1、Unit 5Canada“The True North”课前10分钟短文填空Have you ever dreamt of becoming an actor?is different from other jobs,because many of the skills (need)cannot easily be learnt.The first thing an actor must is the desire to become an actor and the that he or she can act well.There are basic every actor must le
2、arn,how to use ones voice and how to move on stage,but becoming a good actor is often a of personal development.If you want to become an actor,you must up your selfconfidence and learn to notice people around you.Acting needed have belief skills such as matter build 漫画欣赏 画面描述 A boy is sitting on a c
3、hair,with light around him,thinking of something happy.The other boy is sitting on the same chair,thinking something sad.There is darkness around him.寓意理解 There are all kinds of troubles in our life.If we face them in an optimistic way,things will be better and easier and well be more hopeful.Howeve
4、r,if we always see the bad side of them,we may lose ourselves and even be destroyed.你能否对此加以扩展,写一篇120词左右的小短文?课堂双基回归.词义辨析1Visitors were struck by the natural _ here,which was beautiful beyond description.Ascenery Bresource Cdisaster Delement2Armed police quickly _ the building and the terrorists had t
5、o put down their weapons.Areserved BConstructed Csurrounded Dselected3I live in a room _ approximately 12 feet by 13 feet.Aearning Bmeasuring Cmultiplying Dmixing4There is a _ in our family that we have a party on New Years Eve.Atheory Bfeast Csystem Dtradition A C B D 5The government was doing ever
6、ything _ its power to help the victims in the earthquake.Aacross Bwithin Cbeneath Dtoward6The doctor will do a test to _ that you are pregnant.Aconfirm Badmire Cimpress Dcalculate7The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.Alength Bdistance Climit
7、 DspaceB A B 8The questionnaire takes _ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.Amainly BPunctually Capproximately Dprecisely9William is of medium height,but has very _ shoulders.Awealthy Bslight Cdistant Dbroad10Her carvings attracted many admirers but
8、 her paintings failed to _.Aimpress Bappreciate Caccount Drespond C D A.短语填空settle down;figure out;as far as;in the distance;have a gift for;rather than;catch sight of;mix up;leave for;look over1 risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything.2Glancing round,he a dark figure in the shadow
9、s.3The visitors will _ Paris in the morning in the next plane.4Dont _ those papers,or well never find the ones we need.Rather than caught sight of leave for mix up 5We must _ the house before we decide to rent it.6It didnt take the children long to _ the correct answer.7After working abroad for seve
10、ral years,Gill wants to to a permanent job in Britain.8Youll be accompanied _ the border,thereafter you must find your own way.9It is obvious that the little girl learning languages.10I could see the faint gleam of light .look over figure out settle down as far as has a gift for in the distance.完成句子
11、1The thought (他 们能横穿整个大陆)was exciting.(cross)2Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can (赢得数千美元的奖 金)(win)3They spent the afternoon in the lovely shops and (拜访了工作坊里的艺 术家)beside the water.(visit)that you can cross Canada in less than five days win thousands of dollars in prizes visiting
12、the artists in their workplaces.单项填空1_ 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.ARather than BWithout CIn spite of DAs opposed to2Its population _ very rapidly,because people from the rest of Canada
13、and those from many Asian countries went to live here.Ahas increased Bincreased Cis increasing Dhad increased3The fact _ ocean ships can go there surpises many people.Awhere Bthat Cwhich Dwhether ACB4Ottawa is about four hundred kilometers northeast of Toronto,so it would _ too long.Atake Bspend Cco
