课件56张PPT。Unit 5Unit 5
Canada — "The True North"Language
points1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
她们不想一路乘飞机,她们决定先飞到温哥华,再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。【语境展示】阅读下列句子,并试着归纳rather than的意思和用法。
1) Miss Li is a teacher rather than an artist.
2) The guys were screaming rather than
singing.
3) The teacher told us to encourage Frank
rather than (to) laugh at him.
4) We’ll have the meeting in the classroom
rather than in the hall.5) Hearing his rude words, Cherry left
rather than stayed in the office.
6) We should know what the manager
meant rather than what he said.【自我归纳】
通过观察上面的句子,我们发现rather than意为“_______”,它通常连接两个并列成分,如名词(句1)、动词-ing形式(句2)、动词不定式(rather than后的不定式中的to可省略)(句3)、介词短语(句4)、实义动词(句5)、从句(句6)。而不是【即学即练】翻译下列句子。
1. 学生需要更多的练习和学习技能,而不
是更多的家庭作业。
__________________________________________________________________________
2. 我喜欢打篮球而不是下象棋。
__________________________________________________________________________Students need more practice and learning skills rather than more homework I enjoy playing basketball rather than
chess.2. Going eastward, you will pass ...
一路向东行,你们会经过……
-ward (s)加在前置词上,构成副词,表示方向backward(s)向后, upward (s)向上。其他副词后缀:
1) -ly: possibly, swiftly, simply
2) -ways: always, sideways
3) -wise: otherwise, clockwise3. Some people have the idea that you can
cross Canada in less than five days, but
they forget the fact that Canada is 5,500
kilometres from coast to coast.
【分析】
① 本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。
② 第一个分句包含一个同位语从句that
you can cross Canada in less than five
days,解释说明idea的具体内容。③ 第二个分句也含有一个同位语从句that
Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast
to coast,解释说明____的具体内容。
【句意】有人想在不到五天的时间里穿越
加拿大,他们忘了加拿大从东海
岸到西海岸共有5500公里。fact【仿写】玛丽相信她弟弟一定会通过考试,但她却忘了他有时很粗心。
Mary had no doubt that her brother would pass the examination, but she forgot the fact _______________________________.that he was sometimes very careless4. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
人们说温哥华是加拿大最美的城市, 被大山和太平洋环抱。【语境展示】阅读下列各句,并试着归纳surround的意思及用法。
1) The students surrounded their teacher,
asking the results of the competition. 2) They have surrounded the pool with a
fence.
3) The police surrounded the building and
didn’t let anybody enter it.
4) The whole town is surrounded with / by
water, making it very beautiful. 【自我归纳】surround是及物动词,意为:①围住,包围(句1-句3);②环绕,围绕(句4)。【联想】 surrounding adj. 周围的??? surroundings n. 环境【小试】 用surround的适当形式填空。1) Lucy was sitting on the floor ___________ by toys.2) We decided to explore the ___________ countryside. surroundedsurrounding3) He found himself __________ by an admiring crowd. 4) It’s important to work in friendly ____________.surroundingssurrounded5. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in.
落基山脉可以滑雪,海港供你扬帆,这些使得温哥华成为加拿大最受欢迎的居住城市之一。 [分析]
① 本句结构是: 主语(Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour) + 谓语(make) + 宾语(Vancouver) +宾语补足语(one of Canada’s most popular cities to live in)。② 本句用动词-ing形式短语(Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour)作主语。在宾语补足语中, 动词不定式to live in作定语, 修饰cities。 6. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.
那儿的湿度很大,所以数长得特别高,一些高达90多米。
so ... that和such ... that是常见的引导结果状语从句的句型,具体用法如下:(1) so + adj. / adv. + that ...
(2) so + adj. + a(n) + 单数可数名词 + that ...
(3) so + many / few + 复数名词 + that ...
(4) so + much / little+ 不可数名词 + that ...
(5) such + a(n) + adj. + 单数可数名词 + that ...(6) such + adj. + 复数名词 + that ...
