Unit1WishyouwerehereWeletotheunitReading课件高二英语译林版选择性

UNIT

1

Wish

you

were

hereSection

A

Welcome

to

the

unit

&ReadingWelcome

to

the

unitThe

real

voyage

of

discovery

consists

not

in

seekingnewlandscapes,but

in

having

new

eyes.—Marcel

Proust·What's

your

understanding?Look

atthe

postcards

below

and

discussthefollowing

question

in

pairs.Whatdoyouknowabout

these

places?AustraliaChinaUSAUK?Howwouldyoudescribeeachof

the

fourpostcardsabove?UK

AustraliaChina

USADiscussthequestions

in

groups.What'syourfavouritetouristdestination?Andhowdoyoufeel

aboutit?Self-evaluationWhattouristdestinationshaveyouevervisitedorwouldyouliketovisit?Canyoudescribeyourfavouritetouristdestinationtoyourclassmates?1.TheBeaver海狸2.CoatofArms盾徽3.TheMapleLeafTartan格子呢4.TheMapleTree5.TheCanadianFlag6.TheNationalAnthem国歌7.IceHockey

冰上曲棍球8.Lacrosse长曲棍球Reading·What

do

you

know

about

the

national

symbols

of

Canada?ReadingCanada—alandof

chversiyIt

means

that

a

range

ofpeople

or

things

thatare

very

different

from

each

other.Para.1:Canada

is

a

broad

and

beautifulcountrywith

diverse

ethnic

groupsand

distinct

cultures.Para.2:Canada

is

geographically

diverse.Para.3:Canadaisethnically

diverse.Para.4:Canadaisculturally

diverse.Para.5:Canada

isa

uniqueplaceto

live

andvisitReadingIntroductionMain

BodyConclusionPara.11.How

to

translate

this

sentence?

simile(明喻)“Canada

is

like

a

blooming

flower,unfolding

with

breathtakingbeauty

and

richness

to

win

the

heart

of

those

who

enjoy

what

ithas

to

offer."2.Find

out

allthewordsthat

can

reflect

the"diversity"ofCanada

in

para.1.richness,broad,ethnically

diverse,distinct纽芬兰省魁北克省爱德华王子岛省新斯科舍省新不伦瑞克省努纳武特地区安大略省曼尼托巴省萨斯喀彻温省西北地区阿尔伯塔省Para.2Geographicaldiversity育空地区

不列颠哥伦比亚省Para.2Geographicaldiversity·the

grand

Rocky

Mountains·

high

peaks·

deepvalleys·ancient,slow-moving

glaciers·

a

huge

varieties

of

wildlife●

remote

forests·

national

parks·

mighty

Niagara

FallsPara.2Geographicaldiversity1.

WhatnaturalscenerycanbeseeninCanada?Geographicaldiversity

Inversion

(

倒

装

)

