Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures

Reading: Language points

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, ____ second only to _____ Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic scenery.

A. the; / B. the; the C. /; / D. a; a

2. Canada has vast areas of wilderness, from the Arctic north, where average winter temperatures are usually minus 20°C, to the 8,892-kilometre-long border with the USA in the south, _____ is said to be the longest border in the world not defended by an army or the police.

A. what B. that C. as D. which

3. Within this huge country, there are ______ wastes, vast mountain ranges, enormous open plains, countless rivers and seemingly endless forests. A. frozen B. freezing

4. There are many wild animals in the forests and on the ________ cold lands in the north, and fish are abundant in the seas and rivers.

A. frozen B. Freezing

5. The vast majority of Canada's population of about 30 million people ______ urban.

A. is B. are

6. You'll be thrilled by Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton---all ______ internationally for their metropolitan lifestyle, beautiful architecture.

A. knowing B. known C. to know D. having known

7. _____ in the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, which is often called the CN Towere for short.

A. Locate B. To locate C. Located D. Having located

8. _____ 553 metres into the sky, it is the tallest tower in the world.

A. Raising B. Rising C. To raise D. Risen

9. There are old buildings, churches, narrow streets and alleys, all alongside glass and steel and concrete skyscrapers _______ upwards.

A. reaching B. pointing C. standing D. building

10. Smaller in size, but _____ famous, is the city of Vancouver in the province of British Columbia on the Pacific coast.

A. equally B. ever C. just D. still

11. Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls. It is perhaps the most widely ________ natural phenomenon in Canada.

A. recognized B. regarded C. thought D. known

12. Although only ________ people were successful, many stayed and established settlements in the area, and there are now many museums showing what life was like back then.

A. a few of B. few of C. plenty of D. a handful of

B. Difficult points explanation

1. Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, second only to Russia, and has always been famous for its fantastic scenery.(p2 L1-2)

second only to: 僅次于

1). Our city has an area of 20,000 square kilometres, ______________the largest city in our province.

2). It is not likely that you will be given a second opportunity.

3). The American swimmer came second.

2. On the eastern and western boundaries, the country borders the two great oceans-the Atlantic and the Pacific. (P2 Lines 6-7)

border: v. to touch at the edge or boundary

China borders Russia and many other countries.

Jordan holds a key position, _______ both Israel and Iraq.

Dave lives in a small town in Canada, near the American border.

You can not pass the border line without a passport.

3. There are many wild animals in the forests and on the freezing, ice-covered lands in the north, and fish are abundant in the seas and rivers. (P2 L9-11)

abundant adj. available in large quantity

This lake is abundant in fish.

You have abundant time to go there.

This autumn, farmers had an abundant harvest.

4. You will be thrilled by Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Edmonton-all known internationally for their metropolitan lifestyle, beautiful architecture and unique culture. (P2 L16-18)

1. The exhibition ________ all the visitors who came to the gallery. It was a great success.

2. They __________at the news of the victory.

Put the following into Chinese.

A thrill went through her the moment her flight took off.

The performance gave us a big thrill.

It is a big thrill watching a 3D film in a virtual reality cinema.

5. There are old buildings, churches, narrow streets and alleys, all alongside glass and steel and concrete skyscrapers reaching upwards. (L29-30)

alongside: 與......一起；與......同時

In this city, traditional beliefs go alongside a modern urban lifestyle.

Volunteers worked alongside professional builders in the construction programme.

6. Vancouver has superb scenery, a beautiful harbour, and all the comforts of modern life and international cuisine... (L35-37)

superb: very good; excellent

The hotel offers superb views of the sea.

We have superb cooks and offer superb service in our restaurant.

I read a superb novel written by my favourite author.

7. ...a beautiful harbour, and all the comforts of modern life and international cuisine, in addition to being close to the most popular wilderness and ski areas. (L35-37)

in addition to: as well as; also

Kate has a flat in London ____________ a villa in France.

Mr Zhou is popular with his students because he really cares for his students __________ his years of experience as a teacher.

8. Historians say that approximately one million people left their homes from different areas all over North America to seek their fortunes in the ‘Gold rush’.(p3 L48-50)

approximately: about/around

1). This supermarket covers approximately 10,000 square kilometres.

