科目 英语
年级 高一
文件 high1 unit22.doc
标题 Britain and Ireland
章节 第二十二单元
关键词 内容
三、重点难点分析
1. Where are you from ?
询问国籍时还可以有以下表达方法：
Are you…? (Chinese / English / German)
Are you from…? (China / England / Germany)
“What country are you from ?” ── “I’m from China .”
“What nationality are you ?” ── “I’m of Chinese nationality” / My nationality is Chinese”
2.在课文word study中要求完成表格现将答案显示如下：
Country Adjective People Language
England English the English English
Scotland Scottish the Scots English / Scottish
Ireland Irish the Irish English / Irish
Wales Welsh the Welsh English / Welsh
Germany German German German
France French Frenchmen / Frenchwomen French
Japan Japanese Japanese Japanese
China Chinese Chinese Chinese
The U.S.A American American English
3. The larger of the two islands is Britain , Which lies to the east of Ireland .
其中较大的岛是不列颠，位于爱尔兰的东面。
Lie在句中表示“位于”和不同的介词搭配表示不同的位置关系，例如：
①lie to the east / west . north . south of… 在…之东/ 西、北、南，并不强调是否接壤
Taiwan lie to the east of Fujian . 台湾位于福建的东方。
Cardiff is to the west of London . 卡尔地夫在伦敦的西边。
②lie on……表示强调二者交界
Wales lies on the west of England .
威尔士位于英格兰的西面。
③lie on……还可以表示在……河畔，……沿线
London lies on the River Thames . 伦敦位于泰晤士河畔。
There are several villages on the coast . 海岸沿线有几个小村庄。
Wu han , the capital of Hubei Province , lies on the Changjiang River .
湖北的省会武汉位于长江之畔。
④lie in……表示“在……境内”。
Japan lies (is) to the east of China , it lies (is)
日本在中国以东，也在亚洲东部。（日本属于亚洲范畴，所以用in）
Taiwan lies in the east of China .
台湾在中国的东部。
4.The letters “UK” stand for “the United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” .
字母 “UK”代表The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。
stand for : “代表”、“代替”
①Our flag stands for our country . 我的旗子代表着我们的国家。
②Each star on the flag of the United States stands for a state of the nation .
美国国旗上的每一颗星代表着美国的一个州。
5.The “UK” is made up of four countries . 联合王国是由四部分组成的。
make up of : 由……组成
①A car is made up of different parts . 汽车是由许多不同的部分组成的。
②The audience was made up of very young children .
听众是一群小孩子。
6.Scotland has many lakes and mountains and is famous for its beautiful countryside .
苏格兰有许多湖泊和山脉，并以其乡村美景著称。
be famous for : 以……而闻名，以……著称
①Beijing is famous for its ancient places of interest .
北京以其名胜古迹而著称。
②Egypt is famous for the pyramids .
埃及以金字塔而闻名。
7.There used to be a lot of coal mines in the south , but many of them have been closed , or are about to be closed .
威尔士南部曾经有许多煤矿，但是不少煤矿现在已经关闭了，或濒临关闭。
※There used to be… “过去常有，曾经有过”暗指现在不复存在了。
①There used to be a big supermarket , but it has been moved to another place .
这曾经有一个大超市的，不过现在已经搬到别处去了。
②There used to be some trees in this field , usen’t / didn’t there ?
这块地里以前有许多树，不是吗？
※be about to……即将做某事。
①Be quick ! The plane is about to take off .
快点！飞机就要起飞了。
②It’s too late , the film is about to be finished .
太晚了，电影就要结束了。
8.London lies on the River Thames and has a population of seven million .
伦敦位于泰晤士河畔，人口700万。
population 人口，提问有多少人口用“What”，修饰人口众多用“large”。
①What was the population of Beijing in 1999 ?
②China has the largest population in the world . 中国是世界人口最多的国家。
9.Ireland is divided into two countries . 爱尔兰被分成2个国家。
divide “分，分开”。指把整体分成若干份。
①He divided the cake among the children .
他把这个蛋糕分给孩子们。
②Let’s divide our Class into 7 groups .
咱们把我们班分成7个小组。
Separate : v. “隔开”“脱离”，指把原来连在一起或靠近的分割开来，使之有一段距离，常和“from”连用，做不及物动词时为“分手”。
①England and France are separated by 22 miles of open ocean at their closest point .
英国和法国最近的地方也被大海分开了22英里。
②You’d better separate the good ones from the bad ones.
你最好把好、坏分开。
③We have been separated for a long time .
我们分手很久了。
④Separate . adj . 不同的，独立的。
We went our separate way after the party . 聚会结束后我们分手了。（走不同方向的路）
10.Ireland is especially wet .
爱尔兰尤其潮湿。
especially “尤其”强调个别超过其它部分，它后面提到的东西必须是前面叙述事物的一部分。
①I love the country , especially in spring .
