文档介绍：Unit 2 The United Kingdom Warming up ＆ Reading
Warming up
英格兰乡村
英格兰利兹堡
英格兰温彻斯特大教堂
英格兰足球超级联赛（FA 合法的
convenience n. 便利; 方便
collection n. 收藏品; 珍藏;收集
construct vt. 建造;构造;创立
influence vt. 影响,改变
n. 影响,势力, 有影响的人
或事
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.
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divided
divided
separated
separates
4. You can clarify this problems if you study British history. 如果你学习了英国历史,很容易就能弄清楚问题。
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.
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, the currency