1．consist of由......组成；由......构成

　　...a food that consists of a tube of skin containing meat mixed with herbs. (教材P35)

　　......一种把带有香料的肉灌进肠里的食物

　　The book consists of nineteen chapters.全书共分19章。

　　Water is said to consist of oxygen and hydrogen.

　　据说水由氢气和氧合成。

　　①make up组成

　　be made up of由......组成

　　be composed of由......组成

　　②consist in在于......；存在于......

　　consist with和......一致

　　The value of this teaching method consists in the interest it stimulates in the students.

　　这种教学法的优点是能引起学生的兴趣。

　　Theory should consist with practice.

　　理论应该和实践相一致。

　　【提示】　consist of不能用于被动语态和进行时，常用一般现在时和一般过去时。

　　句型转换

　　The committee consists of 15 members.

　　→The committee 15 members.

　　→The committee 15 members.

　　→15 members the committee.

　　【答案】　is made up of；is composed of；make up

　　3．If possible, record yourself as you speak.(教材P35)如果可能的话，录下你所说的。

　　If possible＝If it is (was) possible在英语中，如果从句中含有it is (was)，在不引起歧义的情况下，可以省略，使得句子更简洁。

　　You'd better drive over to pick me up, if possible.

　　如果可能的话，你最好开车过来接我。

　　Fill in the blanks with proper articles, if necessary.

如果有必要，用适当的冠词填空。