牛津译林版选修九Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures Reading PPT

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Which is the national flag of Canada
A. B.
C. D.
the national flag of Canada
国旗：呈横长方形，长与宽之比为2∶1。旗面中间为白色正方形，内有一片11个角的红色枫树叶；两侧为两个相等的红色竖长方形。白色正方形代表加拿大辽阔的国土，加拿大很大面积的国土全年积雪期在100天以上，故用白色表示；两个红色竖长方形分别代表太平洋和大西洋，因加拿大西濒太平洋、东临大西洋；红枫叶代表全体加拿大人民，加拿大素有“枫叶之国”的美誉，枫树是该国的国树，枫叶是加拿大民族的象征。
Which is the national flower of Canada
A. B.
cherry(樱桃） rose
C. D.
maple daffodil （水仙花）
What is the capital of Canada
A. B.
Vancouver Toronto
C. D.
Calgary Ottawa
What is the national animal of Canada
A. B.
Beaver Grizzly bear
C. D.
Polar bear Penguin
What language(s) do Canadians speak
A. English
B. English and German
C. English and French
D. English and Spanish
1、position
Here is Canada
U.S.A
Canada
the Pacific
the Atlantic
the Arctic
Canada is one of the __________ countries with fantastic _________ _________. To the north is _________. It borders with ____________ to the south, while on the eastern and western boundaries, it borders __________ and ______________.
largest
natural
the USA
scenery
the Atlantic
the Pacific
the Arctic
Para.1
Scenery
(Para.2)
hike、 sail、 cross-country、 ski travel by snowmobile、 taking photos、 hunting
vast mountain ranges
countless rivers
ice-covered lands
abundant wild animals
huge open field
Frozen wastes
Toronto
The largest city in Canada
the most multicultural city
Toronto
a port city in Quebec
Montreal
蒙特利尔
the second largest French-speaking city
the French-speaking
province ----Quebec
Official languages:
English and French
It has one of the largest Chinese populations in North America
Vancouver
A port city in Quebec
Montreal
The second largest city in Canada
Edmonton
埃德蒙顿
home to the West Edmonton Mall
Niagara Falls
What’s the national symbol of Canada
National symbol
The maple leaf.
What does the maple tree supply
The maple tree supplies Canada’s most famous food
—maple syrup .
Find the new words from the text to match the definitions.
nearly, about, more or less(line 48)
b. too many to be counted (line 9)
c. areas where groups of families live together (line 52)
approximately
countless
settlements
d. protected from attack, guarded (line 5)
e. very tall buildings (line 30)
f. the food in a restaurant (line 37)
defended
skyscrapers
cuisine
g. amazing , very impressive (line 46)
h. plentiful, more than enough (line 10)
awesome
abundant
What is the population of Canada
Which Canadian cities are mentioned
How wide are Niagara Falls
About 30 million people.
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver Edmonton.
670 metres wide.
Fast reading
Please tell me which of the
following are discussed.
its leaders
modern cities
national symbol
history
scenery
famous people
location
×
×
When reading a text that provides on a variety of subjects, it is useful to sort out the information into sections.
Careful reading
Location
Scenery
Modern cities
Niagara Falls
History
National symbol
Para___
Para___
Para___
Para___
Para___
Para___
1
2
3-7
8
9
10
Para___
11
General introduction
treasures
in
Canada
the best country to live in
conclusion
Category Description
Population
Location
Size
Scenery
History ond
symbol
Major cities
Other interest
About 30 million
The Arctic is to the north, the USA is to the south, the Atlantic Ocean is to the east and the Pacific to the west.
Second largest country in the world
Frozen wastes; vast mountain ranges; huge open fields; countless rivers; endless forests
Quebec—the second largest French—speaking city in the word ; gold rush in 1896
Maple leaf
Complete the following
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton
Niagara Falls
Second largest country in the world
__________city
Canada
Vancouver
Edmonton
Montreal
Toronto
________________ city in Canada
____________ city
The tallest tower______
_______________________________ city in the world
mixof___________________________________________
__________________________________ city
Has________ Chinese population in Canada
_______the ski resorts
In the province of_________
home to_______
______________
The _______
_______
mall in the world
the largest
most multicultural
CN tower
the second
largest
the second largest
French-speaking
Old World & New World
architecture and culture
smaller,
equally famous;
multicultural
the biggest
close to
Alberta
the west
Edmonton Mall
largest
Indoor shopping
1. Nearer to the Pacific coast is Niagara Falls.
2.The largest of the waterfalls is shaped
like a semicircle.
the Atlantic
Niagara Falls
T or F
Para.8
1. Approximately one million people left their homes from around the world to seek their fortune.
2. As a large number of people were successful
in the “gold rush”, they stayed and settled
there.
