Step1 present the words or phrases to be learned to the Ss
1. The idea that English stands for Fish & Chips, the Speakers Corner, Big Ben and the Tower of London is past.(para1) The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three kingdom is still unknown to many. Within Great Britain for many years now, there has been a growing movement to make the most of its cultural diversity. (para1)
3. The largest island is called Britain ,which is separated from France by the English channel, which at one point is only 20miles wide.(para2)
4. It forms the mainland of great Britain and consists of three countries.:Scotland in the north, Wales in the west and England in the south and east.(para2)
5. The culture of the people of the British Isles was influenced by the culture of the people on the European mainland.(para4)
in general bring….with… end up with
be considered to be /as be of great value
step2 learn each word or phrase in detail
1. stand for: represent, a short form of
The letters BBC stand for British Broadcasting Corporation.
請(qǐng)問(wèn)，PRC是什么意思？
Excuse me,__________________________________________?
VIP代表非常重要的人物。VIP______________________________________________.
2.make up of
我們班是由46個(gè)學(xué)生組成.
①Our class is made up of 53 students..make up our class.The boy made up a story; which was not true. 編造，虛構(gòu)
She made up her face to look prettier. 化妝打扮
She has been absent for two weeks, so she had a lot of homework to make up. 彌補(bǔ)補(bǔ)考
They hurried on to make up for the lost time. 彌補(bǔ)補(bǔ)償
be made of /be made out of be made from be made into
eg. It is said that the new Chinese panda coin _ B __ 99.9% gold.
A. is made up of B. is made out of C. is made in D. is made into
Wine is made from grapes. The table is made of wood . Glass can be made into bottles.
3 make the most of : make the best of ， make good use of
我們只有幾個(gè)小時(shí)，所以我們必須善于利用我們的時(shí)間。
We have only a few hours ，so we must make the most of our time.
Do you know how to make the most of the computer for your study?
你知道如何很好的使用電腦來(lái)幫助我們學(xué)習(xí)嗎？
She is not really beautiful,but she makes the most of her looks.
她并不漂亮但是她很會(huì)打扮自己。
4. separate from …
1. Review what we have learned about “separate”
The children were sent to the countryside to live with grandma because their parents were too busy to look after them. ------
The children were separated from their parents because their parents were too busy to look after them.
2 Read the sentences below and learn more about “separate”
The big fish should be separated from the others, or it will attack them .
A river separates the two halves of the city.
We talked until midnight and separated.
The children sleep in separate beds.
They arrived together but left separately.
A. Stop sth/sb from staying together
B. Not shared with others
C. Leave each other
D. Lie or stand between
E. By oneselves,not together
Sum up separate : vt. be separated from separate…from
vi.
adj.
Practice
Answer the following questions ,using “separate”
1) There is a small river between the two towns. If using “separate”, we say
2) What should be done towards SARS patients? Can they stay with their family?
3) Do you live with your grandparents?
4)Do you have your own bedroom ?
5. Form
i . If “make up ”can be replaced by another word here.
The northern countries make up Northern Ireland.
ii . Read the following sentences and get the meaning and part of speech of each “form”.
1) More than any other form of literature, poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar.( )
2) If you want this job, you must fill in a form giving your name,age,experience and send it to the company.( )
3) A cloud of smoke formed over the burning city.( )
4) School helps to form a child’s character.( )
5) We used branches and leaves to form a shelter.( )
Sum up
iii . Practice
Translate the paragraph into Chinese ,pay attention to the use of “form”.
I hate to fill in this kind of form. but unfortunately ,every year we have our health condition examined . To tell the truth , I don’t like to take any form of exercise. I spend all my spare time reading, eating and sleeping. As a result, bad eyesight and overweight have gradually formed.
6. consist of : be made up of Notice : no progressive tense
1.The United Kingdom consist of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2.Her diet consisted mainly of bread and vegetable.二氧化碳是由碳和氧氣組成的。
Co2 consists of carbon and oxygen.=co2 is made up of carbon and oxygen.=Carbon and oxygen make up co2consist in 在于 The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors.
The new committee _B__(*consisting of /*including)13 persons is popular with the public.
A.is consist of B.made up of C.made up D.included
7. influence n. have (an) influence on / upon/ over對(duì)…有影響
v. 影響; 對(duì)…有作用/產(chǎn)生影響 The book had a great influence on his life.
The weather in summer influences the rice crops. What influenced you to do it?
我不想對(duì)你有影響,所以我不告訴你我的看法.
I don’t want to influence you, so I won’t tell you my opinion.
我父母認(rèn)為我朋友對(duì)我有不良影響
My parents considered my friend to be a bad influence on me.
My parents considered that my friend had a bad influence on me.