Unit 2
The United Kingdom
Useful words and expressions
Match the following useful words according
to their English meaning.
consist of
accomplish
divide…into
clarify
break away
(from)
to succeed in doing sth.
separate … into
be made up of
escape from someone
cause sth. to become clear
or easier to understand
to make someone like
or admire
enjoyable
convenience
attract
collection
leave out
the quality of being
useful and convenient
fail to include a person
or thing
a group of objects that
have been collected
providing pleasure or
happiness
Language points
consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成
习惯搭配：
1) consist of = be made up of
(注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态)
This club consists of more than 200 members.
A university consists of teachers, administrators and students.
由…组成, 由…构成, 包括
2) consist in
The beauty of the picture consists in its balance of colors.
3) consist with
The information consists with his account.
2)在于, 存在于
3)一致,符合
2. divide
The teacher divided our class into four groups.
divide …into … 把 …分成 …
The children divided up the candy among themselves.
divide sth. among / between sb.在 …中分配
We shall not let such a small matter divide us.
分, 划分；分裂
divide, separate都有“分开”之意。
divide指把一个整体按要求分成几个部分，
暗示分配之意；也可指分开两个对立的
事物。
separate指把两个人或物分开，着重从原属
一个整体中移居一部分或把两者隔开。
1). The apple was _______ into two.
2). We _______the money equally.
3). Oxygen can be ________ from water.
4). The Taiwan Strait ________ Taiwan from Fujian.
divided
divided
separated
separates
Have a try.
3、clarify 　
I hope that what I say will clarify the situation.
His mind suddenly clarified.

拓展: clarification n.
vt. 澄清,讲清楚;阐明
vi.得到澄清;变得明晰
4、accomplish vt. ；
They didn't accomplish the purpose desired.

They have accomplished their task successfully.

The journey was accomplished in five weeks.
完成
实现
完成
complete, finish, end, conclude, accomplish
这些动词均含“结束，完成”之意。
complete: 侧重指完成预定的任务或使某事
完善，补足缺少的部分等。
finish: 在多数情况下与complete换用，但不
及complete正式，指完成应做的事，强调
事情的了结、终止。
end: 最普通用词，着重事情的完成。也指某
种活动因达到目的而自然结束或由于某种
原因而突然中止。
conclude: 正式用词，多指以某事或活动达到
预期目的而告终。
accomplish: 正式用词，强调一个过程的完
成；也可指依靠努力达到一定目的，或取
得一定的结果。
5、conflict n.  vi.
Armed conflict is likely to break out between the two countries.
The hours of the two meetings conflict.

If so, your points of view will conflict with his.
冲突，斗争，战斗，矛盾
冲突，矛盾
冲突，矛盾
6、break away 挣脱,
The prisoner broke away from his guards.
Can you break away from old habits?
What can we do to help them break away from the difficult position?
逃脱，挣脱
改掉，摆脱
摆脱
break的习惯搭配:
break down 抛锚, 出故障,身体跨了
break into 闯入, 突然发出
break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾) 爆发
break off 中断 break the rules 违反规则
break a record　打破记录
break up 终止，结束；打碎，粉碎；散开，驱散。
break in非法闯入；打断，插嘴。
.
1、You must ________________these old customs.
2、After a long time of hard work， he almost__________.
3、More than one hundred fires __________in our city last year.
4、The police __________ the crowd .
5、Let's___________ for a cup of coffee.
6、Last night a thief _________ and stole away his camera.
7、This athlete has just _______________ in men's high jump in the world.
8、He_________ with some ideas of his own.
9、Nobody can _______________ of our company.
break away from
broke down
broke out
broke up
break off
broke into
broken the record
broke in
break the rules
7、credit n. &vt.
There was much credit given to those who had worked the hardest .
He earned enough credits for his degree.
He bought the furniture on credit.
to one’s credit
It is greatly to your credit that you gave back the money you found.