Only a handful of
North America
History
T
or
F
What ’s the “gold rush”
In 1896,gold was discovered in the Klondike area
north of Alaska ,so about one million people left
their homes and went to seek their fortunes.
Para.9
What’s the national symbol of Canada
National symbol
The maple leaf.
What does the maple tree supply
The maple tree supplies Canada’s most famous food
—maple syrup .
Para.10
the largest country in the world
the second largest country in the world
size
reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth
the distance from east to west is
5,500 kilometers and covers six of
the world’s 24 time areas.
3th
Consolidation
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to China.
B. Toronto is the largest city in Canada.
C. Maple syrup is Canada’s most famous food.
D. Canada was named the best country in the world to live in by the UN in 1996.
2. Why does Montreal has a wonderful mix of Old World and New World
A. Because it’s the largest French-speaking city in the world.
B. Because Quebec was once lost to the British.
C. Because it’s a port and the second largest city in Canada.
D. Because Quebec was originally colonized by France and its population is still over 70 per cent French.
3. Which of the following facts about the Edmonton mall is wrong
A. It is in the city of Edmonton.
B. It is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world.
C. It has an area of more than 20 football pitches.
D. It attracts over 55,000 customers every year.
4. Which of the following words can not replace the word named in the last paragraph
declared
B. called
C. considered
D. titled
1. (line 1) second (only) to 仅次于
He is such a good player that he is_______
________（= the best无人能比.）
我认为, 作为一个作家他是最好的。
next to 在…后面，跟在…之后
Next to music, he loves tennis best.
My horse came next to last (---last but one) in the race.
second
to none
I think that, as a writer, he is second to none.
除了音乐，他最喜欢网球。
倒数第二名
2,superior to 比…好，强
This employee is superior to the former in
ability. 这个雇员在能力上比上个强。
junior/senior to 比…年轻/年长
他比我小两岁。
second
第二大城市 仅次于最好的
二手的 without a second thought
a second visit the second visit
He is junior to me
second largest city
second-best
second-hand
毫不犹豫地
又一次
第二次
by two years
He is second only to my own son in my affections
He is such a good player that he is second to none .
我喜欢他的程度仅次于我的儿子.
他是极好的队员无人能匹敌.
Practice
Concerning scoring goals, he ________________(仅次于) Yao Min.
2) We provide a service___________________________.(最好的)
3)在毕业生中她首屈一指
_________________ among all the graduates.
is second only to
second to none
She is second to none
类似结构：
Next to music, he loves tennis best. ___________
This employee is superior to the former in ability. ______________
He is junior /senior to me by two years. __________
besides
better than
younger/older than
3,(line 3) average adj. 一般的,平均的
这个班级中男生的平均年龄为十五岁。
The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
It was an average piece of work.
那是一件普通的产品。
n. 平均, 平均数
An average of two students are absent each day. 每天平均有两个学生缺席。
vi. 平均为
那儿的年降雨量平均每年为三百毫米.
The rainfall there averages 300 mm a year.
--- to keep safe from harm
defence n. 防御,保护
defensive adj. 防御用的，自卫的，保护的
defend 常和from, against 连用
他竭尽全力不使孩子受到伤害。
He tried his best to defend the child from / against harm.
defend sb. from attack
保护我们的国家不受敌人的侵犯
defend our country against enemies
4. (line5）defend vt. 防御,保护
He made a long speech defending his view.
为自己观点而辩护
= He made a long speech in defense of his view.
Canada borders the United States.
加拿大和美国接界。
n. 边界, 边界线
the border clashes 边界冲突
the border army 边防军
You cannot cross the border line without a passport.
Her handkerchief has a lace border.
她的手帕有一条蕾丝花边。
5. (line 6) border vt. 接壤，邻接
这个国家的石油供应非常充足。
The country has abundant supplies of oil.
= is abundantly supplied with
=This country has an abundance of oil.
=The country is abundant in oil.
