Unit 2 Language Reading & Grammar学案

Language focus

1. (Page 21) Emoticons make a special Internet language. This stands for a big smile.

▶ stand for 代表

In 1985, the USA made the rose its national flower, which stands for beauty and love (它象征着美与爱).

【辨析】

stand against反对 stand by支持；袖手旁观

stand aside靠边站；不参与 stand out突出；显眼

2. (Page22 Lines 2-3) The English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain.

(P22 Line10) Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages.

▶ be made up of 由......构成

　我们的班级有50多位同学构成。

　Our class is made up of over 50 students. = Over 50 students make up our class.

▶ consist of由......构成

　The research team consists of five medical experts (由五位医学专家组成).

【用法比较】be made up of和consist of

这个由十位成员组成的委员会将负责这次调查。

The committee which is made up of / which consists of ten members will take charge of the investigation. (用定语从句)

= The committee made up of / consisting of ten members will take charge of the investigation. (用分词结构)

3. (Page 22 Lines 8-10) Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland-the Angles and the Saxons-occupied Britain.

▶ occupy-occupied-occupied-occupying vt. 占用（时间、空间）；侵占，占领; 使忙于

n. occupation

(1) The city has been occupied (已被占据) by the enemies.

(2) The piano seems to occupy too much room (占用太多空间).

【用法提示】

* occupy oneself with sth. / in doing sth. 忙于（做）某事

* be occupied with sth. / in doing sth. 忙于（做）某事

* keep sb. occupied with sth. / in doing sth. 使某人忙于（做）某事

(1) When asked what she did in her spare time, she told me that she was occupied with (忙着写) a new book.