readingUnit5_Canada-The_True_North_P2_Reading

1、 Canada Canada “The True North”“The True North”Unit 5Unit 5big beautiful multicultural A TRIP ON “ THE TRUE NORTH” continent baggage chat scenery eastward westwardupward surroundharbourn. 洲；大陸洲；大陸n. 行李行李vi. & n. 聊天；閑聊聊天；閑聊 n. 景色；風(fēng)景景色；風(fēng)景adv. 向東向東adj. 向東的；朝東的向東的；朝東的adv. 向西向西adj. 向西的；向西的； 朝西的朝西的adv. 向上

2、地；上升地向上地；上升地adj. 上升的；向上的上升的；向上的vt. & vi. 包圍；圍繞包圍；圍繞n. 海港海港Words previewmeasure aboardeagle within border slight slightly acre urbanvi. & vt. 測量；衡量；判定測量；衡量；判定n. 計量制；措施計量制；措施prep. & adv. 在船、飛機、在船、飛機、火車或公共汽車上火車或公共汽車上n. 鷹鷹prep. 在在之內(nèi)之內(nèi)n. 邊界；國界；邊沿邊界；國界；邊沿vt. & vi. 與與接壤；接近接壤；接近adj. 輕微的；微小的輕微的；微小的adv. 稍稍；輕微

3、地稍稍；輕微地n. 英畝英畝adj. 城市的；市鎮(zhèn)的城市的；市鎮(zhèn)的Words preview rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift for 與其；不愿與其；不愿定居；平靜下來；定居；平靜下來；專心于專心于設(shè)法做設(shè)法做看見；瞥見看見；瞥見對對有天賦有天賦Expressions previewWhat is the Canadian leader called?PresidentPrime MinisterGovernorA.KingHow many “Great Lakes” are there in Ca

4、nada and what are they?Lake SuperiorLake HuronLake ErieLake OntarioA.Lake MichiganLakeSuperiorLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntarioLakeMichiganWhat is the capital of Canada?A. B. Vancouver TorontoC. Q D. Calgary OttawaWhich is the national flag of Canada?A. B. C. Q D.What is the national animal of Canada? B.

5、 Beaver Grizzly bearC. D.A. Polar bear PenguinCanada is a multicultural country. 加拿大是一個多元文化的國家。 multi-是一個前綴，意為“多” multistory _ multiform _ multichannel _ multipurpose _多層的多種形式的多頻道的，多渠道的多種用途的 Fast Reading (2 minutes) Read the text quickly and silently ,try to answer the following questions. Then divi

6、de the text into 3 parts.1.What is the main idea of the text ?2. What does “the True North” refer to?3.Where are they heading?Who? What? Where?This passage is mainly talked about:Suggested answer : Two girls, Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian ,who took the train to travel across Canada. “The True Nor

7、th” is the cross-Canada train.What does “The True North” refer to in the text?Draw the traveling route of the two girls.從中國到加拿大從中國到加拿大Vancouver Calgary Thunder BayToronto go eastward, across the continent Where are they heading?Montreal Passage structureFill in the blanks and match the main idea of

8、each part. Part 1 para(s)_Part 2 para(s)_Part 3 para(s)_What they really saw and felt on the trip.brief introduction about their trip.Their chat about Canada and Vancouver.123-5plane train. brief introduction about the trip who _ and her cousin _ why how first by_ , then by_ whereLi Daiyu Liu Qianto

9、 _Montreal, Canadavisit their cousinsCareful readingPart 1 ( 12minutes )Read the 1st para. and finish the chart below.all the wayin a/one wayby the wayby way ofin no wayin any waylose ones waythe way to do sth.the way of doing sththe way that/in which做做sth的方法的方法一直一直在某種程度上在某種程度上順便說順便說經(jīng)過，通過經(jīng)過，通過.的方法的方

10、法絕不絕不不管怎樣不管怎樣迷路迷路 1. _ 2._population _Part 2 ( para.2 ) 2minutesCanadadistance _(from coast to coast)Going eastward, youll pass 1._ 3._Vancouver Canadas warmest partthe most beautiful city3. _ _increases rapidly.5.climate_4.some _ _ so wet trees _extremely tall mountainswide rivers & large cities2.

11、_scenery5,500 kilometers oldest & mostbeautiful forestsone of Canadas most popular citieslakes & forests3.He was going to take them and their baggage to catch “The True North”, the cross-Canada train.(1)To be in time; (2)find sb doing sth我希望能趕上我希望能趕上最后一趟公車最后一趟公車。I hope that I can catch the last bus.

12、這個人在果園里偷這個人在果園里偷蘋果時被抓住了。蘋果時被抓住了。The man was caught_stealing apples in the garden.1.Sorry, I didnt catch what you said.2.I caught a bad cold yesterday.3.How many fish did you catch?Translate the following sentences:hear, understandbe infected with illnessseize and hold你為什么你為什么這么早就這么早就起床？起床？難道你不知道難道你不

13、知道早起的鳥兒容早起的鳥兒容易抓到蟲子嗎？易抓到蟲子嗎？(worm)Why do you get up so early?Dont you know an early bird catches the worm easily?thousands of 成千上萬的注意：million, billion, thousand, hundred, score, dozen之前有確定的數(shù)字時，其本身不加s. 如果前面沒有確定的數(shù)字而后接of時，詞尾都加s. 300名學(xué)生 _ 這些雞蛋里的3打 _ 幾打雞蛋 _three hundred studentsthree dozen of these eggsd

