1、warming up &vocabulary,Do you know which country the short video refers to?,Britain/ the UK,Make Britain Proud,a,Do you remember the theme of the short video?,The 2012 Olympic Games will held in _.,London,Watch a video clip and answer some questions.,England,When you mention England, what or who wil
2、l you think of?,English language,Manchester Union,Big Ben,Queen Victoria,Cambridge University,Princess Diana,Beckham,Big Ben大本钟,Buckingham Palace白金汉宫,Royal Observatory Greenwich 格林威治天文台,Tower Bridge 塔桥,Hyde Park 海德公园,Stonehenge 巨石阵,Who rules the country: the Prime Minister or the Queen?,A. the Queen
3、,B. the Prime Minister,C. both,The Queens position is ceremonial: opening Parliament, welcoming Heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with Britain.,VS,The Prime Minister together with his most important ministers (called Cabinet) and his Members of Parliame
4、nt make important political decision and the laws.,Which is the longest river in England?,A. the River Avon,B. the River Thames,C. the River Severn,Thames,Severn,Avon,The Rivers Thames and Severn are very similar in length but the River Thames is slightly longer. The River Thames is 338 km and the R
5、iver Severn is 290 km. The River Avon is much shorter.,Oxford,Cambridge,What are the provinces called in England? A. counties B. departments. C. states,Vocabulary building,It is a _ palace.,royal,It is very _,splendid,Buckingham Palace,the Union Jack,Shen Yang ia a famous city in China.It is a _ cit
6、y.,industrial,名词形式：industry,Guangzhou is a _ city in China,historical,(history),Roman,collection,collect,Anglo-Saxon,wedding,What are they doing?,They are sightseeing,They are feeling very _,delighted,tower,uniform,statue,pot,It is a _ car,smart,The car _ when they went to the downtown.,broke down,W
7、hat are they doing?They are _.,constructing,(construction),If you take the plane or metro to go other places,it is very _.,convenient,(convenience),debate,1.to make or become an integrated whole or a unity; combine 2. to make or become clear or easy to understand 3. to conclude successfully; complet
8、e 4.To absorb ones attention by clearly visible behavior or Appearance5. an angry disagreement; argument6. make plans in advance or put in order7. bend one part of a thing back over on itself8. to take great pleasure (in) 9.Excite10.pleasurable,1.Unite2.clarify3.Accomplish4.Attract5.Quarrel6.Arrange
9、7.Fold8.Delight9.Thrill10.enjoyable,1.United we stand, divided we fall. 2.Give an example to help clarify what you mean.3. My grandmother has accomplished the age of 97 years of her life.4.The film The Founding of a Republic attract a lot of peoples attention.5.I have arranged for a car to pick you
10、up.6.The gift you gave me on Teachers Day thrilled /delighted me.7.The weather here is enjoyable.,clarify,Ones attitude,Ones stand 阐明自己的立场,Ones mind 阐明自己的想法,Word association and collocation,unwilling,willing,willingness,reluctant,willingly,content,unwillingly,Be unwilling to do sth 不乐意做某事,Be willing
11、 to sth 乐意做某事,Convenience,Inconvenient ,inconvenience,convenient,At ones convenience,If it is to your convenience如果你方便的话,If it is convenient to you,attract,Attract ones attention,n.Attraction,Attract sb to sth把某人吸引到,An attractive smile动人的微笑,Adj.attractive,possibility,Adj.possible,Adj./opp.impossible
12、,n./opp.impossibility,arrange,Arrange sth 整理布置某事,Make arrangements for为做准备,n.Arrangement安排,1.Will you clarify your stand/position？ 澄清你的立场？2.To our disappointment,he was unwilling to不情愿tell us the truth.3.Our new house is very _for me as I can get to the offic ein five minutes.A.Reasonable B.comforta
13、ble C.convenient D.available4.Drop in on me when it is convenient to you.5.The Great Wall is a great tourist _drawing millions of visitors from all parts of the world every day.A.Interest B.view C.scene D.attraction6.换工作是有可能的事。Changing jobs is one possibility.7.You had better make proper arrangement
14、s of work and rest.劳逸结合,Consolidation:tic tac toe,Puzzles in Geography,Reading 1,Part 1,Para.1 states the topic to be examined in the reading.,Para.2 explains the joining of England and wales and what the term”Great Britain”means and how it came about.,Para.3explains differences in four countries,Pa
15、rt 2,Para.4explains how England is divided into three zones.,Part 3,Para.5-para.6 explains the importance of london as a cultural and political centre in the UK.,Divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part.,Part I ( ) :,Part II ( ):,Part III( ),The UK consists of fo
