Unit 5
Canada ---
“ The True North”
Language Points
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 make a trip to
take 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
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 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
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
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 do
prefer 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 eastward
sail westward
turn eastward
The garden is large, __________________________________________ (四面绿树环绕).
surrounded by / with
green 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
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train called “____ ____ _____” across Canada from ____ to ____. 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 Canada’s most beautiful city, __________ by mountains. When the cousins ______ ______ in the seats, they saw mountain goats and even a bear. Calgary is famous for the ______ _______. Cowboys will come and many of them ____ __ ___ __ riding wild horses. Then they went through a wheat-growing province and saw the Thunder Bay, which is a busy ____. They were surprised at the amount of the fresh water from the _____ ____. Their next stop was _____
west
east
True North
second
coast
coast
eastward
surrounded

The
settled
Calgary Stampede
have a gift for
port
Great Lakes
Toronto
down
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:
1.测量,估量;
2. (体积、长度、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?
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 in/at 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
music
gifted
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
在旅途中
在大西洋沿岸
在机场
闲聊
在去…… 的路上
向东行驶，向东走
在不到五天的时间里
被……所包围
定居，安静下来
发现，遇见
有天赋做某事
穿过
坐火车
be on a trip to
on the Atlantic coast
at the airport
chat about
on the way to
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
种植小麦的省份
而不是
一路上
对……惊讶
数以千计的
三分之一
港口城市
在……方面竞争
设法做某事
全世界
因为…….而著名
如此……. 以至于…….
首相
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 for …
so/such … that…
Prime Minister
be surprised at
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 Lakes
port