必修 3

Before the class

You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.

I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.

Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.

Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.

You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.

I’d like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.

Unit 5 Reading

A TRIP ON “THE TRUE NORTH”

Objectives

1. 通过阅读课文的学习了解更多的有关 加拿大的知识。2. 学习并掌握课文中所出现的重要词汇 与短语。3. 学会方向与位置的表达法。

Read the explanation and

speak out the word it

explains.

one of the seven large land masses on the Earth's surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries

prep. & adv. 在船、飞机、火车或公共汽车上

urbanadj. 城市的；市镇的

continentn. 洲；大陆

chatvi. & n. 聊天；闲聊

aboard

of or in a city or town

to talk to someone in a friendly informal way

used when talking about getting onto a ship, aircraft, bus or train

to discover the exact size or amount of sth., or to be of a particular size; to judge the quality, effect, importance, or value of sth.vi. & vt. 测量；衡量；判

定

n. 计量制；计量单位；措施 measure

a unit used for stating the size, weight, etc. of sth., or a way of measuring; a way of achieving sth., or a method for dealing with a situation

all the cases and bags that you take with you when you travel baggagen. 行李

harbourn. 海港

an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and boats can shelter

the line that divides one country from another; a strip that goes around or along the edge of sth., often as decoration n. 边界；国界；边

沿to be next to and have a border with another country vt. & vi. 与……接壤；接近 border

inside or not further than an area or period of time

surroundvt. & vi. 包围；围绕

withinprep. 在……之内

to be everywhere around sth.

slight

slightlyadj. 轻微的；微小的small in amount or degree

sceneryn. 景色；风景

the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful

a little adv. 稍稍；轻微地

rather than

settle down

manage to do

catch sight of

have a gift for

定居；平静下来；专心于设法做与其；不愿对……有天赋看见；瞥见

Match

Skimming to get

general ideas

“The True North” is the train that goes

across Canada / the cross-Canada train.

What does “The True North” refer to

in the text?

Reading Comprehension I

Skimming

Careful reading to solve

difficult points

rather than 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 　 He is an explorer rather than a sailor. 与其说他是一个海员，不如说他是一个 探险者。 　　

1. rather than

You rather than I are going to go camping.

是你而不是我要去野营。

注意： rather than 连接两个名词或代词作

主语时，谓语动词应与 rather than 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 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。

(2) 连接两个形容词 The sweater she bought was beautiful rather than cheap. 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 We should help him rather than he

should help us.

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 I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.

我决定写信而不打电话。

注意： rather than 后接不定式时，不定式可以带 to ，也可以不带 to ，如上句。

但rather than 位于句首时，则只能接不带 t

o

的不定式。如 : Rather than allow the vegetables to go

bad, he sold them at half price.

他唯恐蔬菜烂掉，把它们以半价卖掉了。

(6) 连接两个动词 He ran rather than walked.

他是跑来的，而不是走来的。 注意：这里 rather than 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。

Trees surround our house.

我们房子的四周都是树。The police surrounded the house.

警察包围了这幢房子。 The oceans and seas surrounding the

islands are deep blue and many of its

cities lie on the bay.

2. surround vt. 包围；围绕；圈住

3. settle down

(1) 坐下 ; 躺下 He settled down in his chair to read

the newspaper.

(2) 过安定的生活After years of travelling, he decided to

settle down here.

(3) 安下心来 ; 专心致志于Then they settled themselves down to work.

与 settle 相关的短语 :

settle an old score 清算旧帐settle for sth. 勉强接受settle in/into sth. 适应settle on sth. 选定 ; 决定

Your gifts are the bricks with which you build your life — make most of your talents.你的天赋是构建你未来生活的基石——好好利用你的天赋吧。

She has got lots of birthday gifts.

礼品 她得到了许多生日礼物。

名词 n. gift

The boy has a gift for music.

这男孩有音乐天赋。 天赋；才能 动词 v.

They gifted their opponents a goal.

他们白送给对方一分。 白送；白给

现学现用

Work in pairs, one of you make up

sentences with gift in English, the

other make up sentences in Chinese.

Then you exchange and translate them.

Scanning

to get

detail information

Reading Comprehension II

1. Which continent are the cousins crossing?

A. North Africa. B. South Africa.

C. North 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.

Scanning

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 across Canada C. they have something important to do D. they can drive their own car4. Canada’s greatest natural resources are __. A. water & coal B. wood & coal C. coal & oil D. water & wood

5. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went 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.

Answer the following questions in complete

sentences.

