高中英语必修五教学资料-Unit 2 Reading (II).pptVIP

Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading (Ⅱ);Review the new words and phrases. Learn some key language points.;consist divide clarify unwilling credit convenience attract;consist of divide…into ;1. consist vi.组成；在于; 一致 How many countries does the UK consist of ? 英国是由几个部分组成的？　　　;【知识拓展】 consist in 基于, 在于, 存在于……之中 The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. 这个城市的美在于它的宏伟的建筑。;【即学即练】;2. divide… into 把……分成 divide v. 意为“把一个整体分成若干部分”，常与 into, among, between 搭配。 England can be divided into three main areas. 英格兰可以分成三个主要部分。;The students in the class were divided into four groups before they started the game. 开始做游戏前，班里的学生被分为四组。;;【即学即练】 用divide...into或separate...from的适当形式完成句子。;3. clarify vt. 澄清；阐明　 You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你学习英国历史, 你就能弄清楚这个问题。 【知识拓展】 clarify one’s position/stand 阐明立场 I’ll clarify my position at a proper time. 我将在合适的时候阐明我的立场。 ;4. unwilling adj. 不愿意(的)；不乐意(的) However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. 然而爱尔兰的南部不愿意组建联合王国，它分离出去并建立了自己的政府。 ;【即学即练】; 5. break away (from)挣脱(束缚)；脱离 The criminal broke away from the policemen． 罪犯从警察手中逃走了。 【知识拓展】 break down 抛锚, 出故障;身体垮了 break into 闯入, 突然发出 break out (战争、瘟疫、火灾等) 爆发 break off 中断 break up 结束；破裂；分解 ;break out / break down / break up / break into/ break away from;6. credit 信任；学分；赞扬；信贷 To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas. 值得赞扬的是, 这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作。 to one’s credit 值得赞扬； 为……带来荣誉；在……名下 It is greatly to his credit that Arthur gave back the money he found. 阿瑟拾金不昧是非常值得赞扬的。;【知识拓展】 credit 也可以作动词，表示“相信；把……归功于”。例 如： Do you credit what that politician said? 你相信那个政客说的话吗？;7. convenience n.便利；方便 England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 在这四个国家