Unit2  The United Kingdom 语言点
Warming up＆Reading
Warming up
Do this quiz and find out how much you know about UK?
1. How many countries does the UK consist of?
A. two B. three D. four
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London Heathrow Airport?
A. about six hours B. about ten hours C. about sixteen hours
be made up of

direct flight
3. Who rules the UK: The Prime Minister or the queen?
A The Queen B The Prime Minister
C Both
4. What are the provinces Called in England?
A countries B departments C states
5. Which is the longest river in England?
A The River Avon B The River Thames
C The River Severn
The Queen’s position is Ceremonial: Opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.
VS
The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliament make important political decision and the laws.
Thames
Severn
Avon
The River Thames and Severn are very similar in length but River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 Km and the River Severn is 290 Km. The River Avon is much shorter.
Pre-reading
1.Can you name the capital cities of the UK?
2. England can be divided into three main areas. Do you know what they are?
3. What do you know about any cities or towns in the UK?
What is the text mainly about?


2. How many countries make up the United Kingdom? What are they?
A brief introduction to the UK about its foundation and development based on geography, history and culture, etc.
Four. They are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Skimming
Organization
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
England
England
Scotland
Southern
Northern
England
the UK
largest
South
Midlands
North
historical
museums
collections
buildings
Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
Comprehending
1 The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom, which country is left out? Why?
Wales, it is usually assumed to be part of England
England Scotland Ireland Union Jack
2. What three countries does British Airways represent?

1 __________ 2__________ 3____________
Northern Ireland
Scotland
England
The Vikings didn’t influence London.
3. Which group of invaders did not influence London?
The passage can divide into three
parts, write down the main idea of
each part.
Para1-3 What England include; about Great Britain; the UK.
Part1:
England
Wales
Part 1
How UK was formed
In the 13th century AD
England
Wales is usually assumed
(被认为是) to be part of
England.
Scotland
In 1603
Get Ireland connected
to form the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Only Northern Ireland joined
with Britain to become the
United Kingdom
Para 4-5 The geographic division of England into zones, their similarities and differences.
Part2:
Para 6 The culture
importance of London.
Part 3:
The Romans---

Anglo-Saxon---

Vikings---

Normans---
towns and roads
language and government
vocabulary and place-names of the North
castles and words for food
How do you think the United Kingdom began to be formed?
Geographically and naturally, Wales linked to England, to Scotland formed Great Britain. Southern Ireland broke away and Northern Ireland joined with Great Britain to become the United Kingdom.
New words
consist vi. 　组成，一致
divide vt. 分配，分开
puzzle n. 难题；谜
vt. 使迷惑
debate vi. & n． 争论，辩论
clarify vt. 澄清，阐明
relation n. 关系；联系
break away 显然的；表面上的
union n.滑动；滑跤
legal adj. 租用；雇佣
convenience n. 插入；嵌入
collection n. 做出反应；回应
construct vt. 建造；构造；创立
influence vt. 影响，改变
　　　　n. 影响，势力，有影响的人或事
Explanation
1. How many countries does UK　consist of?
大不列颠由多少个国家组成？　　　

　consist vi. 在于，存在于，组成，构成，　　　一致，适合
习惯搭配：
consist of 　由…组成，由…构成，包括　（注意：不能用于被动语态和进行时态）　　　　= be made up of
consist in 　基于，在于，存在…之中
Coal consists mostly of carbon.
煤大部分由碳组成。

This club consists of more than 200 members.
这个俱乐部由２００位以上的会员构成。
10、consist of
(1)A week consists_of seven days.
一星期由7天组成。
(2)Most people are familiar with the idea that all matter consists_of atoms. 大多数人熟悉一切物质都是由原子组成的这一概念。
consist of 一般不用于进行时和被动语态。
10、consist of
consist in ＝ lie in 在于，存在于
be made up of＝be composed of＝be formed of
由……组成 / 构成
用不同的句式翻译同一个句子
水由氢(hydrogen)和氧(oxygen)组成。
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.＝Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.＝Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
10、consist of
2. England can be divide into three main areas.
英国可以分成三大部分．
　　divide 意为“把一个整体分成若干个部分”　常与 into，among, between 搭配
　　divide into 把…分成
　　divide sth. among sb.　在…分配
divide sth. with sb.　与…分担
divide… by…　　　用…除以
辨析：divide, separate
divide 　划分；把整体分成若干部分，破坏了宾语的完整性．　　　　
separate 　分隔；把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来，没有破坏宾语的完整性，只是将宾语分开．
The world is divided into five continents.
Let’s divide the cake into three.

