Book 2 Unit 4 History and Traditions B2U4 课文1 预习学案
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高中英语必修第二册同步单词+课文规整+高中题型-语法填空(单句练习)Unit 04Word & Phrase:Reading & Thinking:Reading for Writing:1.This is _____ they solved the problems in the city .2._____ our football team will win is uncertain yet .3._____ frightened us most was _____ two lights appeared suddenly in the darkness .4.My mother asked ____ was the matter with me .5.The reason I didn't come to the meeting was ____ I got ill .6.Please pass me the notebook ____ cover is yellow .7.Li Hua was one of the girls ____ have the chance to go abroad.8.He must be form Africa , ____ can be seen from his skin .9.Air ,___ we breathe every day , is around us all the time .10.1949 was the year ____ the New China was born .11.236I don't know the reason ____ she looks unhappy today .12.This is the village _____ my father worked three years ago .13.I still remember the day ____ the old scientist took us to the lab for the first time .14.The letter ______ I received yesterday is from my sister .15.The woman _____ you saw in the park is our geography teacher .16.Evidence has been piled up _______ drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to one’s health.17.Many experts believe that teachers’ development is _______ the key to better education lies.18.He was disappointed ____ he had learned from books quite differed from his actual life.19.Many people firmly believed ______ a healthy lifestyle can improve the quality of life.20.The question came up at the meeting ______ we had enough money for our research.21.It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, ______ the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race!22.Sorry I’m late, but you cannot imagine ______ great trouble I took to find your house.23.Teamwork, or cooperation, is ________ it takes for a football team to win a game.24.His promise ________ he would give away half of the year’s income to the disabled turned out a lie, ________ made the public feel cheated.25.The whole family were worried about Jane because no one was aware of ___she had gone.1.how2.Whether3.What4.what5.that6.whose7.who8.as9.which10.when11.why12.where13.when14.that15.whom16.that17.where18.what19.that20.whether21.that22.what23.what24.that25.which。
人教版高中英语必修二Unit4HistoryandTraditions知识点总结归纳完整版单选题1、Friendship, ______ on mutual respect and ______ feelings and activities, tends to last long.A.based; sharedB.basing; sharedC.based; sharingD.basing; sharing答案:C考查非谓语动词。
句意:友谊建立在相互尊重、分享感情和活动的基础上,往往会持续久远。
分析句子结构可知,该句谓语动词是 tends to ,base与逻辑主语Friendship之间是被动关系,故要用过去分词形式based作定语修饰Friendship;固定短语base on意为“基于;使建立在……基础上”,其中介词on后应接动名词sharing。
故选C项。
2、Only a(n) ________ of people are interested in that political issue. A.flockB.amountC.handfulD.bagful答案:C考查固定短语。
句意:只有少数人对那个政治问题感兴趣。
A. flock(鸟或羊等动物)群,一大群人;B. amount数量;C. handful一把;少数,少量;D. bagful满口袋。
a handful of 少量的,一小部分。
根据空前的“only”可知只有少数的人对政治感兴趣。
故选C。
3、With the Olympic flame ________, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came to an end on February 20th.A.to extinguishB.extinguishesC.extinguishedD.extinguishing答案:C考查非谓语动词的用法。
全国通用2023高中英语必修二Unit4HistoryandTraditions重点知识归纳单选题1、When ________ in this way, your friendship will soon be repaired.A.approachB.approachingC.to approachD.approached答案:D考查状语从句的省略。
句意:以这种方式接触,你们的友谊很快就会修复。
在状语从句中,如果从句的主语与主句的主语相同,且有be动词时,可省略主语和be动词。
主语your friendship和谓语动词approach之间为被动关系,即完整的句子为when your friendship is approached in this way。
省略之后为when approached in this way。
故选D。
2、When he woke up, he found himself ________ by a group of children.A.to be surroundedB.surroundingC.to be surroundingD.surrounded答案:D考查非谓语动词。
句意:当他醒来时,发现自己被一群孩子包围着。
分析句子结构可知,该句谓语动词是found ,surround与逻辑主语himself之间是被动关系,故要用过去分词形式surrounded作宾补。
故选D项。
3、With the camera still ________ to my eye, I turned and froze. With water ________ off its thick, brown hair, the bear st ared back at me.A.held; fallingB.held; fallenC.holding; fallingD.holding; fallen答案:A考查非谓语动词。
高中英语人教版必修第二册unit4重点句型详解UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS1.And so hold on when there is nothing in you所以当你一无所有时要坚持【词汇精讲】hold on是动词短语,意为“抓牢;坚持不懈;稍等一下”。
Though I met with a lot of difficulties,I held on.尽管我遇到了很多困难,但我坚持不懈。
2.An idiom is an expression which means something different from the meaning of the individual words.成语是一种表达方式,它的意思与单个词的意思不同。
【词汇精讲】individual作形容词,意为“单独的;个别的”;作名词,意为“个人”。
3.Why do you think William said his hometown was similar to Qufu?你认为威廉为什么说他的家乡与曲阜相似?【句式剖析】do you think是插入语,在句中不作成分,通常放在疑问词后。
当句子中有此类插入语时,句子要用陈述语序。
【句式拓展】常用于这种形式的动词有:think,suggest,hope,believe,suppose,guess,consider,imagine等。
What do you believe the earth is made up of?你觉得地球是由什么构成的?4.Getting to know a little bit about British history will help you solve this puzzle.了解一下英国历史会帮助你解决这个谜题。
【词汇精讲】puzzle作名词,意为“谜;智力游戏;疑问”,作动词,意为“迷惑;使困惑”。
What puzzles you is actually a puzzle for many parents in China.使你困惑的事实际上对很多中国父母来说也是个谜题。
