英语必修2Unit 4 学案：Reading and Thinking—Comprehending

Reading and Thinking—Comprehending

Learning Aims(学习目标)

1．Learn some new words.

2．Grasp the general idea of the passage.(重点难点)

3．Learn some important sentences.(重点难点)

阅读下列课文原句，猜测黑体单词的意思

1．In the 16th century，the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England.

附近的2．The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas.属于3．They use the same flag，known as the Union Jack，as well as share the same currency and military defence.货币军事的防御

4．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.包围证据

5．Some of their great achievements included building towns and roads.成就

Task 1宏观架构整体理解

Ⅰ.Read the passage quickly and then fill in the blanks.

Ⅱ.The main idea of the passage is the history about the United Kingdom.

Task 2微观剖析细节把握

1．What can help us find out the difference between some different names of the UK? A．British languages.

B．British history.

C．British location.

D．British education.

〖答案〗 B

2．Which country is the first to be joined to the Kingdom of England?

A．Britain. B．Scotland.

C．Wales. D．Ireland.

〖答案〗 C

3．What is different for the four countries of the UK?

A．The flag.

B．The currency.

C．The military defence.

D．The education system.

〖答案〗 D

4．Which of the following is the achievement of the Normans?

A．Building towns and roads.

B．Changing the way of building houses.

C．Leaving behind lots of new vocabulary.

D．Changing the legal system.

〖答案〗 D

5．What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history?

A．Neutral. B．Indifferent.

C．Supportive. D．Doubtful.

〖答案〗 C

Task 3文本理解美句欣赏

Read the passage carefully and find the sentence to describe the mood of confusion.(细读短文并找出表达困惑心理描写的句子)

Many people are confused by what these different names mean.

Task 4读后升华思维品质

Ⅰ.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.

According to British history，Wales is the first country to be joined 1.to the Kingdom of England，which happened in the 16th ter，Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland 2.were added(add) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.In the 20th century，the southern part of Ireland 3.broke(break) away from the UK,4.which resulted in the full name we have today：the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland，whose 5.shortened(shorten) name is “the United Kingdom” or “the UK”．The four countries of the UK use 6.the same flag as well as the same currency and military defence.However，they also have some 7.differences(different)，like different legal systems.The UK’s long and interesting history can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions.Studying the history of the UK will make your visit much more 8.enjoyable(enjoy)．The capital city London is a great place 9.to start(start)，as it is an ancient port city that has a history 10.dating(date) all the way back to Roman times.There are countless historic sites to explore，and lots of museums with ancient relics from all over the UK.

Ⅱ.Discussion

1．Can you work out why London is the capital of England，Great Britain and the UK?

2．If you have four days to stay in London，what historic sites will you explore? Why do you choose them?

译文：最后，在二十世纪时，爱尔兰南部脱离了联合王国，形成了今天的英国全称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。