ListeningCompletethesesentenceswithcorrectinformation.1.Canadaencouragespeopletokeep_________________________.2.Canadaisamixtureof____________and______.3.IfyouliveintheprovinceofQuebec,_____________________________.theirowncustoms/languagesyouareexpectedtospeakFrenchmanyculturesraces4.NativeIndiansandInuitaretryingto_______________________.5.Morethan____languagesareusedinradioandTVprogrammes.keeptheirlanguagesalive806.Youmayfindareaswheremany___________________________liveneareachother.7.Thefamilies_______________________________areusuallyallmixedup.peoplefromthesamecultureforalongtimewholivedinCanadaListeningtextWHATISACAHADIAN?IamaCanadianandveryproudofmycountry.However,peoplesometimesdon’tknowwhatbeingCanadianreallymeans.PeoplewhocometoCanadaareencouragedtobeproudoftheirowncultureandkeeptheirowncustoms.ExceptfortheNativeIndians,everybodyelsewholivesherecamefromanothercountryortheirancestorsdid.Canadaisamixtureofmanyculturesandraces.Itiswhatwecallamulticulturalcountry.Wehavetwoofficiallanguages,FrenchandEnglish.Eventhoughweencouragepeopletokeeptheirowncustoms,weexpecteveryonetolearnFrenchorEnglish

inordertoliveinCanada.IfyouliveintheprovinceofQuebec,youareexpectedtospeakFrench.However,theNativeIndiansandtheInuitofCanadaarestilltryingtokeeptheirlanguagesalive.Youcanhearsomeoftheirlanguagesinthenamesofriversandlakesaswellascities.“Canada”means“village”.TorontoandOttawaarealsoNativeIndiannames.Thereareradioandtelevisionprogramsandnewspapersandmagazinesinover80differentlanguagesacrossCanada,andtheTorontocitygovernmentoffershelptopeoplein70languages.Manyofourbigcitieshaveareaswherepeoplefromthesamecultureliveneareachother

－theremightbeaChinatown,aLittleItaly,aKoreaTownandsoon.However,peoplewhosefamilieshavelivedinCanadaforalongtimeareusuallyallmixedup.MyownfamilyisamixtureofEnglish,NativeIndianandFrench.Myneighbour’sfamilyisChinese,GermanandAfrican!SowhenIsaythatIamproudtobeaCanadian,maybeyoucanhelpmedecidewhataCanadianis.Listeningon69TrueorFalse

1.Chinaisover7,000kilometresfromeasttowest.

False

Chinaisabout5,000kilometresfromeasttowest.2.BothChinaandCanadahavemountainsinthewestofthecountry.

True3.TheGreatWallcannotkeepthedesert’s.

True4.Chinahas15neighbouringcountrieswhileCanadaonlyhasone.

True5.CanadianscannottalkwithpeopleintheirneigbouringcountrybecausetheydonotspeakEnglish.

