Unit 5 Canada— “The True North” Using Language.ppt

Unit 5 Canada“The True North”Using language,Before you listen,read the incomplete sentences in Exercises 2 and guess what the topic of the listening text is.,Listening,Listen 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/languages,you are expected to speak French,many cultures,races,4.Native Indians and Inuit are trying to _.,keep their languages alive,6.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 time,who lived in Canada,5.More than _ languages are used in radio and TV programmes.,80,Reading,Maple Country-Canada,the largest country in the world,the second largest country in the world,size,has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers;the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers.,3rd,4th,population,a population of 29 million,Ottawa,capital,England,France,settlers from France,settlers from England,settlers,The first settlers arrived from England in 1497.,Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.,the French-speakingprovince-Quebec,languages,Official languages:,English and French,the TV and radio;French restaurants;teaching in schools isdone in French.,weather,different from area to area(as in china),in the north,winters long；snow for six months,Ottawa:,winter-10,Summer-21,west coast warmest,January:3,July:18,Maple trees,Toronto,maple trees,fresh water,the five great lakes,one third of the worlds fresh water,The Niagara fall,most of the electricity is produced by water,resources of Canada,fresh water,coal,oil,natural gas,forests,fish,forests,Much of the country is covered by forests.,“THE TRUE NORTH”,Toronto,Montreal,to,from,Fill in the blanks according to the order things happened.,the next morning,around noon,late that night,they saw beautiful maple trees and realized that fall had come.,they arrived in Toronto.,the train left.,at dawn the next morning,they spend the afternoon,the night,they 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.,1.How many cities did they visit in the text?2.In what direction did they take the train?,Two.Toronto,Montreal.,They took the train to the northeast.,Answer the questions about the passage.,3.What tree did they see outside their windows?,Maple trees.,4.What season was it?,It was fall/autumn.,5.How do we know it is fall in Canada?,We know it is fall in Canada because the maple trees are red and gold and orange,and there is frost on the ground.,6.What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto?,Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower.,The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.,7.Where does the water from the lake go?,8.Which direction is the train going from Toronto?,The train is going east(northeast)from Toronto.,Good coffee,good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city.Also the signs and ads were in French.,9.What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?,The next morning the red,gold and orange _ and maple trees outside their windows and the frost on the ground _ that fall had arrived in Canada.,confirmed,bushes,Post Reading,After arriving in Toronto,the biggest and _ city in Canada,around noon,Li Daiyu and her cousins went on a tour of the city.Having climbed up the tall CN Tower,they looked across the lake._,the _ cloud rising from the great Niagara Falls,which is on the south side of the lake,could be seen.,misty,most wealthy,In the distance,As they walked north from the harbour area,Li Daiyu phoned Lin Fei,one of her mothers old _ from a telephone _ They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown,one of the three in Toronto and they chatted with each other at a restaurant.,booth,schoolmates,The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning.At a _ restaurant,they were looking over the _ St Lawrence River when they met a young man called Henri,who told them that most people in the city spoke both English and French,but the city had French culture and _.,traditions,buffet,broad,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.,Language points,1.confirm阅读下列句子，注意confirm的意思。1)Has everyone confirmed(that)theyre coming?2)The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.,3)He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.自我归纳 confirm 意为 _(句1、句2)，后可接that从句；也可意为 _(句3)。拓展 confirmation n.证实、确认书、证明书confirmed adj.确定的、已被证实的,批准(职位、协议等)、确认,证实、确定,即学即练 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)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.confirmed,2)The new evidence has _ the first witnesss story.A.changed B.considered C.confirmed D.informed,2.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。,1)They were not leaving for.属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。