Unit 5 Canada –The True North
Language Study
Canada is a multicultural country.
加拿大是一个多元文化的国家。
multi-是一个前缀，意为“多”
multistory ____________
multiform ____________
multichannel
____________________
multipurpose __________
Language points for Reading I
多层的
多种形式的
多频道的，多渠道的
多种用途的
1. Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast.
go on a trip to
make a trip to
take a trip to
Short journey, especially for pleasure(通常指短途的)行走，旅行（尤指娱乐性的）
明天我们全家要到夏威夷去了。
we will go on a trip to Hawaii tomorrow.
2.Rather than take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver.
Instead of
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。
You rather than I are going to go camping.
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。
注意！
(1) 连接两个名词或代词
　He is an explorer rather than a sailor.
(2) 连接两个形容词

The bag he bought was simple rather than beautiful.

与其说他买的包漂亮不如说它简单。
(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。
(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。
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。
prefer to do … rather than do…
would rather do …than do…
宁愿……而不愿……
(6) 连接两个动词
　　
He ran rather than walked.

他是跑来的，而不是走来的。
我宁愿和小新去玩也不愿呆在家里。
I prefer to ________________
rather than____
________
play withXiao Xin
stay at home .
I should thank you ___ that you should thank me.
A. because B. rather than
C. for D. as
B
3.He was going to take them to the train station to catch “The True North”.
(1)To be in time; (2)find sb doing sth
我希望能赶上最后一趟公车。
I hope that I can catch the last bus.
这个人在果园里偷苹果时被抓住了。
The man was caught
_________________

____________
stealing apples in
the garden.
1.Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said.
2.I caught a bad cold yesterday.
3.How many fish did you catch?
Translate the following sentences:
hear, understand
be infected with illness
seize and hold
你为什么这么早就起床？
难道你不知道早起的鸟儿容易抓到虫子吗？(worm)
Why do you get up so early?
Don’t you know an early bird catches the worm easily?
4. Going eastward, you will pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities. 当你一路向东行时, 你会看到山脉,会经过上千个湖泊,森林,大河以及城市.
eastward也作eastwards,副词,意为“向东”
-ward(s)=in a direction
向前 ___________ 向后 __________
向外 ___________ 向南 __________
向西 ___________ 向北 __________
forward(s)
backward(s)
northward(s)
outward(s)
southward(s)
westward(s)
他们向东航行。
__________________.
我们难以决定是向东走还是向西走。
We couldn’t decide ______________ ___________________.
They sailed eastward
whether to go eastward or westward
thousands of 成千上万的
注意：million, billion, thousand, hundred, score, dozen之前有确定的数字时，其本身不加s.
如果前面没有确定的数字而后接of时，词尾都加s.
300名学生 ____________________
这些鸡蛋里的3打
_______________________
几打鸡蛋 _______________
three hundred students
three dozen of these eggs
dozens of eggs
To be all around someone or something
Vancouver
surround vt. 包围， 环绕，围绕
surround sb./sth .with sb. /sth.
sth. /sb. be surrounded by/with sth
5.People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
我们正在一个四面环山的湖里游泳。
We are swimming in a lake________
________________________
surrounded by mountains.
(which is)
surroundings:
environment
e.g.
We are studying in pleasant surroundings.
6.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.温哥华以北的海岸生长着世界上最古老，最美丽的森林。
north of = to the north 表示“…以北的地方”，其他方位词，如：east, west, south, southeast, northeast等，都有类似的用法。
他住在洛杉矶以东（的地方）。
______________________________.
He lives to the east of Los Angeles
7.That afternoon aboard the train the cousins settled down in their seats.
Sit or lie in a comfortable position(安稳坐下）
我们都很忙。而你却坐在那里享福！
All of us are very busy. However, you .
settle down there
Translate the following sentences
1.Wait until the children settle down before you start the lesson.
2. She has settled down in her new job.
3.He wanted to get married and settle down.
become calm（平静下来）
get used to（适应）
Live a more quiet way of life.安定下来
这个美女刚才非常的焦虑，但我成功地把她的情绪稳定下来了。
This beautiful girl was very anxious just now, but I succeeded in
settling her down
旅行多年后，我们决定在此定居。
After many years of travelling, we decided to settle (down) here.
8.Many of them have a gift for riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes. 他们中许多人都有骑野马的才能，他们能赢得几千美元的奖金。
have a gift for 在…..方面有天分；有天赋
她对学语言有天赋。
________________________________
好像他对音乐有些天赋。
_____________________
she has a gift for learning languages.
It seems he has a gift for music.
Task 1: fill in the blanks with what we have learned
1.More and more people like _________
_____other places with the development of society.
2. ________ cause trouble, he went away.
going on a
Rather than
trip to
Consolidation
3.I _______ read in the library rather than at home .
4. let me ____ you stealing again!
5.I _________ stay at home than go out.
6.The couple finally __________ in a small town near the sea.
7. When you __________ yourself with English in your everyday life, you will
feel that the English language is something real in your life.
prefer to
catch
would rather
settled down
surround
Task2:Translation
去年，我去了一个荒凉的岛屿（take a trip to)。这是一个四面被水包围的岛屿（surround）。当我到达这个岛屿之后，我发现船烂了。所以我不得不在那里定居下来（settle)。这天早上我正想去打鱼（catch）,这时下起了轻微的小雨．雨越下越大,大雨一直下到天黑才停（not …until）。所以我宁愿晚上去打鱼也不愿白天去了（prefer to … rather than）。
Last year I took a trip to a lonely island which is surrounded by water.
When I arrived there, I found that the ship was broken.
So I had to settle
down there.
One morning, I wanted to
catch some fishes when it began to rain slightly.
heavier, and It didn’t stop until it was dark.
So I preferred to catch fishes in
the evening rather than in the daytime.
The rain became heavier and
Homework

1) Review the words and expressions learnt today
2) Finish the short passage