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Book 3
Unit 5 Canada
--- “ The True North”
Unit 5 Canada –-
“The True North”
Canada-- “The True North”
Arctic
position
Canada is in northern North America
Pacific
Vancouver
Calgary
Toronto
Montreal
Ottawa
Atlantic
Canada is a very large country that covers all the North American continent north of the United States except Alaska. It has coasts on three oceans: the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west, the Arctic on the north. It is the second largest country in the world, even larger than China. But it has a population of only about 30 million, with just 2.7 people in every square kilometers.
the largest country in the world
size
the second largest country in the world
3rd
4th
reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth. The distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers and covers six of the world’s 24 time areas.
What do you know about Canada?
1.It is the second largest country after Russia. It has a population of about 32 million, so it is a very sparsely populated country.
2.Ottawa is the capital city and English and French are their official language.
3.Its national flag is Maple Leaf Flag( the maple leaf is one of Canada’s emblems. Red and White are the country’s national colour.
4.Canada’s most popular sports include swimming, ice hockey, skiing, baseball, tennis, basketball and golf.
5.Climate: Since Canada is a huge country, its climate varies greatly from region to region. The artic region is the coldest area. The summer is very short while the winter can be as long as 8 to 10 months.
6.Canada’s most populous regions lie in the country’s south along the U.S border.c
1. n. 大臣;部长
2. vi. & n. 聊天
3. n. 景色;风景
4. v. 包围;围绕
5. v. 测量;判定 n. 计量制;措施
6. prep. 在…之内
7. n. 边界;国界 v. 接近;与…接壤
8. adj. 轻微的;微小的
9. v. 混合;调配
10. n. 混合(物);混合状态
11. vt. 证明;批准;证实
minister
chat
scenery
surround
measure
within
border
slight
mix
mixture
confirm
12. adj. 富有的
13. n. 距离;远方
14. adv. 在市区 adj. 市区的
15. n. 黎明;拂晓
16. adj. 宽阔的;广泛的
17. adj. 附近的,邻近的 adv. 在附近
18. n. 传统;风俗
19. vt. 恐吓;使恐怖
20. vt. 使印象深刻;使铭记
21. n. 话题
22. n. 枫树
23. n. 测验; 问答比赛
wealthy
distance
downtown
dawn
broad
nearby
tradition
terrify
impress
topic
maple
quiz
二、单词运用
Vancouver is s___________ by mountains
on the north and east and the Pacific
Ocean on the west.
2. It is so wet there that the trees are
e_________ tall.
3. A ________ is a place where water is calm
and ships can be safe.
4. To go to Russia from China, you must
cross the ________.
5. The idea that there will be an earthquake
t________ many people.
urrounded
xtremely
harbour
border
errifies
6. The water f_____ into the Niagara River
and over the falls on its way to the sea.
7. There are seven c_________ and four oceans
on the earth.
8. A _________ is a kind of tree with
five-pointed leaves.
9. The country's w______ is based on trade.
10. The two _________ languages in Canada
are English and French.
lows
maple
ontinents
ealth
official
Word Formation?
1.文化的adj.________ 文化n._________;
多种文化的(adj.)____________?
2.州长(n.)___________掌管(v.) _________
政府(n.)____________?
3.大陆(n.)__________大陆的(adj.) __________?
4. adj.&adv.向东;向东的________向西;向西的(adj.&adv.)________ 向上地;上升的(adj.&adv.)________
5.包围;围绕(v.)________周围的(adj.) ___________
环境(n.)___________?
6.混合; 混淆v _______ n. 混合物; 混合状态 _______
7. vt. 证实; 证明; 批准; 使坚定_________
n. 证实; 证明; 批准___________
surroundings
cultural
culture
multicultural
governor
govern
government
continent
continental
surround
surrounding
mix
mixture
confirm
confirmation
eastward
westward
upward
8.n. 财富_______ adj. 富有的__________
9. adj. 遥远的_______ n. 距离; 远方_______
10.n.薄雾______ adj.有薄雾的;模糊的_______
11.使…惊吓v.________感到害怕的adj. __________ 令人惊吓的(adj.) __________
12. adj. 欣喜的; 高兴的________vt.使高兴;使满意_______ adj.令人愉快的; 讨人喜欢的________ n. 快乐;娱乐,令人高兴的事________
13.使印象深刻v. ________ n.印象 ______
令人印象深刻的 adj. ________
wealth
wealthy
distant
distance
mist
misty
terrify
terrified
terrifying
pleased
please
pleasing
pleasure
pleasant
impress
impression
impressive
1. 去旅行
2. 与其;不愿
3. 设法做
4. 看见;瞥见
5. 远到
6. 被……包围
7. 定居;平静下来
8. 对……有天赋
9. 在远处
10. 在黎明
11. 把……与……对比
be / go on a trip
rather than
manage to do
catch sight of
as far as
be surrounded by
settle down
have a gift for
in the distance
at dawn
compare…with…
12. 同某人闲聊(某事)
chat with sb. (about sth.)
