unit2 备课

Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

The UK consists1.______ four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. And they were2. ________together without3._________(conflict). Though the four countries work together in some areas, they are different in other aspects, such as educational systems,4. _______ systems etc.

England is the5._______(large)of the four countries, which6. _______（divide）roughly into three zones. You find most of the population7. ______（settle）in the south. It is a pity that industrial

cities8.________(build)in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. London has the oldest port and the oldest castle 9.__________(construct)by the invaders, who not only influenced the building styles in London but also its government and 10___________, such as vocabulary, place-names etc.

Language points

1.consist vi.组成；在于；存在于

常用搭配：consist of =be made up of 由……组成；由……构成

The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.

The committee consists of seven members.

consist in=lie in在于；存在于

What does happiness consist in?

The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient buildings.

2.People may wonder why…

我想知道你是否就此事给我一些建议。I wonder whether you can give me some advice about it.

你或许想知道乘飞机去英国需要多长时间You may wonder how long it will take to fly to the

3. be joined/linked/connected to sth. 与… 联在一起

3. clarify vt., vi.解释；澄清；阐明

clarify matters澄清真相

The government has time and again clarified its position on equal pay for women?

政府已经反复阐明政府对男女同工同酬的立场。

His mind suddenly clarified.他的头脑突然清醒了。

4. convenience n.适合；方便

We bought this house for its convenience.

我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。

When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?

我们下次见面什么时候,什么地点对你方便?

Please come at your convenience.请在你方便的时候前来。

常用搭配：for one’s convenience为……方便

for convenience’s sake为方便起见

at one’s convenience在……方便的时候

拓展：convenient adj.方便的；便利的

Our house is convenient for the shops.

常用搭配：be convenient to sb. 对……方便

It is convenient for sb. to do sth.某人做……是方便的

Is it convenient for you to come tomorrow? 你明天来方便吗？

5.attraction n.吸引, 吸引力;吸引人的东西;引力

The idea of working for state-owned enterprises has little attraction to young people nowadays.现时去国营企业就职的想法对年青人没有多大吸引力。

The tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth.

潮汐是由月亮对地球的引力引起的。

A big city offers many and varied attractions.大城市有多种多样吸引人的东西。

拓展：attract v. 吸引

attractive adj. 有吸引力的

常用搭配：have attraction for sth. 对……有吸引力

attract one’s attention吸引某人的注意力

be attracted to sth.被……所吸引

6. influence 1) n.（常与on连用）影响力；感化力