Period 2 Language points1. Fill in the blanks according to the text and then read the passage below. The full name of England is the_____1___and _____2_____. It ______3____four parts ,they are England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. People always think Wales is a part of England. The flag of the UK is called _____4_____. The four countries have different educational and legal system as well as different football teams.England is the _____5_____of the four countries and it is _____6_______ by three parts. Most of the people are settled in the south, but most of the large industrial cities in the Midlands and the North. The capital of the UK is ____7_______, it has many great places of interest. There have been four sets of invaders of England. The Romans left towns and roads. The Anglo-Saxons left their language and their government. The Vikings influenced the ___8____and place-names. The Normans left castles and introduced new word for food.2. Let’s learn some useful expressions!1). Substances consist of small particles called molecules. 物质是由叫做分子的微粒组成的。 consist vi.由...组成, 在于, 一致 思维拓展：consist of=be made up of 由…组成;由…构成consist in 在于[练习]翻译:（1）汉译英：这支球队由 10 人组成。 （2）汉译英：这位画家的风格上的美在于它的简朴。 （3）英译汉：Progress consists in hard work. 2) We bought this house for its convenience．我们买下这所房子是为了方便。 convenience n.便利, 方便, 有益, 有用的, 方便的用具思维拓展：inconvenience n． 不方便convenient adj． 便利的，适宜的at one's convenience 在某人方便的时候for one's convenience(of)为了某人的方便for convenience's sake 为了方便起见make a convenience of …利用[练习]汉译英1(1) 请在你方便的时候来。 (2) 你方便下星期开始工作吗? 英译汉：(3) Peter was happy to make a de...
