(共19张PPT)
Unit 5 Canada— “The True North”
Grammar The Appositive Clause(1)
Reviewing —— Grammar
Reviewing
Q1: What does the title “ A Trip on ‘The True North’ ”
mean
It means Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were going to take
a trip on “ The True North”, the cross-Canada train.
同位语
解释说明
Q2: Why did they decide to take the train across
Canada
Because the thought that they could cross the
whole continent was exciting.
解释说明
同位语从句
The
True North
● It means Li Daiyu and Liu Qian were going to take
a trip on “ The True North”, the cross-Canada train.
● The thought that they could cross the whole
continent was exciting.
小结:
同位语,一个名词(或其它形式)对另一个名词或者代词进行解释或补充说明,这个名词就是另一个名词的同位语。
同位语从句,指用作同位语的从句。它一般跟在某些名词的后面,用以解释或说明前面名词的内容和实质,并有特定的连接词引导。
从属连词,不充当成分,
通常不能省略
Vancouver
Calgary
Thunder Bay
L. Superior
Toronto
Rocky Mts.
Montreal
A Trip on “The True North”
Before the trip
Q3: What information did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian get
about Canada by means of chatting with Danny Lin
They got the information / message that…
going eastward, they would pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities.
( natural resources and geographical features)
●
● Some people have the idea that …
you can cross Canada in less than five days.
( distance)
● but forget the fact that…
Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast.
( area)
Q4: What impressed Li Daiyu and Liu Qian in
Vancouver
Vancouver gave them the impression that…
It is the warmest part.
It is the most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and
the Pacific Ocean.
People could ski in the Rocky Mountains and sail in the harbor.
Its population is increasing rapidly.
It has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests.
The trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.
climate
scenery and location
sports
population
resources
Before the trip
Q5: How did they feel about the information
The information
The message
The fact
The idea
The thought
The reality
......
that…
excited us
amazed us
impressed us
appealed to us
kept us spellbound
fascinated us
……
There is no doubt that Vancouver is Canada’s most popular cities to live in.
On the trip ——famous cities (specialties)
The Rocky Mountains
mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle
1. 我们有希望可以看到野山羊,大灰熊和鹰,让我们很高兴。
The hope that we could catch sight of mountain goats, a grizzly bear and an eagle pleased/delighted us a lot.
Calgary
Stampede, cowboys, a wild horse race
2. 在大西部赛马会中,比赛规定获胜者可以获得几千美元的奖金,这吸引了许多世界各地的有能力的牛仔们来参加比赛。
The rule that the winner could win thousands of dollars in the Stampede invited numerous gifted cowboys from the world to compete.
After two days’ travel, they were amazed to find that Canada is an empty country.
The fact is that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, with Canada’s population only slightly over thirty million.
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After two days’ travel, the fact amazed them that Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, with Canada’s population only slightly over thirty million.
Thunder Bay
the busy port, ocean ships, 1/3 of world’s fresh water
3
The girls were surprised at the fact that ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes because the fact that Canada has one-third of the world’s total fresh water, much of it in the Great Lakes was known to them.
4. 表姐妹俩对巨大的海轮可以开到五大湖感到惊讶。因为她们已经知道加拿大拥有全世界三分之一的淡水量,其中大部分都储蓄在五大湖里。
Toronto
scenic spots, basketball teams, Chinatown, Cantonese food
5. 多伦多是加拿大最大最富有的城市,让我们惊叹不已。
The information that Toronto is the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada amazed us.
6. 我们在多伦多市区的中国城里享用了地道的广东菜,说明多伦多是一个多元的城市。
We enjoyed authentic and yummy Cantonese food in downtown Chinatown in Toronto, drawing a conclusion that Toronto is a multicultural city.
Montreal
language, culture, recreations, food
7. 我们好奇在蒙特利尔,指示牌和广告上都是法文,但有些还标注了小字体的英文。
We had no idea why some of them had English words in small letters since there were signs and ads in French in Montreal.
连接副词,具有实际意义,在从句中充当原因状语,一般不省略
不确定
Thinking
What impression does Canada leave on you from the text
Canada leaves on us the impression that…
Geographical features
Population
Area
Resources
Scenery / scenic spots
Climate
Sports
Entertainments
Culture…
mountainous
empty
vast
resourceful
attractive/appealing
agreeable / warm
diverse
wealthy
multicultural
Description of a country or a city
Describe China using the appositive clause as possible as you can
1. 很多世界上最高的山在中国,并且大部分聚集在我国西部,和加拿大情况一样。但是中国的很多山脉都是河流的源头。
The fact that many of the highest mountains of the world lie in the west of China is similar to that of Canada. But China has more mountains where many great rivers begin.
2.中国有拥有13亿人口,56个民族组成,是一个多元化的国家,让很多西方人惊叹。
A host of westerners are amazed at the fact that China is a multicultural country, with a population of slightly over 1.3 billion, consisting of 56 races.
3.中国有14个邻邦,边界长达2,0000公里。所以尽管这些邻邦距离很近,但我们要和他们交流还是存在困难。
It is not so easy for Chinese to talk with their neighbours fluently even if they live close to the border owing to the reality that China has fourteen neighbouring countries, of which the borders are over 2,0000 kilometres long.
4.虽然中国北方的漠河气候寒冷,多雪,但是一想到我国南部海南5,500公里的地方,人们可以坐在沙滩上晒太阳,就无比令人愉悦。
Although it is snowing and freezing in Mohe in North China, the thought that people nearly 5,500 kilometres south in Hainan can sit around on the beach , bathed in the sunshine delights us a great deal.
5.中国的万里长城被称之为世界第八大奇迹,每年节假日吸引无数国内外游客。因为俗话说的好,“不到长城非好汉”。
The fact that the Great Wall of China is recognized as the eighth wonder in the world appeals to countless visitors both at home and abroad. People hold the belief / view that he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
6.中国给人的印象是传统而现代,含蓄而开放的国家。
China gives people the impression that it is a mixture of tradition but modernism, with introversion and extroversion combined.
Consolidation
1. How to describe a country or a city
2. What is the Appositive Clause
Geographical features / Population / Area / Resources
Scenery / scenic spots / Climate / Sports / Entertainments
Culture…
同位语从句,指用作同位语的从句。它一般跟在某些名词
后面,用以解释或说明前面名词的内容和实质,并有特定的
连接词引导。这些名词通常是抽象名词,如: fact, news,
thought, idea, information, belief, view, hope, wish,
reality, possibility, word, promise, question, problem,
conclusion, doubt, etc.
Homework—— Writing
你和同学在暑假进行了一次环杭(杭州)自行车之旅,你的加拿大朋友对此很感兴趣。请你写一封信,详细介绍美丽杭城,内容包括所见所闻,和所感所悟。要求至少使用3个同位语从句,词数80词左右。