Unit 5

Canada ---

“ The True North”

Li Daiyu and Liu Qian went on a trip to 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 go ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north 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 from all over North America _____ ___ ___ ____ riding wild horses. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy ___ city , which is at the top of the ____ ______. That night as they slept, the train rushed towards Toronto.

west east

True North second

coast coast eastward

surrounded

The

settled down

grizzly

have a gift for went through

Great Lakesport

coast

1.--- were on a trip to Canada --- trip: ( 通常指短途的 ) 行走，旅行（尤指娱乐

性的） be /go on a trip to /_________ /___________

我父亲下礼拜要到纽约去。 My father will

_______________________ next week.make a trip to New York

make a trip to take a trip to

2. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to ---

rather than : 是 .. 而不是 .. ；与其…不如…

他决定写信而不是打电话 .

He decided to __________________________

我想喝软饮料 ,不想喝酒 . I’ll ___________________________.

write a letter rather than (to) telephone.

have a soft drink rather than wine

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

我计划今天晚上学习英语而不是看电视

I feel like playing basketball rather than____________.(see a film)seeing a film

1.To enjoy the scenery, Tom would rather spend long hours on the train_____ travel by air. A. as B. to C. than D. while 2.He told his teacher that he preferred ____ the classroom to _____ the text. A. to clean reciting B. clean reciting C. to clean to recite D. cleaning reciting

would rather do……….than doprefer to do …. rather than do ….prefer doing …. to doing ….

拓展 : 宁愿…… .. 而不愿

3.eastward 1)-ward(s)=in a direction of 向前 ___________ 向后 __________ 向外 ___________ 向南 __________ 向西 ___________ 向北 __________ 2)adv. 向东走 _________________ 向西航行 _______________ 向东转 _________________

forward(s) backward(s)outward(s) southward(s)westward(s)

northward(s)go eastwardsail westward

turn eastward

• You rather than I am going camping.×

are

as well as, together with , besides, 谓语动词也于前面的名词保持一致 .

as well as

The teacher as well as the students _______ been looking forward to the chance.

The students as well as the teacher ______been looking forward to the chance.

My mother, together with me, (watch) TV on weekends.

has

have

watches

Lucy can dance as well as Tom.

as well as: 和… 一样好

The garden is large, __________________________________________ ( 四面绿树环绕 ).

surrounded by / withgreen trees on all sides

--- surrounded by mountains and the Pacific ocean.

surround vt. 包围，环绕，围绕 surround…. with

sth/sb be surrounded by/with sth

房子的四周有高墙。The house _______________________

is surrounded by high walls

On the coast north of Vancouver some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world still remain. 温哥华以北的海岸依然生长着世界上最古老，最美丽的森林。

north of = to the north 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。

他住在纽约以西（的地方）。 ______________________________.He lives west of New York

n. 用作方位名词时，常跟介词 on, in, to 连用，

Nanjing is __ the south of Jiangsu.

Henan is __ the west of Shandong.

Japan is __ the east of China.

特定区域内，用 in

两地相互接壤，用 on

两地相互不连接，用 to

in

on

to

measure: vt ， vi.

1. 测量 , 估量 ; 2. ( 体积、长度、尺寸、容积等 ) 是… ３ . 措施，办法

1. The room measures 10 metres across.2. They took strong measures against dangerous drivers.3. Can you measure the table with this ruler?4. She made me a shirt to my measure.5. While writing we have to measure our words .

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. 那天下午表姐妹俩才在火车上落了座。

settle down 安稳坐下，安居下来，安静下来，适应（生活，工作），专心致志于

他爷爷手拿报纸坐在椅子里。His grandfather____________________

__________with a newspaper.

他退休后在乡下定居________________________________ after

his retirement.

settled down in the chair

He settled down in the country

settle sb. down 使某人平静下来

settle down to (do) sth. 静下心来专心做某事

Then they settled themselves down ____ work. A. to B. on C. with D. in

A

5.have a gift for gift n [c] 禀赋 , 天生的才能 gifted adj a gifted dancer She is gifted with/in writing. He has ___ _____ ___ ______( 有音乐天赋 ).so we often call him a _______( 才华横溢的 ) musician.她对学语言有天赋。

有天赋 , 才能的在 .. 方面有天赋

a gift for musicgifted

have a gift for

she has a gift for learning languages.

within 与 in 表达时间的区别 :

within 指在时间范围之内，不超过；而 in 是经过若干时间，指期限之外。

I’ll be there within an hour.

（一小时之内） I’ll be there in an hour.

（一小时之后）

9. within prep 在 --- 之内 ; 不越过

1. 在旅途中2. 在大西洋沿岸3. 在机场 / 在远处4. 闲聊5. 在去…… 的路上6. 去市区，向东走7. 在不到五天的时间里8. 被……所包围9. 定居，安静下来10. 发现，遇见11. 有天赋做某事12. 穿过13. 坐火车

be on a trip to

on the Atlantic coast

at the airport / in the distance

chat about

on the way to

go downtown /go eastward

in less than five days

be surrounded by/ with

settle down

catch sight of

have a gift for (doing) sth.

go through

take a train/ by train

14. 种植小麦的省份15. 而不是16. 一路上17. 对……惊讶18. 数以千计的19. 三分之一20. 港口城市21. 在……方面竞争22. 设法做某事23. 全世界24. 因为 .. 而著名25. 首相26. 如此 .. 以至于 ..

a wheat-growing province

rather than all the way

thousands of

one-third

a port city

compete in

manage to do …

all over the world

be famous /known for …

so/such … that…

Prime Minister

be surprised at

1. It’s strange that __little ants should eat __ much food . 2. ___little food can’t satisfy ___ little ants’

needs. A. so such B. such such C. such so D. so so 3. Lung canner is the worst killer in America ,taking___lives each year than __ cancer . A. more , any B. most, any other C. many , other D. more ,any other4. I suggest (that) she _____a short passage in mind

every day . (keep)5.__ _______ __ _____ she keep a short passagein mind every day .( 用表语从句转换 )6.— ————— —— she keep a short passagein mind every day is acceptable.( 用同位语转换 )7.— — ———— —— she keep a short passagein mind every day .( 用主语从句转换 )

CA

D

keep

My suggestion is that

My suggestion that

It is suggested that

1.Many latest products are on show , some of ___ made in China .2.Many latest products are on show , some of ___ are made in China .3. Many latest products are on show , and some of ___are made in China . A. them B. which C. products D. ones4. Pieces of baggage lie on the pavement, some of

them __________ nearly 1000 kgs. (weight )5. Pieces of baggage lie on the pavement, some of which _____ nearly 1000 kgs.( weight)6. Last week he bought a new flat in a town which is ___________by many big trees. He is

satisfied with the ______________scenery . That is ,he is satisfied with the______________.(surround ).

A

B

A

weighing

weigh

surroundedsurrounding

surroundings

6.We have a __ at the end of each month and an __ once a year, but we will have a __ in class a little now and a little then.

A. test; exam; quiz B. test; test; exam C. quiz; test; exam D. exam; test; quiz

7.In order to help him realize his mistake, the teacher decide to have a long ___with him.

A. chat B. talk C. speech D. report

8.All the measure we have __ against the price rising have proved greatly successful.

A. put B. made C. taken D. acted

9.The CN Tower on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ___ of 60 miles.

A. length B. distance C. way D. space

A

B

C

B