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；大陆洲；大陆n. 行李行李vi. & n. 聊天；闲聊聊天；闲聊 n. 景色；风景景色；风景adv. 向东向东adj. 向东的；朝东的向东的；朝东的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. 包围；围绕包围；围绕n. 海港海港Words previewmeasure aboardeagle within border slight slightly acre urbanvi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判定测量；衡量；判定n. 计量制；措施计量制；措施prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上火车或公共汽车上n. 鹰鹰prep. 在在之内之内n. 边界；国界；边沿边界；国界；边沿vt. & vi. 与与接壤；接近接壤；接近adj. 轻微的；微小的轻微的；微小的adv. 稍稍；轻微

3、地稍稍；轻微地n. 英亩英亩adj. 城市的；市镇的城市的；市镇的Words preview rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift for 与其；不愿与其；不愿定居；平静下来；定居；平静下来；专心于专心于设法做设法做看见；瞥见看见；瞥见对对有天赋有天赋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. 加拿大是一个多元文化的国家。 multi-是一个前缀，意为“多” multistory _ multiform _ multichannel _ multipurpose _多层的多种形式的多频道的，多渠道的多种用途的 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.从中国到加拿大从中国到加拿大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种程度上在某种程度上顺便说顺便说经过，通过经过，通过.的方法的方

10、法绝不绝不不管怎样不管怎样迷路迷路 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我希望能赶上我希望能赶上最后一趟公车最后一趟公车。I hope that I can catch the last bus.

12、这个人在果园里偷这个人在果园里偷苹果时被抓住了。苹果时被抓住了。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你为什么你为什么这么早就这么早就起床？起床？难道你不知道难道你不

13、知道早起的鸟儿容早起的鸟儿容易抓到虫子吗？易抓到虫子吗？(worm)Why do you get up so early?Dont you know an early bird catches the worm easily?thousands of 成千上万的注意：million, billion, thousand, hundred, score, dozen之前有确定的数字时，其本身不加s. 如果前面没有确定的数字而后接of时，词尾都加s. 300名学生 _ 这些鸡蛋里的3打 _ 几打鸡蛋 _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 包围；围绕(1). surround sth/sbe.g. The police surround the house.(2). be surrounded by/with 被被.所包围所包围e.g. Our school is surrounded by/with t

15、rees.用surround的正确形式填空。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。 have a gift for 在.方面有天分；有天赋 她对学语言有天赋。 _ 好像他对音乐有些天赋。 _ 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，我去了一个荒凉的岛屿（去年，我去了一个荒凉的岛屿（take a trip to)。这是一个四面被水包围的岛。这是一个四面被水包围的岛屿（屿（surround）。当我到达这个岛屿）。当我到达这个岛屿之后，我发现船烂了。所以我不得不在之后，我发现船烂了。所以我不得不在那里定居下来（那里定居下来（settle)。这天早上我正。这天早上我正想去打鱼（想去打鱼（catch）,这

24、时下起了轻微的这时下起了轻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）。所以我宁愿晚上）。所以我宁愿晚上去打鱼也不愿白天去了（去打鱼也不愿白天去了（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 表示客观事实，意为表示客观事实，意为“是是而不是而不是；与其；与其不不如如”。它连接的并列

26、成分可以是名词、。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词代词、形容词、介词(短语短语)、动名词、分、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。句、不定式、动词等。 (1) 连接两个名词或代词连接两个名词或代词 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个 探险者。探险者。 1. Rather than You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野营。是你而不是我要去要野营。 注意：注意：rather than 连接两个名词或代词作连接两

27、个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与主语时，谓语动词应与rather than 前面的前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。(3) 连接两个介词连接两个介词(短语短语)或动名词或动名词 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。 (2) 连接两个形容词连接两个形容词 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与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。漂亮。 (4) 连接两个分

28、句连接两个分句 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。是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。(5) 连接两个不定式连接两个不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.我决定写信而不打电话。我决定写信而不打电话。 注意：注意：rather than 后接不定式时，不定后接不定式时，不定式可以带式可以带to，也可以不带，也可以不带to, 如上句。但如上句。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带位于句首时，则只能接不带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.他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。 (6) 连接两个动词连接两个动词 He ran rather than walked. 他是跑来的，而不是走来的。他是跑来的，而不是走来的。 注意：这里注意：这里rather than 后用后用walked，而没有用而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作，则作“宁宁愿愿而不愿而不愿”解。解。Trees surround our house.我们房子的四周都是树。我们房子的四周都是树。The police surrounded the house.警察包围了这幢房子。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. 包围包围; 围绕围绕; 圈住圈住3. se