(7) such + adj. + 不可数名词 + that ...
[注意]
当名词为不可数名词或复数名词时,不能用so,而必须用such。但当名词之前有表示数量的词语,如many, much, few, little时,只能用so,而不能用such。[仿写] _________________________________________________
(他吓得几乎睡不着觉。)He was so frightened that he could hardly fall asleep. [仿真模拟]
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可
以填入空白处的最佳选项。
① It was _____ that she couldn’t finish it by herself.
A. so difficult a work B. such a difficult work
C. so difficult work D. such difficult work② Mrs London has _____ that she is unable to get a good job.
A. such small education B. so little education
C. a such little education D. a so small education 7. That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats.
那天下午表姐妹上了火车落了座。aboard作副词或介词, 意为“在(船、飞机、车等)上, 上(船、飞机、车等)”。
e.g. All the passengers aboard fell into the
river.
We were the last two to go aboard the
ship.settle down
① 安稳地坐下来 如:
He settled down at his desk to work out the exact figures.
② 定居下来 如:
Many people settle down in San Diego because of the fine weather.
③ 安静下来, (使)平静下来 如:
The children settled down when their teacher entered.④ 开始专心于 如:
There was so much noise that we were unable to settle down to studying.
⑤ 舒服地坐着或躺着 如:
Kate settled down in the back of the car and fell asleep quickly.3) Let us __________________ (静下心来
写) an article. [即学即练] 按要求完成下列各题。
1) 等孩子们安静下来再开始上课吧。(汉译英)settle down to writePlease wait until the children settle down before you start your lesson.2) I can’t settle down to my work.(英译
汉)我不能安心工作。8. ..., they manage to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. 她们总算看到了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只大灰熊和一只鹰。
阅读下列句子, 注意manage to do的意思和用法。
1) Although he hasn’t received any formal education, Mr Wang managed to finish his task.
2) We should manage to realize our dream.[辨析] manage to do与try to do
用manage时,成功的把握大些;用try时,成功的把握不大。即:manage to do sth.的意思是“设法成功地完成……”,而try to do sth.的意思是“尽力做……(但结果不一定成功)”。[归纳总结] manage to do sth. (= succeed in doing sth.) 是“设法做、设法完成某事”的意思。e.g.
He worked hard and managed to pass the exam.
他努力学习并顺利通过了考试。
He tried to pass the exam, but failed because of laziness.
他试图想通过考试,但是由于懒惰而最终失败了。[即学即练]
按要求完成下列各题。
1) If our parents don’t encourage us to do anything on our own we will never manage to be successful. (英译汉)如果父母不鼓励我们独立做事,我们永远也不会获得成功。 2) 我们设法得到了需要的东西。(汉译英)
3) Our parents always get a little bit anxious if we _____________________ ___________ (没有到家) when we say we will.can’t / don’t manage toWe managed to get what we wanted. arrive homehave a gift for … 在......方面有天分/天赋
gift特指与生俱来的天份或才能,如绘画、
音乐等。
e.g. Her gift for dancing amazed the teacher.
老师对她舞蹈的天份大感惊奇。9. Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
他们中学多人都有骑野马的才能,他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。10. … most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border, …
大多数加拿大人居住在靠近美国数百公里以内的边疆地带……
[考点] within介词,在……(尤指时间、距离、范围、限度等)之内,以内;在……里头。1) within与in表达时间的区别:
within指在时间范围之内, 不超过; 而in
是经过若干时间, 指期限之外。
e.g. I’ll be there within an hour.
(一小时之内)
I’ll be there in an hour.
(一小时之后)Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within _____ of little children.