Totheeastofthe

Pacificcoast

rise

the

grand

Rocky

mountains,whichare

hometo

highpeaksanddeepvalleys

carved

by

iceandwater.One

truly

unique

scenic

spot

in

Canada

is

the

mighty

Niagara

Fallswith

water

rushing

over

its

edge

in

a

splendid

display

of

sights

andsounds.movinghugAncient,slow-glaciers.thelandand

a

huge

variety

ofwildlifewandersthe

remote

forests.personification(拟人)Para.2Para.3ethnicdiversityEthnic

DiversityThousands

of

years

ago

Centuries

ago

Todaythe

earliest

settlers

themajor

ethnic

groupstheminoritygroupsPara.4culturaldiversity1.What'sthe

relationship

betweenethnicdiversityand

culturaldiversity?·

inturn,bringabout2.In

what

ways

can

you

feel

the

subcultures

there?·Shouldyoufindyourselfinone

ofthese

subcultures,languages,

cuisine,architecture,art

and

music

will

defineyourencounter.Para.4culturaldiversity3.How

does

the

author

illustrate

his

point

of

view?A.By

listing

figuresB.By

making

comparisonsC.By

analyzing

causesBy

giving

examplesPara.4culturaldiversity·Multiculturalism

DayinCanada:In2002,theGovernmentofCanadaannouncedJune

27th

to

be

Multiculturalism

Day.Each

year

on

this

day,Canadians

and

non-Canadians

alike

reflect

and

recognise

thedifferences

that

make

up

their

nation.There

aremany

rich

cultures

to

be

found

in

Canada

and

byhighlighting

thedifferent

beliefs,valuesandcultural

practices,people

are

exposed

to

a

biggerperspective

on

what

really

makes

Canada

special.CELEBRATE

CANADACANADIAN

MULTICULTURAL

DAY-JUNE27PEELMULTICULTURALCOUNCIL"Helpingpeople

reach

their

goals"Para.4culturaldiversity·MulticulturalismDayin

Canada:In2002,theGovernmentofCanadaannouncedJune

27th

to

be

Multiculturalism

Day.Each

year

on

this

day,Canadians

and

non-Canadians

alike

reflect

and

recognise

thedifferences

that

make

up

their

nation.There

aremany

rich

cultures

to

be

found

in

Canada

and

byhighlighting

thedifferent

beliefs,valuesandcultural

practices,people

are

exposed

to

a

biggerperspective

on

what

really

makes

Canada

special.CELEBRATE

CANADACANADIAN

MULTICULTURAL

DAY-JUNE27PEELMULTICULTURALCOUNCIL"Helpingpeople

reach

their

goals"ConclusionCanada's

geographical

wonders,ethnic

groups

and

their

cultures

make

ita

unique

placeto

liveandvisit.(1)Where

are

the

grand

Rocky

Mountains?They

rise

to

the

east

ofthe

Pacific

coast.(2)What

can

reflect

the

diversity

of

Canada's

residents?Canada's

many

rural

areas

and

urban

centers.(3)In

what

ways

can

you

feel

the

subcultures

there?In

languages,cuisine,architecture,art

and

music.While

readingRead

the

website

article

again

carefully

and

answer

the

following

question.While

reading(4)What

can

you

do

on

Cape

Breton

Island?You

can

dance

to

fiddle

tunes

and

enjoy

the

cultures

and

traditionsof

Celtic

settlers.(5)What

makes

Canada

a

unique

place

to

live

an

visit?Its

geographical

wonders,ethnic

groups

and

their

cultures.Post-reading1.In

the

article,the

author

compares

Canada

to

a

bloomingflower.

What

would

you

compare

Canada

to?Why?I

would

compare

Canada

to

a

grand

masterpiece

painted

by

MotherNature.She

paints

Canada's

forests,lakes

and

mountains

in

brightcolours

to

capture

the

awesome

beauty

and

diversity.She

portraysits

cities

in

a

distinctive

style

to

illustrate

their

uniqueness

and

usesharmonious

colour

tones

that

represent

the

many

multicultural

aspects

among

its

people.Post-reading2.Canada

is

a

land

of

diversity,and

so

is

China.

What

aspectscan

reflect

China's

diversity?China's

diversity

is

reflected

in

its

geography,wildlife

and

people.China

has

spectacular

deserts,jungles,grassy

plains

and

wetlands,which

play

an

important

role

in

creating

its

unique

biodiversity.Animals

like

the

giant

panda

and

the

Yangtze

River

dolphin,areexamples

of

this.China

has

so

many

different

minorities

thattravellers

can

experience

a

range

oflocal

traditions

and

cultures.Dear

Aunt

May,I'm

here

in

Calgary,a

Canadian

city

with(1)distinct

features.As

an

exchange

student,I'm

staying

with

a

nice

host

family

in

the

suburbs

for

two

weeks.(2)Apartfrom

enjoying

myschool

life

at

a

local

highschool,I've

been

shownaround

the

sights

of

Calgary,such

as

the

Botanical

Gardens

of

Silver

Springs.Ialso

have

the

opportunity

to

(3)sample

the

local

cuisine.My

host

familyexplained

the

history

of

this

city

to

me.Clovis

people

are

believed

to

be

the(4)ancestors

in

the

Calgary

area.In1883,a

railway

station

was

constructed.Thearea

gradually

grew

to

be

an

important

agricultural

centre

aspeople

moved

in

toestablish

farms

and

raise

cattle.This

once

unknown

area

hasnow

become

amodern,(5)