We have abundant time to go there.
6. (line 10) abundant adj.丰富的，充裕的
---available in large quantity; rich
abundance n. 丰富，富裕
scenery scene sight view
(总称)风景,景色, 尤指自然风光
景色.景象,指某一处的自然风光,可以说多个scene 构成一个scenery
风景, 名胜,用复数形式,指人文景观
景色,风景,是从人的角度一眼看到景色
7. 辨析
The sunrise is a beautiful ________.
I like mountain _______ very much.
The __________ of London have left me a deep impression.
The millionaire bought a house with a fine ______ over the valley.
scene
scenery
sights
view
The majority is(或are) against the plan.
大多数人都反对这个计划。
注：当the majority 强调整体时，使用单数动词，若强调的是团体中的每一个分子，则动词用复数）
8. (line 15) majority n. 多数, 大半
the majority 大多数，过半数
大多数人都站在本的一边。
The majority were on Ben's side.
He won by a majority of two: the vote was seven to five.
他以两票多数获胜:票数是七比五。
9. (line 22) for short 简略形式
Her name is “Frances”, or “Fran” for short.
Fran is short for Frances.
Things couldn’t be worse. In short, we’re in great trouble. (总之）
类似的短语：
for free (without payment)
for certain/sure (=without doubt)
I got the ticket for free from someone who didn’t want it.
He must live somewhere around. But I can’t say for sure/certain.
10. (line 22) 分词结构
Rising 533 meters into the sky, it is the tallest tower in the world.
_____ _____ _____ 533 meters into the sky, the tower is _________ ____ _______ in height in the world.
As it rises
second to
运用分词结构,简化句子
none
11. Montreal, a port in the province of Quebec, is the second largest city in Canada, and also the second largest French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest. (L25)
Montreal, a port in the province of Quebec, is one of ____ ________ _______ in Canada, only _______ _____ Toronto. Also, it is the second largest French-speaking city in the world, ______ Paris the largest/ _____ Paris ____ the largest.
the largest cities
second to
with
as
is
名词(代词)+现在分词、过去分词； 名词(代词)+形容词； 名词(代词)+副词； 名词(代词)+不定式； 名词(代词)+介词短语构成。
Structure:独立主格结构
The letter having been written, he took it to
the post．
No one being against it, we will adopt the
proposal．
Since no one is against it, we will adopt the proposal．
The test finished, we began our holiday.
When the test was finished, we began
our holiday.　　
When he had written the letter, he took
it to the post．
1.I couldn't do my homework with all that noise ______. A. going on B. goes on
C. went on D. to go on
2. I sent you 100 dollars today, the rest ___
in a year. A. follows B. followed
C. to follow D. being followed
3. _____ and no way to reduce her pain and
suffering from the terrible disease, the
patient sought her doctor's help to end
her life. A. Having given up hope of cure
B. With no hope for cure
C. In the hope of cure
4. It was a pity that the great writer died _______ his works unfinished.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
5. With a lot of difficult problems ______, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.
A. settled B. settling
C. to settle D. being settled
6. He lay there, his eyes _____ straight up.
A. looking B. to look
C. looked D. look
12. (line 28) mix v. 混合
mixture n. 混合物 mixed adj. 混合的
mix…with… mix sb. up 混淆，弄错
13. (line 30) alongside prep./adv.
The railway runs alongside the road.
---next to
Volunteers worked alongside professional builders in a construction programme.
---work together
He will take his place alongside Shakespeare
---as important as
14. (line 32) ensure vt.. 保证; 担保, 保险; 保护; 使安全(against, from)
This medicine will ensure you a good night's sleep.
这药将保证你一晚睡眠良好。
我不能担保他会及时到那儿。
I can't ensure that he will be there on time.
=I can't ensure his being on time.
你要确保赶上那班飞机，就坐出租车去吧。
If you want to ensure that you catch the plane,
take a taxi.
ensure sb. against /from danger保护某人免受危险
ensure success / safety / supplies
保证成功/安全/供应
15.(line 35) superb 极好的，优秀的
----very good, excellent
We have superb cooks and offer superb
service in our restaurant.
I read a superb novel written by my
favourite author.
16. (line 37) in addition to加上, 除...外, 又;
--as well as, and also
Mr. Smith has a flat in London in addition to a villa in France.
