Unit 4 History and traditions Reading and Thinking 教案-高中英語人教版（2019）必修第二冊

1、Book2 Unit4 History and traditionsReading and Thinking: Whats in a NameLearning aims：1.Grasp some important words and phrases in this part. Learn about the geography, society and culture of the UK.2.Read the title and guess the topic. Learn to summarize the brief history of a countrys development.3.

2、 Let students understand the significance of studying history to understand the social and cultural situation of a country, and be able to express it in their own language.4. Think deeply about the relationship between history and social culture.Important and difficult points:1.Guide students to mas

3、ter the essentials of reading maps2.Enable students to understand and learn new vocabulary in context.Teaching procedures:Lead-inStep1: “Look at the map, can you tell what type of map it is?” (A: It is an administrative zoning map.)Explained to the students that the map in the textbook was an admini

4、strative map of Britain. Other types of maps include topographic map, traffic map, weather map, resource map, etc.Pre-readingStep 2: Asks the students to observe the map in the text and identify the type, function and the meaning of the icon. Q1: What does it show?Q2: What is it used for?Q3: What do

5、 the different symbols (e.g., icons, circles, spots) and colours stand for?Suggested answer:A1: The map shows the British Isles, the islands which make up the Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Ireland (Ireland and Northern Ireland).A2: It is used to show the four different countries t

6、hat make up the UK and some of the major cities.A3: The small circles stand for big cities, the red spot stands for the capital and different colours stand for different regions or countries.Step 3 New wordsUse ppt to show some words and phrases in the passage. Show the part of speech, meaning, exam

7、ple sentences and pictures to help the students to understand and remember them.While-readingStep 4: Fast reading( )1.What is mainly discussed in this passage? A. The history of the United KingdomB. The geography of the United KingdomC. The people of the United KingdomD. The politics of the United K

8、ingdom2. Read the text and match the main idea of each partPart 1 (Paras.12) A. The history, traditions and culture of the UK. Part 2 (Para.3) B. The origin of the name of the UK Part 3 (Paras.45) C. The four countries work together in some area3.Read the map and answer the two questions in activity

9、 1.Q1: What are the four countries of the United Kingdom? Which two were the first to be joined together?Q2: According to the text, what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?Suggested answer:A1: (1) England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (2) England and Wales were th

10、e first two to be joined together.A2: (1) To help you understand more about the country and its traditions.(2) To make visiting it more enjoyable.Step 5: Careful readingRead again and sort out the information according to the timeline. Students search the text to find relevant information and comple

11、te activity 3.Remind students to pay attention to two aspects when scanning: scanning is to find the key information needed, do not read the key information of this activity including time, event, result or impact word by word.Students read the text and fill in the form of activity 3 according to th

12、e time clues. After filling out, the students check in pairs, then the teacher checks the answers.(1) Scan for key information: time, event, result, and impact.(2) Read the text and fill in the form of activity 3 according to the time clues.(3) Find out the brief process of the development of Britis

13、h history.Practise reading for detailed information. Suggested answer:When? What happened? What changed?1th century Romans arrived towns and roads5th century Anglo-Saxons came language and way houses were built6th century Vikings came vocabulary and names of locations across the UK11th century Norma

14、ns conquered England after the Battle of Hastings castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced16th century Wales was joined to Kingdom of England18th centuryScotland was joined to England and WalesKingdom of Great Britain”formed/created19th century Ireland was added“Unit

15、ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” formed/created20th century the southern part of Ireland broke away name changed to “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”Step 6 Important phrasesUse ppt to show some = phrases in the passage. Show meaning, example sentences and pictures to hel

16、p the students to understand and remember them.Step 7 Complete activity 4Let the students say the meaning of the phrase, help the students to confirm the exact meaning of the phrase, to activate the purpose of existing knowledge.First, ask students to identify the roles in the conversation.What rela

17、tionship do you think the two speakers in the conversation have?Next, let the students complete the task of filling in the blanks independently.Finally, the teacher checks the answers.as well as; belong to; added to; joined to; broke away; keep your eyes openStep 9 After readingDiscuss the questions

18、 in groups.“Why is it important to study the history and culture of a country before visiting it?”Suggested answers:“Because it will help you understand the place better and you will have a more enjoyable experience.Because their culture and have a richer experience.And you will be able to interact

19、better with the people ”“What important things should visitors know about before they come to China?”Suggested answers:“Festivals celebrated; Food eaten; Famous scenic spots ”Language points Important words kingdom n. 王國；領(lǐng)域a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queenunited kingdom 聯(lián)合王國（英國

20、）animal kingdom 動物界chief adj. 最重要的；最高級別的n. （公司或機構(gòu)的）首領(lǐng)；酋長a leader or ruler of a people or clanchief executive 行政長官in chief 主要地，尤其puzzle n. 謎；智力游戲；疑問vt. 迷惑；使困惑If something puzzles you, you do not understand it and feel confused.jigsaw puzzle 七巧板；智力拼圖玩具crossword puzzle 縱橫字謎游戲nearby adj. 附近的；鄰近的adv. 在附近

21、near in position; not far awaycurrency n.通貨；貨幣the system of money that a country usescurrency exchange 貨幣兌換；外匯兌換foreign currency 外幣military adj. 軍事的；軍用的connected with soldiers or the armed forcesmilitary affairs 軍事；軍務(wù)military training 軍事訓(xùn)練；軍訓(xùn)defence n. 防御；保衛(wèi)the action of defending from or resisting

22、attacknational defence 國防defence forces 國防軍legal adj. 法律的；合法的connected with the lawlegal system 法律制度legal protection 法律保護；合法保護surround vt. 圍繞；包圍to be all around sth/sbsurround sound 環(huán)繞立體聲surround speaker 環(huán)繞聲音箱evidence n. 證據(jù)；證明the facts, signs or objects that make you believe that sth is truein evide

23、nce 明顯的give evidence 作證achievement n. 成就；成績；達到a thing that sb has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skillacademic achievement 學(xué)業(yè)成就；學(xué)業(yè)成績Outstanding achievement 業(yè)績；杰出成就Step 10 SummaryEnglish language is full of distinctive British cultural characteristics. Therefore, learning En

24、glish is necessary to understand the British culture, understanding the British culture will also play a promoting role in learning English.The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history 1. _ (explore), which can help you understand much more about the country and its traditions. Almost every

25、where you go in the UK, you will 2. (surround) by evidence of four different groups of people who took over at different times throughout history. The first group, the Romans, 3. (come) in the first century. Some of their great 4. (achievement) included building towns and roads. Next, the Anglo-Saxons arrived in the 5. (five) cent