14、st Dlast5In _ distance,they could see the misty cloud that arose from _ great Niagara Falls,which is on the south of the lake.A/;/Bthe;the C/;the Dthe;/ABB知识要点整合1within prep.在里面;在范围之内 提示 within可以用来表示时间、距离。The ambulance arrived within minutes of the call being made.打电话后几分钟内救护车就到了。The key was hanging
15、from a hook on the wall,just within my reach.钥匙挂在墙上的钩子上,我伸手就可以够到。提示 within还可表示范围、程度。The question is not within the scope of this talk.那个问题不在本次会谈范围之内。It wasnt within my power to help her.帮助她并非我力所能及之事。链接 beyond超出的范围或能力 核心词汇梳理2.manage v.设法做到;做成 句型 manage to do sth.设法做了某事;成功地做了某事 Jenny managed to pass h
16、er driving test on the fifth attempt.珍妮考了5次才最终通过了驾照考试。We managed to get to the airport in time.我们设法及时赶 到了机场。搭配 manage with凑合;将就 I cant afford to get you a new coatyoull have to manage with the one youve got.我没有钱给你买新外套,你只能凑合着穿你现有的那一件。提示manage后面可接without短语或代词it。We managed without a car during our stay
17、 in the city.呆在这个城市的这段时间里,没有汽车我们也应付了过去。I said wed be there by seven;do you think well manage it?我说我们将在7点钟之前赶到那儿,你认为我们能做到吗?vt.经营;管理;对付He manages the family business.他管理家族企业。Laura knows how to manage difficult customers.劳拉知道怎样应付挑剔的顾客。链接succeed in doing成功地做了某事was/were able to do sth.做成了某事,成功地做了某事 3terr
18、ify vt.使恐惧;使惊恐;恐吓 The sudden sound terrified the child.突如其来的声音吓住了那 孩子。提示terrify常用于被动语态中。They were terrified by/at his sudden appearance.他突然出现,把他们吓了一跳。Terrified by the sight of the lion,Bill climbed up a tree.比尔看 到那头狮子后,吓得爬上了一棵树。搭配be terrified of害怕be terrified into doing sth.被吓得做 某事The child was terr
19、ified of being scolded.那孩子害怕挨骂。She was terrified into crying.她被吓哭了。4.impress vt.铭刻;给极深的印象;使感动 Were very impressed with the standard of the childrens work.这些儿童作品水平之高,给我们留下了深刻印象。It impressed me that she remembered my name.令我佩服的是她 记得我的名字。搭配 impress sth.on sb./impress sb.with sth.使某人铭记某事 Father impresse
20、d on me the value of hard work.父亲向我强调努力工作的重要意义。He impressed on us the need for immediate action.他让我们认识到需要立刻采取行动。重点短语例释1settle down 坐下来;定居下来;安静下来;开始过平静、安定的生活;适应起来 After years of travelling,he decided to settle down.多年的在外旅行后,他决定定居下来。The teacher told the students to settle down and study the lessons.老师
21、让学生们安静下来,学习功课。Have you settled down in your new job yet?你适应新工作了吗?2go through 通过;穿过;经受;仔细检查;完成 He went through the doorway into the living room.他穿过 门口,进入起居室。The poor girl has gone through such a lot since her parents died.那可怜的女孩自从父母过世后历经了许多苦难。She went through the whole room but couldnt find the missi
22、ng ring.她搜遍了整个房间也没找到失落的戒指。The doctor will go through the operation soon.那位医生很快就要做完手术了。链接 go over检查,复习 get through通过;完成 3.look over 翻阅;审阅;检查;查看 The teacher will look over our test papers tomorrow.老师明天将批改我们的试卷。We looked over several kinds of new cars before deciding.我们查看了好几种新车,最后才决定买哪一辆。疑难语句细解1The coa
23、st north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.温哥华以北的海岸上还存有一些世界上最古老最美丽的森林 【要点指南】north of Vancouver是to the north of Vancouver的省略形式。介词to可表示方位,表示与某地相 邻或相隔一定距离。The factory lies to the east of the city.那家工厂位于该城东。To the north of China lies a great country called Russi
24、a.中国的北部有一个大国,就是俄罗斯。Japan lies to the east of China.日本位于中国的东部。The village lies to the north of the mountain.那村子在山的北面。提示省略介词to时,要连同后面的冠词一起省去;还可使用倒装语序。The village lies north of the mountain.North of the mountain lies the village.2Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa,Canadas capital.很可惜你们不能一直走到加拿大的首
25、都渥太华。【要点指南】as far as有以下几种意义和用法:到某一指定地点;远达 He walked as far as the post office.他步行一直走到邮局。This is as far as we go.我们到达终点了。同样的距离 He looked weak,but he walked as far as we did the other day.虽然他显得很瘦弱,但那天他和我们走的一样远。We didnt go as/so far as others.我们没有别人走的那样远。(程度,范围)就而言;至于;尽(此时亦可写作 so far as)As/So far as I know,he isnt coming to the party.就我所知,他不会来参加这次聚会。There is only one thing to be done,as/so far as I can see.据我看,只有一件事需要做。as/so far as.be concerned“就而言”As far as I am concerned,I cannot object to your marriage.就我个人而言,我不反对你们的婚事。祝祝您您