Unit 4 Reading and thinking （ppt课件）--2023新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 4 History and TraditionsLearning objectives1.Read quickly to get the main idea and learn its history of formation;read carefully to get the detailed information.2.Learn to use the reading strategy-reading maps.3.Guess the new words in a context.4.Use critical thinking and talk about opinions an

2、d views about the UK.Leading-in Learn someting about the UKRiver ThamsBig BenLeading-in Learn someting about the UKTower BridgeHyde ParkThe London EyeFull name Short namePositionArea CountriesThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 244,000 square kmIn the west of EuropeFour:England,

3、Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland(Great)Britain,the UKLeading-in Learn someting about the UKPopulationLanguage ReligionCapital Currency(货币)RiverRulerNational flagover 66 millionEnglishCatholicism(天主教天主教)LondonPoundThe ThamesPrime MinisterThe Union JackLeading-in Learn someting about the UKLearn abut a

4、 country through its history Look at the maps below and answer the following questions:Map 1 Map 2Learn abut a country through its history 1.What type of map do they show?2.How many parts can you see that make up the UK in Map 1?3.Can you quickly find the capital of the UK on the map?Why?Its an admi

5、nistrative zoning map of the UK.It means four regions of the UK.The map shows the British Isles,the islands which make up Great Britain and Ireland and some other islands round about.Yes.The red circle stands for London.Learn abut a country through its history Read the title,what information can you

6、 get?Whats in a name?From the title and the map,we can know that the article mainly talks about _.So it may be an_.the names changes of the UK,and it may be about the development of history.expositionWhile-readingWhat is the main idea of the text?A brief introduction to the UK about the_ of its diff

7、erent names,its _,_,_,and_.origins formation historytraditionscultureC.The four countries work together in some areasA.The history,traditions and culture of the United KingdomB.The origin of the name of the UK1.Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph.While-readingWhen What happenedWhat cha

8、nged1stcenturyRomans arrived5th centuryAnglo-Saxons came8th centuryVikings came11thcenturyNormans conquered England after the Battle of HastingsCastles built,legal system changed,and new words from French introduced Read the text again and fill in the table.While-readingTowns and roadsLanguage and w

9、ay houses were builtVocabulary and names of locations across the UKWhile-reading16thcentury /18thcentury19thcentury20thcenturyWales was joined to Kingdom of EnglandScotland was joined to England and WalesKingdom of Great Britain formed/createdIreland was addedThe southern part of Ireland broke awayU

10、nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formedName changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.While-readingRead the text again and answer the following questions.1.How many countries does the UK consist of?4 2.What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?England,Wales,Sc

11、otland and Northern Ireland 3.Which two were the first to be joined together?England and Wales While-reading4.What are the two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?5.Whats the authors attitude towards studying the history?The first one is to help you understand more about the countr

12、y and its traditions.The second one is to make visiting it more enjoyable.Supportive/positive5.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 openA:I can never remember what the UK means!Theres England,Bri

13、tain,_ Great Britain!B:Well,it helps if you remember that there are four countries that _ the UK.Thats why its called the United Kingdom.as well asbelong toAfter-readingA:Four countries?I must have been asleep in that part of our history class!So the first country was England,and the others were _th

14、at?B:Yes,right.First England,then Wales,then Scotland.The last country 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!joined toadded tob

15、roke awaykeep your eyes open After-reading The United Kingdom,Great Britain,Britain,Englandmany people are confused by 1._ these different names mean.In the 16th century,the nearby country of Wales2._(join)to the Kingdom of England.In the 19 th century,the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the

16、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 today.However,most people just use the4._(shorten)name:the UK.whatwas joinedbrokeshortenedPost reading-Retell the textThe four countries 5._ belong to the Unite

17、d 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.thatbuilttoenjoyableandatingPost reading-Retell the text