1、The Canadian Tulip FestivalEach year in the first week of May,Ottawa,Canadas capital city,becomes a flower ocean.More than three million tulips cover the roads,on both sides of the Ottawa River.These beautiful flowers announce the arrival of spring and the official opening of the Canadian Tulip Fest
2、ival,which is the worlds largest tulip festival.During this period,Canadas capital will be alive with not only blooming tulips,but music,parades, fireworks,and people from around the world.Why does Ottawa celebrate the Tulip Festival with such enthusiasm?The tradition began about 70 years ago.The Ge
3、rman army had invaded the Netherlands in May,1940,and the royal family was forced to run away from their country.They went first to London then on to Ottawa where they were given Government House as a shelter.In 1943,Princess Julianas daughter,Princess Margriet was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital.
4、And the room where Princess Margriet was born was announced to be an official gift to the Netherlands by the Canadian government so that she would be born in her own countrys place.According to the Netherlandss law,anyone who wasnt born in the Netherlands will lose their citizenship;therefore Margri
5、et would have no right to be the princess of the Netherlands.After the royal family returned to their homeland in 1945,Princess Juliana gave 100,000 tulip bulbs to the Canadian government and the citizens of Ottawa as a reward.This started a tradition and every year ever since,another 100,000 bulbs
6、were sent to Ottawa and planted all around the city.Over the next decade,the Canadian Tulip Festival became bigger and bigger and tourists started making Ottawa their destination in early May.Now this festival is not only a love of flowers,but also a symbol of friendship between the two countries.If
7、 you havent been to Ottawa in early May,dont miss it.Notes1.tulip n.郁金香2.parade n.游行3.enthusiasm n.热情,热心4.invade vt.&vi.入侵,侵略5.royal adj.皇室的,高贵的Task判断正(T) 误(F)1.People all around the world usually take part in the Canadian Tulip Festival.(T)2.Netherlands is a famous city of Canada.(F)3.Margriet had
8、no right to be the princess of the Netherlands because she was not born there.(T)Period One Warming Up,Prereading & Reading.单词检测1.continent n.洲;大陆2.chat vi.& n.聊天;闲聊3.scenery n.景色;风景4.eastward adv.向东;adj.向东的;朝东的5.westward adv.向西;adj.向西的,朝西的6.upward adv.向上地; adj.上升的;向上的7.surround vt.包围;围绕8.measure vt
9、.& vi.测量;衡量;判定;n.计量制;计量单位;措施9.aboard prep.& adv.在( 船、飞机、火车或公共汽车) 上;上( 船、飞机、火车等)10.within prep.在之内11.border n.边界;国界;边沿; vt.& vi.与接壤;接近12.slight adj.轻微的;微小的slightly adv.稍稍;轻微地13.urban adj.城市的;市镇的.短语检测1.rather than 与其;不愿2.settle down 定居;平静下来;专心于3.manage to do 设法做4.catch sight of 看见;瞥见5.have a gift for
10、有天赋.阅读课文,写出两位主人公的旅行线路VancouverRocky MountainsCalgaryThunder BayLake SuperiorTorontoThey went eastward across the whole continent.阅读课文,匹配各段落大意Para.1(E) A.Having arrived in Vancouver,the most beautiful city in Canada,they were to be taken to catch “The True North”,the crossCanada train.Para.2(A) B.Whi
11、le arriving Thunder Bay,they learnt more about Canada,its population,resources,etc.Para.3(D) C.The train rushed through the night towards Toronto while they were sleeping.Para.4(B) D.Settling down in their seats in the train,they enjoyed the wild scenery while crossing the Rocky Mountains to Calgary
12、.Para.5(C) E.Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada.阅读课文,判断正(T)误(F)1.Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were on a trip to Vancouver to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast.(F)2.From the station going to the east of Canada,the cousins could see mountains,lakes,forests,wide rivers and glaci
13、ers.(F)3.When they crossed the Rocky Mountains they managed to see some wild horses.(F)4.Canada has onethird of the worlds total fresh water.(T)5.There are some mountain goats,grizzly bears and eagles in the Rocky Mountains.(T).课文阅读理解1.“The whole continent” in Paragraph 1 refers to .A.the American c