A. hand B. reach
C. pace D. distance
[点拨] 本题考查固定短语。within reach of sb. 或within one’s reach意为“在某人能够得着的范围之内”。B 考考你2) border
阅读下列各句,并试着归纳border的意思
及用法。
a. The national park is on the border
between Kenya and Tanzania.
b. Mary is wearing a skirt with a lace border.
c. Ireland borders the Atlantic Ocean.
d. My sister bought a handkerchief bordered
with lace.
e. The large garden is bordered by a stream. 【自我归纳】
★border作名词时,意为:①国界,边界(句a);②镶边,包边(句b)。
★border作动词时,意为:①和……毗邻,与……接壤 (句c);②给……镶边(句d);③环绕……(句e)。
【拓展】border on濒于,近乎。如:
The boy’s reply to his teacher was bordering on rudeness.【即学即练】翻译句子。
1. 有多少国家与瑞士接壤?
___________________________________
2. Our task borders on the impossible.
___________________________________How many countries border?Switzerland?我们的任务几乎是不可能完成的。11. Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.
加拿大的淡水比世界上任何其他国家都要多。
句中的more ... than any other ...是用比较级表示最高级含义。如果是在同一范围内比较,常用“主语 + 谓语 + 比较级+than any other+单数名词”或者“主语+谓语+比较级+than any of the other+复数名词”。如果是在不同的范围内比较,常用“主语+谓语+比较级+than any+单数名词”。如:
He is taller than any other boy in our class. / He is taller than any of the other boys in our class.
他是我们班上最高的男孩。China is larger than any country in Africa.
中国比非洲的任何一个国家都大。
[仿写] __________________________________________________________________________________________
(在我们学校, 他的舞跳得最好。)He dances better than any other one in our school. / He dances better than any of the others in our school.[仿真模拟]
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
① Lung cancer is the worst killer in America, taking _____ lives each year than _____ cancer.
A. more; any B. most; any other
C. many; other D. more; any other ② In a special report on deaths caused by cancer, the blacks are more diagnosed
with it than _____ in America.
A. any of the other B. any races
C. the other race D. any other race I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示,写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. Passengers checked their b______ before boarding the plane.
2. My kids spend hours ________ (闲聊) on the phone to their friends.
3. We began our ________ (向东的) journey at dawn. eastwardbaggagechatting 4. The government was urged to take _________ (措施) to fight the spread of AIDS.
5. They were the last two to go a______ the ship.
6. They were near the ______ (边界) between France and Germany. bordermeasuresaboard7. The boss decided to pass over his ______ (轻微的) mistakes.
8. In some developing countries more and more people are migrating to u____ areas.
9. The police s__________ the house after a murder happened last night.
10. During the windstorm the ships stayed in the h______. harbourslight urban surrounded II. 选用方框内合适的词或短语,并用其适当形式填空。1. ___________ go straight on to university why not get some work experience first?
2. Jackson went to the road that ________ the gardens on the left.
3. Elena ___________ telling stories.has a gift forRather thanbordered4. They’d like to see their daughter ___________, get married, and have kids.
5. I _____________ her hurrying away but I didn’t try to speak to her.
6. The milk should be ________ heated before you drink it.slightlysettle downcaught sight of III. 根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。1. 他住在一所四周都是美丽花草的房子里。(be surrounded by)
He lives in a house (that / which is) surrounded by beautiful flowers and grass.
2. 就像他的父亲一样,他也有音乐天赋。(have a gift for)
Just like his father, he also has a gift for music.3. 司机没能及时看见另一辆车。(catch sight of)
The driver failed to catch sight of another car in time.
4. 你认为你能在一小时内完成这项工作吗?(manage to do)
Do you suppose / think / believe you can manage to finish the work within an hour?5. 他一路冲往车站,结果还是误了火车。(all the way)
He rushed all the way to the station, only to miss the train.
6. 听到这个令人兴奋的消息,他哭了而不是笑了。(rather than)
Hearing the exciting news, he cried rather than smiled.7. 他计划在乡下定居。(settle down)
He planned to settle down in the country.
8. 杰克比班里任何一个学生都高。 (any other)
Jack is taller than any other student in his class. HomeworkFinish Exercises 1- 3 on Page 36.