Unit 4 Reading and Thinking （ppt课件）(2)-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、 Period 2 Reading and Thinking Step 1:Lead-inWatch the video and answer the questions:EnglandScotlandNorthern IrelandWales1.Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK?2.The UK consists of four countries,what are they?London Prediction Whats in a name?From the title,we can guess the p

2、assage mainly talks about _.the changes of the name of the UK,and may be it is about the history of the country Read the text and answer the questions1.What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?Which two were the first to be joined together?The four countries of the United Kingdom are Englan

3、d,Wales,Scotland,and Northern Ireland.England and Wales were the first two to be joined together.Read the text and answer the questions2.According to the text,what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?To help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to ma

4、ke visiting it more enjoyable.ABCDParagraphPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Main Ideas The similarities and differences between four countries within the UK Learning the countrys history makes your journey more enjoyable Getting to know British history helps you solve the puzzle The history of the UK h

5、elps us to learn more about the country and traditions How we get the full name of the countryMatch the main idea with each paragraph.Passage Structure AnalysisEngland+WalesEngland+Wales+Scotland(Great Britain)Great Britain+Northern IrelandGreat Britain+Irelandin the 16th centuryin the 18th centuryi

6、n the19th centurybe linked tobe joined tobe added toHow did UK come into being?in the20th centurybreak away fromDo the four countries work together in all areas?Para3 Similarities and differencesSimilarities:_;_;_Differences:_and _ systems;_ and even_ for competitions.currencyflagmilitary defenceedu

7、cationallegaltheir own traditionsfootball teamsReading tip3:Giving examples(for example;like)can help readers understand the point more easily and more convincing.Further thinking:How does the writer develop this paragraph?When?What happened?What changed?Romans arrivedtowns and roadsAngo-Saxons came

8、language and the way building houseVikings came11th century16th century18th century19th century20th centuryname changed to“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”1st century5th century8th centuryNormans conquered England after the Battle of HastingsWales was joined to Kingdom of Englan

9、dScotland was joined to England and WalesIreland was addedthe southern part of Ireland broke awaycastles built,legal system changed,and new words from French introduced“Kingdom of Great Britain”formed“United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”formedvocabulary and names of locations across the UKRe

10、ad again and finish the timeline chart.-Group work(9mins)Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.as well as belong to add to join tobreak away keep your eyes openA:I can never remember what the UK means!Theres England,Britain,_ Great Britain!B:Well,it helps if

11、 you remember that there are four countries that _ the UK.Thats why its 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

12、 was Ireland,but later the southern half didnt 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 asbelong toadded to joined tobroke awaykeep your eyes openPost-reading(15mins)T

13、he United Kingdom,Great Britain,Britain,England-many people_(confuse)by what these different names mean,_(get)to know a little bit about British history will help you solve the puzzle.From the 16th century to the 19th century,Wales,Scotland and the Kingdom of lreland were joined _(create)the United

14、Kingdom of Great Britain and lreland.In the 20th century,the southern part of lreland broke away_the UK,_resulted in the full name:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lreland.The four countries that belong_the UK work together in some areas.However,they also have some_(different).Almost

15、 everywhere you go in the UK,you will be surround by evidence of four different groups of people_took over at different times.There is so much more to learn about _interesting history and culture of the United Kingdom.Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more_(enjoy).Activity1:Fill in the blanks(5mins)gettingare confusedto ceratfromwhichtodifferenceswhotheenjoyable