FalsePeopleinbothCanadaandtheUSAspeakEnglish.Soitiseasyforthemtotalktoeachother.ACOMPARISONOFCHINAANDCANADALiDaiyuandLiuQian’sCanadianfriendsaskedthemtotellthemsomethingaboutChina.Thetwocousinsdecidedtopresentashortreporttogether,comparingChinaandCanada.LISTENINGTEXTLD:Chinaisaverylargecountry.It’sabout9,600,000squarekilometresinarea,and5,000kilometresfromeasttowest.It’ssobigthatit’sdifficulttodescribe.Perhapsit’seasiertocompareittoCanada.LD=LiDaiyuLQ=LiuQianLQ:Chinahasmanyofthehighestmountainsintheworld.They’reinthewestofthecountry,astheyareinCanada,butChinahasmoremountainswheremanygreatriversbegin.LD:Chinahastwocountriestothenorth,MongoliaandRussia,unlikeCanada,whichhasnocountriestoitsnorth,butonlytheArcticiceandsnow.LQ:Chinahasfourteenneighbouringcountries.Itsbordersareover20,000kilometreslong.Canada,however,hasonlyoneneighbour,theUSAtothesouth.BothCanadiansandAmericansspeakEnglish,butit’snotsoeasyforChinesetotalkwiththeirneighbours,eveniftheyliveclosetotheborder.LD:China’sGobiDesert,inthenorthwestofChina,isveryspecial.ThereisnothingsimilarinCanada.InwinterandspringsometimesthecoldairblowsdustsouthwardfromtheGobiDeserttothenorthernpartsofChina.EventheGreatWallcannotkeepoutthedust.LQ:BothChinaandCanadahavelongriversandmanylakesaswellasbusyportcitiesonthePacificOcean.Chinaisfamousforthethirdlongestriverintheworld,theChangjiangRiver,andCanadahasthefamousNiagaraFalls.LD:Canada,however,hasnothinglikeChina’ssouthernislandofHainan.WhileitissnowingandfreezinginMoheinnorthChinaontheChinese-Russianborder,peoplenearly5,500kilometressouthinHainancansitonthebeachinthesunshine.LQ:ThereisnowheretositonthebeachinwinterinCanada!Listeningonpage72OscarPetersonHometownJobKindofmusicNumberofrecordingsandCDSPlayswith…MontrealMusician/pianoplayerJazzOver150Hismusicgroup/thegreatestjazzmusiciansinhistoryDrNancyOlivieriHometownJobFoundadrugthat...Refusedto…Isaheroineto…TorontoDoctor/medicalresearcherwasdangeroustochildrenaccept/approveofthedrughonestmedicalscientistsWayneGretskyIscalledJobIsthebest…Hebelievedin.Hewasastarbecausehescored…TheGreatOneIcehockeyplayerHockeyplayerintheworldworkingwiththeteamarecordnumberofgoalsTHREEGREATCANADIANSAgreatjazzpianoplayerisa…Canadian!

OneofthegreatestCanadianmusiciansisworld-famousforhisjazzmusic.OscarPetersonisapianoplayerfromMontreal.Hehasmadeover150recordingsandCDsandhasplayedwiththegreatestjazzmusiciansinhistory.Althoughheisquiteoldnow,hestillgoesontourwithhistrio.Abravemedicalresearcherisa…Canadian!DrNancyOlivieri,achildren’sdoctorfromToronto,hasbecomefamousforrefusingtosupportadrugthatshewasworkingon.Abigdrugcompanypaidhertodotheresearch,butwhenshefoundthatthedrugwasdangeroustochildren,shemadeapublicreport.Thedrugcompanyandthehospitalwheresheworkedsaidtheywouldmakeherloseherjob.Sherefusedtochangeherreport,andisnowaherotohonestmedicalscientistsThebesthockeyplayerintheworldisa…Canadian!EveryonewhoisinterestedinicehockeyhasheardoftheCanadianstarWayneGretsky,“theGreatOne.”Peoplesayheisthegreatesthockeyplayerwhoeverlivedandthinkhighlyofhimmostlyforthefactthatheisarealteamplayer.Hebelievedthatworkingwithhisteamtoscoregoalswasmoreimportantthanbeingthestar,but,infact,

heWASthestarplayerandscoredarecordnumberofgoals.HomeworkReadthelisteningtextandremembertheinformationaboutCanada.ReadingINationalflagCapitalcityOttawaTorontoChinatowninVancouver

