英语必修 第二册Unit 4 History and traditions学案

Unit 4 History and Traditions

Period 2 Reading and Thinking

What is in a name导学案

1. To master the history and traditions of the UK.

2. To talk about historic places and share your own experiences.

3. To think first about what the map shows and what symbols mean.

4. To scan the discourse for specific information such as the timeline.

1. To master the essentials of looking at the map;

2. To understand the significance of learning history for understanding the social and cultural situation of a country, and be able to organize their own language expression;

3. To understand and learn new words in the text in the context.

Prediction

Step 1 Predicting the main idea of the passage

 Look at the title and the pictures, and then predict what the passage will be about.

Q: What will be talked about?

_______________________________________________________

Step 2: Skim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.

Read the text and match the main idea of each part．

Part 1(Paras．1－2)　 A．The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom．

Part 2(Para．3) B．The origin of the name of the UK．

Part 3(Paras．4－5) C．The four countries work together in some areas．

Step 3:  Read the text(P40－41) carefully and then choose the best answer.

1．   Which invaders influenced London’s language most?

2．From the passage，we know that the Romans came to England before_________________

3．How many countries does the UK consist of?

4．What should you do if you want to make your trip to the UK more enjoyable?

5. What happened in the 19th century?

6. Who conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings?

7. What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history?

Step 4: critical thinking

(1)    Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?

 (2)How do you prepare a trip?

Step 5: consolidation

根据课文完成短文 

     The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by (1)_____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales (2) __________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19 th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the 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 we have today. However, most people just use the (4)_________(shorten) name: the UK. The four countries (5)__________ belong to the United 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.  

1._______________2._______________3._____________4._______________5._____________

6._____________7._______________8._______________9._____________10.______________

Step 6:Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text．

1．Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK；which resulted in the full name we have today为____________________指前面整句话的内容，we have today为定语从句修饰先行词___________________________。

译文：____________________________________________________________________________

2．Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：

_______________________________________________________________________

；其中Almost everywhere you go in the UK为让步状语从句； who took over at different times throughout history为定语从句修饰先行词people。

译文：_________________________________________________________________________

3．The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：______________________________________________________________

原因状语从句；_____________________________________________________________

为现在分词短语作定语修饰history。

译文：____________________________________________________________

Step 7 Homework:

 Review what we have learned and find out the key language points in the text.

【答案】

Prediction

Step 1 Predicting the main idea of the passage

 Look at the title and the pictures, and then predict what the passage will be about.

Q: What will be talked about?

_______________________________________________________

The history of the United Kingdom．

Step2:Skim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.

Read the text and match the main idea of each part．

Part 1(Paras．1－2)　 A．The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom．

Part 2(Para．3) B．The origin of the name of the UK．

Part 3(Paras．4－5) C．The four countries work together in some areas．

【答案】：BCA

Step 3:  Read the text(P40－41) carefully and then choose the best answer.

1．Which invaders influenced London’s language most?

Anglo­Saxons．　　　

2．From the passage，we know that the Romans came to England before_________________

the Anglo­Saxons

3．How many countries does the UK consist of?

Four

4．What should you do if you want to make your trip to the UK more enjoyable?

Study the history of the country ahead of time．

5. What happened in the 19th century?

The Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

 6. Who conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings?

The Normans.

 7. What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history?

Supportive.  

Step 4: critical thinking

(2)    Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?

To make your visit much more enjoyable and joyful.

 (2)How do you prepare a trip?

A detailed plan, necessary objects and learning about local culture and tradition.

Step 5: consolidation

根据课文完成短文 

     The United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, England—many people are confused by (1)_____ these different names mean. In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales (2) __________(join) to the Kingdom of England. In the 19 th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the 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 we have today. However, most people just use the (4)_________(shorten) name: the UK. The four countries (5)__________ belong to the United 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.  

1.what 2.was joined 3.broke 4.shortened 5.that 6. built 7.to 8.enjoyable 9.an 10.dating

Step 6:Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text．

1．Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK；which resulted in the full name we have today为which引导的定语从句代指前面整句话的内容，we have today为定语从句修饰先行词name。

译文：最后，在20世纪，爱尔兰南部脱离英国，这导致了我们今天有的英国的全名：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。

2．Almost everywhere you go in the UK, you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：you will be surrounded by evidence of four different groups of people；其中Almost everywhere you go in the UK为让步状语从句； who took over at different times throughout history为定语从句修饰先行词people。

译文：几乎无论你走到英国的任何地方，你都会发现历史上有四种不同的人在不同的时期统治过英国。

3．The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times．

该句是一个复合句。该句主句为：The capital city London is a great place to start; as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times．为原因状语从句；dating all the way back to Roman times为现在分词短语作定语修饰history。

译文：首都伦敦是一个很好的起点，因为它是一个古老的港口城市，其历史可以追溯到罗马时代。

Step 7 Homework:

 Review what we have learned and find out the key language points in the text.