Unit5The_true_north_from_Toronto_to_Montreal

1、 “THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREALToronto TorontoMontreal 蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界蒙特利尔是加拿大第二大城市和世界最大河港之一最大河港之一,全国工商业、金融、文化中心。全国工商业、金融、文化中心。Step 1 Skimming: What beautiful views did Li Daiyu and Liu Qian find during their trip from Toronto to Montreal? maple trees CN Tower Toronto from the CN Tower.N

2、iagara Falls Olympic stadium ChinatownOld Montreal St. Lawrence River1.Toronto, the capital of Canada, is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada. 2.As they walked north from the harbor area, Li Daiyu phoned her mother.3. Montreal is about 400 kilometres northeast of Toronto. 4. The people in Mo

3、ntreal speak English as well as French.5. Niagara Falls is on the North side of the lake.6. Most of the Chinese people in Toronto came from the South China.Step 2 Scanning: Find whether the following sentences are true or not and correct the false oneStep 2 Scanning:True or false:1.Toronto, the capi

4、tal of Canada, is the most wealthy and biggest city in Canada.2.As they walked north from the harbor area, Li Daiyu phoned her mother.3. Montreal is about 400 kilometres northeast of Toronto.4. The people in Montreal speak English as well as French.5. Niagara Falls is on the North side of the lake.

5、6. Most of the Chinese people in Toronto came from the South China.1. How do we know it is fall in Canada? 2.What can sometimes be seen from the CN T ower in Toronto? 3. Where does the water from the lake go?4.Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto? 5.Which direction is the train going from Tor

6、onto?6. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?Step 3: Pairwork: How do we know it is fall in Canada? 2. What can sometimes be seen from the CN Tower in Toronto? 3. Where does the water from the lake go?Because the maple trees are red and gold and orange, and there is frost on the

7、ground.Sometimes the misty cloud that rises from Niagara Falls can be seen from the CN Tower.The water from the lake goes into the Niagara River and over the falls on its way to the sea.4. Why is there good Cantonese food in Toronto?5. Which direction is the train going from Toronto?There is good Ca

8、ntonese food in Toronto because most of the Chinese people there came from the south of China, especially Hong Kong.The train is going east (northeast) from Toronto.6. What three things show us that Montreal is a French city?Good coffee, good bread and good music show that Montreal is a French city.

9、 Also the signs and ads were in French. They knew fall had arrived in Canada, for they saw the red _ _ and _ on the ground. In Toronto, they went up the tall _ _. On top of it they saw the misty cloud that rose from the _ _ _ . As they walked north from the harbour, Li Daiyumaple treesfrost CN Tower

10、great Niagara Fallsphoned one of her mothers friends from a _ _. It was a pity that they couldnt go _ _ _ Ottawa. The train _ _ Montreal _ _the next morning. They found Montreal is a _ country because there were signs and ads in French. telephone boothas far asat dawnFrench-speaking arrived in1. The

11、y were not leaving for Montreal until later, so they went on a tour of the city. 她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔她们要晚些时候才动身去蒙特利尔,因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。因此就在多伦多市内游览了一番。Language points 1) They were not leaving for.属于过去属于过去进行时表示将来的动作。进行时表示将来的动作。 表示位置转移的瞬间动词。如表示位置转移的瞬间动词。如: come, go, arrive, leave, start, return, stay, meet, ge

12、t等可用进行时表示将来的动等可用进行时表示将来的动作作;用现在进行时表示一般将来时用现在进行时表示一般将来时;用用过去进行时表示过去将来时。过去进行时表示过去将来时。 The train is arriving soon. 火车就要进站了。火车就要进站了。2) until/till 直到直到为止为止 until常与否定句连用常与否定句连用, notuntil 直直到到才才 He didnt finish the work until yesterday. 肯定形式表示的意思是肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至做某事直至某时某时”, 动词必须是延续性的。动词必须是延续性的。 否定形式表达的意思是否