14、ontinentB.CanadaC.the Atlantic coast答案 B2.Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast?A.Because there is no direct flight to the Atlantic coast.B.Because the distance from the west coast to the east isnt so long.C.Because they want to travel across Canada.答案 C3.When did they begin to
15、 realize that Canada is quite empty?A.When they were on the way to the station.B.After two days travel.C.When they settled down in their seats on the train.答案 B4.What is “The True North” according to the text?A.The northern part of Canada.B.The name of the train that goes across Canada.C.The name th
16、at they call the whole country.答案 B5.The sentence “Canada is quite empty” tells us that .A.Canada has few resourcesB.most Canadians prefer to live abroadC.Canada has a small population for its large size答案 C.课文阅读填空Characters Li Daiyu and Liu QianEvent To visit their cousins in Montreal on the Atlant
17、ic coast.1.Transportation Take the aeroplane first and then the train “The 2.True North”.Location(位置) It 3.borders the USA.4.Size 5,500 km from east to westPopulation 5.Slightly over thirty millionVancouverThe 7.warmest part and the most popular city in Canada with the worlds oldest forests.CalgaryF
18、amous for the Calgary Stampede,where cowboys pete for the prizes.Thunder Bay Its a busy port city at the top of the 9.Great Lakes.CanadaThe 6.places they visitedThe Great LakesCanada has plenty of 10.fresh water in them.难句分析It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over 90
19、metres.句式分析:这是一个复合句。so.that 连接的句子为结果状语从句;some measuring 为独立主格结构在句中作状语。自主翻译:那儿湿度很大,所以树都长得特别高,有些高达 90 多米。1.surround语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)People say it is Canadas most beautiful city,surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.人们说温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市,被群山和太平洋环绕着。(2)The film star was immediately surrounded with/by a
20、 crowd of young people.那位电影明星立即被一群年轻人围住了。(3)Animals in zoos are not in their natural surroundings.动物园里的动物不是生活在自然环境中。归纳拓展(1)surround vt.& vi.包围;围绕;环绕be surrounded by/with.周围环绕着 ;被包围(2)surrounding adj.(作定语)周围的;附近的(3)surroundings n.周围的事物 (或情况) ;环境易混辨析 surroundings ,environment(1)surroundings 主要指自然环境,偏重
21、于生活、居住的周围环境。(2)environment 指大的自然环境,范围要比 surroundings 大;也可指精神环境,人文环境。强调环境对人的感受、道德以及观念的影响。即时跟踪(1)用 surround 的正确形式填空The surrounding villages have been absorbed by the growing city.Some insects take on the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.The robbery tried to run away but gave up when
22、he found himself surrounded by the policemen.(2)完成句子因为房子被包围,小偷无法逃脱,便被警察抓住了。With the houses surrounded, the thief couldnt escape and was caught by the policemen.我想在健康的环境中养育我的孩子。Id like to bring up my child in healthy surroundings.2.measure语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)It is so wet there that the trees are extremely
23、 tall,some measuring over 90 metres.那儿湿度很大,所以树都长得特别高,有些高达 90 多米。(2)Education shouldnt be measured purely by examination results.教育不应该单纯用考试成绩来衡量。(3)Measures are being taken to prevent the river from being polluted.正在采取措施来防止对该河流的污染。归纳拓展measure vi.& vt.测量;衡量;判定;n.计量制;计量单位;措施;尺寸measure A by B 用 B 来衡量 Am
24、ake.to sb.s measure 按照某人的尺寸制作;量身定做take measures/steps/action to do sth.采取措施做某事注意:measure 还可作连系动词,意为“(某物的) 体积(长度、数额)为” 。即时跟踪(1)用 measure 的正确形式填空The little child would like to have his height measured.The lake measures 130 kilometres long.It was once the tallest tree in the forest,measuring 87.3 metre
25、s.(2)完成句子政府允诺采取措施援助失业者。The government has promised to take measures/steps/action to help the unemployed.1.settle down语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)That afternoon aboard the train,the cousins settled down in their seats.那天下午表姐妹俩才登上了火车落了座。(2)Wait until the excitement has settled down.等到兴奋的情绪平静下来再说。(3)He found it har
26、d to settle down to (doing) his work.他觉得很难定下心来工作。归纳拓展settle down 定居; 使平静下来;专心于settle down to doing sth.开始认真对待某事物;定下心来做某事即时跟踪(1)写出下列句子中 settle down 的汉语意思She decided to settle down in Hong Kong.定居,安顿下来He settled down to solving the problem.定下心来着手做She settled down and started to tell the police what ha
