人教版高中英语必修五unit2Reading课件.ppt

What is the full name of the UK? Can you name the capital cities of the countries of the UK? New words and expressions 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. 如果你学习了英国历史, 就能弄清楚这个问题了。 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 form its own government. 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。 　1) 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。 credit 也可以作动词，表示“信；把…….归功于”。如： Do you credit what that politician said? 你相信那个政客说的话吗？ 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。 注意 2) 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 ＜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? 2) divide into 分开 The students in the cla