Keys:1.C2.D3.A4.B5.AHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Trythequizonpage33.WhatdoyouexpecttoseeifyoutakeatriptoCanada?beaverPolarbearGrizzlybearScanthereadingpassageandunderlinethemainplacesmentionedinthetext.Atlanticcoast,Vancouver,RockyMountains,Calgary,ThunderBay,LakeSuperiorandToronto.Drawthetravallingrouteofthetwogirlsatthemaponpage33.Readthequestionsonpage35andreadthetexttofindtheanswers.TheyarenotflyingdirectlytotheAtlanticCoastbecausetheywanttotravelacrossCanada.TheyarecrossingtheNorthAmerica.3.“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatrunsthroughCanada.PeoplewanttoliveinVancouverbecauseitisverybeautiful.TheycanskiintheRockyMountainsandsailinharbour.5.Cowboyscompeteinridingwildhorses,andsomeofthemcanwinthousandsofdollars.6.WheatgrowsinthecenterofCanada.7.ShipsareablytoreachthecenterbecausetheycanfollowtheSt.LawrenceRiverandtheGreatLakes.8.Canadahadwaterfromitslakesandriversandwoodfromitsforest.Trytofindoutwhatthesenumbersrefertointhetext.Second:5500:320:Thirtymillion:Onethird:ThesecondlargestcountryintheworldItis5500kilometersfromtheeasttothewestofthecountry.ThepopulationofCanadaisslightlyoverthirtymillionMostCanadianslive320kilometersoftheUSAborder.Canadahasonethirdoftheworld’sfreshwaterFillintheblanks.LiDaiyuandliuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom______to_________.Theircousin’sfriend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“_________________.”Canadaisthe_______largestcountryintheworld.Itis5500kilometersfrom________to________.Astheygo_________,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris___________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.Whenthecousins________________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena_____bear.ChinaVancouverTheTrueNorthsecondcoastcoasteastwardsurroundedsettleddownpolarCalgaryisfamousforitscompetition.Manyofthe_______fromalloverNorthAmerica_________________________workingwithanimals.Thenthey_______________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis__________thecenterofthecountry.cowboyshaveagiftforwentthroughclosetoReading(II)Toronto

Toronto

mapletrees

CNTowerTorontofromtheCNTower.NiagaraFallsChinatownMontreal蒙特利爾是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一,全國工商業、金融、文化中心。

Olympicstadium

OldMontrealSt.LawrenceRiverLet’spayavisittoTorontoandMontrealListenandread,thenfindoutwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawontheirwayfromTorontotoMontreal.Pleasechoosefromthefollowingnames.Atlanticcoast,maplestrees,TorontoCity,CNTower,themistycloud,NiagaraFalls,thecoveredstadium,theharbour,Chinatown,thePinkPearl,Ottawa,MontrealCity,StLawrenceRiver,ReadthepassagethananswerquestionsonP39.HowdoweknowitisfallinCanada?2.WhatcansometimesbeseenfromtheCNTowerinToronto?3.Wheredoesthewaterfromthelakego?Becausethemapletreesareredandgoldandorange,andthereisfrostontheground.SometimesthemistycloudthatrisesfromNiagaraFallscanbeseenfromtheCNTower.ThewaterfromthelakegoesintotheNiagaraRiverandoverthefallsonitswaytothesea.4.WhyistheregoodCantonesefoodinToronto?5.WhichdirectionisthetraingoingfromToronto?6.WhydidthegirlsgotoOldMontreal?ThereisgoodCantonesefoodinTorontobecausemostoftheChinesepeopletherecamefromthesouthofChina,especiallyHongKong.Thetrainisgoingeast(northeast)fromToronto.Becauseitisclosetothewater/toseethelovelyshopsandtheartists.7.WhatthreethingsshowusthatMontrealisaFrenchcity?Goodcoffee,goodbreadandgoodmusicshowthatMontrealisaFrenchcity.AlsothesignsandadswereinFrench.TheyknewfallhadarrivedinCanada,fortheysawthered__________and____ontheground.InToronto,theywentupthetall________.Ontopofittheysawthemistycloudthatrosefromthe________________.Astheywalkednorthfromtheharbour,LiDaiyumapletreesfrostCNTowergreatNiagaraFallsphonedoneofhermother’sfriendsfroma_____________.Itwasapitythattheycouldn’tgo______Ottawa.Thetrain___________Montreal_______thenextmorning.TheyfoundMontrealisa_______________countrybecausethereweresignsandadsinFrench.telephoneboothasfarasatdawnFrench-speakingarrivedin1.TheywerenotleavingforMontrealuntillater,sotheywentonatourofthecity.她們要晚些時候才動身去蒙特利爾,因此就在多倫多市內游覽了一番。Languagepoints1)Theywerenotleavingfor...屬于過去進行時表示將來的動作。表示位置轉移的瞬間動詞。如:come,go,arrive,leave,start,return,stay,meet,get等可用進行時表示將來的動作;用現在進行時表示一般將來時;用過去進行時表示過去將來時。Thetrainisarrivingsoon.火車就要進站了。2)until/till直到…為止