27、d happened.平静下来(2)用适当的介、副词填空How can I settle down to my work,surrounded by the naughty children?It took me a long time to settle the children down before they went to bed.2.manage to do语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)Earlier that day,when they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed to catch sight of some mountain
28、goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.那天早些时候,当她们穿越落基山脉时,她们设法看到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。(2)Do you need any help with the box?Thanks,but I can manage it myself.需要帮忙搬这个箱子吗?谢谢!我自己能对付。归纳拓展manage to do sth.succeed in doing sth.设法做成某事manage v.控制;驾驭;管理;经营;处理;对付manage it 设法完成易混辨析 manage to do,try to do(1)ma
29、nage to do 表示“设法做成某事 ”,强调结果,相当于 succeed in doing。(2)try to do 表示 “尽力做某事” ,成功与否不确定,强调动作。即时跟踪完成句子(1)我努力到达山顶,但没有到达。I tried to get to the top of the hill,but I didn t get there.(2)我最后设法找到了我正在寻找的东西。 I finally managed to find what I was looking for.(3)工作不多,我自己能应付。The work is not much,so I can manage it al
30、one.3.catch sight of语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)Earlier that day,when they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.那天早些时候,当她们穿越落基山脉时,她们设法看到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。(2)I watched the plane go higher and higher until I lost sight of it.我一直看着飞机飞
31、得越来越高,直到我看不见了。(3)The little town came into sight as we turned the corner.我们拐过弯,小城就映入了我们的眼帘。归纳拓展catch sight of 看见;瞥见at first sight 乍看起来;一看见in/within sight 在视线内;看得见ut of sight 看不见;在视线外at the sight of 看见 lose sight of 看不见come into sight 进入视野中即时跟踪(1)完成句子我们看到了远处的山峰。We caught sight of the mountains in the
32、 distance.小女孩看见了蛇就尖叫了起来。The little girl screamed at the sight of a snake.我们一直招手,直到看不见汽车为止。We waved until the car was out of sight.(2)单句改错They fell in love first sight.withat4.have a gift for语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.他们中许
33、多人都有骑野马的才能,他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。(2)Unlike other girls,Mary is a beautiful girl who is gifted in playing football.和其他女孩不同,玛丽是一个有踢足球天分的漂亮女孩。归纳拓展(1)have a gift/talent for 有天赋;有方面的才能gift n.礼品;赠品;天赋;天资;才能(2)giftedtalented adj.有天才的,有天赋的be gifted in/at 在方面有天赋即时跟踪(1)用 gift 或其短语的正确形式填空The gifted musician received so
34、me musical instruments as his birthday gifts,who had a gift for music when he was a child,and now he is gifted at/in playing many musical instruments.(2)一句多译他在音乐方面有天赋吗?Is he gifted in/at music?Does he have a gift/talent for music?1.rather than语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)Rather than take the aeroplane all the way
35、,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.她们不想一路乘飞机,而决定先飞到温哥华,再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。(2)It is better to express your anger,rather than (to) bottle it up.愤怒最好发泄出来而不要闷在肚子里。(3)You rather than he are to be invited to the party.你而不是他将被邀请参加宴会。(4)Rather than trav
36、el by car,Id prefer to walk.与其乘汽车旅行,我宁可走路。归纳拓展教材原句中 rather than.这一结构表示 “而不是” ,用于连接两个并列成分。 decided 之后的整个不定式短语与 rather than 之后的不定式短语是并列关系。Error!宁愿做 A 而不愿做 Bwould rather sb.did/had done sth.宁愿某人做某事( 用过去式表示现在或将来,用过去完成式表示过去)注意:(1)rather than 连接两个并列不定式时,rather than 之后的不定式可省略 to。但 rather than 位于句首时,不定式之前一般
37、不带 to,如教材原句。(2)rather than,as well as 等短语连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词应与其前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。即时跟踪(1)完成句子他是在笑,不是在哭。He is laughing rather than crying.我宁愿在图书馆看书,也不愿意出去逛街。I would read in the library rather than go shopping.(2)单句改错Id prefer to stay at home than go to see the film.otherrather2.独立主格结构语境感悟(1)(教材 P34)It
38、 is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over 90 metres .那儿湿度很大,所以树都长得特别高,有些高达 90 多米。(2)So many people to help him,he is sure to succeed.有如此多的人来帮助他,他一定会成功的。(3)Computers very small,we can use them widely.电脑虽小,我们却能广泛地利用它。(4)The huntsman entered the forest,gun in hand .那位猎人手拿着枪进了森林。归纳拓展教材原句中“some measuring over 90 metres”为独立主格结构,相当于 which 引导的非限制性定语从句,即 some of which measure over 90 metres。(1)分词作状语时,其逻辑主语通常是句子的主语;但有时分词( 短语)有自己的主语,这种结构称为独立主格结构,独立主格结构在句中作状语。(2)独立主格结构形式归纳:名词/代词现在分词(表示主动和进行)名词/代词过去分词(表示被动和已经完成)名词/代词不定式(表示将要发生的动作)名词/代词形容词/副词/介词短语(常用来说明名词或代词的性质、特征或所处的状态)