Unit4HistoryandTraditionsReadingandthinking1.Identifydifferentkindsofmapsandknowhowtoreadamap.2.BasicallyknowaboutthehistoryofthenameoftheUKandthinkoftherelationshipbetweenhistoricalandculturalstudy.3.ReadatextaboutthehistoryoftheUKandsortoutthedetailedinformation.Step1LeadinWhatdoyouknowabouttheUK?

LondonTowerBridgeLeadin

NationalGalleryTheLondonEyeLeadinBuckinghamPalace

BritishRoyalFamily

PrimeMinisterWatchavideo.Step2

Pre-readingPre-readingLookatthemap.Whatdoesitshow?Whatisitusedfor?topographicmaptrafficmapweathermapresourcemapReadamapWhenyoulookatthemap,thinkfirstaboutwhatthemapshowsandwhatthesymbolsmean.Pre-readingTask1.Lookatthemap,whattypeofmapisit?AtopographicmapAtrafficmapAweathermapAresourcemapAnadministrativezoningmap√thebigcitythecapitalDifferentcoloursstandfordifferentregionsorcountries.FromthetitlewecanknowthatthearticlemainlytalksaboutWHAT'SINANAME?SoitmaybeanThechangesofthenamesofUK,anditmaybeaboutthedevelopmentofhistory.exposition(narration/exposition/argumentation)Pre-reading1Step3

While-readingMainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.TheformationoftheUnitedKingdom.B.

TheUKisamixofhistoryandmodernculture.C.Similarities&differencesofthefourcountriesofthe

UK.D.Anintroductiontothepassage.E.Explainthefourinvasionsandtheirinfluences.Fast-readingPassageStructureAnalysisPart1(Para1-2)TheoriginofthenameoftheUK.Part2(Para3)Thefourcountriesworktogetherinsomeareas.Part3(Para4-5)Thehistory,traditionsandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.①Scotlandwasjoined.②Irelandwasadded.③Waleswasjoined.④TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandcameintobeing.⑤ThesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeaway.________________③Walesinthe16thcenturyScotlandinthe18thcenturyIrelandinthe19thcenturyEnglandinthe20thcenturySouthIreland①②⑤④Detail-readingReadparagraph2andarrangethefollowingeventsintimeorder.Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWaleswasjoinedtotheKingdomofEngland.Later,inthe18thcentury,thecountryScotlandwasjoinedtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Finally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland···KEY:EnglandandWaleswerethefirsttwotobejoinedtogether.

1WhatarethefourcountriesoftheUnitedKingdom?Whichtwowerethefirsttobejoinedtogether?

ReadagainandanswerthequestionsWhoconqueredtheUK?Whatdidtheyleave?newvocabulary

&namesofmanylocation1stcenturytheRomans

towns&roads5thcenturytheAnglo-Saxons

language&thewayspeoplebuilthouses8thcenturytheVikings11thcenturytheNormanscastles,changestothelegalsystem&newwordsfromFrenchTheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistorytoexplore,whichcanhelpyou

understandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.Almosteverywhereyougoin···KEY:1)Tohelpyouunderstandmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.2)Tomakevisitingitmoreenjoyable.2Accordingtothetext,whataretwochiefadvantagesofstudyingthehistoryofacountry?ThereissomuchmoretolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnited

Kingdom.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.ThecapitalcityLondon···1.WhichinvadersinfluencedLondon’slanguagemost?A.Anglo-Saxons.B.Romans. C.TheNormans. D.Vikings.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.Detail-reading2.Whichofthefollowingisthedifferentareaofthefourcountries?A.FlagB.CurrencyC.MilitarydefenceD.Legalsystem3.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsstudyingthehistory?A.NeutralB.IndifferentC.SupportiveD.DoubtfulStep3

Post-readingPost-reading1.Whyisitimportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit?Becauseitwillhelpyouunderstandtheplacebetterandhaveamoreenjoyableexperience.Youwillbeabletointeractbetterwiththepeopleandtheircultureandhavearicherexperience.Discussthequestionsingroups.TheForbiddenCityTerraCottaWarriors2.YourforeignfriendJimisplanningtovisitChinathisyearandisaskingyou