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 industrialcities8.________(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 points1.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 the3. 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My teacher's influence made me study science at college.由于我老师的影响，我上大学学了理科。

Many a woman has had civilizing influence upon her husband.许多妇女对其丈夫有影响。

2) n.（常与over, with连用）权力；势力Will you exercise your influence on my behalf?你愿意运用你的权力给我帮忙吗？3).vt. 影响My teacher influenced my decision to study science.我的老师对我学理科的决定起了影响作用。

常用搭配：under the influence of受到……的影响influence on/upon对……的影响注意：influence 可以表示长期以来给人思想上以潜移默化的影响；还指影响力；而affect可指对具体事物的影响，或对人的思想感情产生了影响.I was deeply affected by the news我深深被这消息所感动.7. You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom worthwhile.如果想使你在英国的旅程有意义，你必须睁大双眼。

解读：1)句中的keep your eyes open和make your trip worthwhile都是“动词＋宾语＋形容词作宾补”结构。

He found the room open.他发现房间是开着的。

The rain made the ground wet.雨使地面浸湿了。

2)worthwhile adj.值得做的,常用于It is worthwhile to do sth./doing sth.中。

I don’t think it is worthwhile.我认为不值得做这件事。

It is worthwhile discussing/to discuss the question.讨论一下这个问题是值得的。

注意：worth, worthy 和worthwhile的区别worth现在英语中被看作介词，因为它后面必须带名词或动名词。

后接动名词时以主动形式表达被动的意思，接名词时须接表示价值、代价的名词。

worthy是形容词，在句中作表语或定语。

作表语时，用be worthy of ＋n./doing sth. 或be worthy to be done 结构。

This book is well worth reading.这本书很值得一读。

This dictionary is worth ten yuan. 这本字典值10元。

The place is worthy of a visit/ being visited.这个地方是值得参观的。

This suggestion is worthy to be considered.这个建议是值得考虑的。

CreditNo credit is given at this shop. 本店概不赊账。

I bought it on credit. 我赊购的。

Six months’ interest-free credit, 六个月免息赊购Give credit where it’s due. 该表扬就给予表扬。

There was little credit for those who had worked hardest. 几乎没有表扬那些工作总努力的人She was given the credit for what I had done.为某人、某物增光：This brilliant pupil is a credit to his teacher. 这名优秀学生为老师增了光。

Have sth. to one’s credit 完成某物He is only thirty, and already he has four films to his credit. 他才三十岁，却已拍了四部电影。

Discovering useful structures:一、用所给动词的适当形式填空。

1. The reporter promised to keep us ______ (inform) of the latest news.2. I’m afraid I can’t make myself ____（understand) clearly without explaining the question.3. The manager was happy to see all of the problems _________ (settle) so quickly.4. Have you had my film _______(develop)? I can’t wait to see all my photos.5. When I entered the office, I found the window ______(break) and the computer ______(steal).6. James had some flowers ______ (send) to Sarah on her birthday.7. What he had said made me ________. (surprise)8. There was a terrible noise _________ the sudden burst of light. (follow)9. My glasses are broken. I’ll have to get them ________.(repair)10. With her finger _______ to the broken vase, my mother asked me, “Who did that?” (point)11. The doctor warned him ________ food after the operation. (not eat)12.He found them _____ (seat)at table_____(play)chess.13.I can make you _____ (understand)what I say, but you can’t make yourself _____ (understand)in English.14. In the past few years, we have had thousands of trees ____ (plant)around our school.15．She was glad to see her child well ____ care of.。