2019新人教高中英语必修二Unit 4 History and Traditions整单元完整教案Unit 4 Listening and Speaking公开课教案Teaching aims:1.Enable students to get familiar with the vocabulary of“Confucius,Temple ofConfucius,Confucius’ descendants,Confucius’ educational thoughts”.2.Guide students to understand some English idioms and their related culturalallusions.3.Help students to talk about Confucius’ ideas on education and introduce thehistory and importance of a historic site.Teaching key and difficult points:1.To help students to get familiar with the vocabulary of“Confucius,Temple ofConfucius,Confucius’ descendants,Confucius’ educational thoughts”.2.To enable students to understand English idioms and the related cultural allusions.3.To lead students to talk about Confucius’ educational thoughts.Teaching procedures:StepⅠLead-inLook at the Opening Page and have a discussion.1.How do you understand the quote“A people without the knowledge of their pasthistory, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”by Marcus Garvey?2.Why is it important to protect historic buildings and cultural traditions? Suggested answers:1.In this quote, Garvey is emphasizing the importance of knowledge about thehistory of your country and people.He uses“people”in the countable form to refer to all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country,race,or other groups. In Garvey’s case, race is especially important.A tree is a good metaphor for a group of people.For example, we talk about“family trees”,which detail our relatives across time.A tree without roots would easily fall down and die.The roots also feed the tree.The roots of a treecannot usually be seen, but they often spread deep and wide. In this way, a people’s history also has deep roots that spread far and wide.If people do not know about their history, they will not learn from the past and will not be able to develop and progress well into the future.2. It is important to protect historic buildings and cultural traditions because theyare a record of our shared history and tell us a lot about who we are as a country and people.StepⅠListeningActivity 1 Warming upLook at some photos of Qufu.What can you say about these places?Temple of ConfuciusKong FamilyMansion Cemetery of Confucius Suggested answers:Activity 1 1.Temple of Confucius:The most famous and largest temple honoring the greatsage.It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.It covers 16,000 square meters and has 460 rooms.The main part consists of nine courtyards with several gates.Dacheng Hall stands at the centre and is the principal place for offering sacrifices to Confucius.2.Kong Family Mansion:Located to the east of the Temple of Confucius,this was thehistorical home of the descendants of Confucius from where they managed sites and ceremonies in Qufu.Today it is a museum.3.Cemetery of Confucius:This is where Confucius and his descendants areburied.There are more than 10,000 of them,buried here over 2,000 years.The cemetery has had many renovations and extensions in its history.Activity 2 PredictionPredict what the listening text is about by looking at Activity 2 on page 38.Suggested answer:The listening text is probably about the introduction of a great educator—Confucius. Activity 3First listeningListen to a conversation between a British tourist and a Chinese student in Qufu,and then write down what they say about Confucius.(红色为学生作答)Name Fact/Opinion about ConfuciusWilliam 1.Confucius is one of his favorite philosophers.2.He was a wise man.3.He lived over 2,500 years ago.Xiao Kong 1.Confucius has over 3 million descendants.2.He was a great educator and had many ideas about education.3.He was one of the greatest minds in history.Activity 4Second listening1.Listen again and decide whether these statements are true(T),false(F),or notmentioned (NM).(1)Confucius said that learning without understanding leads to confusion.()(2)Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy.()(3)As one of Confucius’ descendants,Xiao Kong’s name is recorded in the familytree.()(4)Dacheng Hall is the tallest building in Qufu.()2.Answer the question:Why do you think William said his hometown was similar toQufu?A.There are famous halls in his hometown.B.There are no tall buildings in his hometown.C.Both places have a famous person who was born there.D.His hometown doesn’t allow other buildings to be more noticeable than thehistoric buildings.Suggested answers:1.(1)F(2)F(3)NM(4)T2.DActivity 5Third listeningWrite down the English idioms that are used in the conversation.Explain their meanings and think about some Chinese equivalents.(红色为学生作答部分)English idiom Meaning Chinese equivalentAchilles’ heel something that is someone’s weakness弱点;要害pull one’s leg to joke with someone戏弄fish out of water someone who feels uncomfortable becausethey are in an unfamiliar place如芒在背StepⅠSpeakingActivity 1Draw a mind map to sort out the information about Confucius in this class and list some examples about his ideas on education.Suggested answer:Activity 2Think about a historic site that you have visited,work in groups and give an introduction to its history and importance.Suggested answer:I visited the Mogao Caves with my family recently.They are famous for their amazingpaintings and statues.They were constructed over many dynasties and are an important record of tradition and belief in China during that time.StepⅣHomework1.Share what you have learned in this class with your friends.2.Find