A TRIP ON"THE TRUE NORTH"

1. A TRIP ON"THE TRUE NORTH"

2. Period 1 • Warming up • Reading I

3. What do you want to know about Canada?

4. Warming up Quiz: How much do you know about Canada? • What language(s) do Canadians speak? • English B. English and German • C. English and French D.English and Spanish • 2. What is the capital of Canada? • A. Vancouver B. Toronto C. Calgary D. Ottawa • 3. What is the national animal of Canada? • A. Beaver B. Grizzly bear C. Polar bear D. Penguin

5. 4. What is the leader of the country called? • President B. Prime Minister C. Queen • 5. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada? • A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6 You score two points for each correct answer. 10 is best, 8 is good and 6 is OK.

6. Pre-reading 1.What is the longest trip you have ever taken? 2. What three countries would you like to see most? Give two reasons. 3. Would you like to take a trip to Canada? What do you expect to see there? 4. What three words would you use to describe Canada?

7. Fast Reading Q: What is the general idea of the passage? The passage is about a trip of two girls, and it tells us some information about Canada.

8. A Trip on “The True North” What is “The True North”? “The True North” is the train that goes across Canada/the cross-Canada train”

9. What are the main places mentioned in the reading passage? (In time order) 1) Rocky Mountains 2) Vancouver 3) Calgary 4) Toronto 5) Thunder Bay at the top of Lake Superior 2 1 5 4 3

10. Careful Reading Para 1: Q1:Why are the cousins not flying direct to the Atlantic coast? Because they want to travel across Canada. Q2: What is the continent they are crossing? Crossing the North America Continent.

11. The first stop: Para 2: Vancouver Q: What is “The True North ”? “The True North ” is the train that run through Canada . Q:According to Danny Li’s words, what can they see in Canada? They will see mountains,and pass thousands of lakes,forests and wide rivers as well as cities.

12. Vancouver’s population is increasing very rapidly. Why?

13. Vancouver

14. Para 3:The afternoon’s activity: wild scenery cross see Rocky Mountain mountain goat grizzly bear

15. The next stop:

16. Calgary Calgary Stampede

17. Calgary Stampede What happens at the Calgary Stampede? At the Calgary Stampede cowboys compete in riding wild horses.

18. Two days later:

19. Thunder Bay Para 4:Two days later: This city is at the top of the Great Lakes,and is a very busy port,although it is close to the center of the country. • Where is the Thunder Bay? • How much fresh water does Canada have? One third of the world’s fresh water, and much of it is in the five Great Lake.

20. Thunder Bay

21. Para 5 :the last stop: Toronto

22. SKIMMING second largest country in the world Find out what these numbers refer to? second 5,500 320 thirty one-third It is 5,500 km from coast to coast. Most Canadians live within 320 km of the USA border The population of Canada is only slightly over thirty million Canada has one-third of the world’s fresh water

23. the second… will see… it’s 5,500 On a trip top Canada Li Daiyu and Liu Qian what did they see? that afternoon the first stop the Rocky Mountains the most…. it is surrounded the population Vancouver the next stop at the top.. it is a .. close to two days later Thunder Bay that night Toronto Calgary The Calgary Stampede

24. A Trip on “The True North” Find the places mentioned in the text on the map and draw the route of the two girls travelling across Canada.

25. Draw the traveling route of the two girls. from China to Canada

27. Fill in the blanks Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada from_____ to______. The 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 mountains goats and even a _____ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North American ______ ______ ______ ______ working with animals. Then they ______ _______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ______ the center of the country. west east The True North second eastward coast coast surrounded settled down grizzly have a gift for went through close to

28. Careful reading and comprehending: write sentences with correct information • The girls went to Canada to see their relatives in Montreal. • 2. Danny Lin was going to drive them to Vancouver. in the East of Canada /on the Atlantic coast of Canada to the train station to catch the cross-Canada train 3. You can cross Canada in less than five days by bicycle. can’t cross Canada in five days by bicycle. You can’t cross Canada in less than five days by train.

29. A Trip on “The True North” Careful reading and comprehending: write sentences with correct information 4. The girls looked out the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. 5. Thunder Bay is a port city in the south of Canada, near Toronto. a grizzly bear, mountain goats and wild scenery at the top end of the Great Lakes, near the center of the country.

30. A Trip on “The True North” Using the information and at least ten words from the reading passage, make a dialogue between Li Daiyu and Lui Qian about what they have seen and done on their trip. Use at least three sentences for each person. The first one has been done for you. Li Daiyu: What did you like best on the trip from Vancouver to Toronto? Liu Qian: My favourite part was seeing the grizzly bear in the mountains. Li Daiyu: …. Liu Qian: …

31. Language points 1. Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver and to take the train from west to east across Canada in September. 她们不想一路乘飞机，她们决定九月先从中国飞到温哥华，再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸。

32. 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。 　　

33. 注意！ You rather than I are going to go camping. 是你而不是我要去要野营。 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。

34. (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。

35. (3) 连接两个介词(短语)或动名词 We will have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the great hall. 我们是在教室里开会，不是在大厅里。 She enjoys singing rather than dancing. 她喜欢唱歌，而不喜欢跳舞。

36. (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。

37. 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to 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。

38. (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后用了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。

39. 2. It is the second biggest country in the world and as you go eastward, you will... -ward（s）加在前置词上，构成副词，表示方向backward(s)向后，upward(s)向上。

40. 其他副词后缀: 1)-ly, possibly, swiftly, simply 2)-ways, always, sideways 3)-wise, otherwise, clockwise

41. 3. Many people think it is the most beautiful city in Canada, as it is surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. 许多人认为温哥华是加拿大最美的城市，因为它的北面和东面都被大山包围，而西面濒临太平洋。

42. surround vt.包围, 围绕; 圈住 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.

43. 4. On the coast north of Vancouver some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world still remain. 在温哥华北面的海岸上，仍然保存着世界上最古老，最美丽的森林。

44. 1) remain用作不及物动词, 意为“剩下、留下、呆在”, 相当于stay。如: Only a few leaves remained(=were still) on the tree. 树上只剩下几片叶子了。 注意: “呆在那里”可以说 remain /stay there,但“呆在家里”只能说stay(at)homeremain。

45. 2）作连系动词, 意为“一直保持,仍然处于某种状态中”,后可接多种成分作表语。 a.接名词作表语 Theirmarriageremainsa secret. 他们的婚姻仍然是个秘密。

46. b.接形容词作表语 Theshopremainsopenuntil11 atnight. 这个商店一直营业到晚上十一点。 c. 接过去分词作表语,表示主语所处的状态或已经发生的被动动作。如:

47. Theyneverremainedsatisfied withtheirsuccesses. 他们从不满足于自己的成绩。 (表主语所处的状态) Theyremainedlockedintheroom. 他们仍然被锁在房子里。 (已经发生的被动动作)

48. d. 接现在分词作表语,表示正在进行的主动动作。如: Theguestscamein,butshe remainedsittingatthedeskreading. 客人进来了,但她仍然坐在桌旁看书。 (正在进行的主动动作) Theyremainedlistening. 他们一直在听。

49. e. 接不定式作表语, 表示将来的动作。 如: Thisremainstobeproved. 这有待证实。 (将来被动动作) Whetheritwilldousgood remains tobeseen. 这是否对我们有好处, 还要看一看。

50. f. 接介词短语作表语 Hehadtoremaininhospitaluntil hewasbetter. 他不得不住院, 直到身体好转。 注意: ①remain作名词时,表示 “剩余物”, 一般用其复数形式。如: Theremainsofamealcanbe giventoapig.