Unit5CanadaTheTrueNorthP2Reading学习课程

1、 continent baggage chat scenery eastward westwardupward surroundharbourn. 洲；大陆n. 行李vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊 n. 景色；风景adv. 向东adj. 向东的；朝东的adv. 向西adj. 向西的； 朝西的adv. 向上地；上升地adj. 上升的；向上的vt. & vi. 包围；围绕n. 海港Words preview第1页/共37页第一页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。measure aboardeagle within border slight slightly acre urbanvi.

2、 & vt. 测量；衡量；判定n. 计量制；措施prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上n. 鹰prep. 在之内n. 边界；国界；边沿vt. & vi. 与接壤；接近adj. 轻微的；微小的adv. 稍稍；轻微地n. 英亩adj. 城市的；市镇的Words preview第2页/共37页第二页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift for 与其；不愿定居；平静下来；专心于设法做看见；瞥见对有天赋Expressions preview第

3、3页/共37页第三页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 A TRIP ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”第4页/共37页第四页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。I. Fast Reading (2 minutes)Read the text quickly and silently ,try to answer the following questions. Then divide the text into 3 parts.1.What is the main idea of the text ?2. What does “the True North” refer to?3.Where

4、 are they heading?Who? What? Where?第5页/共37页第五页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。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.第6页/共37页第六页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 “The True North” is the cross-Canada train.What does “The True Nort

5、h” refer to in the text?第7页/共37页第七页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Draw the traveling route of the two girls.从中国到加拿大第8页/共37页第八页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Vancouver Calgary Thunder BayToronto go eastward, across the continent Where are they heading?Montreal第9页/共37页第九页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 Passage structureFill in the blanks and mat

6、ch the main idea of 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.123-5第10页/共37页第十页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。plane train. brief introduction about the trip who _ and her cousin _ why h

7、ow first by_ , then by_ whereLi Daiyu Liu Qianto _Montreal, Canadavisit their cousinsCareful readingPart 1 ( 12minutes )Read the 1st para. and finish the chart below.第11页/共37页第十一页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 1. _ 2._population _Part 2 ( para.2 ) 2minutesCanadadistance _(from coast to coast)Going eastward, youll

8、 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. _scenery5,500 kilometers oldest & mostbeautiful forestsone of Canadas most popular citieslakes & forests第12页/共

9、37页第十二页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Part 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 What did the girls begin to realize after 2 days travel?4 Where did they go after dinner?5 Which

10、lake did the train rush across that night, and whats their next destination(目的地)? 1Earlier that day, Rocky Mountains. 2 Calgary 3 After 2 days travel, empty 4 After dinner, Thunder Bay 5 That night across Lake Superior Toronto VancouverTime route第13页/共37页第十三页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 Vancouver第14页/共37页第十四页，编

11、辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。The Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly beareagle第15页/共37页第十五页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。cowboyhorse riding racesCalgaryCalgary第16页/共37页第十六页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Cowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.第17页/共37页第十七页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。a very busy portThunder BayThunder

12、Bay第18页/共37页第十八页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 Where is Thunder Bay?At the top end of the Great Lakes第19页/共37页第十九页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。TorontoToronto第20页/共37页第二十页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。True or False. 1. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their parents in Montreal.2. You cant cross Canada in less than five days by tr

13、ain. 3. Cowboys compete in the Stampede to win thousands of dollars in prizes.4. The population of Canada is over 30,000,000.5. Canada has two-thirds of the worlds total fresh water.TFTFTcousinsone- third第21页/共37页第二十一页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Summary Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from _ to _

14、. 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, forests and rivers. When the cousins _ _ in

15、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 busy port. It is _ _ _ _ the Great Lake.w

16、esteastThe Truesecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedat the top of throughwenthave a gift forgrizzlysettled downNorth第22页/共37页第二十二页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Careful reading to solve difficult points第23页/共37页第二十三页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。 rather than 表示客观事实，意为“是而不是；与其不如”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。 (1) 连接两个

17、名词或代词 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个 探险者。 1. Rather than 第24页/共37页第二十四页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野营。 注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。第25页/共37页第二十五页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。(3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 She enjoys singi

18、ng rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。 (2) 连接两个形容词 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。 第26页/共37页第二十六页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。(4) 连接两个分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。(5) 连接两个不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.我决定写信

19、而不打电话。 第27页/共37页第二十七页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to, 如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。如: Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。 第28页/共37页第二十八页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。(6) 连接两个动词 He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。 注意：这里rather

20、than 后用walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿而不愿”解。第29页/共37页第二十九页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Trees surround our house.我们房子的四周都是树。The police surrounded the house.警察包围了这幢房子。 The oceans and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue and many of its cities lie on the bay.2. surround vt. 包围; 围绕; 圈住第30页/共37页第三

21、十页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。3. settle down (1) 坐下; 躺下 He settled down in his chair to read the newspaper.(2) 过安定的生活After years of travelling, he decided tosettle down here.第31页/共37页第三十一页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。(3) 安下心来; 专心致志于Then they settled themselves down to work.与settle相关的短语:settle an old score 清算旧帐settle for sth. 勉强接受settle in/into sth. 适应settle on sth. 选定; 决定第32页/共37页第三十二页，编辑于星期日：三点 五十二分。Quiz II TranslationTranslation1. The thought that _ _(他们要横贯整个大陆他们要横贯整个大陆) was exciting.2. So