我喜欢乡下，尤其是在春天。
②The Great Wall had been rebuilt and repaired many times , especially during the Ming Dynasty .
长城被重建和修缮了许多次，尤其是在明朝。
Specially , “特别地”，指为一特别的目的而专门做的。
①The books are specially written for children .
这些书是专门为孩子们而写的。
②I made this specially for your birthday .
这是我特意为你生日准备的。
11.They lived mainly on potatoes . 他们以土豆为主食。
live on “靠吃……为主”，“靠……（收入）生活”。
①The cows live on grass . 牛以草为食。
②The people in north China live mainly on wheat .
中国华北人以吃小麦为主。
③How could you live on such a small income ?
你怎么能靠这么一点收入生活呢？
12.Around 1850 , a terrible disease hit the potato crop , and potato went bad in the soil .
大约在1850年，土豆作物发生了一场可怕的病害，土豆全都烂在地里了。
go bad “变坏”，go是系动词，表示由一种状态变成另一种，例如go blind（变瞎），go mad（变疯）
go wrong（出毛病）同样的系表构成还有由become和get引导的，如
①The fish went bad , it smells terrible .
②Beethoven went deaf almost completely at the ago of 40 .
贝多芬在40岁的时候几乎丧生了全部听力。
③The situation has become better .
情况变得更好了。
④They are getting stronger and stronger .
他们越来越强壮了。
13.Although many families became separated , people still kept in touch with each other .
虽然许多家庭分散了，但是家人还是保持着联系。
keep in touch with…… 和……保持联系。
①People can keep in touch with each other even-when they do live far away from each other .
当人们住的很远的时候也能彼此保持联系。
②A good teacher should always keep in touch with students .
一个好的教师应该常与学生接触。
14.Altheugh many farmerms in the west continue to lead a simple life .
虽然很多西部的农民仍然过着很简朴的生活。
lead a…life，过着…的生活。
①Mathild led a hard life for the lost necklace .
由于那条丢了的项链，Mathilde过着艰苦的生活。
②Her parents are leading a quiet life in the country side .
她的父母在乡下过着平静的生活。
③We , young people should lead an active life .
我们年轻人应该积极的生活。
15.Most Irish people go to church every Sunday and the church plays an important part in people’s lives .
大部分爱尔兰人每星期都去做礼拜，教会在人们生活中起着重要作用。
play a part in… 在…方面起作用，在……中扮演角色。
①Foreign languages study plays an important part in Karl Marx’s life .
外语学习在马克思的一生中起了很重要的作用。
② “Which parts do you play (in the film) ?” “你（在电影中）扮演中哪个角色？”
“──I play the part of king” . “我演国王”。
16.The Irish are very fond of music and poems .
爱尔兰人很喜欢音乐和诗歌。
be fond of… 喜欢，爱好
①She has many faults , but we’re all very fond of her .
虽然她有很多毛病，但我们都很喜欢她。
②Girls are usually fond of watching fashion-shown .
女孩子通常喜欢看时装表演。
一、语言运用：
运用所学语言，完成教科书和练习册中规定的听、说、写的任务，阅读课文“Britain and Ireland”和“Ireland”，了解英国和爱尔兰的地理和历史情况，并完成有关课文内容的练习。
二、日常交际用语：
1.Are you from…?
Where are you from ?
What are you ?
I’m (form)…
2. Expressions for location（方位表达）
例如：①London is in the southeast of England .
②Wales lies to / on the west of England .
③London lies on the River Thames .
④North of England lies in Scotland .
三、阅读理解
England and France are separated by 22 miles of open ocean at their closest point . People of all ages and different jobs had tried to swim across the English Channel . Each swimmer decides to have this great try for different reasons , but each has the same aim-to conquer（征服）the channel .
The English Channel was first crossed in 1875 by Matthew Webb , an Englishman , who swam from Dover , England , to Calas , France . Since then , over 3,700 people have had about 4,500 tries on the channel . Only 297 people (199men and 98 women) , however , have successfully gained（得到）Webb’s remark-able（非凡的）achievement（成就）。
1.The English Channel is .
A. a river from Dover to Calas . B. a canal（运河）between England and France
C. a sea between Britain and France D. a strait between Britain and France
2.The Channel is about 22 miles .
A. long B. wide C. deep D. shallow（浅）
3.Of the following statements , which is true according to the passage above ?
A. More men have succeeded（成功）in crossing the Channel than women .
B. All swimmers have their tries on the Channel for special prizes .
C. The Channel was first conquered over two centuries ago .
D. No one failed in his try on the Channel .
4.According to the passage , how many people have crossed the Channel up to now ? .
A. 4,500 B. 3,700 C. 298 D. 297
5.The best title for this passage may be“ ”.
A. How to Cross the English Channel B. The Importance of Swimming
C. Conquering the English Channel D. The English Channel
答案：B B A B C