until常與否定句連用,not…until直到…才

Hedidn’tfinishtheworkuntilyesterday.

肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某時”,動詞必須是延續性的。否定形式表達的意思是“直至某時才做某事”。動詞為延續性或非延續性都可以。肯定句：

Isleptuntilmidnight.我一直睡到半夜時醒了。

WaittillIcallyou.等著我叫你。否定句：

Shedidn’tarriveuntil6o’clock.

她直到6點才到。

Don’tgetoffthebusuntilithasstopped.公共汽車停穩后再下車。否定句可用另外兩種句式表示。

a.notuntil…在句首,主句用倒裝。

Notuntiltheearlyyearsofthe19thcenturydidmanknowwhatheatis.直到19世紀初,人類才知道熱能是什么。b.用于強調句Itisnotuntil…that…ItwasnotuntilItoldhimthatheknewaboutit.Itwas____yesterday___Iwaswrong.A.until;didIrealizeB.notuntil;didIrealizeC.until;thatIrealizedD.notuntil;thatIrealizedD2.WecangetgoodCantonesefoodhere,becausemostoftheChinesepeopleherecomefromSouthChina,especiallyHongKong.

especially表示“尤其,格外,特別”,意思相當于“inparticular”或“particularly”。多用在介詞短語或連詞前面。specially表示“為了一個特別的目的,專門地,特別地”,意思相當于“foraspecialreasonorpurpose”。Icamespeciallytoseeyou.我特地來看你。Theweatherhasbeenespeciallycold.最近天氣特別冷。It’salwaysdifficultbeinginaforeigncountry,_____ifyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.

A.extremely

B.especially

C.specially

D.naturally

Bextremely表示程度“極其、非常”,specially表示“特地、專門”,而naturally表示“自然地”,均與句意不符。especially表示“尤其、特別、格外”,強調突出性,用在此處,句意通順。3.It’stoobadyoucan’tgoasfarasOttawa.

asfaras(程度副詞)“遠達，遠至”

Hewalkedasfarastherailwaystationyesterdayevening.昨天傍晚,他一直散步到火車站。一些帶有as...as結構的常見短語：

asbusyasabee像蜜蜂一樣忙碌

aseasyasABC像ABC一樣容易

asdeepasawell像井一樣深

aslightasafeather像羽毛一樣輕

assoftasbutter像黃油一樣軟

asrichasaJew像猶太人一樣富裕4.ThetrainleftlatethatnightandarrivedinMontrealatdawnthenextmorning.火車在那夜晚些時候起程,第二天黎明到達了蒙特利爾。

at,on,in表示時間的用法區別

at表示時間點,常用來表示時刻,如果一段時間按時間點對待也用at。at2:30,atdawn/noon/night/dusk/sunrise/sunset/breakfast/lunchdinner/supper,atthis/thattime,atthebeginningofthiscenturyat也可以表示節假日,例如：atEaster,atChristmason表示一天或某一天的一部分。例如:onMonday,onSeptember26,onMondaymorning,onFridayevening

in表示少于一天或多于一天的時間段。

如:inthemorning/afternoon/evening,inaweek,inthreedays,inMay,inspring,in2002,inmychildhood注:morning,afternoon,evening,night這些名詞如果有一個表示具體某一天的名詞作定語時,介詞不用in或at,而應該用on。