16、ur countries and they work together but they still have different institutions.,England is divided into three parts and they have their own characteristics.,London is the greatest treasure of all.,Para.1-3,Para. 4,Para.5-6,Whats the function of paragraph 1?,Part 1-Geography,The United Kingdom c_ of
17、the four countries: _, _, _, _.,onsists,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Part 1-History,first only England,the 13th century AD, England+_.,1603, England + Wales +_,Later, Great Britain +_,England,Wales,Scotland,Northern Ireland,Great Britain,the United Kingdom,The Union Jack flag unites the f
18、lags of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why? (Para2) The country left out is Wales. It is usually thought to be part of England.,In what ways are the four countries different? (Para3)They have different institutions, e.g. educational and legal systems as well as foo
19、tball teams.,Part 2-England,England is divided into 3 zones.（Para 4）,the North,the South of England,the Midlands,Part 2-England,England is divided into 3 zones.,Most population settled in _. Most of the large industrial cities are in _. Many cities have famous _.,the South of England,the North and t
20、he Midlands,football teams,（Para 4）,Why did capital London become the cultural center of England? There are a lot of historical treasure in London.Why are there so many historical treasures in London? London has been influenced by some invaders.,Part 3-London,（Para 5）,Part 3-Invaders,In the England
21、history, there are several invaders. They are: _, _, _, _.,the Romans,the Anglo-Saxons,the Vikings,the Normans,What did they leave?,（Para 5）,Romans:,Anglo-Saxons:,towns and roads,Language and government,the Vikings:,the Normans:,Influence the vocabulary and place-names of the North,Castles and words
22、 for food,Which group of the invaders did not influence London?,The Vikings,They left,Whats the main idea of the passage?,The UK_ of four countries and they work together but they still have different _. _is the largest country. It is _ _three parts and they have their own characteristics. The capit
23、al -London is the greatest _ _of all because there are many_, art_, theatres ,parks and buildings left by the_.,consists,institutions,England,divided into,historical treasure,museums,collections,invaders,Wales was linked to England in the 3rd century.Great Britain was the name given when England was
24、 joined to Scotland.3. England , Scotland and Wales were united peacefully.4. The four countries work together in all areas without any difference.5. You find most of the population settled in the South but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands.6. There are many old castles in London b
25、uilt by Romans.,T,F,F,F,F,F,What can we learn from this text? A. Great Britain was peacefully united while Ireland broke away to be independent by war.B. Great Britain used to bring Ireland under control by war.C. England, Wales and Scotland made up Great Britain , which united Northern Ireland into
26、 the UK.D. The Union Jack, a new flag , doesnt stand for Northern Ireland in the world today.,What can we infer from the second part of the passage?A. The Midland and North of England have some historical attractions.B. The Midland and North of England have famous football teams.C. The Midlands and
27、North of England have most of the population.D. The South of England is the most developed part.,They left,Wales was linked to England in the 3rd century.Great Britain was the name given when England was joined to Scotland.3. England , Scotland and Wales were united peacefully.4. The four countries
28、work together in all areas without any difference.5. You find most of the population settled in the South but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands.6. There are many old castles in London built by Romans.,T,F,F,F,F,F,What can we learn from this text? A. Great Britain was peacefully uni
29、ted while Ireland broke away to be independent by war.B. Great Britain used to bring Ireland under control by war.C. England, Wales and Scotland made up Great Britain , which united Northern Ireland into the UK.D. The Union Jack, a new flag , doesnt stand for Northern Ireland in the world today.,Wha
30、t can we infer from the second part of the passage?A. The Midland and North of England have some historical attractions.B. The Midland and North of England have famous football teams.C. The Midlands and North of England have most of the population.D. The South of England is the most developed part.,
31、由 组成被分成弄清楚一个问题 被连接起来提及，指的是 也挣脱，逃离 值得赞扬/在名下方便起见发现被省去；遗漏,consist of be divided into clarify the question be linked to refer to as well break away (from) to ones credit for convenience find done leave out,Reading 2 language points,a visitor,an English native,Make up a dialogue.The visitor is asking the