重点短语:
1.过去常常
2.在沿海地区
3.在边界
4.在顶部
5.在晚饭期间
used to do
on the coast
on the border
at /on the top
at/over dinner
6.超过,不仅
7. 加速
8.靠近
9. 在市区
10.首相,丞相
11.为期两天的旅行
more than
speed up
be/get close to
in the downtown
prime minister
two days' travel
1._______________ 不到5天
2._______________ 成千上万
3._______________ 淡水
4._______________ 去市区
5._______________ 加速
6._______________ 一路上
7._____________合计为, 计算出, 解决, 领会到
8._______________对……感到吃惊
6.other than _____________
7.or rather _____________
in less than 5 days
thousands of
fresh water
go downtown
speed up
除了…(except/but)
更确切地说
短
语
补
充
all the way
figure out
be surprised at
1.The thought ________ they could cross the whole continent was exciting.
2.Some people have the idea ________ you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget the fact ________ Canada is 5,500 kilometers from coast to coast.
3. In the distance, they could see the misty cloud _____ rose from the great Niagara Falls, ______ is on the south side of the lake.
that
that
that
that
which
Ⅲ. 句式扫描
1. _____________________________________(不是一路乘飞机), they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
2. Because of the Great Lakes, they learned, Canada has ____________________________________(比其他任何一个国家淡水都多)in the world.
3. They ___________________________________(要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔), so they went on a tour of the city.
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way
more fresh water than any other country
were not leaving for Montreal until later
4. It’s too bad you can’t go ________(远到) Ottawa, Canada’s capital.
5. It is ______wet there______the trees are extremely tall, some ___________(measure) over 90 metres.
那里的湿度很大,所以树都长得特别高,一些高达90多米。
as far as
so
that
measuring
1. surround vt. & vi. 包围;围绕 (多用作及物动词,常用被动语态)
The star was surrounded by a group of fans immediately after he entered the hall.
As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness.
surrounding adj. 周围的;附近的(常置于名词之前作定语)
surroundings n. 环境;周围的事物
(be) surrounded by / with 四周都是
用所给词的正确形式填空
(1) The police __________ (surround) the house.
(2) The harbor _____________ (surround) by trees.
(3) The house is situated in very pleasant____________ .
(4)Explosions release huge clouds of gas that envelop the ____________ area.
(5)They ___________ the house and garden ____ a fence.
(6)She was sitting on the floor ___________ by books.
(7)It took me a few weeks to get used to the new ____________.
surrounded
is surrounded
surroundings
surrounding
surrounded
with
surrounded
surroundings
surroundings / environment
surroundings 专指自然环境,指周围具体的、物质性的环境;
environment 可指自然环境,也可指精神环境。指对人的发展产生影响的自然环境或生活的环境条件。
The little girl grew up in beautiful ____________ but not in a happy home____________.
surroundings
environment
2. measure vi. & vt. 测量;衡量;判定 link?v.尺度(长度,数量等)为…… n. 计量;措施;尺寸
It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some _________ (measure) over 90 meters.
measuring
take measures to do sth. 采取措施做……
注意作为“量”概念的语境运用:
量地 measure land 量体温 take one's temperature
量体重 weigh oneself 量身高 measure oneself
地震造成的伤害是无法估量的。
There's no way to measure the damage the earthquake caused.
(1) The classroom 30 feet long and 20 feet wide.
It is high time that we should take ________ (measure) to protect the endangered animals.
(3) ________ (measure) 69 meters high, the tower has a history of over 100 years.
(4)You can't measure someone by the clothes he wears.
