【课件】Unit+4Reading+and+Thinking+课件人教版（2019）必修第二册+

Unit4ReadingandThinkingToreadaboutthehistoryandtraditionsoftheUK.2.TobeabletogiveabriefintroductionoftheUK.GreatBritain

theUnitedKingdomItsfullnameistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,commonlyknownasthe

UK.WhatistheUKfamousfor?WhatcomestoyourmindwhenyouthinkoftheUK?Thecountry’sprincipaltouristdestinationsarein

London,withthe

TowerofLondonbeingthesinglemostvisitedattractioninthecountry.The

UnitedKingdom

istheworld’s

8thbiggesttouristdestination.TheBritishMuseumwasbuiltin1735.Ithasacollectionof

atleast

8millionobjects,includingsomeofitsmostworld-famousartefacts,suchastheRosettaStone,EgyptianmummiesandtheElginmarbles.TheBritishMuseumDoyouknowanytouristattractionsinLondon?

TowerofLondonThe

TowerofLondon

isanancientfortress(堡垒)

andhistoricmonumentincentralLondon.

TheTower’sprimaryfunctionwasafortress,aroyalpalace,anda

prison,particularlyfornobleandroyalprisoners.TowerBridgeTowerBridge,whichwasbuiltfrom1886to1894,isacombinedbascule(开合)andsuspensionbridge(吊桥)inLondon,overtheRiverThames.TowerBridgeTowerofLondonTowerBridgeisclosetotheTowerofLondon,fromwhichittakesitsname.Ithasbecomeaniconicsymbol

(象征符号)ofLondon.IttowersaboveWestminsterandtheHousesofParliamentgivingyouafantasticbird’seyeview

overallofLondon.LondonEyeTheridetakes30minutes,andcarriesyouuptoaheightof135metres.What’sInANameTheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England——manypeopleareconfusedbywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.Sowhatisthedifferencebetweenthem,ifany?GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywillhelpyousolvethispuzzle.

beconfusedby对...感到困惑puzzlen.谜；智力游戏；vt.迷惑；使困惑(1)inapuzzle感到困惑(2)puzzledadj.感到困惑的puzzlingadj.令人困惑的bepuzzledabout对......迷惑不解Facingthe_______________(puzzle)situation,themanagerlooked_______________(puzzle).puzzlingpuzzled面对令人费解的情况，经理一脸不解。Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWaleswasjoinedtotheKingdomofEngland.Later,inthe18thcentury,thecountryScotlandwasjoinedtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.

join...to...把...和...连接或联结起来joinsb.indoingsth.加入某人一起做某事Finally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Mostpeoplejustusetheshortenedname:“theUnitedKingdom”or“theUK”.PeoplefromtheUKarecalled“British”,whichmeanstheUKisalsooftenreferredtoasBritainorGreatBritain.

breakawayfrom脱离；背叛；逃脱

resultin导致resultfrom由于

refer...to...as...把...称为...ThefourcountriesthatbelongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.Theyusethesameflag,knownastheUnionJack,aswellassharethesamecurrencyandmilitarydefence.However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.Forexample,England,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIrelandallhavedifferenteducationsystemsandlegalsystems.Theyalsohavetheirowntraditions,liketheirownnationaldaysandnationaldishes.AndtheyevenhavetheirownfootballteamsforcompetitionsliketheWorldCup!

属于

教育体系

legaladj.法律的；合法的illegaladj.不合法的；非法的illegallyadv.不合法地；非法的belongto属于(无被动语态和进行时态)belongingsn.所有物；财物；财产1.ProfessorWilliamskeepstellinghisstudentsthatthefuturebelongstothewell-educated.威廉姆斯教授一直告诉他的学生：未来属于受过良好教育的人。2.Thetaxidriveroftenremindspassengerstotaketheir_____________________(belong)whentheygetoffthecar.belongingsdefencen.防御；保卫(1)indefenceof...保护/保卫......;为......辩护(2)defendvt.保护；保卫defend...from/against...保护/保卫....免受...1.Itisourdutytodefendourcountryagainstattrack.保卫我们的国家不受攻击是我们的责任。

2.Agooddiethelpsbuildthebody’snatural__________(defend).defenceTheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistorytoexplore,whichcanhelpyouunderstandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Thefirstgroup,theRomans,cameinthefirstcentury.Someoftheirgreatachievementsincludedbuildingtownsandroads.besurroundedby被......包围

takeover

接管，掌管

included包括includedoingsth.包括做某事

surroundvt.围绕；包围(1)besurroundedby/with被...环绕/包围(2)surroundingadj.周围的，附近的surroundingsn.（复数）环境1.______________(surround)bytheforest,thevillagelooksverybeautiful.2.Livinginbeautifulandcomfortable_____________(surround),wefeelveryhappy.Surroundedsurroundingsevidencen.证据；证明(1)Thereissomeevidencethat...有证据证明......(2)evidentadj.明显的，明白的It’sevidentthat...很明显....1.Itisevidentthatoutdooractivitiesaregoodforus.

很明显，户外活动对我们有好处。2.Itisevident_____________themanishighlythoughtofinthecompany.thatachievementn.成就；成绩；达到(1)asenseofachievement成就感(2)achievevt.完成；达到；获得1.Evenasmallsuccesscangiveyouasenseofachievement.

即便是小小的成功也能给你一种成就感。2.ThewomanscientistwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsforthosegreat_______________(achieve)madebyher.achievements

Next,theAnglo-Saxonsarrivedinthefifthcentury.TheyintroducedthebeginningsoftheEnglishlanguage,andchangedthewaypeoplebuilthouses.TheVikingscameintheeighthcentury,leftbehindlostsofnewvocabury,andalsothenamesofmanylocationsacrosstheUK.ThelastgroupweretheNormans.

leavebehind留下TheyconqueredEnglandafterthewell-knownBattleofHastingsinthe11thcentury.TheyhadcastlesbuiltallaroundEngland,andmadechangestothelegalsystem.TheyNormanswereFrench,somanyFrenchwordsslowlyenteredintotheEnglishlanguage.

makechange进行变更；做出改变

enterinto成为...的一部分；进入ThereissomuchmoretolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.ThecapitalcityLondonisagreatplacetostart,asitisanancientportcitythathasahistorydatingallthewaybacktoRomantimes.detebackto上溯至;追溯至(datefrom)alltheway一直Therearecountlesshistoricsitestoexplore,andlotsofmuseumswithancientrelicsfromallovertheUK.TheUKisafascinatingmixofhistoryandmodernculture,withbothnewandoldtraditions.Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.

besurprisedtodosth.很惊奇地做某事一、文本整体理解：理清文章结构1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.ThehistoryoftheUnitedKingdom.B.ThegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.C.ThepoliticsoftheUnitedKingdom.D.TheclimateoftheUnitedKingdom.2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Para1.

A.Theconfusionmadebythefournames.

Para2.

B.Londoncanpresentyouitspastandpresent.

Para3.

C.TheinfluenceforeignershadontheUnitedKingdom.

Para4.

D.Howdoesthename“theUnitedKingdom”

comeintobeing?

Para5.

E.Thefourcountriesworktogetherinsomeareasbutstillhavesomedifferences.ADECB1.Howdomanypeoplefeelwhentheyseethefournames？A.Satisfied.B.Confused.C.Disappointed.D.Curious.2.Inwhichaspectdothefourcountrieshavedifferences?A.Currency.B.Militarydefence.C.EducationsystemD.Nationalflag.3.WhydoestheEnglishlanguagehavesomanyFrenchwords?

A.BecauseoftheinfluenceoftheRomans.

B.Becauseofthe