________________________; 原因状语从句；_____________________________________________________________; dating all the way back to Roman times为现在分词短语作定语修饰______________。

译文：____________________________________________________________

IV.Consolidation 根据课文完成短文

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 Wales (2) __________(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 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.

1._______________

2._______________

3._____________

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5._____________

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9._____________10.______________