He separated the big eggs from the small ones.
The grinding machine(碾谷机） separates the grain from the husk（糠）.
1. The apple was _______ into two.
2. We _______the money equally.
3. Oxygen can be _________from water.
4. The Taiwan Strait _________ Taiwan from Fujian.
试一试
divided
divided
separated
separates
Language points (15min)
1.consist of : include; be made of 由…组成
e.g. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
2.divide :划分；把整体分成若干部分；
separate : 分隔；把原来连在一起或靠近的分隔开来。
e.g. The world is divided into five continents.
The grinding machine separates the grain from the husk .
碾谷机把米和糠分开。
consist in = lie in 存在与；在于(无被动形式)
eg: The beauty of air travel consists in its speed
11、divide…into
根据语境猜词义
(1) 12 divided by 4 equals 3.
(2) The teacher divided our class into four groups.
divide/ separate
divide侧重于把原来的整体分成若干部分。常与介词between, among, by, into等搭配。
We divided the work between us.
separate指把原来连在一起或靠近的人或物分离开来。常与from连用。
Please separate the white shirt from the colored ones.
11、divide…into
用divide/separate填空
The teacher (1) divided the whole class into four groups to discuss the topic. After the discussion, we all agreed that it is wrong for children to (2) separate from the family.
11、divide…into
3. There is no need to debate any more about why different words are used to describe the four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island ．

对于用来描述英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰这四个国家的词语，现在已经没有争辩的必要了。
（１）句型：There is no need to do sth. 没有必要做某事
There is no need (for you) to come if you don’t want to. 如果你不想来，那就没有必要来了．
Is there any need to explain any further？还有必要作进一步的解释吗？
（２）句中why引导宾语从句，作介词about的宾语
debate 　v. & n.　①辩论，讨论　　　　 debate about sth. 对某事进行辩论，讨论
What are they debating (about)?
We are just debating what to do next.
After a long debate, the House of Commons approved the bill.　经过长时间的讨论，众议院通过了这项法案．
4. You can easily clarify any problems if you study British history .
如果你学习了英国历史，很容易就能弄清楚任何问题。
clarify vt. 澄清，讲清楚；阐明　vi. 澄清，清楚，明了；易懂事
Could you clarify the question？
你能解释这个问题吗？
His mind suddenly clarified.
他的头脑突然清醒了．
拓展：clarification n.
3. debate : 1) [c, u] 讨论；争论；辩论会
e.g. hold a debate on a subject 就某一题目举行一次辩论
There has been little public debate on these issues.
对于这些问题还没有什么公开的讨论。
2）vi. / vt. 讨论/辩论 debate the question 辩论这个问题
debate about sth. 为……争论争辩
e.g. We debated about the project for a week.
4. clarify vt. 1）阐明；澄清，（使某事物）清楚易懂
e.g. Can you clarify that statement?
你能把那句话的意思再澄清一下吗？
clarify the issue 澄清问题
2）使（液体等）澄清：clarify butter 使黄油纯净
5. 令某人高兴/ 惊讶/惊恐/失望/震惊的是……
to one’s joy/delight
/surprise
/horror
/disappointment
5. However, just as they were going to get Ireland connected to form the United Kingdom, the Southern part of that country broke away to form its own government.
然而，正当他们打算把爱尔兰也同另外三个国家联合起来形成联合王国的时候，爱尔兰的南部却分离出去了．
2. break away ( 从)…逃脱,脱离
break v. (broke, broken) 　＜习惯搭配＞：
break away 破坏、出故障、分解、脱离
break down　抛锚，出故障，身体跨了，削弱
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 the records　打破记录
6. England is the largest of the four countries and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.
在这四个国家中，英格兰最大，为了方便起见，它大致被分为了三个地区．
　convenience n. 方便，便利
I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　为了图方便，我把参考书放在书桌前．
＜习惯搭配＞
at your convenience 在您方便的时候
for convenience’s sake　为了方便起见
make a convenience of sb.（乘机）利用某人
convenient 　adj. 　适合需要的，方便的
＜拓展＞
a convenient place/ time
It is an inconvenient time to come.
I can’t see him now; it’s not convenient.
Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?
7. Although the four countries do work together in some areas ( for example, in international relations), they are still different.
尽管这四个国家在某些方面（如国际关系方面）是合作的，但它们还是不同的．
注意:　work together是一个习惯用语， 不能按字面意思直译．work 在此处的被译为“起反应，起作用”
由动词work 构成的词组：
work well 做得好
work in / into　渗透，渗入
work at something　从事
work out　　算出
work one’s will on /upon somebody 将某人的意志强加给别人
8. However, these industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not have the historical attractions of other places.
然而,这些在十九世纪建立起来的城市却没有其它地方所具有的历史魅力.
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
attractive adj. 有吸引力，诱人的
attraction of gravity 重力
He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on hot day.　酷热的夏天他经不住海的诱惑．
A big city offers many and varied attractions.
大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西．

What are the principle attractions this evening?
今天晚上的拿手节目是什么？
9. But London has been influenced only by some invaders of England.
但是伦敦仅受一些入侵者的影响．
influence vt. & n.影响，感化,　影响力
＜短语＞　 have influence with / on 　对…有影响
under the influence of　　在…影响下
My teacher influenced my decision to study art.
The weather influences crops.
My teacher’s influence made me study science at college.
He is a man of influence in the city.
10. If you look around the British