32、 native about the geography of the UK.,In the history of the UK, there are someimportant invasions. Those invaders ruled the country for some time.,They brought pains to the local people, but at the same time, they also brought something new to the country,which is important for making up its histor
33、y.,Is the invasion good or bad to the country Britain?,A debate,由 组成被分成弄清楚一个问题 被连接起来提及，指的是 也挣脱，逃离 值得赞扬/在名下方便起见发现被省去；遗漏,consist of be divided into clarify the question be linked to refer to as well break away (from) to ones credit for convenience find done leave out,The united kingdom,The united king
34、dom _ _ four countries.,consists,of,1. consist vi. 1) 由组成; 由构成(与of 连用，不用于进行式） ）在于；存在于；以为主（与in连用，无被动式）,委员会由七名成员组成,The committee consist of seven members.,Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.,水由氢和氧构成,什么才算是幸福呢？,What does happiness consist in?,The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient
35、buildings.x,威尼斯之美就在于它具有古代建筑物的风格,e.g 这个学校有72个教学班.,_ 72 classes in this school.,72 classes_ this school.,This school_ 72 classes.,This school_72 classes.,There are,makes up,consists of,is made up of,2. puzzle n. 1)谜；难题；玩具2)迷惑；困惑（只用单数）,A Chinese puzzle （中国玩具）比喻复杂难懂之事,A cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）,I am in
36、 a puzzle about the matter.,我对这件事大惑不解,be in a puzzle about 对大惑不解,vt. 把难住；使迷惑,（这个问题使我很迷惑）,The question puzzled me./I am puzzled with the question.,vi. 迷惑；苦思,这个问题我想了好半天,I puzzled over the question for quite a while.,3. 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
37、与 into, among, between 搭配 divide into 把分成 divide sth. among sb.在分配 separate A from B使分离; 使分开,divide separate divide 整体分为若干部分 separate指把原来合在一起的或靠在一起的人和物分离开来,The apple was _ in two.We _the money equally.Oxygen can be _from water.The Taiwan Strait _ Taiwan from Fujian.,divided,divided,separated,separat
38、es,4clarify vt.(使某事物)清楚易懂 ，澄清I hope that what I say will clarify the situation .你能想出几个-fy/-ify结尾的词吗？beautify(美化) purify（使纯洁） simplify（使简单化）,5.as well 与 as well as,1) as well 通常位于句末，表示“也，又同样”,e.g Electricity is widely used in industry and in daily life as well.,2) as well as 连接两个并列的成分做主语，意为“和，也又”，谓语动
39、词与前面的主语保持一致.,e.g She,as well as the other students,_ completed the experiment.,has,3) as well as位于句首，“除了之外，还（又）” apart from,As well as Lucy and Jack, Terry went to the park.,6. found most of the population settled in the south “find +宾语宾补( adj; adv; v-ing; pp; 介词短语；）” eg: A cook will be immediately
40、fired if he is found smoking in the kitchen. Youll find him easy to get along with. They found themselves trapped by the bush fire. When I woke up, I found myself in hospital. I called on him yesterday, but I found him out.,find oneself done,(不知不觉) 发现被,find oneself doing sth,(不知不觉) 发现在做,e.g We have
41、kept practicing oral English，only finding ourselves speaking English fluently.,find + 宾 + 宾补复合结构,宾补语可以是名词，形容词， 副词，介词（短语），过去分词，现在分词等,When I woke up, I found myself in hospital.,eg. 当我醒来时,我发现自己躺在医院里.,今天上午他发现钱包被偷了。,He found his wallet stolen this morning.,After a long search , we found the boy _ ( 安全的)
42、 I called on her yesterday, but found her_(出去),safe,out,Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.Yesterday two thieves broke into his house.As she was talking, he suddenly broke in, saying, Thats a lie. (interrupt)He broke off a piece of chocolate.War broke out in 1914.The meeting broke
43、 up at ten to three.Shes just broken up with her boyfriend.,break down (机器)损坏,破坏;抛锚 （身体，精神）垮掉,破门而入,打扰,插话,掰碎，把分成碎片，,与分开;分裂,结束,8.那个地方值得一去。正：The place is worth a visit.正：The place is worthy of a visit.正：The place is worth visiting.正：It is worth visiting the place.正：The place is worthy of being visited.
44、正：The place is worthy to be visited.正：It is worthwhile visiting the place.正：It is worthwhile to visit the place.,9.那本书对他的一生影响很大。,The book had a great influence on his life.,Under the influence of my friend, I bought a red coat. 在的影响下,vt.影响; 对.有作用,The weather influences crops. 天气影响农作物。,不要让我影响你的决定.,Do
45、nt let me influence your decision.,have (a) good/bad/strong/influence on/upon对有好的/坏的/强烈的影响,Discovering useful words and expressions:,1. Choose the correct words below to complete the passage, making necessary changes.,“Why are you _ to accept this wonderful opportunity?” asked the boss on the phone. “Have you read the description carefully? You will live in a town close to the _ in England in a furnished house with all modern _ . Our office in Beijing will be able to,enjoyable kingdom unwilling countryside clarify construct accomplish administration conveniences,