more well-known English idioms and proverbs.Unit 4 Reading and Thinking公开课教案Teaching aims:1.Enable students to master how to read a map and know what the map shows and what the symbols mean.2.Guide students to identify the language features and the structure of the text.3.Help students to understand the significance of learning history for understanding the social and cultural situation of a country.Teaching key points:1.Lead students to apply different approaches of discourse analysis to deepen the understanding of the text and language use.2.Help students to explore and understand the basic information about the history and traditions of the UK.3.Master the structural, stylistic, and linguistic features of the exposition and the text.Teaching difficult points:1.Enable students to identify the language features and the structure of the text.2.Lead students to use critical thinking and talk about opinions and views about the UK.Teaching procedures:StepⅠLead-inAsk students to 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?Suggested answers:1.It’s an administrative zoning map of the UK.2.There are four different countries that make up the UK.Step Ⅰ PredictionLook at the title and the map and guess what the text is about.(红色部分学生作答)Part Ⅰ Skimming for informationActivity 1Read the text quickly and then write down the main idea of each part.⇓⇓Activity 2Read 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?Suggested answers:Activity 1Part 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 21.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 youunderstand more about the country and its traditions and to make visiting it moreenjoyable.StepⅠ Scanning for details(红色部分学生作答)Activity 1Read the text again and sort out the information according to the timeline.When?What happened?What changed?1st century Romans arrived Towns and roads5th century Anglo-Saxons came Language and the way houses were built8th century Vikings came Vocabulary and the names of locations across the UK11th century Normans conqueredEngland after theBattle of HastingsCastles built,the legal system changed,and new wordsfrom French introduced16th century Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England18th century Scotland was joined toEngland and Wales“The Kingdom of Great Britain” formed19th century Ireland was added“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”formed20th century The southern part ofIreland broke awayThe name changed to“the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland”Activity 2Complete the conversation about the UK using the phrases in their correct forms.Activity 3Draw a mind map to summarize the useful expressions in the conversation and act it out.Suggested answers:StepⅠ Reading for SummaryActivity 1Read the text once again and fill in the blanks.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 groups 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 hasa history (10)(date) back to Roman times.Suggested answers:(1)what(2)was joined(3)broke(4)shortened(5)that/which(6)built (7)to(8)enjoyable(9)an(10)datingStepⅠ DiscussionDiscuss 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?Suggested answers: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.StepⅠ Homework1.Recite the summary of the passage and share the knowledge with others.2.Do some research on Chinese history,traditions and culture and make a report.Unit4 Discover Useful Structures公开课教案Teaching aims:1.Enable students to identify the past participle and explore the functions of the past participle as the object complement and the attribute.2.Guide students to sum up the usage and the functions of the past participle as the object complement and attribute;3.Help students to use the past participle to express feelings and describe situations.Teaching key and difficult points:1.Lead students to understand the functions of the past participle as the object complement and the attribute in enriching the content of sentences, describing the characteristics of things and supplementing information.2.Enlighten students to use the past participle to express feelings and describe situations.3.How to use the past participle to express feelings and describe situations properly.StepⅠLead-inLook at some pictures and appreciate the past participle by answering the functions of it.1.a broken vase2.an injured player3.a bridge built in 19374.make themselves heardSuggested answers:1.作定语2.作定语3.作定语4.作宾语补足语Step Ⅰ Master the usage of the past participle as the attribute and the object complement.Activity 1 Find and underline the past participles in the sentences below.What function do the past participles have?Answer the questions below.1.Most people just use the shortened name:“the United Kingdom” or “the UK”.2.They use the same flag,known as the Union Jack,as well as share the same currency and military defence.3.They had castles built all around England,and made changes to the legal system.小结:shortened在句1中位置在名词,known as 在句2中位置在名词。