dynamic

city,This

is

evident

from

the

high-rise

buildings

in

(6)

urban

areas,suchasthe

Calgary

Tower.distinct

splendid

dynamic

come

as

no

surprise

urbansampleancestor

apartfromCalgary

is

located

near

the

Rocky

Mountains.There's

a

thick

blanket

ofsnow

insome

mountain

areas

over

much

of

the

winter,It(7)

comes

as

no

surprisethat

thecity

has

become

a

popular

destination

for

winter

sports

lovers.This

weekend,my

hostfamily

will

take

me

to

ski.We

will

enjoy

the(8)

splendid

scenery

ofBanffNational

Park

too.I

also

can't

wait

to

have

a

go

at

the

national

winter

sport--

icehockey.I'm

amazed

that

Calgary

has

been

consistently

recognized

as

one

ofdistinct

splendid

dynamic

come

as

no

surpriseurban

sample

ancestor

apart

fromtheworld's

most

liveable

cities!Your

niece,LisaLanguage

points1

Canada

is

like

a

bloomingflower,unfoldingwith

breathtaking

beauty

andrichness.

…加拿大如同一朵盛开的花儿，绽放出惊人的美丽与丰富

….

…unfold

vi.&vt.开花；展开，打开；展示，展现；透露He

unfolded

the

map

andsetitonthefloor.他展开地图，把它放在了地板上。【拓展】foldv.折叠；对折搭配：

fold

up折

叠I

folded

the

letter

and

then

put

it

into

the

envelope.我把信折好，然后把它放进信封里。

【词块背诵】unfold

before呈现在.…....面前【说明】(1)un-+v.表示“相反”的动作：uncover

揭露，

unlock

开

锁(2)un-+adj.表示“相反”的状态：unsafe

不

安

全

的

，unreal

不真实的单句语法填空(1)She

opened

the

envelope,took

out

the

letter,and_unfolded

(unfold)it.(2)She

had

known

too

many

businesses

folded

up

_through

bad

management.(3)We

ought

to

look

below

the

surface

of

things

and

then

uncover

(cover)the

essence

ofthem.(4)Critics

claim

the

trucks

run

fast

and

are

unsafe

(safe).2

It

isalsooneofthemostethnicallydiverse

nations

in

the

world

with

distinctcultures.这也是世界上民族最为多元化的国家之一，有其独特的文化。distinct

adj.截然不同的，有区别的，不同种类的；清楚的，清晰的搭配：

be

distinct

from

与....不同Those

two

ideas

are

quite

distinct

from

each

other.那两种观点截然不同。【

拓展

】(1)distinctly

adv.显然地，清楚地He

looked

distinctly

uncomfortable

when

the

subject

was

mentioned.当提到这个话题时，他显然局促不安起来。(2)distinction

n.

区别；分清；辨别；优秀There

is

adistinctionbetween

what

he

says

andwhathedoes.他言行不一。Employersshouldhiremenandwomen

withoutdistinction.雇主用人应不分男女。【词块背诵】adistinctionbetween.….and...

....和

…

.

之间的区别

withoutdistinction无差别单句语法填空(1)She

hadthe

distinction

(distinct)of

being

the

first

woman

to

swim

the

channel.(2)The

old

universities

are

open

to

all,without

distinction

of

rank

or

religion.(3)Although

theylook

similar,these

plantsare

actuallyquitedistinct

from

each

other.(4)I

distinctly

(distinct)heard

the

loudspeaker

calling

passengers

for

the

Washington-Miami

flight.(5)The

law

makes

no

distinction

between

_adults

and

children.3

Intheten

provincesandthreeterritorieswhichmake

upCanada,there

is

greatdiversity

in

geography.

