高中英语人教版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 History and traditions学案设计

2019新人教高中英语必修二

Unit4 History and Traditions--Reading and Thinking公开课学案

学习目标：

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.

重点难点：

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.

学习过程：

Part ⅠLead-in

Look at the map on page 40 of the textbook and discuss the following questions in pairs.

1.What type of map is it?

______________________________________________________

2.How many parts can you see that make up the UK?

______________________________________________________

Part Ⅱ Prediction

Look at the title and the map and guess what the text is about.

From the title and the map,we can know that the article mainly talks about 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　.So it may be a(n)　　　　　(narration/exposition/argumentation). 

背景知识：

 the Romans 古罗马人

公元前8世纪，古罗马人建立了强大的中央集权国家。公元前58年以后的几年间，罗马统帅恺撒率领大军征服了外高卢（今法国、比利时等）后，又占领了不列颠岛北部。此后，古罗马的文明传入了不列颠。

 the Anglo-Saxons 盎格鲁—撒克逊人

欧洲古代日耳曼人的一支。由盎格鲁和撒克逊人融合而成。公元9世纪，西撒克逊国打败诸国，建立统一的英格兰王国。此后，不列颠岛上的部落逐渐发生融合，形成盎格鲁一撒克逊人，成为后来英格兰人的主要部族。

 the Vikings 北欧海盗

维京人，斯堪的纳维亚人的一支。大约8世纪入侵不列颠，来自北欧的挪威和丹麦。

 the Normans 诺曼人

诺曼人来自欧洲西北部，1066年诺曼底公爵威廉入侵英国并实现了诺曼王朝对英国的统治。

Part Ⅲ　Skimming for information

Activity 1　Read the text quickly and then write down the main idea of each part.

Part 1(Paras.1—2):　　　　　　　

⇓

Part 2(Para.3):　　　　　　　

⇓

Part 3(Paras.4—5):　　　　　　　

Activity 2　Read the text again and then answer the questions.

1.What are the four countries of the United Kingdom?Which two were the first to be joined together?

____________________________________________________________

2.What are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?

______________________________________________________________

Part Ⅳ　Scanning for details

Activity 1　Read the text again and sort out the information according to the timeline.

Activity 2　Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.

Activity 3　Draw a mind map to summarize the useful expressions in the conversation and act it out.

Part Ⅴ Reading for summary

Read the text once again and fill in the blanks.

   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 19th 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.____________

Part Ⅵ　Discussion

Discuss the following questions in pairs.

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

________________________________________________________________

2.    What important things should visitors know about before they come to China?

    _________________________________________________________________

Homework:

Your Australian friend Adam is coming to China next month for a short visit.He really likes Chinese history and traditions.What city would you recommend to him?Choose a historic city to write about,and draw a map of the city.

1.Consider which historic and traditional features you should include.

2.Draw a simple map of the city.Add icons and legends to the map to help others understand it.You can also include some reference photos,if possible.

参考答案：

　Part Ⅰ

1.It’s an administrative zoning map of the UK.

2.There are four different countries that make up the UK.

Part Ⅱ

the name’s changes of the UK;exposition

Part Ⅲ

Activity 1

Part 1(Paras.1—2):The origin of the name of the UK.

Part 2(Para.3):The similarities and differences of the four countries.

Part 3(Paras.4—5):The history,traditions and culture of the United Kingdom.

Activity 2

1.The four countries of the United Kingdom are England,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.England and Wales were the first two to be joined together.

2.Two chief advantages of studying the history of a country are to help you understand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it more enjoyable.

Part Ⅳ

Activity 1

Activity 2　

as well as　were joined to　added to　belonged to　broke away　keep your eyes open

　　Activity 3　

Part Ⅴ

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

Part Ⅵ

1.Studying a country’s history and culture before visiting it is important because it will help you understand the place better and have a more enjoyable experience.

2.Visitors to China should know something about the history of the country and about the cultural traditions of the area being visited,such as the food eaten,or the festivals celebrated there.