1、Unit 5Canada“The True North”,单词注释,导读诱思,温哥华唐人街是加拿大境内最大的唐人街。其悠久的历史已使其成为加拿大一处旅游胜地。Chinatown in Vancouver is the largest Chinatown in Canada.As Canadas largest Chinatown,this colourful neighbourhood is a prime example of Vancouvers rich cultural heritage.It has been the centre of Chinese culture in Vanc
2、ouver for more than a century,and it is also a tourist attraction.,单词注释,The beautiful dragon-covered Millennium Gate at Taylor and Pender Street welcomes visitors to Chinese shops.Countless stores line the streets.One can find a number of Chinese language books and stationery stores that sell Chines
3、e books,magazines,greeting cards,writing supplies and calendars as well as primers for learning either English or Chinese.Whats more,one can also find traditional Chinese medicine here.Chinatown is divided into a market section and a merchandise section.A variety of food items can be found around th
4、e neighbourhood.And it is not unusual to spot traditional Chinese foods in local shops during summer.On weekend evenings,here becomes a busy open-air night market.,导读诱思,单词注释,prime/praIm/ adj.最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的Millennium Gate千禧门merchandise/mtndaIs/ n.商品,货物,导读诱思,导读诱思,单词注释,1.Where is the largest Chinatown
5、 in Canada?答案:In Vancouver.2.Is it unusual to spot traditional Chinese food items in local shops during summer?答案:No,it isnt.,Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,Pre-reading一、将单词或短语与相对应的释义搭配起来AB 1.chata.to see2.surroundb.to talk in a friendly informal manner3.catch sight o
6、fc.to find the size,length,or amount of something 4.mixd.to be all around someone or something 5.measuree.to become quiet and calm6.settle downf.to combine two or more different things 答案:1.b2.d3.a4.f5.c6.e,一,二,三,四,二、短语互译A.温故:从文中找出下列短语并写出它们的汉语意思。1.all the way 2.take the train 3.on the way to 4.less
7、than B.知新:从文中找出与下列释义对应的英文。1.与其;不愿 2.定居;平静下来;专心于3.设法做 4.看见;瞥见 5.有天赋,一路上,乘火车,在去的路上,不到;少于,rather than,settle down,manage to do,catch sight of,have a gift for,一,二,三,四,三、阅读A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”,回答下列问题1.Why were Li Daiyu and Liu Qian excited?A.Because they could take a plane to Canada.B.Because they
8、could take a train in Canada.C.Because they could cross the whole continent.D.Because they could meet their friend.2.Where was Danny Lin waiting for Li Daiyu and Liu Qian?A.At the train station.B.At the train station in Vancouver.C.At the airport in Montreal.D.At the airport in Vancouver.,答案:C,答案:D,
9、一,二,三,四,3.According to the passage,how long does it take to cross Canada?A.Two days.B.Three days.C.Four days.D.Five or more than five days.4.Where does the coast with the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world lie?A.South of Vancouver.B.North of Vancouver.C.East of Vancouver.D.West of Vancou
10、ver.,答案:D,答案:B,一,二,三,四,5.Which of the following statements about Canada is TRUE?A.Canada has the largest amount of fresh water in the world.B.Canada is empty within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border.C.Canada is 55,000 kilometres from coast to coast.D.All the Canadians have a gift for riding
11、 wild horses.,答案:A,一,二,三,四,四、根据课文内容填空Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada 1.(visit)their cousins.They decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.Vancouver is Canadas most beautiful city,2. (surround)by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.3. t
12、he train,the cousins settled 4. in their seats.When they crossed the Rocky Mountains,they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.In Calgary,they learned that cowboys,many of whom had a 5. for riding wild horses,came from all over the world to compete in th