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?

Reading Comprehension IIIScanning

1. Why is the population of Vancouver

growing so rapidly?

The population of Vancouver is growing

so rapidly because it is beautiful. /

It is surrounded by mountains and ocean.

/ 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 cowboys 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.

Use the information in the passage to fill in the table below.

Distance from east to west coast

Oceans on east and west coasts

Population

Where most Canadians live

Location of largest fresh water supply

Key point about Vancouver

Key point about Calgary

Key point about Thunder Bay

Reading Comprehension IVScanning

Distance from east to west coast

5,500 km

Oceans on east and west coasts

Atlantic Ocean—east; Pacific Ocean—west

Population slightly over 30 million

Where most Canadians live

within a few hundred kilometres of the USA border

Location of largest fresh water supply

the Great Lakes

Key point about Vancouver

Canada’s warmest part / Canada’s most beautiful city / some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world

Key point about Calgary

famous for the Calgary Stampede

Key point about Thunder Bay

busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes

Underline 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 33.

Reading Comprehension VScanning

Vancouver Calgary

Thunder Bay Toronto

What did they see there?

Vancouver

on the coast north of Vancouver, the oldest and most beautiful forests still remain

surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west

Vancouver

The Rocky Mountains

mountain goats grizzly bear

eagle

cowboy horse riding races

Calgary

Cowboys come to Calgary to compete in riding wild horses.

a very busy port

Thunder Bay

Where is Thunder Bay?

At the top of the Great Lakes

Toronto

Individual activity

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____. Their 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

The True second

coast coast

west east

North

train

eastward

surrounded

I. Retell the text by filling the following blanks.

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 a busy port. Canada has more _____ _____ than any other country in the world.

grizzly

have a gift for

settled down

went through

waterfresh

1. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ______ easy reach. (2009山东 )  A. near       B. upon        C. within       D. around 2. Your house is always so neat — how do you ______ it with three children? (2010山东 ) A. manage B. serve C. adapt D. construct

II. Multiple choice.

III. Complete the following sentences with proper words.1. Lily spends hours on the phone ________ ( 聊天 ) to her friends.2. We had to pay extra for our excess ________ ( 行李 ). 3. The grassland ________ ( 风景 ) of Tibe

t is the best part of the trip.4. As the ship sailed into Portsmouth _______ ( 海港 ), all the passengers cheered.

chatting

baggagescenery

Harbor

5. The difference is so s______ that I can hardly see it.6. The conductors jumped a_______ and the train went off.7. It is w______ our power to reward him for that.8. His fans s__________ him for his autograph (签名 ) the moment he appeared.9. John m________ the rope to see if it was long enough.

light

board

ithin

urrounded

easured

1. The thought that _________________ ______________ ( 他们要横贯整个大

陆 ) was exciting.2. Some people have the idea that _______ ______________________________ ( 他 们能在不到五天的时间里穿越加拿大 ).3. The girls were surprised at the fact that __________________________________ ( 海轮可以开到五大湖 ).

they could cross thewhole continent

they cancross Canada in less than five days

ocean ships can sail up the Great Lakes

IV. Translation.

4. I see what you mean, but if you can ______________ ( 设法做到 ), everything will change.5. To everyone’s surprise, the farmer ___________________ ( 对诗歌有天赋 ).6. She is a career woman ______________ _________ ( 而不是家庭主妇 ). 7. If you ever _________________________ ( 在任何地方看到汤姆 ), call the police.

have a gift for poetry

manage to do it

rather than a

housewife

catch sight of Tom anywhere

8. The old man begged his son to _________ _________________ ( 定居在一个小村庄 ). 9. This river flows ________________ (由西 向东 ). 10. This country ___________ ( 以……闻名 ) its beautiful lakes. 11. ______________________ ( 在大楼楼顶 ) there is a red flag.

settle downin the small village

from west to east

is famous for

At the top of the building

Things I can do Evaluation

I’ve learned something about Canada.

5 4 3 2 1

I can understand the reading passage.

5 4 3 2 1

I can understand and spell the new words and expressions and can use them in new situation.

5 4 3 2 1

I can understand the sentence patterns and write new sentences with them.

5 4 3 2 1

I need more practice in _______________________.

Think about what we’ve just learnt today.

Study without reflection is a waste of time.

After the class

It’s time to stop the class for you to look back in silence.

Homework

1. Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文 (50-100字 ).

settle down, chat, rather than, surround, manage to do, scenery,measure, have a gift for, continent,catch sight of.