Unit 5 Canada- “The True North”学案

Unit 5 Canada- “The True North”
AIMS
1． 了解加拿大的概况：地理位置，主要城市，风土人情等；
2． 了解多元文化现象和多元文化国家的特点。
3． 学会阅读和使用地图
4． 掌握同位语从句的用法
Procedures
Step1.Vocabulary
1. rather than (prep. )______________
我决定写信而不是打电话。 I decided to write ______ _______ telephone.
I prefer to go out for a walk rather than stay at home. （translate）
____________________________________________.
I prefer to go on holiday in summer rather than in winter. (translate)
________________________________________________.
Rather than ride on a crowded bus, he goes to work by bike every day. (translate )
______________________________________________________
拓展：
would do A rather than do B = prefer to do A rather than do B ______________________
他每天宁愿骑自行车去上班也不愿挤公交车。 宁愿做前者，而不愿做后者。
2. have a chat = chat ______________ chat room ____________________
3. surround （v. ）(To be all around on every side)
be surrounded by/with sb/sth ____________________
那所学校有围墙围着。The school _____ __________ ______ the wall.
I like working in pleasant surroundings. (translate)
_____________________________________________.
The trees surround the house. (translate ) _________________________________
4.measure
他量了量衣柜的高度。 He ______ the height of the cupboard.
The tailor took my measure for a new suit . (translate )
___________________________________________.
The government took strong measures to control pollution. （translate ）
__________________________________________________.
5.settle down __________________
他到了成家立业的年龄了。 He’s of an age when he ought to _____ _______.
The chairman tries to settle down the audience by reading his newspaper.
(translate ) __________________________________________________.
6.manage to do sth （=succeed in doing sth ）_________________
他设法联系上了他的老同学。 He________ _____ get in touch with his old classmates .
At the bad news, he managed not to be angry. (translate )
____________________________________________
7.have a gift for (=be gifted in ) ______________________
他有唱歌的天赋，因此我们认为他是个天才的歌手。
He _____ ____ ______ _____ _______.So we think he is a gifted singer
He was a man of excellent gifts. （translate）________________________
8.within
那只猴子可以够到那些苹果。 The apples are ____the monkey’s reach.
9.border
有多少国家和中国接壤？ How many countries ______ China
Her dress is bordered with silk. (translate )______________________________________.
They live on the borders of the country. (translate )____________________________________.
Answers:
1.与其，不愿 rather than 我宁愿出去散步而不愿呆在家里。 我宁愿夏天去度假，也不愿在冬天。 不愿挤公交车，他每天骑自行车去上班。 宁愿做前者而不做后者 2.聊天 聊天室 3.被……围着 is surrounded by/with 我喜欢在优美的环境下工作。 4.measured 裁缝给我量了量尺寸，为我做件新衣服。政府制定了强烈的措施来制止污染。 5.定居；平静下来；专心于 settle down 主席试图通过读报纸来让听众安静下来。 6.设法做…… managed to 听到这个坏消息，他忍着没发火 7. 对……有天赋 Has a gift for singing 他是个天才。 8. within 9. border 她的裙子镶有真丝花边。 它们生活在边境地区。
Warming up
Step2.Work in pairs & do the quiz on p.33.
The quiz is to check how much you know about Canada.
1. What language(s) do Canadians speak
A. English. B. English and German.
C. English and French. D. English and Spanish.
2. What is the capital of Canada
A.Vancouver. B. Toronto. C. Calgary. D. Ottawa.
3. What is the national animal of Canada
A. Beaver. B. Grizzly bear. C. Polar bear. D. Penguin.
4. What is the Canadian leader called
A. President. B. Prime Minister. C. Governor. D. King.
5.How many Great Lakes are there in Canada
A. 4. B. 3. C. 5. D. 6.
Answers: C D A B A
Period 2 time :
Step1.Read the text and choose the best answer
1. What is the right order of the places Li Daiyu and LiuQian visited ？
① Thunder Bay ② Calgary ③ Vancouver ④ Toronto
A. ④③②① B. ③②①④ C. ③①②④ D. ③②④①
2.Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast
A. Because they have not so much money .
B. Because they want to have a good view of Canada.
C. Because the airplane is so fast.
D. Because the distance from the west coast to the east isn’t so long.
3.What’s “The True North”according to the test
A. The northern part of Canada.
B. The name of a part of Canada.
C. The name of the train that goes across Canada.
D. The name that they call the whole country.
4. What makes Vancouver so popular ？
A. The scenery of the Thunder Bay.
B. Swimming in the Great Lakes .
C. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and Sailing in the harbour.
