课件47张PPT。Unit 5 Canada — "The True North"Using
LanguageBefore you listen, read the incomplete sentences in Exercises 2 and guess what the topic of the listening text is.ListeningListen to the tape and complete these sentences with correct information. 1. Canada encourages people to keep _________________________.
2. Canada is a mixture of ____________ and ______.
3. If you live in the province of Quebec, _____________________________.their own customs/languagesyou are expected to speak Frenchmany culturesraces4. Native Indians and Inuit are trying to _______________________.keep their languages alive6. You may find areas where many __________________________ live near each other.
7. The families ____________________
_____________ are usually all mixed
up.people from the same culture for a long timewho lived in Canada5. More than ___ languages are used in radio and TV programmes.80 ReadingMaple Country -- Canadathe largest country in the worldthe second largest country in the worldsize has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers; the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers.3rd4thpopulationa population of 29 millionOttawacapitalEnglandFrancesettlers from France settlers from EnglandsettlersThe first settlers arrived from
England in 1497.Settlers from France reached
Canada in 1534.the French-speaking
province ----QuebeclanguagesOfficial languages:English and Frenchthe TV and
radio; French
restaurants;
teaching in
schools is
done in
French.weatherdifferent from area to area (as in china )in the northwinters long;
snow for six monthsOttawa:winter --- -10℃Summer --- 21 ℃west coast
warmestJanuary : 3℃July : 18 ℃fresh waterthe five great lakesone third of the world’s fresh waterThe Niagara fallmost of the electricity is produced by waterresources of Canadafresh watercoaloilnatural gas forests fishforestsMuch of the country is covered by forests. “THE TRUE NORTH”TorontoMontrealtofrom1.In Toronto, what did the two girls see?Fast-readingTorontomaple trees CN Tower Toronto from the CN Tower.Niagara FallsChinatownFill in the blanks according to the order things happened.the next morningaround noonlate that nightthey saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.they arrived in Toronto.the train left.at dawn the next morningthey spend the afternoonthe nightthey arrived in Montreal.in the lovely shops and visiting the artists in their workplaces beside the water.the train was speeding down to the East Coast..Try to divide the whole passage into 2 parts.Part1. (1-4)Part2.(5-7)In TorontoIn Montréalplacesdescription informationCN TowerVery tallNiagara Fallsmisty cloud rose from it;
greathome of basketball teams one of the three in Torontohave good Cantonese foodcovered stadiumChinatownThe Pink PearlScan to fill in the blanks.①(In Toronto:)a French city ②(In Montreal:)are in FrenchThe feature of Old Montreal :be close to ___________
many ___________ shops
can visit artists in_____________
look over the ___________ riverspeak French
signs and ads the waterlovelytheir workplacesSt LawrenceWhat did they do in Toronto?
What did they do in Montreal?Careful reading Went up_____________ and looked across_________
Saw __________________ Falls.
Saw the ___________ stadium.
Had dinner in ____________________.the CN Towerthe lakethe great Niagaradowntown ChinatowncoveredSpent __________________________.
Visited ________________________________________.
Looked over _____________________River.the afternoon in lovely shopsartists in their workplaces beside the waterSt Lawrence1. How did they know it was fall in Canada?
2. What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto?The bushes and maple trees were red, gold and orange.
There was frost on the ground.Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from the great Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower.Post Reading Answer the questions about the passage.
3.Where does the water from the lake go?
4. Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto?
5.What three things show that Montreal is a French city?The water flows into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.There is good Cantonese food in Toronto because most of the Chinese people there came from South China, especially Hong Kong.Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city. The signs and ads are in French. People everywhere were speaking French.The end !1. mix v. “混合; 搀和; 结合”
Don’t mix business with pleasure.
不要把工作和娱乐搀和在一起。
I’ve mixed my French books and my
English books.
我把我的法文书和英文书混在一起了。
These colours mix well. 这些颜色调和得不错。
mixture n. 混合; 混合物
mix ... with ... 把……和……混淆、弄混
mix up 搅匀; 拌和; 混淆; 使卷入Language Points2 The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red, gold and orange, and there was frost on the ground, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada.confirm vt. 证实;证明;批准 + n. / that
The news confirmed my resolution.?
这消息加强了我的决心。
He looked around to confirm that he was alone.?
他四处张望,要确定周围没人。
confirmation: n. 确认
confirm sb. in sth.使某人确信某事[即学即练]
1) — You look as if you are in high spirits, John.
— You are right. What Professor Zhang spoke at the meeting ____ my belief in my job.
A. refused B. mistakened
C. made D. confirmedD2) The new evidence has ______ the first witness’s story.
A. changed B. considered
C. confirmed D. informedC3. They were not leaving for Montreal until
later, so they went on a tour of the city.
她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔, 因此就
在多伦多市内游览了一番。
They were not leaving for...过去进行时
表示将来的动作。
位移动词 come, go, arrive, leave, start, return, stay,
meet, get等可用进行时表示将来.
eg.The train is arriving soon. 火车就要进站了。4 In the distance, they could see the misty cloud that rose from the great Niagara Falls, which is on the south side of the lake.in the distance 在远处强调距离之远,at a distance (稍)远处。
eg.At a distance of six miles you can’t see much .We can see a windmill in the distance.
keep sb at a distance 与某人保持一定距离;不愿与某人亲近。
eg. 他总是不愿与任何人亲近。
He always keeps anyone at a distance.5 I’m a student at the university nearby.nearby adj. 附近的ad. 在附近a nearby village = a village nearlyThe plane landed nearby.prep. 在附近Build a stop nearby the bridge6. They saw the covered stadium, home of several famous basketball teams.
7. It is too bad you can’t go as far as Ottawa, Canada’s capital.home:产地;生长地;发源地;根据地as far as 直到……远; 远到,就….;尽…..;至于…….eg. as far as I am concerned”就我而言”eg.The children walked as far as the lake.eg.As far as I know, he is honest.“就我所知…” 一些带有as ... as 结构的常见短语:
as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌
as easy as ABC 像ABC一样容易
as deep as a well 像井一样深
as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻
as soft as butter 像黄油一样软
as rich as a Jew 像犹太人一样富裕8. Montreal is a city with wonderful restaurants and clubs.with的伴随结构,如:
a girl with golden hair a room with two doors9. That night as the train was speeding along the St Lawrence River toward the Gulf of St Lawrence and down to the distant east coast, the cousins dreamed of French restaurants and red maple leaves.speed vi.at a full / top speed ofspeed up疾行;疾驰而过;超速加速全速的dream of / about sth.
dream away向往,渴望;梦见;梦到虚度(光阴)7. As they sat in a buffet restaurant looking over the broad St. Lawrence River, a young man sat down with them.
wide 和 broad 都是“广阔”的意思, 常可换用, 但说 wide 时, 着重于一边到另一边的距离, 而说 broad 时着重于幅面的宽广, 可修饰背、肩、胸, 心胸等的宽阔, 还有“开朗”之意。The river is 300 feet broad (wide). 这条河有三百多尺宽。
The door is wide open. 门大开。
We saw the broad ocean. 我们看到了广阔的海洋。
His back (shoulder, chest) is broad. 他的背部(肩膀、胸部)很宽阔。这两个词的常用搭配如下:
wide eyes 睁大的眼睛
a wide mouth 一张大嘴
the wide world 广阔的世界
wide interests 广泛的兴趣
a man with broad bosom 胸围很阔的人the broad ocean 无际的海洋
broad shoulders 宽宽的肩膀
the broad masses 广大群众
broad chest (back) 宽宽的胸膛(背)
broad in size 身材宽大, 体积宽大 The end !