2). Tom knew the result of the exam, approximately.

9. ... approximately one million people left their homes from different areas all over North America to seek their fortunes in the ‘Gold rush’. (p3 L48-50)

seek: try to find sth / ask for sth

1) The police are seeking a witness, who may know something about the robbery.

2) People don’t often find what they seek.

3). Many people went to seek gold in California.

10. Although only a handful of people were successful, many stayed and established settlements in the area…

1). Only a handful of people attended the meeting last Sunday.

2). handful of holiday-makers paid the extra fee to visit the tourist attraction.

3). Though they put an advertisement on TV, only a handful of applicants turned up.

Talk about detailed information.

Category Description

Population

Location

Size

Geography

Landscape

Places of interest

History & symbol

Project:

1. L5-6 …--- the conversation quickly turns to sport.

理解turn to在下列各句的意思：

1)He told me that if we needed financial help, we could turn to him.

2)Now let us turn to another aspect of the problem.

3)Let’s turn to Page 102.

用turn over turn down turn up turn in turn out 填空

1.We politely _________ the invitation.

2.The criminal ______herself____.

3.The person I spoke to ________ to be an Italian.

4.The work ____________ to the secretary.

5. Several old friends ________at the reunion.

2. The Australians’ devotion to sport, however, does not mean that most of them actually do much sport.

澳大利亞人熱衷體育運動，　但這并不意味著大多數澳大利亞人真的從事很多體育運動．

devotion n. 熱衷，投入，常和“to”連用．

把過多的時間用于體育運動就使用于學習的時間太少了。

The devotion of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying.

devote v.（與to連用）獻身；專心于…

他把他的全部時間都用在工作上了。He devoted all his time to his job.

退休后,他將要致力于園藝。After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.

從都知道我們的廠長對妻子十分忠誠。

Everybody knows that our director is very devoted to his wife.

3. L16-17 Many people owe their love of sport to the perfect weather conditions for it.

owe v. (1) 欠錢 (2)感激 (3) 應該把…歸功于(與to連用)

我們十分感激父母。We owe our parents a lot.

年輕作家把自己的成功歸于他老師的鼓勵。

The young writer owed his success to his teacher's encouragement.

拓展：

1). owing to 由于, 因...之緣故＝because of; on account of:

I couldn‘t attend, __________illness.

2). owe it to…that 全靠

全靠老師的幫忙，他才考上大學．

He owed it to his teacher that he was admitted into a university.

4. L23-24 Since most tennis court are equipped with lighting facilities,….

equip (equipped, equipped)裝備；配備 be equipped with　裝備有

用decorate, equip, furnish 填空

1) They can't afford to________ their laboratories properly because of lack of funds.

2) The room was ________with the simplest essentials, a bed, a chair, and a table.

3) On National Day we _____________ the streets with flags.

5. L52-54 Among the most impressive athletes were the swimmers, but all of the athletes were worthy of praise.

1) Among the most impressive athletes were the swimmers是倒裝句，介詞短語位于句首，句子全部倒狀．

2) 值得干……的表達:

be worth doing

be worthy to be done

be worthy of being done

It is worthwhile to do /doing

It is worth the while to do sth.

這篇文章值得一讀．

The book is worth doing/ is worthy to be done/ is worthy of being done.

It is worthwhile reading the book/ to read the book/

It is worth the while to read the book.

6. So, while a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation.

所以,雖然澳大利亞人在體育方面只看不練的人數可能占了很高的比例,但就其人口主體而言,澳大利亞的確是一個運動大國.

1) rather than 用法小結：

a) 而不

He decided to telephone rather than to write.

b) 和would/should構成 would/should rather do sth. than do sth.

He would rather beg in the streets

than get money in such a dishonest way.

c) 與other than 的區別，other than是 “除了…，除…之外．”

There's nobody here other than me.

2) as far as …is/are concerned　“就……而言”

類似的表達: as far as I know 據我所知

as far as I can see據我看

就我個人而言，我更愿意到英國去學習深造．

As far as I am concerned, I would rather go to the UK for further study.

Practice