D. Riding horses.
5. Who will take part in the Calgary Stampede
A. Cowboys from Stampede
B. People from Canada.
C. Anyone who has a gift for riding.
D. Cowboys from all over North America.
6. It can be inferred that ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because of _____.
A. the port –Thunder Bay
B. the Great Lakes
C. the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.
D. the Lake Superior
Answers: B B C C C B
Step2.Read the text again and answer the following questions.
Q1: Which continent are the cousins crossing
_______________________________________________
Q2: Why are they not flying directly to the Atlantic coast
_______________________________________________
Q3: Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly
__________________________________________________
Q4: What happens at the Calgary Stampede
__________________________________________________
Q5: What are some of Canada’s greatest natural resources
__________________________________________________
Answers:
1. They are crossing North America. 2. Because they want to take the train from west to east across Canada. 3. Because it is Canada's warmest part and the most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and ocean, and people can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour. 4. Cowboys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars. 5. Water from its lakes and rivers, and wood from its forests.
Step3.Read the text again and finish the following passage,then read it again and recite it .
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the ____in Canada from west to east.Their counsins’ friend,Danny Lin,took them to the train station to _____ “The True North”. Canada is the _____biggest country in the world .It is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast. As they go eastward, they saw beautiful _____as well as cities .Vancouver is ____ by mountains on the north and east. When the cosins ____down in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _____bear.Calgary is famous for its _____.Many of the cowboys from all over North America have a ______ for working with animals. Then they went through a wheat-growing _____.Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is close to the center of the country.
Answers: train catch second scenery surrounded settled grizzly competition gift province
Step4. some difficult sentences
1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way,they decided to fly to Vancouver and …
她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定现飞到温哥华，再……
Rather than (prep. ) 意思是__________
我想喝柠檬汁，不想喝可乐。 I’ll have lemonade ____ _____ a coke.
Rather than get (getting ) money in such a dishonest way, Simon would beg in the street.
(translate ) ______________________________________________________________.
He was busy writing a letter rather than reading the newspaper. (translate )
_____________________________________________________.
2. The thought that they would cross the whole continent was exciting.
要穿过整个大陆的想法使人感到兴奋。
该句是一个_________(简单句/复合句)，其中含有一个______;其引导词是____;引导____从句。之后能跟同位语从句的名词再如： fact ,order ,question.thought 等。
The fact that we succeeded pleased everybody. （translate ）
__________________________________________.
The fact that we talked about is very important. (translate )
思考： 这两个that 从句在句子中的成分都是一样的吗？
3. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall,some measuring over90 meters.
那儿湿气大，树木极高，有些树木高度超过90米。
在这里some measuring over 90 meters 为独立主结构，在句中作伴随主语。这种独立主格结构：n./pron. +ving /v.(pp.),其中，分词的逻辑主语就是它前面的名词或是代词。该结构在句中作状语可以表示时间，原因，条件或伴随等。
Eg. Time permitting,we’ll have a dictation . (translate )
_________________________________________
He entered the room,his head lowered. (translate )
___________________________________.
Answers: 1. 与其；不愿 rather than 西蒙宁可沿街乞讨，也不愿用不诚实的方式捞钱。 他正忙于写信而不是读报 2. 复合句 从句 that 同位语从句 我们成功了，这一事实让大家很高兴。 我们所讨论的事实是非常重要的。 前一个是同位语从句，而后一个是定语从句。 3.如果时间允许的话，我们就听写。 他低着头进了房间。
Step5.链接高考：
1. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ___of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. pace D. distance （2008，荆州模拟）
2.At the railway station,the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was______. (2008 天津 )
A．out of sight B.out of reach C.out of order D. out of place
3.To enjoy the scenery,Irene would rather spend long hours on the train ___travel by air . (2006 全国 )
A. as B. to C. than D. while
4.The father as well as his three children ____skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter . (2006 辽宁 )
A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going
5.The children went home from the grammar school ,their lessons ____for the day .
A. finishing B. finished C.had finished D.went finished (2007 重庆 )
Answers: B A C C B
Period 3 Reading Ⅱ
Step1.vocabulary
1.confirm
他的发现证明了他的判断。What he observed ______his judgement.
The president confirmed his as a secretary of state. (translate )
___________________________________________.
2.in the distance ___________________
它们在远处看见了几所房子。
They saw a few houses ____ _____ _______.
It is a long distance from New York to HongKong. (translate )
____________________________________________
3.nearby
她母亲住在附近的一个小镇上。Her mother lived in a _____town.
5.tradition traditional (adj. )
tradition methods of teaching ______________________
6.impress
我对于这部电影一点印象都没有。 The film didn’t ______me at all
We are very impressed by his behavior．(translate)________________________________.
