2020-2021学年Unit 4 History and traditions教学设计

Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 2 Reading and Thinking

What’s in a name?教学设计

The theme of the reading and thinking is about “Learn about a country through its history”.

The Listening & Speaking & Talking is about the influence of Confucius before William visited Qufu and backpacker Paul talked about his feelings and experience after visiting the famous historic sites Pingyao, which shows that the foreigners are trying to learn about the history and culture about China. So it’s time and also necessary to learn other country’s histories and cultures, among which is the UK because we are learning its language---English. Not only can it is necessary for us to learn the language better, but it can help broaden the international horizons of students.

The reading and thinking part is about the UK. Students can learn its history of development and formation according to the time order. Specifically, firstly, the section answers the confusing question why the UK has so many names with the process of formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and their brotherly but independent relationship. Then, use brief words to explain the different invaders had different influences at different period of history, such as the government, town, road, language and food. Next, it introduces the caption London and its long history. At last, emphasize the importance and significance to learn its history and culture before learn the country.

1. Read quickly to get the main idea and learn its history of formation; read carefully to get the detailed information.
2. Learn to use the reading strategy--- reading maps.
3. Guess the new words in a context.
4. Use critical thinking and talk about opinions and views about the UK.

1. Students can use the reading strategy--- reading maps.
2. Students can understand the importance of learning a country’s history for learning the country and can express their opinions and views freely.
3. Students can understand the new words in a context.

Step 1 Leading-in

Look at the maps below and answer the following questions:

         Map 1                              Map 2

Q1: What type of map do they show ?

    It’s an administrative zoning map of the UK.

Q2: How many parts can you see that make up the UK in Map 1 ?

    It means four regions of the UK

Q3: Can you quickly find the capital of the UK on the map ? Why?

    Yes. The red circle stands for London.

Step 2 Before reading--- analyze the title
     Read the title, what information can you get ?

            What’s in a name?

Step 3 While reading---Task 1

Read the text and match the main idea.

Part 1(Para1－2)　  A．The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom．

Part 2(Para3)   B．The origin of the name of the UK．

Part 3(Para4－5)  C．The four countries work together in some areas．

Step 4 While reading---Task 2

Read the text again and fill in the table.

Step 5 While reading---Task 3

Read the text again and answer the following questions.

Q1: How many countries does the UK consist of ?

      4

Q2: What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?

      England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Q3: Which two were the first to be joined together ?

      England and Wales

Q4: What are the two chief advantages of studying the history of a country ?

     The first one is to help you understand more about the country and its traditions.

     The second one is to make visiting it more enjoyable.

Q5: What’s the author’s attitude towards studying the history ?

     Supportive/positive

Step 6 Post reading---Retell the text

    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 Homework

Review what you have learned.