组成加拿大的十个省份和三个地区在地理风貌上有很大的差异。make

up

构成，形成；虚构，编造；和解，言归于好；凑足；化妆，打扮Farmers

make

up

only

a

small

section

of

the

population

in

that

country.在那个国家农民只占人口的一小部分。I

think

it's

very

unkind

of

you

to

make

up

storiesabouthim.我认为你编造他的谣言很不友好。【词块背诵】make

up

for弥补，补偿makeout辨认出；明白，理解makeit及时到达；取得成功make

the

bestof

充分利用makeup

one's

mind

下定决心makegood/full

use

of

充分利用【说明】部分+make

up+整

体

=

整

体

+be

made

up

of+部

分Threedifferentpartsmake

up

this.=Thisis

made

up

ofthreedifferentparts.这由三个不同部分组成。写出句中make

up的含义(1)Shespenttwohoursmakingherselfup

before

the

party.化妆(2)Jackhasanoutgoingpersonalityand

isgood

at

making

up

jokes.

编造

单句语法填空(3)Wemustmakethebest

ofthe

few

natural

resources

we

have.(4)It

wasso

foggy

that

the

driver

could

hardly

makeoutthe

way

ahead.太平洋海岸向东耸立着巍峨的落基山脉，这里有高耸的山峰和被冰川与水流侵蚀而成的深谷。carve

v.

侵蚀，冲刷；雕，刻；奋斗取得；把(熟肉)切成块搭

配

carve

from

用…....雕刻

carve

into

雕刻成…....carve

out

雕刻出

carve

up划分；瓜分【拓展】carving

n.雕刻术；雕刻品Heacquiredthecraftofwood

carvinginhisnativetown.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。4

To

the

eastof

the

Pacific

coast

rise

the

grand

Rocky

Mountains,which

arehome

to

high

peaks

and

deep

valleys

carved

by

ice

and

water.【词块背诵】carve

a

figure

雕

一个人像

carve

the

meat

切肉单句语法填空(1)He

carved

the

stone

into

the

figure

of

a

man.(2)He

carved_

out

a

name

for

himself

in

the

engineering

business.(3)Wood

carving(carve)beganasanecessity

inAmerica

and

developed

into

an

art.(4)The

dark

days

when

imperialism

could

carve

up

_the

world

at

will

are

gone

forever.(5)It

was

common

practice

to

carve

objects

from

_animal

bones

to

pass

the

time.5OnetrulyuniquescenicspotinCanada

isthemighty

Niagara

Fallswithwaterrushing

over

its

edge

in

a

splendid

display

of

sights

and

sounds.加拿大真正独特的一处

景点是雄伟壮阔的尼亚加拉瀑布。水流从瀑布边缘倾泻而下，景色壮观，水声轰鸣。mighty

adj.巨大的，非凡的；强而有力的A

mighty

force

was

about

to

break

loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。【

拓

展

】mightn.威力；强大力量Ipushedtherockwith

allmy

might.我用尽全力推这块石头。单句语法填空(1)The

United

Kingdom

was

amighty

(might)empirebeforeWorldWarI.(2)Workers

ofour

factory

are

working

withmight

and

main

to

raise

labor

productivity.splendid

adj.

壮丽的，雄伟的；极佳的，非常好的The

house

commanded

some

splendid

views

of

Delaware

Bay.从这座房子可以俯瞰到特拉华湾壮丽的景色。【拓展】splendidly

adv.

辉煌地；华丽地；极好地The

old

woman

dressed

even

more

splendidly.那位老妇人穿着更为华丽。【词块背诵】splendid

scene壮丽的景象splendid

chance极好的机会单句语法填空(1)Our

team

gave

a

splendid

(splendor)account

of

ourselves

to

win

the

match.(2)As

soon

as

he

settled

down

to

his

new

job,Alex

got

ahead

splendidly

(splendid).6Apartfrom

itsgeographicaldiversity,Canada'smanyruralareas

and

urban

centersreflectthediversityof

its

residents.除了其地理环境的多元化，加拿大的许多农村地区和城市中心还体现了其居民的多元化。apart

from

除了

.