表示位置转移的瞬间动词。如:come,go,arrive,leave,start,return,stay,meet,get 等可用进行时表示将来的动作;用现在进行时表示一般将来时;用过去进行时表示过去将来时。The train is arriving soon.火车就要进站了。,2)until/till 直到为止 until常与否定句连用,not until 直到才 He didnt finish the work until yesterday.肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”,动词必须是延续性的。否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。,肯定句：I slept until midnight.我一直睡到半夜时醒了。Wait till I call you.等着我叫你。否定句：She didnt arrive until 6 oclock.她直到6点才到。Dont get off the bus until it has stopped.公共汽车停稳后再下车。,否定句可用另外两种句式表示。a.not until 在句首,主句用倒装。Not until the early years of the 19th century did man know what heat is.直到19 世纪初,人类才知道热能是什么。b.用于强调句 It is not until that It was not until I told him that he knew about it.直至我告诉他,他才知道这件事。,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.考点 distance 距离、远方 in the distance 在远方、在远处,考例 The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.A.length B.distance C.way D.space点拨 选B。题意:Rushmore山上四位美国著名总统的头像从相距60英里的地方就能看到。“a distance of+数字”表示“的距离”。,4.because most of the Chinese people here come from South China,especially Hong Kong.especially 表示“尤其,格外,特别”,意思相当于“in particular”或“particularly”。多用在介词短语或连词前面。,specially 表示“为了一个特别的目的,专门地,特别地”,意思相当于“for a special reason or purpose”。I came specially to see you.我特地来看你。The weather has been especially cold.最近天气特别冷。,Its always difficult being in a foreign country,_ if you dont speak the language.A.extremely B.especiallyC.specially D.naturally,extremely 表示程度“极其、非常”,specially 表示“特地、专门”,而 naturally 表示“自然地”,均与句意不符。especially 表示“尤其、特别、格外”,强调突出性,用在此处,句意通顺。,及时练,5.Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa as far as 有两种含义：直到 远，远到；2)(表示程度，范围)就；据；至于。常用于as far as I know“据我所知”，as far as I am concerned“就我而言”等结构中。,_ I can see,there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.A.As long as B.As far as C.Just as D.Even if点拨 as far as I can see 据我所知。as long as 只要，表示条件；just as 就像，表示方式；even if 即使，表示让步；皆不符合语境。,及时练,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,6.The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning.火车在那夜晚些时候起程,第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。at,on,in表示时间的用法区别 at 表示时间点,常用来表示时刻,如果一段时间按时间点对待也用 at。,at 2:30,at dawn/noon/night/dusk/sunrise/sunset/breakfast/lunch dinner/supper,at this/that time,at the beginning of this century,at 也可以表示节假日。例如:at Easter,at Christmas,on 表示一天或某一天的一部分。例如:on Monday,on September 26,on Monday morning,on Friday evening in 表示少于一天或多于一天的时间段。,如:in the morning/afternoon/evening,in a week,in three days,in May,in spring,in 2002,in my childhood,注:morning,afternoon,evening,night 这些名词如果有一个表示具体某一天的名词作定语时,介词不用 in 或 at,而应该用 on。,如:on Thursday evening,on a cold winter morning,on the afternoon of April 8,on the night of his return,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,8.The girls told him they were on a train trip across Canada and that they had only one day in Montreal.女孩子们告诉他，她们是在乘火车穿越加拿大的旅行中，在蒙特利尔只呆一天。,分析 本句结构是:主语(The girls)+谓语(told)+宾语(him)+第一个宾语从句(they were on a train trip across Canada)+第二个宾语从句(they had only one day in Montreal)。如果在一个复合句中有两个或两个以上并列的宾语从句,第一个 that 可以省略,第二个及以后的 that 不可以省略。,I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。,1.The red leaves of _(枫树)trees of the Fragrant Hills are the most charming autumn scenery in Beijing.2.The grass is covered with _(霜)in the early morning.3.Most of the old buildings _(在市区)were torn down.,maple,frost,downtown,课堂练习,4.The _(自助餐)is over there.Please help yourself.5.In many countries,young people still keep up the _(传统)that women get married in a long white dress.6.The diligent student gets up before d_ every day.,buffet,tradition,awn,7.A bird in the hand is worth two in the b_.8.I recognized my primary s_ Mary in the photo.9.Ill give him a call from the phone b_ on the corner.10.The d_ from my house to school is 200 metres.,ush,choolmate,ooth,istance,II.根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。,1.我好像听到远处有说话声。(in the distance)I seemed to hear a voice in the distance.2.他和他的朋友一起步行到公共汽车站。(as far as)He walked with his friend as far as the bus station.,3.这位父亲想让孩子们亲近他。(be close to)The father wants the children to be close to him.4.许多年轻女孩梦想成为时装模特儿。(dream of)Many young girls dream of becoming fashion models.,5.有一天大约黄昏时，我看到一个小孩在街上讨饭。(around dusk)One day I saw a boy begging in the street around dusk.6.天亮时，他发现自己躺在一个山谷底处。(at dawn)At dawn,he found himself lying at the bottom of a valley.,7.你最好证实一下他的飞机确实是在8点起飞。（make sure that）Youd better make sure that his plane takes off at 8:00.8.直到失去健康，他才知道了健康的价值。（not.until.）He didnt realize the value of health until he lost it.,Homework,Read the passage again and find the main characters of Toronto,Montreal and Iqaluit.What can you see and do in the three different cities?,