Listen to the reading text and tell rue or False

(1) The UK includes England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

(2) The three countries were united by war instead of peacefully.

(3) Northern Ireland , England and Scotland have developed different educational and legal systems but they do work together in some areas as well.

(4) The Romans left their language and their government to London.

F

F

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F

Put each town or city into its correct

zone according to the reading text.

Leeds, York, Sheffield, Manchester

Coventry, Birmingham

Reading, London, Brighton, Plymouth

Answer the questions.

1. When did Wales link to England?

2. What happened in 1603?

3. What are the names of the flags of England, Scotland, Ireland and the UK?

4. When were the industrial cities built in Midlands and North England?

5. What happened in 1st century AD and 1060s?

1. When did Wales link to England?

2. What happened in 1603?

3. What are the names of the flags of England, Scotland, Ireland and the UK?

In the 13th century AD

Great Britain was the name given when England and Wales were joined to Scotland.

See under the Fig.

4. When were the industrial cities built in Midlands and North England?

5. What happened in the 1st century AD and 1060s?

In the 19th century.

The oldest port was built by Romans in the 1st century AD.

The oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in 1060s.

1.Water ____________hydrogen and oxygen.

2.The teacher _______ the class ______ two

groups.3. It is not easy for him to __________________bad habits.4. To be honest, I can’t tell what the ________of

this building is. 5. ______________, he passed the driving test.

RevisionRevisionconsists of

divided into

break away from

attraction

To his delight

Explanation

1. How many countries does the UK consist

of? 大不列颠由多少个国家组成？　　　 consist vi. 在于 , 存在于 ; 组成 , 构成习惯搭配： 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

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.

2. England can be divided 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 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

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.

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。

break v. (broke, broken)

习惯搭配 :

break away 挣脱 , 逃脱；脱离 , 背叛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 the records 　打破记录

6. 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 sth. in/into sth. 设法把 ... 加进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

7. 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 one’s convenience 在方便的时候 for (the sake of) convenience 为了方便起见 make a convenience of sb. (乘机 ) 利用某人 　　　　

＜拓展＞

convenient adj. 适合需要的 , 方便的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?

8. However, these industrial cities built

in the 19th 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？

＜短语＞　 have influence with / on 对 ... 有影响 under the influence of 　在…影响下

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

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

countryside, you will find evidence

of all these invaders.

如果你的在英国四处走走的话 , 就会发现这些入侵者的痕迹。invader n. 入侵者 ; 侵略者invade vt. 侵入 ; 侵略 ; 拥入

Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 　　　　 希特勒 1939年入侵波兰。Doubts invade my mind. 　　　　　　　满腹狐疑。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Disease invade 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。

Discovering useful words and expressions:

1. Choose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary changes.

“Why are you ________ to accept this wonderful

opportunity?” asked the boss on the phone. “Have you read

the description carefully? You will live in a town close to the

_____________ in England in a furnished house with all

modern _________ . Our office in Beijing will be able to

enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration

conveniences

unwilling

countryside

conveniences

1. Choose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary changes.

_____________ any problems using fax or the Internet. Your task will be to examine the possibility of _______________ a new factory in the United _____________ . We need you to become familiar with the ____________ and rules for such a project. We hope you will be able to ____________ this easily within six months and that it will be an ____________ experience for you.”

enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration

conveniences

clarifyconstructing

kingdomadministration

accomplishenjoyable

1. Q: What is the ____________ of Great Britain? A: Pounds and pence.2. Q: What is the flag of Great Britain called? A: _________________________.3. Q: What countries does the ________ Kingdom ______? A: England, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland.

4. Q: Which of the part of the British Isles _______ from the United Kingdom?

A: Southern Ireland.

currency

2. Complete these questions or answers using vocabulary from the text. Then read them aloud with a partner.

The Union JackUnited

consist of

broke away

5. Q: Which ________________ are different in each

country of the United Kingdom?

A: Education and law.

6. Q: Do these differences cause ________ or quarrels?

A: No. The countries are alike in wanting their own

systems to continue.

7. Q: What are the ______________ called in England?

A: Counties.

institutions

2. Complete these questions or answers using vocabulary from the text. Then read them aloud with a partner.

conflicts

provinces

3. Choose the correct word from the list to fit each of these sentences.

1 “Why don’t you want to accept this wonderful opportunity?” _________ the boss on the phone.

whisper smile ask advise answer beg suggest decide shout agree scream complain

2 “Shall we leave now?” He _________ to us and we left the room very quietly.

3 “Help! Help! I can’t swim,” _________ the frightened boy.4 “Please don’t hurt my cat,” _________ Sarah as her brother picked it up by one leg.

askedwhispered

screamed

begged

agreed5 “I’d like to live in a castle of my own too,” _________ the young prince.

answered6 “Yes, I bought a car and a new flat this winter,” _____________ my father.

7 “Are you coming with us?” _________ Li Ming to her friend on the other side of the room.

8 “I didn’t like that meal at all,” _________ the customer.

9 “Perhaps you would like to go this way?” _________ the man shyly.

shouted

complained

suggested

1. Remember the language points in this unit and finish USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS in workbook on pages 49-50 .

2. Read the text again and find out the Past Participle in it.

3. Finish exercises 1-3 on page 13.