13、e Stampede.,to visit,surrounded,Aboard,down,gift,一,二,三,四,After two 6.(day)travel,the girls began to realize that Canada is quite empty.At school,they had learned that most Canadians live 7. a few hundred kilometres of the USA border,and that Canadas population is only 8.(slight)over thirty million,b
14、ut now they were 9.(amaze)to see such an empty country.That night 10. they slept,the train rushed southward towards Toronto.,days,within,slightly,amazed,as,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across C
15、anada.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。考点rather than的含义是“与其,不愿”。rather than还有“而不是”的含义,在句子中连接平行结构,可以连接名词、代词、形容词、副词、动词、介词短语或句子等。I think Ill have a cold drink rather than coffee.(连接名词)我想喝冷饮,不想喝咖啡。He rather than you is going to visit the factory.(连接代词)要去参观工厂的是他而不是你。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,The colour seem
16、s green rather than blue.(连接形容词)这颜色似乎是绿色而不是蓝色。The ship sank quickly rather than slowly.(连接副词)船沉得很快,而不是很慢。I prefer to stay at home rather than go out for an outing.(连接动词)我宁愿留在家里,而不愿意出去远足。Well have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the hall.我们在教室开会,而不是在大厅。(连接介词短语)We should help him rather th
17、an he should help us.(连接句子)我们应该帮助他,而不是他应该帮助我们。归纳:rather than连接并列主语时,句子谓语动词的数与rather than 前面的主语保持一致;prefer to do sth rather than do sth的含义是“与做相比更喜欢做”。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1)would do .rather than do.=would rather do.than do .宁愿做而不愿意做I would attend the meeting rather than type the documents.=I would rather
18、 attend the meeting than type the documents.我宁愿去开会也不愿打印这些文件。2)辨析:rather than和other thanrather than“而不是”,不表示主观愿望,而表示一个事实。rather than后的动词形式要与主句中的动词形式保持一致。other than“除了之外”,通常用于否定句。He has been playing cards rather than getting on with his work.他一直在打牌,而不是在工作。You cant get there other than by swimming acro
19、ss the river.除了游过这条河,你无法到达那儿。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用选词填空:rather than,other than1)The form cannot be signed by anyone yourself.2)He is an explorer a sailor.翻译句子3)他是在笑,不是在哭。4)我宁愿在图书馆看书,也不愿意在家里看书。5)她不是待在家里,而是走了。,other than,rather than,答案:He is laughing rather than crying.,答案:I would read in the library r
20、ather than at home.,答案:She left rather than stayed at home.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,2.On the way to the station,he chatted about their trip.在去火车站的路上,他聊起了她们的旅程。考点一on the way to .表示“在去的路上”。 如:On the way to the factory,I met a strange man.在去工厂的路上,我遇到了一个奇怪的人。考点二chat vi.闲聊We should help the children who are addi
21、cted to chatting online.我们应该帮助那些沉迷于网上聊天的孩子们。QQ,where you can chat with/to your friends,makes communication easier.在QQ上你可以和你的朋友聊天,这让交流更容易。You seem to have had a delightful chat with Jack.你好像与杰克聊得很愉快。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,归纳:1)chat做动词时,其过去式、过去分词和动词-ing形式需要双写其最后一个字母t,再加-ed或-ing,即:chatted,chatted,chatting。 2
22、)chat做名词时,为可数名词,have a chat with sb的意义是“和某人聊天”。活学活用选词填空:in the way,on the way1)It is reported that a big storm is just to Beijing.语法填空2)Do you know that (chat) with wise men improves your mind?3)The other day,he had a (chat) with netizens.,on the way,chatting,chat,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,3.People say it is
23、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,被群山和太平洋环抱。剖析过去分词短语surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean在句子中做定语,修饰city。考点surround vt. 包围;围绕【高考典句】(2015福建高考)If youre serious about wanting to live a healthy lifestyle,its extremely important to surround
