高二必修5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom-Reading.pptVIP

Warming up＆Reading Task 3 Answer the following questions: When was Wales linked to England? What happened in 1603s? What are the names of the flags of England, Scotland, Ireland and the UK? New words and expressions consist vi. 　 divide vt. puzzle n. vt. clarify vt. accomplish vt. union n. 组成, 一致 分配, 分开 难题;谜 使迷惑 澄清, 阐明 完成；达到；实现 同盟; 联盟 break away legal adj. convenience n. nationwide adj. collection n. construct vt. influence vt. 　　　 挣脱;脱离 法律的;合法的 便利; 方便 全国性的; 全国范围的 收藏品; 珍藏;收集 建造;构造;创立 影响, 改变　 1.得出结论 2. 提出一个理论 3. of its day 4. be to blame for sth 5. make a contribution to 6. consist of 7. divide … into 8. 澄清这个问题 9. break away from 10 to one’s credit 11.为方便起见 12对…有好/坏的影响 13省去,遗漏 14.divide sth. among 15. consist in?? 16. 英国国旗 17. 令人吃惊的是 18.make a list of 19. take the place of 20. result in 11.for convenience 12.have a good/bad influence 13.leave out 14.在…之间分配 15.存在于，位于 16.the Union Jack 17.to one’s surprise 18.列…的清单 19.代替 20.导致 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 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 3. You can clarify this question if you study British history. 。 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. 4. However, the Southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to