(5)Education shouldn't be measured only by examination results.
measure…by… 用…来衡量
be measured by 用…来衡量/计算
measures
measures
Measuring
3. population n. 居民;人口
Mexico City has a population of almost 20 million which makes it the 2nd biggest city in the world.
墨西哥城有2000万人口,是世界第二大城市。
用法
(1)have a population of 表示某地拥有人口数量;
(2)问或打听某地人口数要用what,而不能用how many或how much,有时可用how large;
(3) 表示“人口多”常用a large (great) population;表示“人口少”常用a small population,而不用a lot of, many, much, few, little等修饰;
(4) population作主语时,若表示某地的全体人口,谓语动词用单数;若表示部分人口,谓语动词用复数。
(1)世界人口增长越来越快。
The world's population is growing faster and faster.
(2) ----这个城市人口是多少?
----这个城市人口超过100万。
What/ How large is the population of this city?
This city has a population of more than 1,000,000.
(3)中国人口众多。
The population of China is large.
(4)中国大约有百分之七十的人口是农民。
About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.
4.aboard prep.&adv.在(船、飞机、火车或汽车)上
[教材P34原句]That afternoon aboard the train,the cousins settled down in their seats.
那天下午表姐妹俩才登上火车落了座。
welcome aboard! 欢迎大家乘坐飞机/船/火车
go aboard 上车/船/飞机
board the plane/ the ship/ the train 登机/ 上船/ 上火车
on board 在船、飞机、火车或汽车上
1)该是上船的时候了。
It's time to go aboard the ship.
2) 他在伦敦机场登机。
He boarded the plane at London Airport.
3)They were all ________ the train last night.
4)The hostess said with a smile to the passengers in the cabin,“Welcome ________ flight BA345 to Tokyo.”
5)Later we learnt that there was a very important person ____ ______.
aboard
aboard
on board
完成下列句子。
⑴ __________________________(已经确定) we will have a sports meeting next week.
⑵ Six people have confirmed that they will attend the meeting.
It has been confirmed that
5. confirm vt. 确认;批准;证实;确定;使巩固
Please reenter your password to confirm it is correct.
请再次输入密码,确认是否正确。
We can confirm a room for next Saturday.
我们可以确认下星期六有一个房间。
confirmation n. 确认, 证明, 批准, 证实
1) The recent airplane crash ___________________
___ stronger safety regulations are needed. 最近的
空难坚定了我的信念,那就是需要更强的安全规则。
2) The statement said five people died on the scene in this accident, while 10 others were _________ dead by the afternoon.
confirms my belief
that
confirmed
6.distance n. 距离;远方
[教材P38原句]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.
远处,她们可以看到湖的南边尼亚加拉大瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。
1)It is said that the mountain is more beautiful .
2)这幅画远点看更佳。
The picture looks better ___ a distance.
3)The man looked dangerous, so I decided to ______ my distance.
in the distance
at
keep
(1)at a distance 隔一段距离;距离稍远
in the distance 在远方;在远处
at a distance of 在……远的地方
(2)keep sb. at a distance 对某人冷淡;与某人疏远
keep one’s distance from 与……保持距离
(3)distant adj. 远的;冷淡的;疏远的
distantly adv. 遥远地
4)The pyramids are visible _______________ several kilometers.
一座座的金字塔在数公里远的地方就可以看到。
5)Her father advised her to keep her distance ______ that fellow.
6)The cold smile on her face just kept us ________.
7)The faces of four famous American Presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a distance of 60 miles.
8)Although there is a long distance between Tom and his family, they don't feel distant.
at a distance of
from
at a distance
9)What is the distance between Philadelphia and Chicago?
10)We watched the train until it was a dot __ ___ ________.
11)In the ________ future people may live on the moon.
12) It was difficult to get to know her because she always_________________________. (与每个人保持一定的距离)
in the
distance
distant
kept everyone at a distance
7. terrify vt. 使恐怖,使……害怕;恐吓
The thunder terrified the small children.
terrifying adj. 令人感到恐怖的
terrified adj. 恐惧的;受惊吓的
be terrified of (doing) sth./ be terrified at sth.
对……感到惊恐
terror n. 恐怖,恐怖时期,恐怖行动
terrorist n. 恐怖分子
terrorism n. 恐怖主义
terrific adj. 极大的,非常的,极端的
at a terrific speed 以极快的速度
(1) He is ________ (terrify) of being attacked by the dog.