Unit 4 history and traditions workbook听说课逐字稿教材:人教版内容:必修2 Unit 4 history and traditions workbookSamovar the Special Teapot类型:高二年级听说课Good afternoon, distinguished judges. I'm contestant in my nineteen actually. it is my lucky number and today I'd like to share my teaching design on the lessons selected from PEP book two, unit 4 history and tradition.The focus on my lesson is to explore an effective way to make good use of the material and workbook to serve for the overall design of the whole unit, especially for the achievement of the project.and my analyses on it will be divided into the following six aspects,and I will explain it one by one.First es to the teaching philosophy. My teaching design is based on the new English criteria for regular high school with the bination of activity based approach to English learning, deep learning theoryNext es to the analysis of the teaching material under the sematic contacts of men in society.This unit reveal the theme of history and tradition. By exploring the historical and cultural traditions from around the world. The students will have deep insight of the similarity and difference among them. To develop the ability to appreciate and spread the value of cultural and traditions and broaden their international perspective and strengthen their cultural awareness and national pride.Now let's take a closer look at it.I have reorganized the learning material into three dimensions in the mode of project based learning.The lesson, I'd like to explain in detail is Samovar a Special Teapot. It is actually a material from workbook,the fifth period of this unit and belonging to the subtopic of reviewing.the similarity of different history and tradition.Now lets take a closer look at it.Actually. this passage is titledSamovar a Special Teapot.It is a speech given by a Russian student, in which she shared with US, her family treasureSamovar. There are four paragraphs in this passage in total.The first paragraph is the brief introduction about Samovar.The second paragraph is the further information about it. The author tell US the story about Samovar bee part of the family.And in the third paragraph, the author further explained the tea making process of Samovart and figured out the differences between British tea and Russian tea.The last paragraph is the end of the speech. The author put emphasis on the important role tea, which played in cultural transmission and reviewed the symbolization of Samovar.The language and the vocabulary and grammar is not difficult in this passage. So in order to make better use of this material and making more suitable for mystudent, I change this reading material into listening and speaking material.So the first paragraph is turned into listening and talking,the second and third paragraph is turned into listening and retelling while the last one is turned into reading aloud.Next es to the learners’ profile. The target student of this lesson as the senior one student in my school and my students are highly interested in history and tradition.They have initiated the exploration among them and began to think about the similarity and differences among them. However, the relatively remote and unfamiliar starry and history interdiction in erection making a challenge for my student to have a understanding and discussion on it. But they have gain some basic skill and expressions about cultural introduction and as a native of Chaoshan and my student have innate advantage when talking and discussing Chinese culture. As for the learning strategy,my students are accustomed to the activity like topic based speeches and discussions and cooperation in group.Base on this, I have the following learning objective.By the end of this lesson my student are expected to do well in the following aspects. Including effective munication, theme exploration ,information extraction and organization and cultural inheritance and application. The first and the third one are the learning focus while the second one are the learning challenges.Based on this learning objective, I have designed this following learning activity.This is the flow chart of the activity,as we can see each activity refreshed different characteristic of deep learning. Now let me explain it one by one. Activity one is listening and talkingIn this part a dialogue with student Alina is designed to guide the student to get the information they need in accurate English.This part make good use of HTML, CSS JAVASCRIPT and Speechtotext function.Only when the student can ask the preset question inaccurate english can they be replied with the recording accordingly,otherwise they will only be replied with the mean of confusion.The design of this part can not only increase the interest of learning, but also increase the authenticity of language munication and it also can lead the student to do the refreshment on their expression. especially the pronunciation. I think it is a good attempt to make good use of AI technology to do the teaching feedback and assessment.And here is a clip about it.Activity two is listening and retellingThis part carry out tricks or listening. Thanks to the smart classroom and every individual is equipped with an iPad, enabling them to choose to listening toars. According to their own interests and listen to the recording as many times as possible