高中英語(yǔ)必修二 Unit 4 History and traditions Reading and Thinking

1、Unit 4 History and traditionsReading and ThinkingPredictionWhat do you know about the United Kingdom (UK)?UK is, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, considered as a political unit.The capital of England is London.Learning new words1puzzle n謎；智力游戲；疑問(wèn) vt.迷惑；使困惑(教材P40) Getting to k

2、now a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle了解一點(diǎn)英國(guó)歷史將有助于你解決這個(gè)難題。例句： Im in a puzzle as to what to do next. 對(duì)于下一步該做什么我也不知道。My sister puzzles me and makes me anxious. 我妹妹總讓我捉摸不透，弄得我焦慮不安。Learning new words(1)be in a puzzle 感到困惑be a puzzle to sb對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)謎(2)puzzle about/over苦苦思考(3

3、)puzzled adj困惑的，迷惑不解的puzzling adj 令人迷惑不解的例句：I saw him puzzle over an arithmetic problem. 我看見(jiàn)他正在苦心思索一道算術(shù)題。Im in a puzzle as to how to get along with him對(duì)如何和他相處使我感到困惑。Learning new words2evidence n證據(jù)；證明例句：There is now convincing evidence that smoking causes lung cancer現(xiàn)在有令人信服的證據(jù)證明吸煙導(dǎo)致肺癌。We found furthe

4、r scientific evidence for this theory.我們找到了進(jìn)一步證實(shí)這種理論的科學(xué)根據(jù)。Learning new words(1) There is some evidence that有證據(jù)證明(2) evident adj明顯的，明白的Its evident that 很明顯例句：Modern science has given clear evidence that smoking can lead to many diseases現(xiàn)代科學(xué)對(duì)吸煙能導(dǎo)致多種疾病已經(jīng)給出了明確的證據(jù)。It is evident that the man is highly tho

5、ught of in the company很顯然，這個(gè)人在公司里受到高度評(píng)價(jià)。Learning new words3surround vt. 圍繞；包圍(教材P40) 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幾乎無(wú)論你走到英國(guó)的任何地方，你都會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)歷史上有四種不同的人在不同的時(shí)期統(tǒng)治過(guò)英國(guó)。例句：The professor

6、 likes to surround himself with his students那位教授喜歡和他的學(xué)生們?cè)谝黄稹earning new words(1) surroundwith用包圍be surrounded with/by被包圍/環(huán)繞(2) surrounding adj周圍的；附近的(3) surroundings n環(huán)境；周邊事物(復(fù)數(shù))例句：The small village is surrounded with green mountains and clear rivers, attracting visitors from every corner青山綠水環(huán)抱著村寨，

7、吸引著各方來(lái)客。Learning new words4belong to 屬于(教材P40) The four countries that belong to the United Kingdom work together in some areas屬于英國(guó)的四個(gè)國(guó)家在某些領(lǐng)域進(jìn)行合作。(1) belong to表示“屬于”，不能用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)和被 動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)(2) belongings n財(cái)產(chǎn)，所有物例句：No matter what happens, Taiwan belongs to China不論發(fā)生什么事情，臺(tái)灣都屬于中國(guó)。Professor Williams keeps tellin

8、g his students that the future belongs to the well educated威廉姆教授一直告誡他的學(xué)生們未來(lái)屬于受過(guò)良好教育的人。Learning new words5jointo 把和連接或聯(lián)結(jié)起來(lái)(教材P40) In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England16世紀(jì)，附近的威爾士并入英格蘭王國(guó)。(1) join the army/club參軍/加入俱樂(lè)部join in參加(比賽、活動(dòng)等)(2) connectwith把和聯(lián)系起

9、來(lái)例句：The island, joined to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go島上有一座橋與大陸相連，去那里很方便。People all over the world usually connect China with silk and good food世界各地的人們通常把中國(guó)與絲綢和美食聯(lián)系在一起。Lets play1. 有證據(jù)顯示，進(jìn)行戶外活動(dòng)對(duì)我們有好處。_ outdoor activities are good for us2. _ (surround) by the forest, the village looks very

10、beautiful3. Living in beautiful and comfortable _ (surround), we feel very happy4. Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle _ me5. The _ look on her face suggested she was _ over the _ maths problem(puzzle)Theres some evidence thatSurroundedsurroundingstopuzzledpuzzlingpuzzlingLets play6. It is s

11、aid that more than two hundred students have _ (參加討論)7. As far as I know, it is five years since he _ (參軍)8. As is known to us, China is a country _ (belong) to the third world9. My friend will help you move your _ (belong) to your new house10. 剪紙有1 500多年的歷史，屬于中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù)。Paper-cutting has a history of

12、over 1,500 years, _ traditional art in Chinajoined in the discussionjoined the armybelongingbelongingswhich belongs toLearning sentence pattern1if條件狀語(yǔ)從句的省略形式(教材P40) So what is the difference between them, if any?如果有的話，那么它們之間有什么區(qū)別呢？if any 如果有的話if so 如果這樣的話if not 如果不這樣的話if necessary如果有必要的話if possible如

13、果有可能的話Learning sentence pattern例句：There maybe some mistakes in my composition. If any, please help me point them out我的作文可能有些錯(cuò)誤。如果有的話，請(qǐng)幫我指出來(lái)。Did you cheat in the exam? If so, you wont get away with it你在考試中作弊了嗎？如果這樣的話，你將不會(huì)逃脫懲罰。Learning sentence pattern2as well as 既又，連接并列成分(教材P40) They use the same fla

14、g, known as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military defence他們使用同一面國(guó)旗，也就是英國(guó)國(guó)旗，也擁有同樣的貨幣和國(guó)防。(1)known as the Union Jack為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾名詞flag；(2)as well as既又，可連接兩個(gè)平行結(jié)構(gòu)。動(dòng)詞形式與as well as之前的主語(yǔ)一致；(3)as well as連接并列主語(yǔ)時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與前面的主語(yǔ)一致。Learning sentence pattern練習(xí)：1.我是李華，我想知道周末你是否有空。如果有空咱們面談?dòng)嘘P(guān)

15、餐桌禮儀的問(wèn)題。Im Li HuaIm wondering if you are available at the weekend_ table manners.2. Great scientific achievements will have a positive effect on our life as _ as society3. (2019天津卷) Amy, as well as her brothers, _ (give) a warm welcome when returning to the village last weekIf so, lets have a face t

16、o face talk about wellwas givenFast readingSkim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.1What is mainly discussed in this passage?AThe history of the United KingdomBThe geography of the United KingdomCThe people of the United KingdomDThe politics of the United Kingdom答案：AFast reading2Read the text

17、 and match the main idea of each partPart 1(Paras12)AThe history, traditions and culture of the United KingdomPart 2(Para3) BThe origin of the name of the UKPart 3(Paras45) CThe four countries work together in some areas答案：BCACareful readingRead the text (P4041) carefully and then choose the best an

18、swer.1Which invaders influenced Londons language most?AAnglo-SaxonsBRomansCNormans DVikings2From the passage，we know that _Aall the four countries share the same educational systemBthe Romans came to England before the Anglo-SaxonsCit was easy for Northern Ireland to join England, Scotland and Wales

19、Din the 19th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UKCareful reading3How many countries does the UK consist of?ATwoBThreeCFourDFive4What should you do if you want to make your trip to the UK more enjoyable?AKnow the locationBFind a companyCFind a good guideDStudy the history of t

20、he country ahead of time答案：1-4.ABCDStudy readingAnalyze the following difficult sentences in the text1Finally, 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 該句是一個(gè)復(fù)合句。該句主句為：the southern part of Ireland broke away fr