(2)Global cooperation is vital in the fight against ________ (terrify).
(3) He is crazy to drive at a ________ (terrify) speed.
(4) They were _______ of the ___________scene and ran away in ______.
(5) The __________film terrified all the children in the cinema and even some adults had ________ expressions on their faces.
(6)我怕蜘蛛/高/黑.
I am terrified of spiders/ heights/ the dark.
(7) She ________ her children ________ ghost story .
terrified
terrorism
terrific
terrified
terrifying
terror
terrifying
terrified
terrified
with
8. impress vt. 使某人有印象,使铭记;使意识到
My father impressed me with the importance of hard work.
我父亲使我明白了努力工作的重要性。
impression n.
impressive adj.
impressionism n.
impressionist n.
印象,感觉
给人印象深刻的;感人的
印象派,印象主义
印象主义者 印象派作家
用所给词的适当形式填空。
⑴ When it comes to job interview, the first ___________(impress) is important.
⑵ My grandfather’s collection of paintings is the most ___________ (impress).
⑶ You will be __________(impress) with the comfort and modern equipment provided inside the car.
(4)我对他第一印象很好。
I have a very good first impression of him.
impression
impressive
impressed
(1) He impressed us ______ his good sense of humor.
= We were impressed ___ his good sense of humor.
(2) I'll try to impress my good language skill _____ the interviewer.
= I'll try to impress the interviewer ____ my good language skill.
(3) I was very impressed ____ his story.
(4) Her elegant appearance made an impression ___ all the guests in the party.
with
on
by
on
impress 用法小结
impress sb. with sth. 给某人留下…印象
make/leave an impression on/upon sb. 给某人留下印象
be impressed by 为…所感动;被...给予深刻印象
impress sth. on / upon sb. 使某人铭记某事物
with
by
在我小时侯,爸爸让我认识到学习的重要性。
他的真诚打动了她。
He impressed her with his sincerity.
When I was young, my dad impressed on me the
importance of study.
When I was young, my dad impressed me with the
importance of study.
3.观众对演员们的精彩表演印象深刻。
The audience ____ deeply __________ __ the
actors’ wonderful performance.
were
impressed by
1. rather than 而不是,与其说是…不如说是…
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.
a. If I had to give up one of them, I would turn off the TV rather than switch off my cell phone or cut off the Internet.
b. If I had to give up one of them, I would prefer turning off the TV to switching off my cell phone or cutting off the Internet.
c. If I had to give up one of them, I would rather turn off the TV than switch off my cell phone or cut off the Internet.
1)would rather do…than do…
=would do…rather than do…
= prefer to do…rather than do…
宁愿做……,而不愿做……
2)would rather that (虚拟语气)
3)or rather 更确切地说
other than 除了
I think Tom, rather than you, ____(be) to blame.
She preferred to stay at home watching TV rather than ______ (go) to the concert.
go
is
谓语形式与rather than前面的主语一致
She worked as a secretary, ________, a personal assisatant.
It was his way of singing __________ his voice that really impressed me.
注意: rather than前后两端所连的词性是一致的
1.His shirt is blue rather than white.
2. The little girl likes drawing rather than dancing.
3. We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the hall.
4.I prefer to do the job now rather than next week.
5.I decided to ring him up rather than to write to him.
or rather
rather than
用所给词的适当形式填或按提示完成句子。
⑴ Rather than _____(take) a taxi, I would like to walk there.
⑵ He was engaged in writing rather than________ (read) the newspaper.
⑶ You rather than I ____(be) going to go camping tomorrow.
⑷I would rather that you ________ (not go) to Tom's party tomorrow evening.
I would rather you ___________ (not do) that thing.
reading
take
are
didn't go
hadn't done
2. catch sight of 看见;瞥见
①She caught sight of a car in the distance.
2)We laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
我们看到他那怪模怪样的衣服就笑了起来。
3)The house was out of sight behind a wall.
房子被墙遮住看不见了。
4)We must not lose sight of our original aim.
我们决不能忘记我们最初的目标。
5)Follow that man and keep him in sight all the time.
跟着那个人,一直盯着他。
【拓展】
lose sight of ___________________
lose one’s sight ___________________
at first sight ___________________
at the sight of ___________________
in sight ___________________
out of sight ___________________
看不见
失明
乍一看;初看时
一看见
看得见,在视野之内
看不见,在视野之外
1)The boy and the girl fell in love ____________.
