Unit2 The United Kingdom
—Language points
Match the following useful words according to their English meaning.
V. be made up of ;be composed
of ----consist of
V. separate----divide ~into~
V. cause sth. to become clear or
easier to understand
consist
divide

clarify
break away
(from)
escape suddenly.
legal
adj. of or based on law

n. The quality of being
useful and convenient
n. action or power of
attracting
n. a group of objects that
have been collected.
V. build, set up, establish.
relation
n. related to, or connection between people, things,
or events
construct
collection
attraction
convenience
1. The explanation in the note c the difficult sentence.
2. The Loop Railway was being c at that time.
3. Shopping bags are provided for the customers’ c .
4. Janet has a very good c of foreign coins.
5. This club c of one hundred members.
larified
onstructed
onvenience
ollection
onsists
6. Unless the money is paid immediately we
shall be forced to take l action.
7. He has no a for her. She doesn’t
like him at all.
8. The r of mother and child is the
closest in the world.
9. Let’s d ourselves into several
groups.
10. The robbery suspect
the lockup.
ivide
elation
broke away from
egal
ttraction
1. How many countries does the UK consist of ?

consist vi. 在于, 存在于; 组成, 构成

1) 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=be composed of
This club consists of more than 200 members.
Coal consists mostly of carbon.

2) consist in 基于,在于,存在…之中
The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent
buildings.
1) n. 难题,谜,迷惑,困惑
2) v. 使…迷惑/困惑
a cross-word puzzle 填字游戏
be in a puzzle about sth
I am in a puzzle about the matter.
2. Puzzles in Geography
puzzle sb.
Sb. be puzzled about
The question puzzled me.
I'm puzzled about what to do next.
He listened to the lecture with a ____ expression.
puzzled B. puzzling
C. puzzle D. being puzzled
I am puzzling my brain about how to make my lesson lively and interesting.
puzzle oneself (one’s brain) about sth
= puzzle over sth 苦苦思索，为…大伤脑筋
puzzled / puzzling adj.
3. England can be divided into three main areas. 　
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 A from B　使分离; 使分开
divide… by…　用…除以
划分;把整体分成若干部分, 破坏了宾语的完整性。　　　　
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。
divide
separate
辨析: divide, separate
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
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.
break v. (broke, broken)
习惯搭配:
break away
break down
break into
break out
break off
break the rules
break the records
5. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its owngovernment. 然而，爱尔兰的南部却不愿意而分离出去了，并建立了自己的政府。
挣脱, 逃脱；脱离, 背叛
抛锚, 出故障,身体跨了
闯入, 突然发出
(战争、瘟疫、火灾) 爆发
中断, 折断
违反规则
打破记录
Practice:
break out / break down / break up / break into / break off
1) When we were out, a thief__________our house.
2) She __________ a piece of chocolate and gave it to me.
3) Unluckily, our car __________ on the high way.
4) The two companies decided to ___________ the partnership.
5) A big earthquake ____________ in Tangshan.
broke into
broke off
broke down
break up
broke out
credit n.[C][U] 赊购（制度）
5. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas…
值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在一方面共同合作，
This shop gives three months’ interest-free credit.
这家商店允许三个月的无息赊欠购物。
[U] 信用，信赖
We gave credit to his story.
gain/lose credit
[U] 名声，名望，信誉
He is a man of great credit in our town.
称赞 give sb. credit for sth.
You could at least give him some credit for all the effort he’s put in.
take /claim/deserve (the) credit for sth.把..归功于
No person can take credit for the invention of writing.
To one’s credit 值得赞扬；为某人增光。如：
It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found.
亚瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。
credit v.相信；把。。。归功于
Do you credit what that politician said?
你相信哪个政客说的话吗？
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—convenient adj.
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 one’s convenience 在方便的时候
for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见
if it is convenient to you
= if it is to your convenience 如果你方便的话
make a convenience of sb. (乘机)利用某人
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?
n.便利的设施/设备(可数)
n.方便/便利 (不可数)
8. It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.
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

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？
＜短语＞　
have an influence with / on 对...有影响
under the influence of　在…影响下
influence vt. & n. 影响，感化,　影响力
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.
9.The third, the Vikings, influenced the vocabulary and …
worthwhile adj. （表语/定语/补语）
值得干的，有价值的
a worthwhile job/ cause
make sth worthwhile
It is worthwhile doing/ to do sth.
1) Nursing is a very worthwhile career.
2) The effort seemed worthwhile.
be (well) worth
money / 代价的词/ it
doing
be worthy
of being done
to be done
10.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and worthwhile.如果你想要使你的英国之旅不虚此行又有意义，你就必须留心观察。
1) The book is worth reading.
= It is worthwhile reading the book.
2) Nursing is a very worthwhile job.
3) We had a long wait, but it was worthwhile because we got the tickets.
4) The exhibition is well worth a visit.
5)He thinks teaching foreign language is worthwhile.
worthwhile/worth