Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading and Thinking 必修第二冊高中英語課件

B2U4HistoryandTraditions

ReadingandThinkingLearnaboutacountrythroughitshistoryConfuciusmansioncemeteryphilosophydescendantindividualheel(Achilles'heel)kingdomchiefpuzzlenearbyjoin...to...breakaway(fromsb/sth)belong(belongto)aswellascurrencymilitarydefencelegalsurroundevidenceachievementlocationconquerbattleportfascinatingkeepyoureyesopen(for)Whatdoesthemapshow?Whatdoesthesymbolsmean?What’sthe

mainideaofthetext?A.ThehistoryoftheUnitedKingdom.B.ThegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.C.ThepoliticsoftheUnitedKingdom.D.TheclimateoftheUnitedKingdom.Readthefirstparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manypeopleareconfusedbywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.Sowhatisthedifferencebetweenthem,ifany?GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywillhelpyousolvethispuzzle.Readthefirstparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.Readthesecondparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWaleswasjoinedtotheKingdomofEngland.Later,inthe18thcentury,thecountryScotlandwasjoinedtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.Finally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Mostpeoplejustusetheshortenedname:“theUnitedKingdom”or“theUK”.PeoplefromtheUKarecalled“British”,whichmeanstheUKisalsooftenreferredtoasBritainorGreatBritain.Readthesecondparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.England+WalesEngland+Wales+Scotland(GreatBritain)GreatBritain+NorthernIrelandGreatBritain+Irelandinthe16thcenturyinthe18thcenturyinthe19thcenturybejoinedtobejoinedtobeaddedtointhe20th

centurybreakawayfrom++=Dothefourcountriesworktogetherinallareas?theUKReadPara2andtrytosortoutthechangingprocessoftheUK’snamesaccordingtothetimelinethathasbeenoffered.Readthethirdparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.Thefourcountriesthat

belongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.Theyusethesameflag,knownastheUnionJack,aswellas

sharethesamecurrencyandmilitary

defence.However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.Forexample,England,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIrelandallhavedifferenteducationsystemsandlegalsystems.Theyalsohavetheirowntraditions,liketheirownnationaldaysandnationaldishes.AndtheyevenhavetheirownfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!Readthethirdparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.Agreement:;;

.Differences:andsystems;

andforcompetitions.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthisparagraph?evenfootballteamsflagcurrencymilitarydefenceeducationallegaltheirowntraditionsComparison&ContrastReadthefourthparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.TheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistorytoexplore,whichcanhelpyouunderstandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbe

surroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Thefirstgroup,theRomans,cameinthefirstcentury.Someoftheirgreatachievementsincludedbuildingtownsandroads.Next,theAnglo-Saxonsarrivedinthefifthcentury.TheyintroducedthebeginningsoftheEnglishlanguage,andchangedthewaypeoplebuilthouses.TheVikingscameintheeighthcentury,leftbehindlotsofnewvocabulary,andalsothenamesofmanylocationsacrosstheUK.ThelastgroupweretheNormans.TheyconqueredEnglandafterthewell-knownBattleofHastingsinthe11thcentury.TheyhadcastlesbuiltallaroundEngland,andmadechangestothelegalsystem.TheNormanswereFrench,somanyFrenchwordsslowlyenteredintotheEnglishlanguage.Readthefourthparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.InthehistoryoftheUK,thereonceappeared4groupsofinvaderswhoconqueredthecountry.Doyouknowwhotheyare?RomansAnglo-SaxonsVikingsNormanstownsandroadslanguageandhousesvocabularyandnamesoflocationscastles,legalsystemandFrenchwords1st8th5th11thRomanscame.Anglo-Saxonsarrived.Vikingscame.NormansconqueredEngland.Whatdidtheinvadersleavebehind?1thcenturyRomansarrived5thcentury8thcentury11thcentury16thcentury18thcentury19thcentury20thcenturyAnglo-SaxonscameVikingscameNormansconqueredEnglandWaleswasjoinedScotlandwasjoinedIrelandwasaddedSouthernIrelandbrokeawayTimelineReadthefifthparagraphandmatchthemainidea.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5AdviceontravellingaroundtheUK.Theagreementanddifferencesincultureamongthefourcountries.ThefourgroupsofpeopletakingovertheUK.TheconfusionaboutthemeaningofthenamesoftheUK.ThechangesofthepartsmakinguptheUK.Whyisitimportanttostudythehistoryandcultureofacountrybeforevisitingit?CriticalthinkingThereissomuchmor