24、yourself with people wholl provide you with the proper emotional support.如果你真的想有一种健康的生活方式,让自己置身于能给你合适的情感支持的人之中是非常重要的。The people were surrounded by the flood.人们被洪水包围。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,归纳:surround常与介词with连用,词组be surrounded by/with的意义是“被包围/环绕”。派生词:surrounding adj.周围的;附近的。只能用于名词前做定语。如:the surrounding cou
25、ntry近郊surrounding 可做名词,其复数形式可指“环境;周围的事物”。如:social surroundings社会环境,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用语法填空1)The villagers watched the soldiers helping the people(surround) by the flood,(feel) very excited.2)(surround) by the clear waters,this forest provides visitors with a wonderful chance to see some endangered
26、birds in the wild.,surrounded,feeling,Surrounded,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,4.It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over 90 metres.那里的湿度很大,所以树都长得特别高,一些高达90多米。剖析1)本句中的so.that引导的是结果状语从句。如:Beijing is so beautiful that it attracts many visitors from abroad every year.北京如此漂亮,以至于每年吸引许多外
27、国游客。2)some measuring over 90 metres为独立主格结构,在句子中做状语。独立主格结构主要表示谓语动词发生的时间、原因、条件或伴随情况等,相当于一个状语从句或并列句。独立主格结构主要有下面几种形式:,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,名词(代词)+动词-ing形式We shall play the match tomorrow,weather permitting.如果明天天气好,我们就进行比赛。名词(代词)+过去分词The job finished,we went home.工作结束后我们就回家了。名词(代词)+不定式So many people to help h
28、im,he is sure to succeed.有如此多的人来帮助他,他一定会成功的。名词(代词)+介词短语A girl came in,some books in hand.一个女孩进来了,手里拿着一些书。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,名词(代词)+形容词或副词He sat in the front row,his mouth half open.他坐在前排,嘴半张着。There being +名词(代词)There being nothing else to do,we went home.没有别的事可做,我们就回家了。It being +名词(代词)It being Christm
29、as,the government offices were closed.由于圣诞节的缘故,政府机关都休息。注意:独立主格结构有时可在其前加上介词with。如:Dont sleep with the windows open.别开着窗睡觉。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,考点measure vi.措施【高考典句】(2015浙江高考)The label tells you what each axis measures.标签会告诉你每个轴的计量。Its hard to measure the importance of good manners.礼貌的重要性是很难衡量的。An hour is
30、 a measure of time.小时是计时单位。The government has taken some measures to solve the problem.政府已经采取了一些措施来解决这个问题。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,归纳:measure做不及物动词时,意思是“有长(或宽、高等)”,用于量尺寸、面积,与表示数量的词或短语连用,其主语是表示物的名词或代词。take measures to do sth的意义是“采取措施做某事”,measure做名词时是可数名词。1)派生词:measurement n.尺寸;测量2)measure重点词组归纳:beyond measur
31、e 非常,极其take ones measure 给某人量尺寸,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用语法填空1)Bats are surprisingly long-lived creatures,some (have) a life span of around 20 years.2)The value of ones life should be (measure) by how much good he does for society,not how long he lives in the world.3)It is amazing that the little boy can
32、 swim across the river (measure) 100 metres in width.4)The classroom (measure) 30 feet long and 20 feet wide.,having,measured,measuring,measures/measured,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,5.That afternoon aboard the train,the cousins settled down in their seats.那天下午表姐妹俩登上火车落了座。考点settle down定居;平静下来;专心于Because of the p
33、roject,many people left their hometown and settled down in Shanghai.因为这项工程,许多人离开故乡在上海定居下来。Please settle down to think carefully.请静下心来仔细想想。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1)settle down还有其他意义。如:Have you settled down in your new job yet?你适应新工作了吗?归纳:settle down在本句中的意义是“适应”。2)含settle的常用短语归纳:settle(down) to(doing) sth 开
34、始认真对待某事,定下心来(做)某事settle on sth 决定做某事 settle for sth 勉强认可某事The teacher told the students to settle (down) to studies.老师让学生们专心学习。I have settled on selling the house.我决定卖掉这座房子。He had no choice but to settle for it.他别无选择,只能勉强认可这件事情。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用完成句子1)When are you going to get married and (安定下来)?
