Unit Two
The United Kingdom
language points
本单元重点词语：
unite; kingdom; consist；province; clarify; accomplish; conflict; unwilling; union; credit; currency; institution; convenience; rough(ly); nationwide; attract ; collection; administration; port; countryside; enjoyable; description; fax; possibility; quarrel; alike; arrange …

consist of ;divide… into; break away (from); to one’s credit; leave out; take the place of ;break down
Canada has ten _____________ (省) .
I must ________ (澄清）my reasons for not having attended the meeting.
I ______________ (完成) two hours' work before dinner.
provinces
accomplished
clarify
Revise new words
4. The two stories ___________ (冲突), so I did not know what to believe.
5. She was _________ (不情愿) to face facts.
6. We should ________(联合) to fight poverty and disease.
conflicted
unwilling
unite
7. Coins are now in _________ (流通).
8. It is a great ____________（方便）to have a cell phone.
9. Marriage became an __________ (制度) in ancient societies.
10. He played __________ (粗鲁地) with the baby.
institution
convenience
currency
roughly
11. We were __________ (吸引) by the display of lights.

12. There are many vessels in the _________ (港口).

13. A rural region is called____________
(农村).
attracted
port
countryside
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ? ( p9 )
Study the following and see how consist is used
（1）The committee consists of seven members.
（2）Water consist of hydrogen and oxygen.

consist 词性_____含义________________（与________ 连用， 不用于进行时）
vi. 由…组成，由…构成
of
（3）What does happiness consist in？
（4) The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.
consist 词性_____ 含义______________ （与____连用， 无被动式）
Translate:
他的工作包括帮助那些无人照顾的独居老人。
________________________________who live alone.
他们家很大，有十口人。
Theirs is a big family,________ ____ ten people.
The girl’s charm does not _____ ___her beauty.
His job consists of helping old people
vi. （存)在于，以…为主
in
consisting of
consist in
【拓展】
consist with 意为“与……一致，符合”
理论应与实践相一致。


【注意】由于consist是不及物动词，所以不用于被动语态，而make up 可以用于被动语态。请比较：
我们班由50名学生组成。
Our class _______ _____fifty students.
Our class ____ _____ _____ ___ fifty students.
Theory should consist with practice.
consists of
is made up of
1)A stream divides the town.
2)Let’s divide ourselves into two groups.
3)If you divide 30 by 5, the answer is 6.
2. England can be divided into three main areas. ( p9 )
Study the following and see how divide is used.
词性_____ 含义______________
vt. 分割，划分，除
A fence _________ the cows_____ the pigs.
Let’s ________these books ______ten parts.
separate 指的是将一个整体的物品分开或将两个靠近的物品分开，使其不在一起，常与介词______连用。
divide 指的是把人和物分成若干份，常与介词 ________连用。
辨析 divide 与separate:
separated
from
divide
into
into
from
I hope that ____________________the situation.
3. You can clarify this question if you study British history. (p9)
Study the following and see how clarify is used
Could you clarify the question ?
His mind suddenly clarified.
vt. 使…清楚易懂，澄清
vi. 澄清，明了，清醒
clarify 词性_____含义______________
词性______含义_____________
what I say will clarify
我希望我所说的能澄清事实。
4.However , the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. (p10)
Study the following and see how break away is used
1）The prisoner broke away from his guards.
2）The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup. ________________________
3) A province has broken away to form a new state. _________________________
脱离某政党政府等（尤指另建新组织)
突然逃脱，挣脱（束缚）
Try to translate the following sentences:
那个小偷想摆脱警察，但失败了。
The thief wanted to break away from the police, but failed.
难道你不能戒除坏习惯吗？
Can’t you break away from your bad habits?
【复习】 含有break 的固定短语，常见的有：
break down
break into
break out
break through
（机器）损坏，失败，破裂；
闯入，打断，插话；
（事故，火灾等）突然发生；
突破，突围
5. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas, but they still have very different institutions . (p10)
1）Do you give credit to what the man said?
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
2）She was given the credit for what I had done.
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
to one’s credit adv. 值得赞扬
值得赞扬, 他们确实努力合作赢得比赛。
To their credit, they do work hard together to win the game.
u.n. 信任；相信
u.n. 赞扬；表扬
3)He earned enough credits for his degree.
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
4) No credit is given at this shop.
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
How much do I have to my credit?
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
The bank refused further credits to the company.
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
Is this item a debit or a credit?
credit 词性_____ 词义_______
c.n. 学分
u.n. 赊购
u.n. 存款数额
c.n. 借款；贷款
c.n. 贷方
另外
credit 也可以作动词，表示“相信；存款; 把…归功于”

Do you credit what that man said?
Please credit $5000 to my account？
Much of their success can be credited to their teacher.
6. England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.
1）I keep my reference books near my desk for convenience.
2）It was a great convenience to have the doctor living near us.
u.n. 方便，便利
c.n. 方便的事， 有益的事
Study the following and see how convenience
is used
拓展：convenient adj. inconvenient
It is convenient for sb. to do sth.
conveniently adv.
convenience food 方便食品
We must arrange a ________ time and place for the meeting.
My house is ____________ near a bus-stop.
They built a library for the user’s__________ .
convenient
conveniently
convenience
practice：
roughly adv. 概略地, 粗糙地
He played roughly with the baby.
___________________________
There were roughly 500 people.
___________________________
I had roughly four kilometers to go.
___________________________
大约有500人。
我还要走大约4公里。
他粗鲁地与这个婴儿玩耍。
英汉互译：
7.They had no time to arrange their own wedding , so they had it organized by a company.
Study the following and see how arrange is used
1)Please arrange the books on the shelf.
2)Her marriage was arranged by her parents.

3）I arranged with my parents that we could borrow their car.
4）I’ve arranged for a car to meet you at the airport.
vt. 安排；整理
vi. arrange for sb/sth (to do sth) 准备/安排某人/某事去做某事
vi. 约定，商定
5) He arranged many traditional folk songs for the piano.
vt. 改编
6) Can I leave the arrangement of the tables to you?
7) He is responsible for all the travel arrangements.
8) A new arrangement of a popular dance tune
u.n. 安排；整理； 布置
c.n. arrangements about/for sth
计划；安排；筹备
c.n. 改编的的乐曲
consist of ; consist in ; divide… into ; separate… from ; break away from ;
to one’s credit; leave out ; take the place of ; break down
请用本单元所学短语填空：
1. He ________ a large house ______ flats.
2. The English Channel ________ England ______France.
3. The beauty of this picture _______ ____ its balance of colours.
4.The House of Commons (下议院) _______ ____658 members.
5. She_____ _______ when she heard the news.
6. Modern art has ____ _____ _____ the old tradition.
7.you’ve ____ _____the most important word in this sentence.
divided
into
separates
from
consists in
of
consists
broken away from
left out
broke down
8.The TV has ______ ______again.
9.His sense of touch gradually _____ ____ ____ ___ sight.
10. It is greatly ___ ____ _____ that Mike gave back the money he found.
broken down
took
the place of
to his credit