如:onThursdayevening,onacoldwintermorning,ontheafternoonofApril8,onthenightofhisreturn5.AstheysatinacafélookingoverthebroadSt.LawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdownwiththem.

wide和broad都是“廣闊”的意思,常可換用,但說wide時,著重于一邊到另一邊的距離,而說broad時著重于幅面的寬廣,可修飾背、肩、胸,心胸等的寬闊,還有“開朗”之意。Theriveris300feetbroad(wide).這條河有三百多尺寬。Thedooriswideopen.門大開。Wesawthebroadocean.我們看到了廣闊的海洋。Hisback(shoulder,chest)isbroad.他的背部(肩膀、胸部)很寬闊。這兩個詞的常用搭配如下：

wideeyes睜大的眼睛awidemouth一張大嘴thewideworld廣闊的世界wideinterests廣泛的興趣amanwithbroadbosom胸圍很闊的人thebroadocean無際的海洋broadshoulders寬寬的肩膀thebroadmasses廣大群眾broadchest(back)寬寬的胸膛(背)broadinsize身材寬大,體積寬大ReadingTaskonpage73IqaluitisthecapitalcityofthenewCanadianterritoryofNunavut,onBaffinIsland.Nunavuthasapopulationofabout30,000,spreadoutoveralmost2millionsquarekilometres.Theareahasapopulationdensityofonepersonper100sqkms.

Iqaluithasapopulationof6,200,yetistheonlycityforthousandsofmilesinanydirection.TherearenoroadsinoroutofIqaluit.Itisabout3.5flyinghoursnorthofOttawa,thecapitalofCanada.Inuit,meaning“thepeople”,aretheinhabitantsnorthandwestoftheHudsonBaythatintimespastlivedinskintentsinthesummer,and,uniquely,snowhousesinthewinter.HeretraditionalInuitlifefromthepastisdepictedinitsvariousforms:fromfishingtechniquestointeriordwellingstothefundamentalbondbetweenInuitandsleddog.fishing

sleigh雪橇Morningsnowstorm,about8:00am

NunavutSnowChallengeinIqaluit1.Whydidthereporterarrivethere?

HewaswritingastoryforhisnewspaperaboutIqaluit.Theywantedtoadvertiseitasaholidayplace.2.Whatdidthepeopleusefortransportation?

Mostpeopleusedsnowmobiles,butdogsledswerealsoused.3.Whydiditbecomedarkearly?

Itbecamedarkearlybecauseitwasfarnorthoftheearth.PointsinthepassageWhatBeththoughtInformationinpassageThetemperatureCold,butnottoocoldVerycold,-35℃averageinwinterHowtotravelHolidaysHowpeopleliveBydogsledBysnowmobileToocoldforholidaysTouristslikeicefishingandphotographingbearsInicehousesInwarmhousesWhattheInuitdoDaylighthoursHuntanimalsLightindaytimeHavebusinessesDarkinwinterday,lightinsummernightCompareChinawithCanada.SameasChinaDifferentfromChinalargelandsixtimeareasnoplacesaslotassouthchinaWeatherisdifferentfromareatoarea,longandhardwinterdifferentpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesCanadahastwoofficiallanguages,smallerpopulationManyriversandlakesWorldfamousriversandlakesMuchcoal,oilgasandothernaturalresourcesMuchfreshwater,alotofforestHomework1.ReadthetwopassagesagainandfindthemaincharactersofToronto,MontrealandIqaluit.Whatcanyouseeanddointhethreedifferentcities.2.ReadFunReadingbyyourself.(P75)WritingWriteareportforLiDaiyuorLiuQian