(共36张PPT)
Unit 5 Canada— “The True North”
Using Language
1. To enjoy the passage THE TRUE NORTH”
FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL.
2. To master some important language points.
3. To learn to use the language by reading
and listening.
Learning aims
The route of the two girls traveling across Canada.
Leading in
Toronto
Toronto
maple trees
CN Tower
Toronto from the CN Tower.
Niagara Falls
Chinatown
Montreal 蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一,全国工商业、金融、文化中心。
Olympic stadium
Old Montreal
St Lawrence River
“THE TRUE NORTH”
Toronto
Montreal
to
from
1. Please underline the time mentioned in this text.
2. Please underline all the places they have been to or they have seen.
3. Please combine these two into one plot.
Task 1. Fast reading
the next morning
around noon
late that night
at dawn the next
morning
that night
They saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.
They arrived in Toronto.
The train left.
They arrived in Montreal.
They spent the afternoon in lovely shops and visiting artists in their workplaces beside the water.
The train was speeding down to the distant east coast.
the afternoon
1.How do we know it is fall in Canada
2.What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto
3.Where does the water from the lake go
4.Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto
5.Which direction is the train going from Toronto
6.Why did the girls go to Old Montreal
7.What three things show that Montreal is a French city
Task 2. Detailed reading
Read the passage for a second time and answer the following questions.
1.How do we know it is fall in Canada
We know it’s fall in Canada because the bushes and maple trees are red, gold and orange, and there is frost on the ground.
2.What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto
Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from the great Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN tower.
3. Where does the water from the lake go
The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.
4. Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto
There is good Cantonese food in Toronto because most of the Chinese people there come from South China, especially Hong Kong.
5. Which direction is the train going from Toronto
The train is going east from Toronto.
6. Why did the girls go to Old Montreal
They went to Old Montreal because it is close to the water/ to see lovely shops and visit artists.
7. What three things show that Montreal is a French city
Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city.
Language points
1. mix vt.&vi.混合,调配
She mixed egg, meat and spice.
她把蛋、肉和香料搅在一起。
Oil and water do not mix.
油和水不相混合。
【拓展】
①mixture n. 混合(物),混合状态
As we all know, air is a mixture of gases.
众所周知,空气是各种气体的混合物。
②mix(…)with …
与……混合;把(……与)……混合起来
mix sb. sth. / mix sth. for sb.
给某人调配某物
mix up 弄乱,弄错;使混合/迷惑
be/get mixed up with 与……交往;与……厮混
③mixed adj. 混合的
【拓展】
confirm sth. / that-clause/ wh-clause
证实,进一步确定
confirm sb. in… 使某人确信某事
It has been confirmed that… 已确定/已证实……
confirmation n. 确定;确认,认可,批准
2. confirm vt. 证实,证明, 批准
Once the flight is confirmed, you can pay for it.
一旦航班确定,你就可以付款。
His words confirmed that the election would take place on June 20th.
他的话证实选举将在6月20日举行。
I am confirmed in my opinion by what you said.
你的话使我的看法更为坚定了。
【即学即练】
完成句子
①___________________(已证实) that they will leave their hometown for Canada.
② What had been found __________________(使警察相信)in the fact that the man was the robber.
It has been confirmed
confirmed the police
3. wealthy adj. 富有的
…the biggest and most wealthy city in Canada.
……加拿大最大最富有的城市。
China is a country wealthy in natural resources.
中国是一个自然资源丰富的国家。
He is wealthy in knowledge.
他学识渊博。
【拓展】
wealth n. [U] 财产,财富; 大量,众多
a wealth of 大量的,丰富的
A wealth of examples are given.
举了大量的例子。
There’s a wealth of oil in this well.
这口井储油丰富。
后跟可数或不可数名词
4. home of
They saw the covered stadium,home of several famous basketball teams.
她们看到了加顶的运动场,那是几支著名篮球队的驻地。
此句为复杂的简单句。home of…在句中作the covered stadium的同位语。covered为过去分词作前置定语。stadium与动词cover之间为被动关系。
5. approximately
It’s approximately four hundred kilometres northeast of Toronto, so it would take too long.
它在多伦多东北方约400千米处,所以去那儿花的时间就太长了。
approximately adv. 大约
It cost approximately three hundred yuan —I can’t remember it exactly.
它大约花了300元——确切数字我记不清了。
6. dawn n. 黎明;拂晓;破晓
…at dawn the next morning.
……第二天黎明。
【拓展】
at dawn 拂晓时
before dawn 黎明前
from dawn till dusk 从早到晚
dawn v. 破晓; 开始出现
dawn on/upon (白昼)来临于(某处); 逐渐(被人)知晓,明白
They got across the bridge before dawn.
他们于破晓前过了那座桥。
They work from dawn till dusk.
他们从天亮一直工作到天黑。
A grey day dawned upon the sleeping city.
一个灰蒙蒙的白昼降临于这座沉睡的城市。
7. as
As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them.
当她们坐在一家自助餐厅里眺望广阔的圣劳伦斯河时,一个年轻人坐到了她们身边。
As they sat in a buffet restaurant是As引导的时间状语从句;现在分词短语looking over the broad St Lawrence River作伴随状语。
此句为主从复合句
8. tradition n.传统;风俗
…but the city has French culture and traditions.
……但是这座城市具有法国文化和传统。
【拓展】
keep up the tradition 保持传统
break with tradition 打破传统
by tradition 按照传统
It is a tradition to do sth./ that… 做某事是传统。
He did so to keep up the family tradition.
他这样做是为了保持家庭传统。
It is a tradition that women get married in red in most places of China.
女性结婚时穿红色衣服是中国很多地方的传统风俗。
their own customs
you are
many cultures
races
1. Canada encourages people to keep ________________.
2. Canada is a mixture of _____________ and ______.
3. If you live in the province of Quebec, __________
________________________ .
expected to speak French
Complete these sentences with correct information.
Listening
4. Native Indians and the Inuit are trying to _________________________.
5. More than ____ languages are used in radio and TV programs.
6. You may find areas where________________________
live near each other.
7.The families_______________________________
are usually all mixed up.
keep their
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languages alive
people from the same culture
who lived in Canada for a long time
1. He _________ (confirm) everything you said.
2. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,
______ (wealth), and wise.
3. The old man lives alone in that ______ (distance) little
village.
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
confirmed
wealthy
distant
Class exercises
4. In _____ (mist) weather, drivers should drive very carefully.
5. Four weeks is often ____________ (approximate) regarded as one month.
6. The river grows _______ (broad) and broader as it nears the sea.
misty
approximately
broader
Homework
Writing about a trip to Canada.
Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.
船到桥头自然直。