He is popular with his students because he
__________________________________
_____________________________(关心学生而且作为教师有着多年的经验。）
除了作业外，他昨晚还做了练习和看了本书
In addition to his homework, he also did exercise and read a book last night.
cares for his students in addition to his years of experience as a teacher.
as well as / as well/ in addition to / in addition / alongside / besides比较
In addition to English, he has to study a second language.
=He has to study a second language alongside/ besides English.
=He has to study a second language as well as English.
=He has to study English and in addition, a second language.
=He has to study English and a second language as well.
apart from在不同的上下文中，既有besides的含义，又有except和except for的含义，要根据上下文来判别。
besides 意为“除了……，（还，也）”，表示的是追加关系，整体中包括了“除了”的部分。
except 意为“除了……，（其余的都）”，表示的是剔除的关系，整体中不包括“除了”的部分。
except for 所“排除”的部分与前面所述的整体词往往不是同类。
besides, except, 和apart from辨析
Home to the West Edmonton Mall
Edmonton
.It is like an underground city, covering an area of more than 20 football pitches .
China is the third largest country in the world, covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. _____________ .
I want to cover 100 miles by dark. ___________
I want our best reporters sent to cover the 2008 Olympics. ______________ .
The doctor’s talk covered the history of medicine from Roman times to the present day. ______
占…面积
行程
报道
涉及
18. (line 41) cover的含义
China is the third largest country in the world, covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers.
I want to cover 100 miles by dark.
I want our best reporters sent to cover the event.
The doctor’s talk covered the history of medicine from Roman times to the present day.
----（占）
（走过）
（报道）
（涉及）
Lies cannot cover facts. ___________ . The magazine had a picture of a horse on the cover. __________ . 高考连接: 1)----Do you have enough to________ all your daily expenses ----Oh yes, enough and to spare .（2009山东） A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer 2)The performance ___nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early. A covered B reached C played D lasted
掩盖
封面
cover 支付
A
3) ---- How about the book you are reading ---- Good indeed. It __________ many problems we have come across in our study. A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers
C 涉及
cover an area of...(包含) ……的面积]
be covered with...覆盖……
cover a lot of ground走很远的路
cover the event报道
cover the key points涉及要点
cover the cost of...支付……
cover sb against给某人投保
【联想拓展】
cover in 完全盖住
cover up 包裹；隐藏
cover for 代替；替……找借口
under cover 伪装着，暗地里
take cover 找到掩蔽处
——看看高考怎么考
①Instead of entering them into a book，Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with(盖住房间里的每一面墙)them.
(2011·辽宁卷·完形填空)
②Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield(遮住挡风玻璃的)，she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a built in device for cleaning the window. (2011·江苏卷·阅读理解A)
③The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.
(2012·湖南洞口一中高三摸底考试)
A．covering B．covered C．cover D．to cover
答案　A
④Although the causes of cancer ________，we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it.
(2012·黑河市一中高三上学期中质量检测试题)
A．are being uncovered B．have been uncovering
C．are uncovering D．have uncovered
答案　A
19. (line 42) consist v. 一致, 由...组成, 包括
A university consists of teachers, administrators and students. 由...组成(of)
大学由教师,行政人员和学生组成。
The information consists with his account. （与...）一致 (with) 消息与他的叙述相符合.
世界由七大洲四大洋组成。
The world is made up of seven continents
and four oceans.
=The world consists of seven …
=The world is composed of seven …
Niagara Falls
20,(line 50) seek (sought, sought)
---to try to find something or ask for
something 寻求,寻找,搜索 (+after/for)
The police are seeking a witness, who
may know something about the robbery.
Hundreds of people went to seek gold
in California.
He sought to speak to her.
他寻找机会与她说话。
They were seeking employment.
他们在找工作。
相关短语
Nothing seek, nothing find.
[谚]无所寻则无所获。
be (much) to seek
还需要探求, 还大为缺乏; 还远未找到
seek out 找出, 搜出; 挑出
be not far to seek
1. 在近处 2. 很简单; 不难找到; 显而易见
seek through 找遍
21. (line 51) a handful of
--- a small number of
Only a handful of people attended the meeting last Sunday.
feature vi. 起重要作用;作为主要角色(+in)
Rice features prominently in most Chinese meals.
vt. 以...为特色; 是...的特色
Singing contests are featured in some very successful TV programmes.