Unit4HistoryandTraditionsReadingandthinking導(dǎo)學(xué)案-高中英語人教版2

UnitFourReadingandthinking導(dǎo)學(xué)案Aims:Tolearnhowtosummarizethemainideaofaparagraph.2.Toexpressoneideausingdifferentformations.Stepone.Readthepassageandworkoutthefollowingquestions.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThehistoryoftheUnitedKingdom.B.ThegeographyoftheUnitedKingdom.C.ThepeopleoftheUnitedKingdom.D.ThepoliticsoftheUnitedKingdom.2、Whatisthegenre(語篇類型)ofthetext?A.Narration(敘述文)B.Argumentation(議論文)C.Exposition(說明文)3.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?________________________________________________________4.Whichofthefollowingisthedifferentareaofthefourcountries?A.FlagB.CurrencyC.MilitarydefenseD.Legalsystems5.What'stheauthor’sattitudetowardsstudyingthehistoryofacountry?A.SupportiveB.NeutralC.IndifferentD.DoubtfulStep2.課文縮寫七選五TheUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,Britain,England—manypeopleareconfusedbywhatthesedifferentnamesmean.___1_____GettingtoknowalittlebitaboutBritishhistorywillhelpyousolvethispuzzle.Inthe16thcentury,thenearbycountryofWaleswasjoinedtotheKingdomofEnglandLater,inthe18thcentury,thecountryScotlandwasjoinedtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.2Sotodaywehavethefullname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.ThefourcountriesthatbelongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.Theyusethesameflag,knownastheUnionJack,aswellassharethesamecurrencyandmilitarydefence.3Forexample,England,Wales,Scotland,andNorthernIrelandallhavedifferenteducationsystemsandlegalsystems.4Exploringitcanhelpyouunderstandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.Studyingthehistoryofthecountrywillmakeyourvisitmuchmoreenjoyable.5.ItisanancientportcitythathasahistorydatingallthewaybacktoRomantimes.PeoplefromtheUKarecalled“British”However,theyalsohavesomedifferences.Sowhatisthedifferencebetweenthem,ifany?ThecapitalcityLondonisagreatplacetostart.TheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistoryFinally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK.ThereissomuchmoretolearnabouttheinterestinghistoryandcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.Step3.Summarizethemainideaofparagraph2andparagraph4Themainideaofparagraph2___________________________________________________________Themainideaofparagraph4_____________________________________________________________________Moreexamples:高考題一Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory．Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer(征服)Ireland．Forhundredsofyears，theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish．Finally，in1921，theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIreland．Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo"Irelands"．NorthernIreland，inthenorth，ispartoftheUnitedKingdom．TheRepublicofIreland，inthesouth，isanindependentcountry．Inthe1840sthemaincrop，potatoes，wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750，000peoplediedofhunger．This，andashortage(短缺)ofwork，forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSA，theUK，AustraliaandCanada．Asaresultoftheseproblems，thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851．Formanyyears，themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers．Today，manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices．Lifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside，wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace．TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarmheartedandfriendly．0scarWilde，afamousIrishwriter，oncesaidthattheIrishwere"thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks"．Sinceindependence，Irelandhasrevived(復(fù)興)itsowncultureofmusic，language，literatureandsinging．DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments．0therkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin，whistles，etc．1．WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraphl?A．HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish．B．HowIrelandgainedindependence．C．HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIreland．D．Howtwo"Ireland"cameintobeing．2．ThelastparagraphismainlyaboutA．theIrishcharacterB．IrishcultureC．IrishmusicalinstrumentsD．a(chǎn)famousIrishwriter3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LifeinIrelandB．AVeryDifficultHistoryC．Ireland，PastandPresentD．TheIndependenceofIreland高考題二Grownupsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince．Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater．Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway．Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson．Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears．0neexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:0ncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(嘗試)increasethelengthoftimeandwewillrememberit．Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem．Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks．Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn．Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood．Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse．Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned．Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment．1．Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood．B．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrownups．C．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords．D．Storiesforchildrenarceasytoremember．2．Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_______．A．presentingresearchfindingsB．settingdowngeneralrulesC．makingaparisonD．usingexamples3．Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______．A．a(chǎn)resultofoverlearningB．a(chǎn)specialcaseofcrammingC．a(chǎn)skilltodealwithmathproblemsD．a(chǎn)basicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4．Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams．B．It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway．C．It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory．D．Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest．Step4Sentenceanalyzing1.Finally,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIrelandbrokeawayfromtheUK,whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.1)Which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句，起補(bǔ)充說明的作用、句子仿寫：我們班贏了這次比賽，這讓我們非常興奮。________________________________________________________________________2)resultin導(dǎo)致resultfrom由…導(dǎo)致Hissuccess____________hishardworkanddetermination.Theaccident___________thedriver’scarelessdriving.Theheavyrain__________floodinginseveralareas.Skippinghealthcan_________healthproblems.定語從句轉(zhuǎn)換成非謂語動詞，whichresultedinthefullnamewehavetoday.可換成非謂語動詞形式：_____________________________________________.Moreexamples:ThefourcountriesthatbelongtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas._______________2.）Theyusethesameflag,knownastheUnionJack,aswellassharethesamecurrency.__________________________3.）You’llbesurroundedbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewhotookoveratdifferenttimes._________Step5課文語法填空StudyingBritishhistorycanhelpyouunderstand1__________theUnitedKingdom,GreatBritain,BritainandEnglandmean.Inthe16thcentury,Waleswasjoined2_________theKingdomofEngland.Inthe18thcentury,Scotlandwasjoined3________(create)theKingdomofGreatBritain.Inthe19thcentury,theKingdomofIrelandwasaddedtocreatetheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.However,inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIreland4._______(break)awayfromtheUK,whichresulted5________thefullnamewehavetoday:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Althoughthefourcountriesworktogetherinsomeareas,theystillhavesomedifferences.TheUnitedKingdomhasalongandinterestinghistory6___________(explore),_7_____canhelpyouunderstandmuchmoreaboutthecountryanditstraditions.NomatterwhereyougointheUK,youwill8___________(surround)byevidenceoffourdifferentgrou