2008092414042111070.ppt

Part 1(Para.1):. States the topic to be examined in the reading Part 2(Para.2—5): Explains how the UK came about, the differences between the four countries and between three zones of England. England: The first country people think of when speaking of the UK and the largest of the four countries. It is roughly divided into three zones: the South of England, Midlands and the North. Wales: The first country that was linked to England in the 13th century and it is included when people refer to England. Northern Ireland: The Northern part of Ireland that was joined to the Great Britain to become the United Kingdom, which was shown to the world in the flag called Union Jack. London: The capital of the UK and England as well. It contains the greatest historical treasure of all, with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It has the oldest port, building and castle and it has been influenced by some invaders of London. Language points: 1. consist vi. 1) 由……组成; 由……构成(与of 连用，不用于进行式） ２）在于；存在于；以……为主（与in连用，无被动式） 　　什么才算是幸福呢？ 　What does happiness consist in? 我对这件事大惑不解． I am in a puzzle about the matter. 3.clarify vt.　澄清；讲清楚；阐明　 vi. 澄清；清楚；明了；易懂 Could you clarify the question? 4.work together为一习惯用语，不能按其字面意思直译．Work 在此处应被译为“起反应；起作用” 由动词work构成的词组: work well 做得好 work in/into　　渗透；渗入 work at something　　从事 work out　　　算出 work one’s will on /upon somebody　将某人的意志强加于别人 5. attraction n. 1)吸引；吸力　2)吸引人的东西；喜闻乐见的东西；精彩节目 He can’t resist the attraction of the sea on a hot day. 6.invader n. 入侵者；侵略者invade vt. 侵入；侵略；拥入；挤满 Doubts invade my mind. 满腹狐疑． Disease invades the body.疾病侵袭身体． take spend cost pay It _____him an hour to do his homework in the evening. He ______a lot of time (in) working for human rights and progress. It _____between $500 and $600 million to build. I like it, but it _____ too much. I ___ for the house. I _____Brown $500 for the horse. take “花费”“占用”，主要指需要占用空间，时间，精力．主语可以是人也可以是物，经常跟双宾语． spend “花费”正式用语，指含有特定的