2)The land came _________ after we had sailed for ten days.
3)We were playing in the field when we ____________ a bird we had never seen before.
4)______________ his mother, the boy stopped crying.
5) Suddenly they got separated, and then ____________ each other.
6)He waved until they were ____________.
at first sight
in sight
caught sight of
At the sight of
lost sight of
out of sight
3.have a gift for 在…有天赋
=have a talent for
=be gifted in
a man of many gifts 多才多艺的人
gift n. 天赋; 禀赋; 礼物
gifted (=talented) adj.有天赋的; 天资聪慧的
据我所知,她有舞蹈天分。
As far as I know, she has a gift for dance.
As far as I know, she has a talent for dance.
As far as I know, she is gifted in dance.
1)他有学习语言的天赋。
He has a gift for learning languages.
2)Her uncle is considered a man of many gifts.
3) She can easily pick up a tune on the piano; it's a gift.
她可以马上学会用钢琴弹一首曲子,这是天分。
4)He is a _______ athlete.
gifted
1.It’s too bad you can’t go as far as Ottawa, Canada’s capital.
很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首都渥太华。
as far as有以下用法
(1)表示距离,意为“远至…”; “和…一样远”
(2)表示程度,意为“达到…的程度”;“尽…所能”
(3)发表看法,意为“就…而言”,“据…”,
as far as I know,as far as I can see
as far as也可以so far as, 否定形式为not as/so far as
①In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled as far as the local market.
②They walked as far as the lake.
③His parents supported him as far as they could.
他父母竭尽全力支持他。
④As far as I know, he is the leading person in IT business.
据我所知,他是IT产业的领军人物。
?I have never walk so far as the Bird's Paradise.
【拓展】
as far as one is concerned ___________
as well as __________________________
as/so long as _________
as many/much as _________
就某人而言
和……一样好;既……又……
只要
多达……
1)_______________________(就他而言), what other people thought was not the most important thing.
2)---Our holiday cost a lot of money.
--- Well, it doesn't matter __________ you enjoyed yourself.
3) _________ I can see, there is only possible one way to keep away from the danger.
4)Mary, ______________ her parents, likes gardening.
As far as he is concerned
as long as
As far as
as well as
as...as 常见短语:
as busy as a bee
as easy as ABC
as light as a feather
as soft as butter
as rich as a Jew
as poor as a church mouse
像蜜蜂一样忙碌
像黄油一样软
像犹太人一样富裕
一贫如洗
像ABC一样容易
像羽毛一样轻
2.Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world.
比较级+than any other+ 名词单数表最高级。
1) Canada has more fresh water than the other countries in the world.
2) Canada has the most fresh water in the world.
3) No country in the world has more fresh water than Canada.
中国比亚洲任何国家都大。
1) China is larger than any other country in Asia.
2) China is larger than the other countries in Asia.
3) China is the largest country in Asia.
4) No country in Asia is larger than China.
3. 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.
在远处, 她们可以看到在湖的南边尼亚加拉瀑布上方升腾着的雾霭。
结构分析: 主句主干是they could see the misty cloud; that引导的是一个定语从句, 修饰the misty cloud, which引导的定语从句, 补充说明the great Niagara Falls。
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夜幕降临的时候,我们可以看到,在远处,村舍的屋顶上开始升起了炊烟,贪玩的孩子们也回家了,那是一幅多么温馨的画面啊。
Towards nightfall / When the night fell, in the distance, we could see that the smoke rose from the cottages and naughty children returned home, which showed us how sweet a picture.
2. Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbor make Vancouver one of the 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。
句型 doing sth. and doing sth. make sb./sth. one of the+最高级 to do:
做…和做…让…成为最…的之一
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⑴擅长打篮球和能够说一口流利的英语, 让他成为学校里最受欢迎的男生之一。
Being good at playing basketball and being able to speak fluent English make him one of the most popular boys in our school.
(2)可以生长在空气之中而不是土壤之中,又能散发出诱人的香味,让这种花成为了展览会上最受欢迎的展品。
Growing in the air instead of in the soil and giving out inviting/ tempting perfume make this sort of flower the most warmly welcomed exhibit in the exhibition.