in the limited time.A student who choose the same listening part will form an expert group,and in the group they will exchange opinion on that and solve the problem, encounter and listening.and during this activity and the different levels of tips will be provided for the expert group and different group member can see help from the tips.In this way, I can achieve the aim of different teaching.Activity three is munication and pronunciationAfter in depth discussion and understand on the Samovar the same time,the student will be regrouped and make sure that each group have student who choose different listening task and then there will feel in the information gap. In the information exchange activity in group.and in this way,they can consolidate what they have learned. By teaching others and learn moreabout Samovar at the same time.After that,of course,a series of question will be raised to check their learning and among the question there is one asking the student to sort out the making process of Samovar, which can help the student express what they have learnt. Activity four is reading aloudThis part, a self make video is created. In the mode of .... in Guangdong and in this way, the last paragraph is making more meaningful.。
必修第二册Unit 4 History and Traditions 主题语境:人与社会(历史、社会与文化)【话题词汇】1.ancestor n.祖先2.nation n. 国家;民族3.origin n. 起源;起因4.defend v. 保护;保卫5.remote adj. 偏僻的;偏远的6.previous adj. 早先的7.ancient adj. 古代的8.dynasty n. 朝代9.symbol n. 象征10.history n. 历史11.geography n. 地理12.capital n. 首都;省会13.urban adj. 城市的14.position n. 位置15.surround v. 包围16.locate v. 找出……位置;安置在……【话题短语】1.diverse culture 多元文化2.cultural conflict 文化冲突3.enrich one's life 丰富某人的生活4.cross cultural munication 跨文化交际5.traditional art 传统艺术6.widen one's horizons 开阔……眼界7.originate from 起源于……8.pass down from generation to generation 一代一代传下来9.ups and downs 兴衰,沉浮10.track back to 追溯到【话题佳句】1.Aimed to promote the traditional Chinese culture, the students union is scheduled to hold a poetry recitation contest.为了弘扬中国传统文化,学生将会举办一场诗歌朗诵比赛。
2.The activity focus on Chinese folk music, aimed at promoting deeper appreciation of traditional Chinese music.活动以中国民族音乐为主旨,意在促进对中国传统音乐的深入了解。
Unit4 History and traditions Section 2-3重点词汇短语句型Section21.charge用法详解(1)vt.给......充电Before use,the battery must be charged.电池使用前必须充电。
(2)vt.收费;要价Charge sb.(money)for sth. 因某事向某人收费。
We won’t charge you for delivery.我们送货不收取你的费用。
(3)vt.控告;职责;谴责Charge sb. with(doing)sth. 因做某事而谴责/控告某人He was charged with murder.他被指控犯有谋杀罪。
(4)n.要价,收费admission charges 入场费free of charge 免费Delivery is free of charge.免费送货。
(5)n.【U】主管;掌管take charge of 主管;掌管in charge of 负责/主管in the charge of 负责/主管in the charge of=in one’s charge 由......负责/主管He took charge of the farm after his father’s death.他在父亲去世后掌管了农场。
I’m leaving the school in your charge.我这就把学校交给你掌管。
特别注意表示“因......控告......”的短语:accuse ...... of......2.announce用法详解(1)vt.宣布;宣告(决定,计划等);(尤指通过广播)通知announce sth.(to sb.)(向某人)宣布某事announce that......宣布......;通知......It is announced that...... 据宣布......They officially announced the news to the reporters. 他们正式向记者发布了这条新闻。
Book 2 Unit 4 History and Traditions
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
预习学案
I.Pre-reading Array 1.Look at the map. What does it show?
2.Look at the map, what type of map is it?
① A topographic map (地形图)
② A traffic map
③ A weather map
④ A resource map
⑤An administrative zoning map (行政区划图)
II.Fast reading
1. Skim the text (P40) and choose the best answer.
1. What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The history of the United Kingdom.B.The geography of the United Kingdom.C.The people of the United Kingdom.D.The politics of the United Kingdom.2.Read the text and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1 (Paras 1-2) A. The history, traditions and culture of the United Kingdom.Part 2 (Para 3) B. The origin of the name of the UK.
Part 3 (Paras 4-5) C.The four countries work together in some areas.
III.Careful reading
1.Fill in the blanks according to the text.
2.Read again and sort out the information according to the timeline.
3.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.
1.Finally, 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.
该句是一个复合句。
该句主句为:the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK;which resulted in the full
name we have today为____________________指前面整句话的内容,we have today为定语从句修饰先行词___________________________。
译文:____________________________________________________________________________ 2.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.
该句是一个复合句。
该句主句为:
_______________________________________________________________________;其中Almost everywhere you go in the UK为__________从句;who took over at different times throughout history为定语从句修饰先行词__________。
译文:_________________________________________________________________________
3.The capital city London is a great place to start, as it is an ancient port city that has a history dating all the way back to Roman times.
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IV.Consolidation 根据课文完成短文
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 19 th 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.
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