13、定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才直至某时才做某事做某事”。动词为延续性或非延续性都。动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。可以。肯定句：肯定句： I slept until midnight. 我一直睡到半夜时醒了。我一直睡到半夜时醒了。 Wait till I call you. 等着我叫你。等着我叫你。否定句：否定句： She didnt arrive until 6 oclock.她直到她直到6点才到。点才到。 Dont get off the bus until it has stopped. 公共汽车停稳后再下车。公共汽车停稳后再下车。否定句可用另外两种句式表示。否定句可用另外两种句式表示。

14、a. not until 在句首在句首, 主句用倒装。主句用倒装。 Not until the early years of the 19th century did man know what heat is. 直到直到19 世纪初世纪初, 人类才知道热能是人类才知道热能是什么。什么。b. 用于强调句用于强调句It is not until that It was not until I told him that he knew about it.It was _ yesterday _ I was wrong. A. until; did I realize B. not until;

15、did I realize C. until; that I realized D. not until; that I realizedD2. We can get good Cantonese food here, because most of the Chinese people here come from South China, especially Hong Kong. especially表示表示“尤其尤其, 格外格外,特别特别”,意思意思相当于相当于“in particular ”或或“particularly”。多用在介词短语或连词前面。多用在介词短语或连词前面。spec

16、ially表示表示“为了一个特别的目的为了一个特别的目的,专门地专门地, 特别地特别地”, 意思相当于意思相当于“for a special reason or purpose”。I came specially to see you. 我特地来看你。我特地来看你。The weather has been especially cold. 最近天气特别冷。最近天气特别冷。Its always difficult being in a foreign country, _if you dont speak the language. A. extremely B. especially C. s

17、pecially D. naturally Bextremely表示程度表示程度“极其、非常极其、非常”, specially表示表示“特地、专门特地、专门”, 而而naturally表示表示“自然地自然地”, 均与句意不符。均与句意不符。especially表示表示“尤其、特别、格外尤其、特别、格外”, 强强调突出性调突出性, 用在此处用在此处, 句意通顺。句意通顺。3. Its too bad you cant go as far as Ottawa. as far as (程度副词程度副词) “远达，远至远达，远至” He walked as far as the railway sta

18、tion yesterday evening. 昨天傍晚昨天傍晚, 他一直散步到火车站。他一直散步到火车站。一些带有一些带有as.as 结构的常见短语：结构的常见短语： as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂一样忙碌像蜜蜂一样忙碌 as easy as ABC 像像ABC一样容易一样容易 as deep as a well 像井一样深像井一样深 as light as a feather 像羽毛一样轻像羽毛一样轻 as soft as butter 像黄油一样软像黄油一样软 as rich as a Jew 像犹太人一样富裕像犹太人一样富裕4. The train left late tha

19、t night and arrived in Montreal at dawn the next morning.火车在那夜晚些时候火车在那夜晚些时候起程起程,第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。第二天黎明到达了蒙特利尔。 at, on, in表示时间的用法区别表示时间的用法区别 at表示时间点表示时间点,常用来表示时刻常用来表示时刻,如果如果一段时间按时间点对待也用一段时间按时间点对待也用at。 at 2:30, at dawn /noon /night /dusk /sunrise /sunset /breakfast /lunch dinner /supper, at this /that tim

20、e, at the beginning of this century at也可以表示节假日也可以表示节假日, 例如：例如：at Easter, at Christmas on表示一天或某一天的一部分。表示一天或某一天的一部分。 例如例如:on Monday, on September 26, on Monday morning, on Friday evening in表示少于一天或多于一天的时表示少于一天或多于一天的时间段。间段。 如如: in the morning /afternoon /evening, in a week, in three days, in May, in spr

21、ing, in 2002, in my childhood 注注: morning, afternoon, evening, night这些名词如果有一个表示具这些名词如果有一个表示具体某一天的名词作定语时体某一天的名词作定语时,介词不介词不用用in 或或at, 而应该用而应该用on。 如如: on Thursday evening, on a cold winter morning, on the afternoon of April 8, on the night of his return 5. As they sat in a caf looking over the broad St. Law