《History and Traditions》Reading and Thinking PPT教学课件

人教版高中英语必修二《History and Traditions》Reading and Thinking PPT教学课件，共64页。

Learn about a country through its history

Before you read，discuss the questions in pairs.

The map shows the British Isles，the islands which make up the Great Britain（England，Scotland，and Wales）and Ireland（Ireland and Northern Ireland）. It is used to show the four different countries that make up the UK  and some of the major cities. 

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

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.

The 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.

According to the text，what are two chief advantages of studying the history of a country?

Language points

1 puzzle n. & vt.

（1）n. 谜；智力游戏；疑问

搭配：in a puzzle 不知如何是好，感到困惑

He was in a puzzle about what to do next.

下一步做什么，他感到困惑不解。

crossword puzzle 填字游戏

He thought he had solved the puzzle. 他认为他已经解开了那个谜。

（2）vt. 迷惑；使困惑

What puzzles me is why his books are so popular.

令我不解的是，他的书为什么如此受欢迎。

She was puzzling over the cause of the events.

她在苦苦思索这些事件的起因。 ［词汇复现］

He was trying to puzzle out how he should react in an emergency.

他正在琢磨如何在紧急情况下作出反应。 ［词汇复现］

【词语积累】

puzzling adj. 令人迷惑的        puzzled adj. 迷惑不解的，困惑的

puzzlement n. 迷惑，困惑

2  join...to... 把……和……连接或联结起来

Every individual or group is joined to the world by the Internet.

每一个个人或团体都通过互联网与世界相连。 ［词汇复现］

【归纳拓展】

connect...to/with/and... 把……与……连接起来（具体含义）

join in 参加；加入

join sb. in doing sth. 和某人一起做某事

The engineer connected my computer with the others.

工程师把我的电脑与其他电脑连接起来。

All the family join me in wishing you a happy future.所有的家人同我一道祝你未来幸福。

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