14、ozens of eggsTo be all around someone or somethingVancouver5.People say it is Canadas most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.surround vt 包圍；圍繞(1). surround sth/sbe.g. The police surround the house.(2). be surrounded by/with 被被.所包圍所包圍e.g. Our school is surrounded by/with t

15、rees.用surround的正確形式填空。There are a lot of trees,_our school.Our school is very beautiful,_by trees.surroundingsurroundedPart 3 ( 3 minutes )Read paragraphs 3-5 and answer the following questions.1 What mountains did they cross earlier that day?2 Which city did they go after crossing the mountains?3 W

16、hat did the girls begin to realize after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which lake did the train rush across that night, and whats their next destination(目的地目的地)? 1Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains. 2 Calgary 3 After 2 days travel, empty 4 After dinner, Thunder Bay 5 That night acr

17、oss Lake Superior Toronto VancouverTime route VancouverThe Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly beareaglecowboyhorse riding racesCalgaryCalgaryCowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.a very busy portThunder BayThunder Bay Where is Thunder Bay?At the top end of the

18、 Great LakesTorontoToronto8.Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. 他們中許多人都有騎野馬的才能，他們能贏得幾千美元的獎金。 have a gift for 在.方面有天分；有天賦 她對學(xué)語言有天賦。 _ 好像他對音樂有些天賦。 _ she has a gift for learning languages. It seems he has a gift for music.Summary Li Daiyu and Liu

19、Qian took the train in Canada from _ to _. Their cousins friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “_ _ _”. Canada is the _ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 Km from _ to _. /As they go _ , they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is _ by mountains, lakes, for

20、ests and rivers. When the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear./ Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North America _ _ _ _ riding wild animals. Then they _ _ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a

21、busy port. It is _ _ _ _ the Great Lake.westeastThe Truesecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedat the top of throughwenthave a gift forgrizzlysettled downNorthTask 1: fill in the blanks with what we have learned1.More and more people like _other places with the development of society. 2. _ cause trouble,

22、 he went away. going on aRather thantrip toConsolidation3.I _ read in the library rather than at home .4. let me _ you stealing again! 5.I _ stay at home than go out.6.The couple finally _ in a small town near the sea. 7. When you _ yourself with English in your everyday life, you will feel that the

23、 English language is something real in your life.prefer tocatchwould rathersettled downsurroundTask2:Translation去年，我去了一個荒涼的島嶼（去年，我去了一個荒涼的島嶼（take a trip to)。這是一個四面被水包圍的島。這是一個四面被水包圍的島嶼（嶼（surround）。當我到達這個島嶼）。當我到達這個島嶼之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)船爛了。所以我不得不在之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)船爛了。所以我不得不在那里定居下來（那里定居下來（settle)。這天早上我正。這天早上我正想去打魚（想去打魚（catch）,這

24、時下起了輕微的這時下起了輕微的小雨雨越下越大小雨雨越下越大,大雨一直下到天黑大雨一直下到天黑才停（才停（not until）。所以我寧愿晚上）。所以我寧愿晚上去打魚也不愿白天去了（去打魚也不愿白天去了（prefer to rather than）。）。Last year I took a trip to a lonely island which is surrounded by water.When I arrived there, I found that the ship was broken.So I had to settledown there. One morning, I wa

25、nted tocatch some fishes when it began to rain slightly. heavier, and It didnt stop until it was dark.So I preferred to catch fishes inthe evening rather than in the daytime.The rain became heavier andCareful reading to solve difficult points rather than 表示客觀事實，意為表示客觀事實，意為“是是而不是而不是；與其；與其不不如如”。它連接的并列

26、成分可以是名詞、。它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語短語)、動名詞、分、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等。句、不定式、動詞等。 (1) 連接兩個名詞或代詞連接兩個名詞或代詞 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個海員，不如說他是一個與其說他是一個海員，不如說他是一個 探險者。探險者。 1. Rather than You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野營。是你而不是我要去要野營。 注意：注意：rather than 連接兩個名詞或代詞作連接兩

27、個名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞應(yīng)與主語時，謂語動詞應(yīng)與rather than 前面的前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。(3) 連接兩個介詞連接兩個介詞(短語短語)或動名詞或動名詞 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜歡唱歌，而不喜歡跳舞。她喜歡唱歌，而不喜歡跳舞。 (2) 連接兩個形容詞連接兩個形容詞 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮。漂亮。 (4) 連接兩個分

28、句連接兩個分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。(5) 連接兩個不定式連接兩個不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.我決定寫信而不打電話。我決定寫信而不打電話。 注意：注意：rather than 后接不定式時，不定后接不定式時，不定式可以帶式可以帶to，也可以不帶，也可以不帶to, 如上句。但如上句。但rather than位于句首時，則只能接不帶位于句首時，則只能接不帶to 的不定式。的

29、不定式。如如: Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價賣掉了。他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價賣掉了。 (6) 連接兩個動詞連接兩個動詞 He ran rather than walked. 他是跑來的，而不是走來的。他是跑來的，而不是走來的。 注意：這里注意：這里rather than 后用后用walked，而沒有用而沒有用walk，表示客觀事實，而不，表示客觀事實，而不是主觀愿望。如果換成是主觀愿望。如果換成walk，則作，則作“寧寧愿愿而不愿而不愿”解。解。Trees surround our house.我們房子的四周都是樹。我們房子的四周都是樹。The police surrounded the house.警察包圍了這幢房子。警察包圍了這幢房子。 The oceans and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue and many of its cities lie on the bay.2. surround vt. 包圍包圍; 圍繞圍繞; 圈住圈住3. se