1、,Unit 5 Canada “The True North”Period 3 Language points,Discovering useful words and expressions,Task 1: Observe the words below, and guess their meanings.,Discussion,Check,Discussion,Check,What do we call it?,1. With the development of hi-tech, we can enjoy various TV programs through a lot of chan
2、nels.,multichannel,2. To save space, people have to live in the buildings with many storeys.,multistorey,3. In our country, there are altogether 55 minorities.,multinational,4. In many countries like America, the Republican Party is not the only party.,multiparty,5. Newly developed software can be u
3、sed for solving different problems.,multipurpose,6. Our school provides teachers with several media, such as TVs, radios, computers and projectors.,multimedia,Finish these sentences with proper words.,1. His foot caught in a rock and he fell _.2. In winter, swallows will fly _.3.The door of your cla
4、ssroom opens _.4. Recently the price of houses is moving _.5. After he leaves his house, he begins a gentle _ walk to the subway station.,forward,southwards,outward,upwards,downward,Task 2: Match the words with their meanings.,1. bags that people take with them when they travel,2. a government membe
5、r who is in charge of a government department,3. a short informal test,4. to talk to someone in a friendly, informal way,A quizB baggageC surroundD sceneryE chatF slightlyG aboardH minister,Keys: 1- B 2 - H 3 - A 4 - E,5. on a ship, plane, bus or train,6. general appearance of nature around you, esp
6、ecially beautiful nature,7. in or by a very small amount, so small that it almost cannot be seen,8. to be all around somebody or something on every side,A quizB baggageC surroundD sceneryE chatF slightlyG aboardH minister,Keys: 5 - G 6 - D 7- F 8 - C,Task 3: Choose a pair of expressions to complete
7、each sentence (on p. 70). Be sure to use the correct expression in the correct form.,1. _, we got our fishing poles and headed out to the lake. _ is the best time to catch fish!2. Its not _ at all to Atlanta! _ I can tell, it will take us only about half an hour to drive there.,At dawn,Dawn,far,As f
8、ar as,As far as / far; as well as / well; at dawn / dawn; in the distance / distance; catch ones eye / catch sight of; have a gift / have a gift for;manage / manage to do; settle / settle down; rather than / rather,3. The two tall trees _ made Jack realize that he was going in circles, although he f
9、elt like he had come a great _.4. He cant speak any foreign languages very _, but his business always takes him to France and Spain _ Germany!,in the distance,distance,well,as well as,As far as / far; as well as / well; at dawn / dawn; in the distance / distance; catch ones eye / catch sight of; hav
10、e a gift / have a gift for;manage / manage to do; settle / settle down; rather than / rather,As far as / far; as well as / well; at dawn / dawn; in the distance / distance; catch ones eye / catch sight of; have a gift / have a gift for;manage / manage to do; settle / settle down; rather than / rathe
11、r,5. A: Darren may not be the best reporter, but he _ people under him very well. B: Yes, I agree! At first I doubted his ability, but in the end he _ the job well.6. A: Whats this? I _ on my desk! Hmm it looks like a CD! B: Lets look! . Youre right! My, you really _ guessing.,have a gift for,have a
12、 gift,manages,managed to do,7. A: Im glad weve finally _ our holiday plans! B: So am I. Now I can finally _ and relax!,settled,settle down,As far as / far; as well as / well; at dawn / dawn; in the distance / distance; catch ones eye / catch sight of; have a gift / have a gift for;manage / manage to
13、 do; settle / settle down; rather than / rather,8. A: Thats so disappointing! As soon as those birds _ us, they flew away! B: Well, the zoo has lots of other animals! The monkey mountain _. Lets go there!,caught sight of,caught my eye,9. A: Would you _ visit Inner Mongolia or Tibet this summer? B: O
14、h,I think Id like to just stay at home and rest _ go anywhere!,As far as / far; as well as / well; at dawn / dawn; in the distance / distance; catch ones eye / catch sight of; have a gift / have a gift for;manage / manage to do; settle / settle down; rather than / rather,rather,rather than,Task 4: A
15、ccording to the picture and the given words, complete the following paragraph on p. 36.,The city of Rome, Italy, completely _ the smallest country in the world, the Vatican City State. It has an area of 0.44 square kilometres with a _ _ 3.2 kilometres long. Because the Vatican is entirely _ Rome, it
16、 has no _ for ocean ships. The country is really just one small city: its _ area covers 100 percent of the country.,acre border harbour measure surround urban within,surrounds,border,measuring,within,harbour,urban,Language points learning,1. rather than,Rather than fish, well have meat and soup for
17、lunch today. Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he goes to work by bike every day. I would like to stay at home rather than go to the park today. I prefer to go out rather than stay in the classroom.,would do A rather than do Bprefer to do A rather than do B,The trees surround the house. The enemy w
18、as surrounded by the army. We are surrounded by comforts.,2. surround,To be all around on every side,He has settled down in the countryside. He is settling down well in his new job. He settled himself down in his chair.,3. settle down,to establish a home and live a quiet life to become used to a way
19、 of life , job, etc. to sit down comfortably,4. manage to do,to succeed in taking, using, or doing sth.,The little boy had somehow managed to tie his shoelaces together. I managed to get in contact with the lady, whos in charge of this project in the company.,5. have a gift for,to have a natural abi
20、lity to do sth.,I have a gift for music. She has no gift for painting. He was a man of excellent gifts.,6. confirm,to give support or certainty to a fact, a belief, statement, etc.,His letter confirmed everything. Let me confirm that. You say you arrive in New York today, dont you? He looked around
21、to confirm that he was alone.,7. in the distance,keep ones distance at a distance,I could see the bus coming in the distance. The dog looked dangerous, so I decided to keep my distance. The picture looks better at a distance.,8. impress,to influence deeply, esp. with a feeling of admiration,We are v
22、ery impressed by his behavior The students worked hard to impress their teacher. I was deeply impressed by the scenery here. Her words impressed themselves on my memory.,The Press Conference for Li Daiyu and Liu Qian,Li Daiyu and Liu Qian are going to give a press conference about their trip to Cana
23、da.Now work in groups of four. Two students act as reporters to ask any questions about their trip. The other two students act as Li Daiyu and Liu Qian respectively to answer questions. Try to use the words and phrases we have learnt in this unit.,Group work,Now1. Make up questions in pairs.2. Compa
24、re them and choose the best.3. Practise the interview.,Reporter A: Hello, Li Daiyu. Which city impressed you most?Li Daiyu : Its a good question. Toronto impressed me most, because it is a modern and wealthy city in Canada.Reporter A: Thank you.,Example,Homework 1Finish Exercises 1 and 2 on p. 70. 2Finish Exercise 4 on p. 71.,