.

.

…

外(还),此外；除了

.

.

…

外(都),要不是Apart

from

English,westudyRussianandSpanish.除了英语以外，我们还学俄语及西班牙语。【

辨

析

】apartfrom,besides,except,exceptfor,exceptthat/when/where.….与butapart

from

表示包括或不包括，要根据上下文判断意思。besides

表示除....外(还有),是包括在内的意思。except表示除去，是不包括的意思。exceptfor“除….

…之外”,所排除的情况往往不影响整体或大局。exceptthat/when/where…接从句，表示不包括在内。but相当于except,

通常与no,all,nobody,everything等词连用。选词填空：apartfrom/besides/except/exceptfor/exceptthat/but(1)Wework

every

day

except/apartfrom

Sunday.(2)Iknownothingabouthimexceptthathelivesnextdoor.(3)The

weather

was

good_except

foranoccasionalshower.(4)In

this

case

there

is

no

choicebut_towait.(5)We

learn

some

other

subjectsbesides/apart

fromEnglish.urban

adj.城市的，城镇的Thequalityof

urban

livinghasbeendamaged

by

excessive

noise.城市生活的质量已被过量的噪声所破坏。【拓展】suburbanadj.市郊的；郊区的You

will

need

to

take

a

bus

to

reach

suburban

areas.

要去郊区，你就需要坐公共汽车。【词块背诵】urbanareas/districts/centers

城市地区/地区/中心suburban

areas

郊区地带完成句子(1)Modern

industry

has

been

concentrated

in

a

fewurbancenters(

城

市中

心

)

.(2)Livingstandardsforthepeople

insuburbanarea(

在

郊区

)continueto

rise.7.….while

theminority

groupsincluderesidents

from

Singapore

and

the

PacificIslands

…

…而少数族裔包括来自新加坡和太平洋岛屿的居民。minority

n.少数民族，少数群体；少数，少数人(反义词：majority)OnlyaminorityofBritishhouseholdsdonothaveacar.英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。【

拓

展

】minor

adj.

轻微的；较小的；次要的Shehadaminoroperationthedaybeforeyesterday.前天她做了一次小手术。【词块背诵】a

minority

of少数

…

.

.

in

a/the

minority占少数单句语法填空(1)Most

of

the

people

turned

their

back

to

him.Only

a

minority

(minor)of

people

gave

him

a

hand.(2)He

believes

that

his

opponents

are

in

a/the

minority.8This

ethnic

variety,in

turn,brings

about

cultural

diversity.种族多元化相应地导致文化多元化。bring

about

导致；引起His

wise

investment

of

his

capital

has

brought

about

a

great

change

in

his

life.

他对资本的精明投放已使他的生活发生巨变。Micro-organisms

are

the

agents

that

bring

about

the

chemical

change.【词块背诵】bring

back

带回；使回忆起bring

down降低，减少；使降落bringforward将……提前；提出bring

in

引入；赚得bring

out

使显现，使表现出bringup

提出；教育，养育【

说

明

】“导致，引起”的多种表达：bring

about;result

in;contribute

to;lead

to。微生物是引起化学变化的作用者。单句语法填空(1)He

urged

the

United

States

to

persist

with

its

efforts

to

bring.

about

peace.(2)Astronauts

have

brought

back

specimens

of

rock

from

the

moon.(3)The

pilot

managed

to

bring

the

plane

down

safely.(4)He

was

brought

up

by

his

uncle.9Should

you

find

yourself

in

one

of

these

subcultures,languages,cuisine,

architecture,art

and

music

will

define

your

encounter.

