必修三unit5 Canada-The True North reading

1、 A Trip on A Trip on “The True North”“The True North”Unit 5Unit 5 continent baggage chat scenery eastward westwardupward surroundharbourn. 洲；大陸洲；大陸n. 行李行李vi. & n. 聊天；閑聊聊天；閑聊 n. 景色；風(fēng)景景色；風(fēng)景adv. 向東向東adj. 向東的；朝東的向東的；朝東的adv. 向西向西adj. 向西的；向西的； 朝西的朝西的adv. 向上地；上升地向上地；上升地adj. 上升的；向上的上升的；向上的vt. & vi.

2、包圍；圍繞包圍；圍繞n. 海港海港Words previewmeasure abroadeagle within border slight slightly acre urbanvi. & vt. 測量；衡量；判定測量；衡量；判定n. 計(jì)量制；措施計(jì)量制；措施prep. & adv. 在船、飛機(jī)、在船、飛機(jī)、火車或公共汽車上火車或公共汽車上n. 鷹鷹prep. 在在之內(nèi)之內(nèi)n. 邊界；國界；邊沿邊界；國界；邊沿vt. & vi. 與與接壤；接近接壤；接近adj. 輕微的；微小的輕微的；微小的adv. 稍稍；輕微地稍稍；輕微地n. 英畝英畝adj. 城市的；市鎮(zhèn)的城市的

3、；市鎮(zhèn)的Words preview rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift for 與其；不愿與其；不愿定居；平靜下來；定居；平靜下來；專心于專心于設(shè)法做設(shè)法做看見；瞥見看見；瞥見對對有天賦有天賦Expressions previewSkimming to get general ideas “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train.What does “The True North” ref

4、er to in the text?SkimmingReading Comprehension ICareful reading to solve difficult points rather than 表示客觀事實(shí)，意為表示客觀事實(shí)，意為“是是而不是而不是；與其；與其不不如如”。它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、。它連接的并列成分可以是名詞、代詞、形容詞、介詞代詞、形容詞、介詞(短語短語)、動名詞、分、動名詞、分句、不定式、動詞等。句、不定式、動詞等。 (1) 連接兩個名詞或代詞連接兩個名詞或代詞 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 與其說他是一個海員

5、，不如說他是一個與其說他是一個海員，不如說他是一個 探險者。探險者。 1. Rather than You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野營。是你而不是我要去要野營。 注意：注意：rather than 連接兩個名詞或代詞作連接兩個名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞應(yīng)與主語時，謂語動詞應(yīng)與rather than 前面的前面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。(3) 連接兩個介詞連接兩個介詞(短語短語)或動名詞或動名詞 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜歡唱

6、歌，而不喜歡跳舞。她喜歡唱歌，而不喜歡跳舞。 (2) 連接兩個形容詞連接兩個形容詞 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它與其說她買的這件羊毛衫便宜不如說它漂亮。漂亮。 (4) 連接兩個分句連接兩個分句 We should help him rather than he should help us. 是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。是我們應(yīng)該幫助他而不是他應(yīng)該幫助我們。(5) 連接兩個不定式連接兩個不定式 I decided to write rather than (to) t

7、elephone.我決定寫信而不打電話。我決定寫信而不打電話。 注意：注意：rather than 后接不定式時，不定后接不定式時，不定式可以帶式可以帶to，也可以不帶，也可以不帶to, 如上句。但如上句。但rather than位于句首時，則只能接不帶位于句首時，則只能接不帶to 的不定式。的不定式。如如: Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price.他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價賣掉了。他唯恐蔬菜爛掉，把它們以半價賣掉了。 (6) 連接兩個動詞連接兩個動詞 He ran rather than

8、walked. 他是跑來的，而不是走來的。他是跑來的，而不是走來的。 注意：這里注意：這里rather than 后用后用walked，而沒有用而沒有用walk，表示客觀事實(shí)，而不，表示客觀事實(shí)，而不是主觀愿望。如果換成是主觀愿望。如果換成walk，則作，則作“寧寧愿愿而不愿而不愿”解。解。Trees surround our house.我們房子的四周都是樹。我們房子的四周都是樹。The police surrounded the house.警察包圍了這幢房子。警察包圍了這幢房子。 The oceans and seas surrounding the islands are deep b

