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PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY

PUZZLES:--skim the passage for the answers

1.The United Kingdom includes:

2.If we speak of England we mean:

3. The countries that make up Great Britain are:

4. The part of Ireland that separated from England is called:

5. London is the capital city of

England, Wales and Scotland

England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland

England and Wales

Republic of Southern Ireland

England/Great Britain/the UK

Match the main idea with each paragraph

Para1.

Para2.

Para3.

Para4.

Para5-6.

How the UK was formed

Puzzles in the names of the four countries

The state of the four countries

Information about England, the largest of the four countries

The cultural importance of London

Can you put them into 3 parts and write down the main idea of each part?

Part 1(1-3):

Part 2 (4):

Part 4 (5-6 ):

what England includes; about Great Britain; the UK.

the geographical division of England in zones; their similarities and differences.

The cultural importance of London

Comprehending

1. The Union Jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the United Kingdom. Which country is left out? Why?

The country left out is Wales. It is usually assumed( 认为 ) to be part of England.

Part 1 (Para1-3)

England Union Jack IrelandScotland

2. What three countries does British Airways represent?1 _________ 2_________ 3_____________England Scotland Northern Ireland

Comprehending Part 2 (Para.4)

1.England, the largest of the four countries, is roughly divided into ______ zones.

2. If you want to find out more about British history and culture, you may NOT go to____.

A.industrial cities built in the 19th century.

B.towns first built by the Romans.

C.the castle constructed by Norman rulers.

D.the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons.

major cities

harborship building center

commercial port;home of the Beatles

home of Manchester United

the second largest city;

iron and steel industry centre

Glasgow

Liverpool

Manchester

Birmingham

textile industry centre

Comprehending Part 3 (Para.5-6)

The Romans---

Anglo-Saxon---

Vikings---

Normans---

towns and roads

language and government

vocabulary and place-names of the North

castles and words for food

Influence left by the invaders

The UK_________of four countries--------England,_________,Scoland and__________ Ireland , which is shown to the world in a flag called the ________________. The four countries do work together in some areas, but they developed different educational and _____system. England, the ___________ of the four countries, is roughly ____________into three zones. Its capital, London, has been __________by the invaders of England, and you will find the greatest historical _________ in it.

consistsWales Northern

Union Jack

legal largestdivided

influencedtreasures

Word Focus

The united kingdom

______ ___ four

countries.

consists of

consist

由…组成，由…构成（与 of 连用，不用于进行时）e.g Water consists of hydrogen and

oxygen. （ =is made up of ）存在，存在于，（与 in 连用，无被动式）

e.g What does happiness consist in?

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

to separate,or break up something

divide

短语： divide…into/among(between)

把…分成… / 在…中分配

同根词： division n.

divide 与 separate 的区别：◆divide 一般指通过切开，劈开或分割形成几部分，几份额；常与 into,among,between 搭配。◆separate 意指把原来连在一起或靠近的部份分割开来 常与 from 连用，可以解释为“分开的” ; 另外， separate

可以作形容词，表：单独的，独自的

divide 与 separate 的区别：e.g England _______________France by the

Channel.

He_______ his students_____five groups.

Tom and Jack got __________ in the crowd.

The teacher __________ the apples _______

__the kids.

They sleep in ________ rooms.

is separated from

divided into

separated

divided

amongseparate

3. clarify vt. 阐明；澄清，（使某事物）清楚易懂

e.g. Can you clarify what you said just now?

你能把刚才说的再讲清楚一点吗？

clarify a problem/ a position/the meaning of… 澄清问题 / 阐明立场 / 解释…意思

4. When people refer to England you find Wales included as well.

refer to: 提到，涉及，参考The professor ___ at the meeting is from the UK.

A. refering to B. refers to C. referred to

refer to…as…= regard….as 把…当作…

4. When people refer to England you find Wales included as well. find /have /get +sb/sth +V-ed 发现 / 使…被 / 已经…

① 你今天看起来有点不一样 , 理发了吗 ?

② 长途旅行使我们大家都很累 .

③ 当我到达车站时发现火车已经离开了 .

You look different today .Have you had your hair cut?

The long journey got all of us tired .

When I got to the station I found the train gone.

