Unit4HistoryandTraditionsPeriod2ReadingandThinkingLead-inbigfigures？touristattractions？worldwideuniversity？localfood？traditionalcloth？...IFyou

aregivenachancetointroduceBritain,Whichaspectswillyoureferto?TheBritishMuseumwasbuiltin1735.Ithasacollectionof

atleast

8millionobjects,includingsomeofitsmostworld-famousartefacts,suchastheRosettaStone,EgyptianmummiesandtheElginmarbles.TheBritishMuseumDoyouknowanytouristattractionsinBritain?

WestminsterAbbeyBigBentheRiverThames

WestminsterBridgeTouristAttractionsNationalGallerytheLondonEyeOxfordUniversityLookatthemap,canyoutellmewhattypeofmapitis?Itisanadministrativezoningmap.Whatdothedifferentsymbols(e.g.icons,circles,spots)andcoloursstandfor?thesmallcirclesstandforbigcitiestheredspotstandsforthecapitaldifferentcoloursstandfordifferentregionsorcountriesLearnaboutacountrythroughhistoryWhat’sinaname?Couldyoupredictwhatmight“aname”herereferto?Whydoesthewriteruseaquestionasthetitle?PUZZLE!Anameofacountry?Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Abriefintroductionto_________aboutitsfoundationanddevelopmentbasedon___________，_________andculture,etc.

theUKgeographyhistoryMatcheachpartofthetextwithitsmainidea.1.Part1

(Para.1)

A.Originsofthenames2.Part2(Para.2)

B.Advantagesofstudyingthehistoryofthe

UK3.Part3(Para.3)

C.Comparisonofthefourcountriesofthe

UK4.Part4(Paras.4-5)

D.Introductionofthetopic.

Reading—detailsPara1~~~~~~~~~Q:What'sthepuzzle?Peopleare_______bythe________ofdifferent______aboutBritain.confusedmeaningnamesPara2~~~~~~~~~Whilereading,circlethenumbersoftimeandunderlinewhathappened.16thcentury20thcenturyEnglandtheKingdomofEngland16thcenturyWalesScotland18thcenturytheKingdomofGreatBritain16thcentury20thcenturyNorthernIrelandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland=EnglandScotlandIrelandtheUK18thcenturyPara3~~~~~~~~~Reading—details

Similarities:____;________;______________.

Differences:________________;___________;_________;_____________.currencyflagmilitarydefenceeducationalsystemlegalsystemtraditionsfootballteamsHowdoesthewriterdevelopthisparagraph?TimeGroupEvidencetowns＆roadslanguage＆housesvocabulary＆namesoflocationsPara4Peopleandtraditionscastles＆legalsystem＆FrenchwordsThe1st

centuryThe5th

centuryThe8thcenturyThe11thcenturyRomansAnglo-SaxonsVikingsNormans1IsthereanythingelsewecanbenefitfromstudyingthehistoryoftheUK?2WhyisLondonsaidtobeagreatplacetostart?3WhatimpressionisgivenoftheUK?Anysupportingwords?Para5tripFurtherthinkingWhodoyouthinkaretheintendedreadersofthispassage,andwhy?①Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.②Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.VisitorstotheUKPara1-3

Para4HelpusunderstandmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditionsPara5MakeyourvisitmoreenjoyableHelpusunderstandwhytheUKhasmanydifferentnamesMainidea:ThepassagemainlytalksaboutadvantagesofstudyingBritishhistory.Thinking&Summary:WhatcanstudyingthehistoryoftheUKhelpus?GroupDiscussion1.IfyouweretogiveforeignerssomesuggestionsonvisitingChina,whichperiodofChina’slonghistorywo