Answers: 1. confirmed 总统任命他为国家秘书长。 2.. 在远处 in the distance 从纽约到香港有很长一段距离。 3.. nearby 4. 传统的教学方法 5.impress 他的行为给我们留下了深刻的印象。
Step2.Skimming
How many parts can the text be divided into
Part 1: Para. 1-4 ___________________
Part 2: Para. 5-6 ___________________
Answers: Toronto Montreal
Step 3: Scanning
Fill in the blanks according to the order things happened.
Time What happened
The next morning They saw ________trees and realized that____had come.
around noon They arrived in___________.
late that night The train left
at dawn the next morning They arrived in_________.
the afternoon They spent time in_____ and visited____ in their workplaces
the night The train was speeding down to ____________
Answers: beautiful maple fall Toronto Montreal lovely shops artists the east coast.
Step4. Fill in the blanks.
Toronto is the _______________ and __________ city in Canada.There is the tall __________ and the famous _____________, which is beautiful with a _____ cloud that ______ from it.There is also a ________ stadium and three ___________ where you can get good Cantonese food.
Montreal has kept its French culture. People speak both _______ and English.There are ______ and ___ in French. It’s nice to sit in a café,looking over the ______ St Lawrence River.
Answers:Wealthiest biggest CN Tower Niagara Falls misty rises covered Chinatowns French signs ads broad
Period 5 time:
Grammar
Appositive clause
1.同位语从句一般跟在某些名词（如fact, idea, news, promise, belief 等）的后面。
2.同位语从句用以说明或解释前面的名词。
3.引导同位语从句的连词常用that。
Step1.Discovering the structures
Find the Appositives from the following sentences
1.Mr. Smith, our new teacher, is very kind to us.
2.Yesterday I met Tom, a friend of my brother's.
3.He told me that his brother John is a world-famous doctor.
4.Yesterday I talked to my English teacher, Mr. James.
5.We Chinese people are brave and hardworking.
6.I heard the news that our team had won．
7.I had no idea that you were here．
8.I’ve come from Mr wang with a message that he won’t be able to see you this afternoon．
9.l have no idea when he will be back．
10.He must answer the question whether he agrees to it or not.
11.Several years later，word came that Napoleon himself was coming to inspect them．
归纳：
1． 在 ( http: / / baike. / view / 137894.htm" \t "_blank )复合句中用作________的从句叫同位语从句。它一般跟在某些名词后面，用以说明该名词表示的具体内容。
二．可以跟同位语从句的名词通常有news，idea，fact，promise，question，doubt，thought，hope，message，suggestion，words（消息），possibility等。如：
三、英语中引导同位语从句的词通有连词 that， ______. 连接副词 how, ____
______等。（注：if,which 不能引导同位语从句。）
Answers: 同位语 whether when where
Step2.Find the distinction between attributive clause and appositive clause
1.The news that l have passed the exam is true．
　 2.The news that he told me just now is true．
　 3.The idea that computers can recognize human voices surprises many people.
　 4.The idea that he gave surprises many people．
5..Do you remember the day when i told you that i loved you
　 6..I have asked the question why it was true just now.
归纳：前四个句子中，其中第___ 和第__句是同位语从句，而第____句和第_____句是定语从句。在定语从句中，引导词做后面句子的成分，而在同位语从句中，引导词不做任何成分。而后两个句子中，是疑问副词引导的，其中第____句是定语从句，而第___句是同位语从句，定语从句中的疑问副词不表示疑问，而同位语从句中的疑问副词表示疑问。
Answers:1 3 2 4 5 6
plete the following sentences
1.他告诉我们我们队以获胜。
He told me the news ______________________________________.
2.冬天天气可能变暖让加拿大人很高兴。
The possibility _____________________________pleased the Canadians.
3将会有地震让许多人害怕。
The idea ____________________________ terrifies many people.
4. 越来越多的人在加拿大定居让我很惊奇。
The fact ____________________________suppries me .
Answers: 1.that our team had won the game . 2.that weather in winter would be warmer 3.that there will be an earthquake 4.that more and more people settle down in Canada
Step4.Practice:
1. Information has been put forward ____ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities.（NMET2001上海）
　　 A.while B.that C.when .as
2. It is said that more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities，this is the information ____ has been put forward.
　　 A.what B.that C.when D.as
3.She heard a terrible noise，____ brought her heart into her mouth.（MET91）
　　 A.it B.which C.this D.that.
4.I can’t stand the terrible noise ____ she is crying loudly.
A.it B.which C.this D.that
5.There is no doubt ______ a cure for AIDS will be found.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
6. I have a feeling _______ we’ll never know what a UFO is — not ever.
A. that B. which C. of which D. what
7.Along with his flowers came a promise __________ he would visit me this morning.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
8.Danby left a message ________ he would call again in the afternoon.
A. who B. that C. as D. which
Answers: B B B D B A B B