35、2)After the panda (定居) in the mountain,she (让自己平静下来).Look,the panda is (专心地) to eating leaves of bamboo.翻译句子3)1849年马克思去了英国并且在那儿定居。,settle down,settled down,settled herself down,settling down,答案:In 1849,Marx went to England and settled down there.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,6.Earlier that day,when they crossed
36、the Rocky Mountains,they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.那天早些时候穿过落基山脉时,她们总算见到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。考点一manage to do设法做到【高考典句】(2015浙江高考)I managed to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea.我尽力说服同学们接受我的观点。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,辨析:manage to do sth 和try
37、to do sthmanage to do sth侧重“设法做到了某事”,相当于succeed in doing sth;try to do sth则表示“尽力做某事”,但不一定成功。He managed to organize a live concert.=He succeeded in organizing a live concert.他成功地组织了一次现场直播的音乐会。I tried to persuade him to give up smoking,but failed.我尽力说服他戒烟,但失败了。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,考点二catch sight of看见;瞥见Wh
38、en I was walking in the street,I caught sight of my boss.当我在街上走时,看见了我的老板。归纳:catch sight of侧重“看”的结果,相当于see(看见)。含sight的重点短语:at first sight初看之下;乍一看at the sight of在看到时in/within sight在视线之内 lose sight of看不见;忽略;忘记out of sight看不见,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,At first sight I thought it was Mary,but when I looked again I
39、 saw it was Helen.初看起来,我认为那个人是玛丽,但我再看时,才看出是海伦。At the sight of the police,they ran away.一看到警察,他们就逃走了。There was no one anywhere in sight.到处都看不见人。It was so dark that I lost sight of him.天太黑,我看不见他了。Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见,心不烦。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用完成句子1)I see what you mean,but if you can (设法做成),ever
40、ything will change.2)We (试图阻止他吸烟) in bed but he wouldnt listen.3)He (看见) a dark figure in the shadows.4)I liked the dress (初看之下).5)The boat was soon (看不见) in the fog.,manage to make it,tried to stop him smoking,caught sight of,at first sight,out of sight,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,7.Many of them have a gift fo
41、r riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.他们中许多人都有骑野马的才能,他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。考点have a gift for .有天赋She has a gift for learning English.她有学英语的天赋。1)gift可意为“天赋;天资;才能”。He is a man of many gifts.他是一个多才多艺的人。2)gift还可以指“礼物”。This car was given to me as a birthday gift.这辆汽车是给我的生日礼物。,1,2,3,4,5,6
42、,7,8,3)gifted可用作形容词,如:It is known to us that he is a gifted child.我们知道他是个有天赋的孩子。My sister is gifted at drawing.我的姐姐在绘画方面有天赋。归纳:gifted的含义是“有天赋的”,常用于短语:be gifted at/in sth 在方面有天赋活学活用语法填空1)As is known to all,Lang Lang is a (gift) pianist.2)He was regarded as such a (gift) student that all of the teache
43、rs believed that his future would be bright.,gifted,gifted,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,翻译句子3)他在音乐方面有天赋吗?4)你的儿子是个多才多艺的孩子。,答案:Is he gifted at/in music?/Does he have a gift for music?,答案:Your son is a child of many gifts.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8.At school,they had learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred ki
44、lometres of the USA border,.她们在学校学过,大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国边境几百千米以内的地带,剖析本句的主句用了过去完成时态had learned,但其宾语从句用了一般现在时态,这是因为从句表达的是客观事实。By the time he was five,he had learned that the earth goes around the sun.到他五岁的时候,他已经知道地球围绕太阳转。考点一within prep.在之内He kept within doors all day yesterday.他昨天在家待了一天。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,wi
45、thin可做副词。如:Cleaner required.Apply within.招聘清洁工。应聘者请进。归纳:within做副词的含义是“在里面;在内部”。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,考点二border n. 边界;国界;边沿vt.近乎”。,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1)border还可表示其他含义。如:The thief was on the border of escaping when the policeman caught him by the collar at once.小偷正要逃跑,警察马上一把抓住了他的衣领。归纳:border在本句中的含义是“正要;在的边缘;将
46、要”。2)派生词:borderer n. 边境居民;borderline n. 边界线;borderland n. 边疆;边区,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,活学活用语法填空1)By the time Jack returned home from England,his son(graduate) from college.选词填空2)Please dont leave scissors or knives on the table (within/in) the reach of little children.3)It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot (near/within) easy reach.用border的适当形式填空4)There is a of flowers around the garden.5)Meadows the path to the woods.,had graduated,within,within,border,bordered/border,