Do you credit what that man said?
赞扬
信贷
学分
值得赞扬
相信，把…归功于
8、convenience n. 方便, 便利；便利的事
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
Can you telephone me at your convenience to arrange the meeting?
at one’s convenience 在方便的时候
It's a great convenience to live in town.
for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见
It’s a great convenience to do sth 做某事很方便
make a convenience of sb.
利用某人
convenient adj. 适合需要的,方便的
inconvenient
It's obvious she wasn't really fond of you; she was just making a convenience of you because you drove her to and from work each day.
1) We bought this house for its
convenience.
2) Please come at your convenience.
3) The newly-built office building is
equipped with many modern
conveniences.
4) Will the 3:50 train be convenient to you?
convenience n. convenient adj.
n.便利的设施/设备(可数)
n. 方便/便利 (不可数)
9、leave out
They must decide what to leave out.

She left out the date on the cheque.遗漏
leave for 出发去…
leave … behind 留下，遗留
leave ... alone 不管，不理，听其自然
leave to 留某事给 ... 处理，委托
省去，不考虑
遗漏
1、Don’t ________the verb in the sentence?

2、 What time does the bus___________
the airport?

3、 As we get faster, the rest of the world
will get faster and ______ us_______.

4、 When the boss gets mad, ______him______.

5、 This is an exercise we _______ the reader.
leave out
leave for
leave
behind
leave
alone
leave to
10、take the place of
Nowadays plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
take one’s place
Take your place, please. We are about to start.
Mr. Green is ill. Who will take his place to give us lessons?
take place
The ceremony should take place on Thursday.
代替，取代
入座、就位，坐某人的座位，代替某人
发生，举行
11. attract v. 吸引, 引诱
attract sb. 吸引某人
attract sb. to sth. 把某人吸引到
attract attention 引起注意
Like attracts like. 物以类聚
The concert attracted a great number
of people. 音乐会吸引了很多人。
What do you think attracts people to
big cities?
你认为是什么吸引人们到大城市来的?
attraction n. 1) 吸引, 引力 2) 吸引人的
东西; 喜闻乐见的东西; 精彩节目
attraction of gravity 重力
scenic/tourist attraction(s) 旅游胜地
He can’t resist the attraction of the sea
on hot days.　
酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑。
attractive adj. 有吸引力, 诱人的
Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.　　　　
希特勒1939年入侵波兰。
Doubts invade my mind. 满腹狐疑　
Disease invaded the body.
疾病侵袭身体。
Holiday makers invade the seaside towns
in summer.　　　　　　　　　　　
在夏季，度假者大批涌入海滨城市。
invader n. 入侵者; 侵略者invade vt. 侵入; 侵略; 拥入
一、根据首字母或汉语提示用单词的正确形式填空。 1. The c________ between the employers      and the workers has finally been      settled.
2. We have a___________ a great deal of
the project in the last few months.
3. What a________ me most to the house      was its beautiful garden.
conflict
accomplished
attracted
4. The flower show __________ (吸引)
large crowds this year.
5. The hotel has a restaurant for the guests’
___________ (方便) .6. The report aimed to _________ (阐明)      how these conclusions were reached.
attracted
convenience
clarify
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空(每个短语
限用一次)。 consist of, divide into, break out, refer to, pick
up, break away, to one’s credit, leave out    1. This word has been spelt incorrectly, and
you’ve __________ a letter.
2. The Lugouqiao Incident ___________in 1937
3. Our class is like a big family, ________
forty-five students.
4. The boy __________ the hat for the old man.
left out
broke out
consisting of
picked up
5. While he was making the speech, he always
__________ his notes.
6. ___________, Mary told others what had
happened that morning.
7. The southern part of Ireland _____________
from the English government in 1921.
8. We ______________ several groups to
discuss the difficult problems in class.
referred to
To her credit
broke away
were divided into
三、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子(每空一词)。
According to the report, many diseases      ______ ______ ______ (与……有关) unhealthy eating habits.
2. All the students were very thrilled when      their head teacher _______ (提议) that      they all go on a picnic.
3. So as not to forget anything, I have to
________ _______ _______ (列一张清单) of all the things I need to buy.
are linked to
suggested
make a list
4. You should prepare well if you want      to ______ your trip _______ _______      ______ (使……舒适愉快).
5. Having argued a lot with his coach,      Sam _______ _______ _______ (不情     愿) give up.
6. You know why I couldn’t get through?
Because I ________ ______ (漏掉) a zero
in the phone number!
make comfortable and
enjoyable
was unwilling to
left out
Homework
Remember the language points in this unit and finish Using words and expressions in workbook on pages 49-50 .
Read the text again and find out the Past Participle in it.
Finish exercises 1-3 on page 13.