UNIT4HISTORYANDTRADITIONSReadingandthinkingLearningobjectivesAttheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto1.learnaboutthehistoryaboutacountry;2.figureouttheconfusionaboutthename“theUK”;3.practiseparaphrasingsentences.Chinais40timeslargerthantheUKintermsofthesize.TheUKcoversapproximately245,000km2.Warming-up:AglimpseintotheUKcomparisonInthe19thcentury,itwascommonlysaidthat“thesunneversetsontheBritishEmpire”.TheEmpirespreadfromCanada’swestcoasttoNewZealand’sSouthIsland,withapresenceoneverycontinent.

Manyplaceswerereducedtocolonies.Itusedtobethetopsuperpowerintheworld.

Warming-up:AglimpseintotheUKDespitethedeclineoftheUKaftertheWorldWarII,itremainsstillaninfluentialcountryintheworld,

especiallywhenitcomestoculture.gentlemenlymannertheEnglishlanguagelegendaryuniversitiesWarming-up:AglimpseintotheUKGreetingbytalkingabouttheweatherDrinkingafternoonteaDespitethedeclineoftheUKaftertheWorldWarII,itremainsaninfluentialcountryintheworld,

especiallywhenitcomestoculture.IconiclandmarksfascinatingcountrysideWarming-up:AglimpseintotheUKWhen?Whathappened?Whatchanged?Romansarrived

Ango-SaxonscameVikingscame11thcentury16thcentury18thcentury19thcentury20thcentury1stcentury5thcentury8thcenturyNormansconqueredEnglandWaleswasjoined

Scotlandwasjoined

IrelandwasaddedthesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawaytownsandroadslanguageandthewayhouseswerebuiltcastlesbuilt,legalsystemchanged,andnewwordsfromFrenchintroduced“KingdomofGreatBritain”formed“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland”formednamechangedto“UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”vocabularyandnamesoflocationsActivity1:Readandunderstand1Readthepassageandsortouttheinformationaccordingtothetimeline.2Whatdothefourcountrieshaveincommon?Whatarethedifferences?CountriesSimilaritiesin...Differencesin...England

WalesScotlandNorthernIslandcurrency,thenationalflag,militarydefenseeducationsystem,legalsystem,traditions,nationaldaysanddishes,footballteamsActivity1:ReadandunderstandActivity2:Thinkandparaphrase1.TheyconqueredEnglandafterthewell-knownBattleofHastingsinthe11thcentury.Findawordoraphrasefromparagraph4toreplacetheword“conquer”.takeovertakecontrolof...byforce;occupyInthe11thcentury,theydefeated/tookcontrolof/occupiedEnglandintherenownedBattleofHastings,establishing/declaringtheirrule.The11th-centuryBattleofHastingsmarkedtheirvictoriousinvasionandsubsequentdominationofEngland.TheirconquestofEnglandwassecuredafterthehistoricBattleofHastingsinthe11thcentury.TheUKperfectly/astonishingly/impeccably/remarkablycombines/blendsitspastandpresent,maintaining/inheritingoldtraditionswhileembracingnewculturalelements.2.TheUKisafascinatingmixofhistoryandmodernculture,withbothnewandoldtraditions.Activity2:thinkandparaphraseTheUnitedKingdomrepresentsablending/combinationofhistoricalandcontemporaryculture,characterizedbythepreservationoftraditionalpracticesalongsidemoderninnovations.TheUKisauniquecombinationofhistoricallegacyandmoderninfluences,wheretraditionalandcontemporarycustomsthrivesidebyside.Activity3:ThinkandexploreLookatthetitleanddiscussingroupsaboutwhatyoucanfindinthename“theUK”.Thetitle"What'sinaName?"referstotheconfusionsurroundingthedifferentnamesusedfortheUnitedKingdom,suchasGreatBritain,Britain,andEngland,andexplorestheirhistoricalandpoliticalsignificance.ThetextexplainsthatthesenamesreflectthegradualunionofEngland,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIrelandovercenturies,resultinginthemodernUK.IthighlightshowtheUKfunctionsasaunifiedentityinsomeareas(e.g.currency,military)whileretainingregionaldifferences(e.g.education,traditions).Thetitlealsoreflectstherichhistoryandculturaldiversityshapedbyvariousgroups(Romans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings,Normans)thathaveinfluencedthecountry.Ultimately,thename"UnitedKingdom"isacomplexblendofhistory,identity,andsharedyetdistinctnationalcharacteristics.Thename"theUK"tellsa____________storyofunityanddiversity.Short__________

TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,itrepresentsfourdistinctcountries—England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland—thatcametogetherovercenturiesthroughtalks,conquests,and___________goals.Whiletheyuniteunderoneflag(theUnionJack),currency,andgovernment,each____________holdsitsownculture,educationsystems,andevennationalsportsteams.Thenamealsoreflectslayersofhistory.InvadersliketheRomans,Anglo-Saxons,Vikings,andNormansshapedtheUK'slanguage,laws,andlandmarks,____________ruins,castles,andtraditionsstill__________today.__________,London'sRomanwallsandNorman-builtTowerofLondonstandalongsidemodernskyscrapers,showinghowpastandpresent__________.__________,"theUK"isn’tjustaname—it’salivingblendofnationsandhistories,__________unityandindividualitythrivesidebyside.Activity4:Summarizeandlearnforexampleleavingbehindsharedfascinatinginasensecoexist uniquelywherevisibleforfascinatingforshareduniquelyleavingbehindvisibleForexamplecoexistInasensewhereHowdoestheUK’shistoryinfluenceitsculturetoday?Giveexamplesfromthetextandyourownknowledge.Activity5:ReflectandevaluateTheUK’shistoryhasaprofoundinfluenceonitsculturetoday.Forexample:Language:TheEnglishlanguagehasbeenshapedbytheAnglo-Saxons,Vikings,andNormans,whointroducednewvocabularyandgrammar.Architecture:TheNormansbuiltcastlesandcathedrals,manyofwhichstillstandtodayassymbolsoftheUK’smedievalhistory.Traditions:EventsliketheChangingoftheGuardatBuckinghamPalaceandtheHighlandGamesinScotlandreflecttheUK’shistoricalroots.LegalSystem:TheUK’slegalsystemhasevolvedovercenturies,influencedbyRomanlawandNormanreforms.IfyoucouldintroduceoneaspectofBritishculturetoyourclassmates,whatwoulditbe?Why?Activity6:ApplyandcreateIfIcouldintroduceoneaspectofBritishculturetomyclassmates,itwouldbethetraditionofafternoontea.ThiscustomreflectstheUK’semphasisonhospitalityandsocialinteraction.Italsohasarichhistory,datingbacktothe19thcenturywhenitbecameapopularpracticeamongtheupperclass.Today,afternoonteaisenjoyedbypeopleofallbackgroundsandisagreatwaytoexperienceBritishculture.HaveyoubeentoLondon?Matchtheplacenamesbelowwiththephotos.A