(共20张PPT)
Unit 5 Canada – “The True North”
Language points
Canada, a multicultural country, is the ______ largest country in the world after Russia.
______ _____ take the aeroplane all the way, Li Daiyu and Liu Qian ____ the train “the true north” from west to east _____ Canada. As they went _______, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities.
Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city, _________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its _________ is increasing rapidly. The trees there are extremely tall, some _________ over 90 meters.
second
Retell the passage
Rather than
took
across
eastward
surrounded
measuring
population
That afternoon _______ the train, the cousins _____ ____ in their seats. They managed to catch sight of some wild animals.
Calgary is famous for Stampede. Many of the cowboys from all over the world come to compete in the Stampede. They ____ __ ____ __ riding wild horses and can _____ thousands of dollars.
After two days’ travel, they realized that Canada is an ______ country. Most of Canadians live _____ a few hundred km of the USA border.
Then they went through a ___________ province. After dinner, they were back in an _____ area.
Their next destination is _______.
wheat-growing
settled down
have a gift for
win
empty
within
aboard
urban
Toronto
Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.
她们不想一路乘飞机,她们决定飞到温哥华,再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。
rather than do sth “而不是…”
= instead of doing sth
rather than后也可以跟名词、形容词和介词短语
Have a try
To enjoy the scenery, Peter would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air.
A. as B. to C. than D. while
C
宁愿做A而不愿做B
would rather do A than do B
would do A rather than do B
prefer to do A rather than do B
我宁愿唱歌,而不愿跳舞。
I would rather sing than dance.
I would sing rather than dance.
I prefer to sing rather than dance.
向前 ___________ 向后 __________
向外 ___________ 向南 __________
向西 ___________ 向北 __________
forward(s)
backward(s)
northward(s)
outward(s)
southward(s)
westward(s)
Going eastward, you’ll pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities.一路向东行,你们会经过一座座山脉,上千个湖泊、森林,还有宽阔的河流和大城市。
eastward = eastwards adv. “向东”
They sailed eastward.
他们向东航行。
People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, (which is) surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
人们认为温哥华是加拿大最美丽的城市,因为它被
太平洋和大山包围。
surround vt.
包围,环绕,围绕
be surrounded by/with
房子的四周有高墙。
____________________________________.
身边围着许多学生,这个老师正要唱歌而不是讲故事。
____________________________________.
Surrounded by many students, the teacher is to sing rather than tell a story
The house is surrounded by high walls
Its population is increasing rapidly.
这个城市的人口增长很快。
population
What’s the population of--
have a population of
The population is small/ large
3/5 of the population are famers
population. 人口,人口总数
-泰顺有多少人?
-泰顺人口不多。
The population of Taishun __ smaller than Shouning.
Most of the population in our country ____ farmers.
population指人口数量时,用单数;
指具体的人时,用复数。
is
are
问人口多少用what.
形容人口的多少用large, small
-What’s the population of Taishun?
-It has a small population.
e.g. 他住在洛杉矶以东(的地方)。
______________________________.
The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.在温哥华北面的海岸上保存着世界上最古老最美丽的森林。
north of = to the north of 表示“在……的北方”,其他方位词,如: east, west, south, southeast, northeast等,都有类似的用法。
He lives (to the) east of Los Angeles
in, on, to
the east/west/north/south of…
Japan is _____ the east of Asia.
Japan lies _____ the east of China.
Guangdong is _____ the south of Fujian.
in
to
on
That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats.
那天下午表姐妹俩登上了火车落了座。
aboard prep./ adv.在船(飞机、车)上, 上船(飞机、车)
They finally went aboard the ship.
The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.
go aboard /go on aboard the ship/ plane/ train
= to board the ship/ plane/ train
settle “解决(问题)”
With all the problems ________, he went home.
settled
After years of traveling, he decided to settle down here.
settle down 1) “坐下,躺下”
3. Then they settled themselves down ____ work.
A. to B. on C. with D. in
settle down 2) “定居”
3) “专心致志于”
A
settle down 安稳坐下,安居下来,适应起来
…, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.
当她们穿越落基山脉的时候,她们总算看见了野山羊,甚至还看到了一只灰熊和一只鹰。
manage to do sth = succeed in doing sth
manage/make it 做成功
catch sight of 看见, 瞥见
- Granny, need I carry the bag for you?
- No, thanks. I can ________. (我自己能行)
manage it
(强身的) _____________ diets
(爱好和平的) ______________ people
(感人的) _________________ greetings
body-building
peace-loving
heart-warming
复合形容词常见的构词方法有:
1. n+v-ing
They went through a wheat-growing province and saw farms that covered thousands of acres.
她们穿过一个种植小麦的省份,看到了面积有数千英亩的农场。
wheat-growing是名词加动词现在分词构成的复合形容词
2.adj+v-ing good-looking (好看的)
easy –going(平易近人的)
3. adj +n.+ed
near-sighted (近视的)
good-tempered(脾气好的)
4.adv+p.p(past participle) well-known(著名的) wide-spread(广泛流传的) well-dressed(穿戴好的)
1. I think I will have a cold drink ___________ (而不是) coffee.
2.They didn’t take the plane____________(一直).
3.She is a gifted musician_________ a physicist.
4.It is 5500 kilometers____________________ (从这一海岸到那一海岸).
5.Vancouver is s__________ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
rather than
all the way
as well as
from coast to coast
urrounded
6.That afternoon in the train the cousins __________ in their seats.
7.Several countries are c_______ for the contract (合同) .
8. He ______________music.
9.Most Canadians live w______ 320 kilometers of the USA border.
10. They ____ _______(穿过)a wheat-growing province.
settled down
ompeting
has a gift for
ithin
went through