如果你发现自己置身于其中

一种亚文化中，那么(它的)语言、饮食、建筑、艺术和音乐会说明你邂逅的是何种文化。

should

用于倒装结构置于句首，省略连词if,构成倒装。Should

he

come(=Ifhe

should

come),tell

him

to

ring

me

up.如果他来的话，叫他打电话给我。Should

you

come

across

waste

paper

thrown

out

ofa

passing

car,pick

it

up.如果你遇到从一辆路过的汽车里扔出来的废纸，把它捡起来。【

说明

】在if引导的虚拟语气句中，如果从句含有were,should

或had,可将这个词置于句首，并省略if,

构成部分倒装。Should

it

rain(=If

it

should

rain),the

crops

would

be

saved.要是下雨，庄稼就得救了。Were

I

in

your

position(=IfI

were

in

your

position),I

would

go.如果我处在你的位置，我会去的。Had

you

arrived

five

minutes

earlier(=If

you

had

arrived

five

minutes

earlier),you

could

havemet

her.如果你早到五分钟，你就能见到她了。完成句子(1)If

it

should

rain

tomorrow/Should

it

rain

tomorrow

(如果明天下雨的话),

we'llhave

to

put

off

the

match.改为倒装句(2)If

you

had

worked

hard,you

would

have

finished

it

early.→Had

you

worked

hard,you

would

have

finished

it

early.(3)IfI

werea

bird,I

would

fly

to

you.→Were

Iabird,Iwouldfly

to

you.10..you

cansamplethefoodwitha

typical

French

flavor...……你可以品尝具有典型法式风味的美食

….…sample

vt.&n.(1)vt.

尝，品尝，体验；抽样检验Youget

to

sample

lots

of

baked

things

here.你可以在这儿品尝各种烘烤糕点。They

can

learn

English

and

sample

the

British

way

of

life.他们可以学习英语并体验英国人的生活方式。(2)n.

样本，样品；取样They

asked

me

to

work

up

some

sample

drawings

and

bring

themdown.他们请我画一些样图并带过去。【词块背诵】random

samples

随机样本

sample

rates抽样率写出句中sample

的词性及词义(1)Thousands

of

people

have

written

to

us

for

a

free

sample.名词，样品(2)I

sampled

the

delights

of

Greek

cooking

for

the

first

time.动词，品尝(3)We

sampled

the

stuff

and

found

it

satisfactory.动词，抽验最后，如果你想独辟蹊径的话，可以

……off

the

beaten

track

不落俗套，打破常规；远离闹市，偏远The

workers

ofthe

factorywent

offthe

beaten

track

and

designed

a

new-typegrinder.

该厂工人打破常规，设计了一台新型磨床。We

bought

this

antique

chair

in

a

little

shop

that

is

far

off

the

beaten

track.我们是在一家很偏僻的小店里买到这把古色古香的椅子的。【词块背诵】on

the

right/wrong

track

思路/做法对/不对on

the

track

of

追踪；寻找；探究keep/losetrack

of与……保持/失去联系；了解/不了解…..

的动态11

Finally,if

you

are

looking

for

something

off

the

beaten

track,you

may...单句语法填空(1)We

need

a

convincing

win

to

put

us

back

on

the

right

track.(2)This

vacation

spot

is_off

_the

beaten

track

because

it

is

a

new

one.

完成句子(3)The

research

institute

is

on

the

track

of

(正在寻找)

what

causes

the

arterydamage.12Giventheseculturaldifferences,itcomesas

nosurprise

that

Canada

hasbeen

celebrating

Multiculturalism

Day

since

2002.鉴于这些文化差异，加拿大自2002年以来就一直在庆祝多元文化日也就不足为奇了。given

prep.鉴于，考虑到[后接名词(短语),表示原因]Given

the

present

conditions,I

think

she's

done

rather

well.考虑到目前的条件，我认为她已做得相当出色。【

说明

】given

that“考虑到，鉴于”,引导原因状语从句。类似用法：

consideringthat(

考

虑

到

)

,

seeingthat

(

既

然

)

。单句语法填空(1)

Seeing

(see)that

he's

been

off

sick

all

week

he's

unlikely

to

come(2)Even

this

was

remarkable,

considering

(consider)that