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The United Kingdom
location
Find out the location of the United Kingdom
the United Kingdom
The united kingdom ______ ___ four countries.
consists
of
The Make-up of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom covers an area of about 240，000 square kilometers
The size of the the United Kingdom
It has a population
of 60 million.
population
Weather
Maritime Climate
mild and temperate
mild winter, cool summer
Three features:
foggy; rainy; instable and changeable
“Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather.”
Instability or changeability
◆活学活用
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.You，ll find these meals quick and _______ to prepare. We provide these meals for the________ of the customers. (convenience)
2.What ________me first was that there is a big house with an _________ garden. (attraction)
3.Tony _____________ the Chinese food in the restaurant; he said it was a very ___________dinner, and I appreciated the fact that he was in full _____________of the life in China. (enjoy)
4.He _____________ the robbery in detail to the policeman and his _____________was very valuable—the police caught the robber in a short time. (describe)
5.Nothing is _____________; the poster inspires you to make efforts to achieve your goals. That，s to say, it is _____________to realize your dream if you work hard. Of course, there is also _____________for you to fail even if you work rather hard.（possibly）
答案：1.convenient;convenience 2.attracted;attractive
3.enjoyed;enjoyable;enjoyment 4.described;description
5.impossible;possible;possibility
1．________________　　由……组成
2．________________ 把……分成
3．________________ 挣脱(束缚)；脱离
4．________________ 为……带来荣誉；值得赞扬；在……名下
consist of
divide...into
break away(from)
to one’s credit
6．________________ 代替
7．________________ (机器)损坏；破坏
8．________________ 谈到，说到；参考；涉及
9．________________ 把……列出清单
10．________________ 在特殊场合
11．________________ 对……感到骄傲
take the place of
break down
refer to
make a list of
on special occasion
feel proud of
◆活学活用
根据括号中的解释，从课文中找出恰当的短语完成下列句子。1.I learned that the medical team________ ten doctors and twenty nurses. (to be made up of or to be formed from).
2.You must do this work _______ ,not yours. (at a time or a place which is suitable for sb.)
3.Modern music _________ from the18th century rules. (to escape suddenly from sb./to leave a party or a state)
4._____________,you have inspired him to make efforts to achieve his goals. (praise for something you have done)
5.We decided to _____________ the chapter from the book altogether. (not to include someone or something)
答案：1.consisted of 2.at my convenience
3.has broken away 4.To your credit
5.leave out
clarify accomplish thrill delight unite quarrel arrange consist fold attract
Ⅳ.单元重点动词
◆活学活用
用上述动词的适当形式填空。
1.A medical team _____________ of six doctors and twenty nurses will be sent to work in our village.
2._____________ at the terrible scene, the lady let out a cry of horror.
3.The young couple stayed up till midnight,___________ the coming wedding.
4.The workers kept on working in spite of the heavy rain ________ the project on time.
5.He saw a letter __________ on the table and recognized it was from Tom.
6.It was a problem that requires _____________without delay.
答案： 1.consisting 2.Thrilled 3.arranging
4.to accomplish 5.unfolded 6.clarifying/to be clarified
Ⅴ.重点句型
What interested her was the longitude line.(P14)
最令她感兴趣的是经纬线。
What interests/interested sb.(most) is/was...最令某人感兴趣的是……
◆活学活用
模仿造句。
(1)最令科学家感兴趣的是恐龙是怎么从地球上消失的。
________________ is how the dinosaurs disappeared from the earth.
(2)最令我感兴趣的是北京的故宫。
____________________________________________
(3)最令我感兴趣的是看外国人学用筷子。
____________________________________________
答案：（1）What interests the scientists most
（2）What interested me most was the Palace Museum in Beijing.
（3）What interests me most is to see how foreigners learn to use chopsticks.
Ⅵ.语篇领悟
根据课文Puzzles in Geography完成下列短文
If you study British history, you may find the country went through several different 1 .The first name England 2 (refer) to England and Wales, but when the two countries joined Scotland in 1603,the name Great Britain was given to represent the country. With the 3 (join) of Northern Ireland, the country got the name the United Kingdom, which was shown to the world in a new flag 4 (call) the Union Jack.
5 the four countries, England is the 6 and is divided into 7 zones : the South, the North and the
答案：1.names2.referred3.joining4.called
5.Of 6.largest 7.three 8.London 9.like/such as
10.historical
Midlands. Its capital 8 ,which has been influenced by some invaders, 9 the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans, is the greatest 10 (history) treasure of all with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings.
一、“位于”的表达
sth be in spl
该结构表示“某物在某处”此处的be还可以用lie/stand/be located/be situated表示。stand 含有“立着”；lie有“躺着”的意思。
例句：英国位于欧洲西部
The United Kingdom is in Western Europe.
The United Kingdom lies in Western Europe.
The United Kingdom is situated in Western Europe.
二、被环抱着等表达
1.sth is surrounded with/by
该句子表示“某物被......所环抱”
例句：英国四周都是海洋 。
The United Kingdom is surrounded with oceans.
The United Kingdom is surrounded by oceans.
二、被环抱着等表达
2.This is spl with sth around.
该句子表示“这是个什么样的地方” 此处的with 的复合结构是用来作定语修饰前面的名词的。
例句：这是一个小国家，四周全是海洋。
This is a small country with oceans around it.
三、“面积”的表达
相关词汇
量词
square inch 平方英寸
square foot 平方英尺
square metre 平方米
square kilometer 平方公里
“面积”的表达
1.the area of spl is ... square kilometers
该结构表示“某处的面积是......平方千米”，此处的area前面要有定冠词the.
如：英国占地面积约240，000平方公里。
The area of the United Kingdom is 240,000 square kilometers.
“面积”的表达
2.spl+cover an area of ...square kilometers
该结构表示“某处所占面积是......平方千米”，此处的area前面要有定冠词an.
如：英国占地面积约240，000平方公里。
The United Kingdom covers an area of 240,000 square kilometers.
四、“人口”的表达
spl has a (large/samll) population of ...
该结构表示某地人口为多少
如：英国人口6千万。
The United Kingdom has a population of 60 million.
四、“气候”的表达
spl has a ... climate.
如：英国为海洋性气候。
The United Kingdom has a maritime Climate.
Writing
请写 篇短文介绍“Australia”，内容包括：
位置：位于太平洋的西侧
面积：760平方公里，是大洋洲（Oceania）最大的国家
人口：只有1，000多万，多数集中在东部沿海地区
首都：堪培拉(Canberra)
名胜：有许多名胜古迹，其中悉尼歌剧院 (Opera
House) 闻名于世
其他：风景秀丽，2000年奥运会就是在悉尼举行。
Australia, which is the largest country in Oceania, lies on the west coast of the Pacific with an area of 7.6 million square kilometers.
Although Australia is so large a country, it has a small population of over 10 million, most of whom live in the east of the country by the sea.
Canberra, which is the capital of Australia, is a beautiful city.
The Opera House is well known all over the world.
The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney, which is the biggest cit in Australia with many places of interest.