5. Happily this was accomplished without conflict ….

accomplish: to finish 完成e.g. accomplish a design/a journey/a plan/ purpose..

完成设计 / 结束旅程 / 完成计划 / 达成目的conflict: n. struggle, argument 斗争，冲突，分歧e.g. a bloody/political conflict 流血冲突 /政治分歧 她发现自己和母亲在未来职业的选择上存在分歧。 She found herself in conflict with her mother over her future career.

conflict with ... 和…抵触，冲突 vi.

6. break away(from) ( 从 )… 逃脱 , 脱离break down 分解，发生故障，失败break out 发生爆炸 …… ..

① Nowadays many farmers want to ____the land and make a living in cities.

A break off B broke outC break down D break away from

② The talks between the two sides have__; people are worried about something will happen.

A took out B put forward C broken down D got down

7. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas, but they have very different institutions.

to one’s credit: 值得赞扬的是credit n. 赞同，信誉，荣誉，学分 ( 详见 P79)

e.g. No credit is given to this restaurant.

The course carries three credits.

Mary is a credit to her family.

助动词 do(does/did) 用于肯定句中可表示强调 .

So you did come after all.

But She does think you are a good cook.

8. ..and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.

convenience n. 便利，便捷 [U] ；提供便利的设施等 [C]

e.g. convenience store/food 便利店 / 便利食品常见搭配： for one’s convenience 为某人的便利 at one’s convenience 在某人方便 /有空的时候 suit one’s convenience 照顾某人的方便 make a convenience of ..过分利用同根词： convenient adj.

be convenient to sb 某人方便 /有空的时候be convenient for sb to do sth 便于某人做某事反义词： inconvenience & inconvenient

1.The house is full of _____________ of every sort.

2.When and where will it __________________ for our meeting?

3.Will it _________________ you to start work tomorrow?

4.It is illegal to run the red light _____________.

5.The post office is at a _________ distance from our school.

Use the proper form of convenience to fill in the blanks.

conveniences

suit your convenience be convenient

be convenient for

for convenience

convenient

1.The house is full of _____________ of every sort.

2.When and where will it __________________ for our meeting?

3.Will it _________________ you to start work tomorrow?

4.It is illegal to run the red light _____________.

5.The post office is at a _________ distance from our school.

Use the proper form of convenience to fill in the blanks.

conveniences

suit your convenience be convenient

be convenient for

for convenience

convenient

9.attract vt. 吸引e.g. attract the tourists/attention 吸引游客 /吸引注意

同根词 :attraction [U/C] 吸引力，有吸引力的事物

搭配： have/hold attraction for sb

eg. 白金汉宫是重要的旅游胜地。

The Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction.

钓鱼一点都不吸引我。

Fishing holds/has little attraction for me.

attractive adj. 有吸引力的 ; unattractive adj.不吸引人的

10. historical treasure

1) [u] 金银财宝，宝藏 e.g. to find buried treasure

2) [c] 珍品 / 宝贝e.g. the nation’s art treasures 国家的艺术珍品3). v. 珍惜 / 爱e.g. I will treasure those memories forever.

11. influence1)n. 对……的影响 have influence on/over sb. / sth. under the influence of…e.g. She has a great influence on the family. 2) n. 产生影响的人 / 事物 influence on sb./sth.

e.g. His new friend has been a good influence on him.

11. influence3) v. 影响 influence (sb) to do/ influence sth

e.g. The weather influences the crops. You must decide for yourself. Don’t let anyone else influence you.

Tell the difference•The noise from the street affected my study.

•The new law has a great effect on our lives.

•Influenced by her father, she decided to become a doctor.

influence n./v. 表示对人或物潜移默化的影响，也指自然界的影响；作为名词可以表示有势力有影响力的人或事物；affect v. 多指生理或物质上的变化，可以表示“感染”；effect n. 表示影响所产生的结果，效果常见于“ have an effct on” 这一结构。

Tell the difference

1.It is _________ reading the poem.

2.The poem is _________ of being read.

3.The poem is _________ to be read.

4.It is ___________ to read the poem.

5.The British Museum is ___________ a visit.

6.Medicine is a ___________ career.

7.Mr. Green is a _______ gentleman.

worth

worthyworthy

worthwhileworthworthy of

worthwhileworthy 有价值的

值得尊敬的