9、lue and many of its cities lie on the bay.2. surround vt. 包圍包圍; 圍繞圍繞; 圈住圈住3. settle down (1) 坐下坐下; 躺下躺下 He settled down in his chair to read the newspaper.(2) 過安定的生活過安定的生活A(yù)fter years of travelling, he decided tosettle down here.(3) 安下心來安下心來; 專心致志于專心致志于Then they settled themselves down to work.與與sett

10、le相關(guān)的短語相關(guān)的短語:settle an old score 清算舊帳清算舊帳settle for sth. 勉強(qiáng)接受勉強(qiáng)接受settle in/into sth. 適應(yīng)適應(yīng)settle on sth. 選定選定; 決定決定ScanningScanning to get to get detail informationdetail informationscanningReading Comprehension II1. Which continent are the cousins crossing? A. North Africa. B. South Africa. C. North

11、 America. D. South America.2. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada? A. Vancouver. B. Calgary. C. Toronto. D. Montreal.3. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian are not flying directly to the Atlantic coast in that _. A. they want to visit their cousins B. they want to travel acros

12、s Canada C. they have something important to do D. they can drive their own car4. Canadas greatest natural resources are _. A. water & coal B. wood & coal C. coal & oil D. water & woodscanning5. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? Li Daiyu and Liu Qian we

13、nt to Canada on a train because the train is more comfortable. B. Thunder Bay is a busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes. C. Looking out of the windows, the girls saw the goats, beavers and cowboys.D. Liu Daiyu and Liu Qian went to Canada to see their parents on the Atlantic coast.scanningAns

14、wer the following questions in completesentences.1. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?3. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?scanningReading Comprehension III1. Why is the population of Vancouver growing so rapidly?The po

15、pulation of Vancouver is growingso rapidly because it is beautiful./It is surrounded by mountains and the Pacific. / People can ski in the mountains and sail in the harbour.2. What happens at the Calgary Stampede?3. How are ocean ships able to reach the centre of Canada?At the Calgary Stampede cowbo

16、ys compete in riding wild horses for thousands of dollars.Ships are able to reach the centre of Canada because they can follow theSt Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.Basic FactsBasic Factsabout Canadaabout CanadaUse the information in the passage to fill in the table below.Distance from east to we

17、st coastOceans on east and west coastsPopulationWhere most Canadians liveLocation of largest fresh water supplyKey point about VancouverKey point about CalgaryKey point about Thunder BayDistance from east to west coast5,500 kmOceans on east and west coastsAtlantic Ocean-east; Pacific Ocean-westPopul

18、ationslightly over 30 millionWhere most Canadians livewithin 320 km of the USA borderLocation of largest fresh water supplythe Great LakesKey point about VancouverCanadas warmest part / Canadas most beautiful city /some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the worldKey point about Calgaryfamo

19、us for the Calgary StampedeKey point about Thunder Baybusy port city at the top of the Great LakesUnderline the main places mentioned in the text.Atlantic coast, Vancouver, Rocky Mountains, Calgary, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and Toronto.Draw the travalling route of the two girls at the map on page

20、33.scanningReading Comprehension IVVancouver Calgary Thunder BayToronto What did they see there?VancouverVancouveron the coast north of Vancouver, the oldest and most beautiful forests still remainsurrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west VancouverThe Rocky Moun

21、tainsThe Rocky Mountainsmountain goatsgrizzly beareaglecowboyhorse riding racesCalgaryCalgaryCowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.a very busy portThunder BayThunder Bay Where is Thunder Bay?At the top end of the Great LakesTorontoTorontoQuizQuiz Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _ i

22、n Canada from _ to _ . Their cousins friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “_ _ _”. Canada is the _ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from _ to _. As they went_, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is _ by mountains on the north SummarySumm

23、aryQuiz I Quiz I and east. When the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window.They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys all over North America _ _ _ _working with animals. Then they _ _ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is

24、 a busy port. It is _ _ the center of the country. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _ in Canada from _ to _ . Their cousins friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch “_ _ _”. Canada is the _ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from _ to _. As they went _, they saw bea

25、utiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is _ by mountains on the north The True secondcoastcoastwesteastNorthtrainAnswerAnswereastwardsurroundedand east. When the cousins _ _ in the seats, they looked out of the window.They saw mountain goats and even a _ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys all over North America _ _ _ _working with animals. Then they _ _ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is _ _ the center of the country.grizzlyhave a gift forse