Unit5_Canada-The_True_North_P2_Reading

Canada“TheTrueNorth”Unit5WhatthreewordswouldyouusetodescribeCanada?bigbeautifulmulticulturalcontinentbaggagechatsceneryeastwardwestwardupwardsurroundharbourn.洲；大陆n.行李vi.&n.聊天；闲聊n.景色；风景adv.向东adj.向东的；朝东的adv.向西adj.向西的；朝西的adv.向上地；上升地adj.上升的；向上的vt.&vi.包围；围绕n.海港Wordspreviewmeasureaboardeaglewithinborderslightslightlyacreurbanvi.&vt.测量；衡量；判定n.计量制；措施prep.&adv.在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上n.鹰prep.在……之内n.边界；国界；边沿vt.&vi.与……接壤；接近adj.轻微的；微小的adv.稍稍；轻微地n.英亩adj.城市的；市镇的Wordspreviewratherthansettledownmanagetodocatchsightofhaveagiftfor与其；不愿定居；平静下来；专心于设法做看见；瞥见对……有天赋ExpressionspreviewATRIPON“THETRUENORTH”I.FastReading(2minutes)Readthetextquicklyandsilently,trytoanswerthefollowingquestions.Thendividethetextinto3parts.1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?2.Whatdoes“theTrueNorth”referto?3.Wherearetheyheading?Who?What?Where?Thispassageismainlytalkedabout:Suggestedanswer:Twogirls,LiDaiyuandhercousinLiuQian,whotookthetraintotravelacrossCanada.“TheTrueNorth”isthecross-Canadatrain.Whatdoes“TheTrueNorth”refertointhetext?Drawthetravelingrouteofthetwogirls.从中国到加拿大VancouverCalgaryThunderBayTorontogoeastward,acrossthecontinentWherearetheyheading?MontrealPassagestructureFillintheblanksandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1para(s)___Part2para(s)___Part3para(s)___Whattheyreallysawandfeltonthetrip.briefintroductionabouttheirtrip.TheirchataboutCanadaandVancouver.123-5planetrain.briefintroductionaboutthetripwho_____andhercousin______whyhowfirstby______,thenby______whereLiDaiyuLiuQianto__________________Montreal,CanadavisittheircousinsCarefulreadingPart1(1~2minutes)Readthe1stpara.andfinishthechartbelow.1._____________2._________________population___________Part2(para.2)2minutesCanadadistance____________(fromcoasttocoast)Goingeastward,you’llpass1.______________3._____________________________VancouverCanada’swarmestpartthemostbeautifulcity3.______________________________increasesrapidly.5.climate_________4.some_______________________sowettrees___________extremelytallmountainswiderivers&largecities2.____________scenery5,500kilometersoldest&mostbeautifulforestsoneofCanada’smostpopularcitieslakes&forestsPart3(3minutes)Readparagraphs3-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.1Whatmountainsdidtheycrossearlierthatday?2Whichcitydidtheygoaftercrossingthemountains?3Whatdidthegirlsbegintorealizeafter2days’travel?4Wheredidtheygoafterdinner?5Whichlakedidthetrainrushacrossthatnight,andwhat’stheirnextdestination(目的地)?1Earlierthatday,…RockyMountains.2…Calgary…3After2days’travel,…empty…4Afterdinner,…ThunderBay…5Thatnight…acrossLakeSuperior…TorontoVancouverTimerouteVancouverTheRockyMountainsmountaingoatsgrizzlybeareaglecowboyhorseridingracesCalgaryCowboyscometoCalgarytocompeteinridingwildhorses.averybusyportThunderBayWhereisThunderBay?AtthetopendoftheGreatLakesTorontoTrueorFalse.1.LiDaiyuandLiuQianwenttoCanadatoseetheirparentsinMontreal.2.Youcan’tcrossCanadainlessthanfivedaysbytrain.3.CowboyscompeteintheStampedetowinthousandsofdollarsinprizes.4.ThepopulationofCanadaisover30,000,000.5.Canadahastwo-thirdsoftheworld’stotalfreshwater.TFTFTcousinsone-thirdSummary•LiDaiyuandLiuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom____to____.Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“_____________”.Canadaisthe______biggestcountryintheworld.Itis5,500Kmfrom_____to_____./Astheygo________,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris__________bymountains,lakes,forestsandrivers.Whenthecousins__________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena_____bear./Calgaryisfamousforitscompetition.ManyofthecowboysfromalloverNorthAmerica____________ridingwildanimals.Thenthey___________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis____________theGreatLake.westeastTheTruesecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedatthetopofthroughwenthaveagiftforgrizzlysettleddownNorthCarefulreadingtosolvedifficultpointsratherthan表示客观事实，意为“是……而不是……；与其……不如……”。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。(1)连接两个名词或代词Heisanexplorerratherthanasailor.与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个探险者。1.RatherthanYouratherthanIaregoingtogocamping.是你而不是我要去要野营。注意：ratherthan连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词应与ratherthan前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。(3)连接两个介词(短语)或动名词Sheenjoyssingingratherthandancing.她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。(2)连接两个形容词Thesweatersheboughtwasbeautifulratherthancheap.与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜不如说它漂亮。(4)连接两个分句Weshouldhelphimratherthanheshouldhelpus.是我们应该帮助他而不是他应该帮助我们。(5)连接两个不定式Idecidedtowriteratherthan(to)telephone.我决定写信而不打电话。注意：ratherthan后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to,如上句。但ratherthan位于句首时，则只能接不带to的不定式。如:Ratherthanallowthevegetablestogobad,hesoldthemathalfprice.他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。(6)连接两个动词Heranratherthanwalked.他是跑来的，而不是走来的。注意：这里ratherthan后用walked，而没有用walk，表示客观事实，而不是主观愿望。如果换成walk，则作“宁愿……而不愿……”解。Treessurroundourhouse.我们房子的四周都是树。Thepolicesurroundedthehouse.警察包围了这幢房子。Theoceansandseassurroundingtheislandsaredeepblueandmanyofitscitieslieonthebay.2.surroundvt.包围;围绕;圈住3.settledown(1)坐下;躺下Hesettleddowninhischairtoreadthenewspaper.(2)过安定的生活Afteryearsoftravelling,hedecidedtosettledownhere.(3)安下心来;专心致志于Thentheysettledthemselvesdowntowork.与settle相关的短语:settleanoldscore清算旧帐settleforsth.勉强接受settlein/intosth.适应settleonsth.选定;决定QuizIIT