Unit 5 Canada-The true north(必修三)

Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”(人教版必修三)
一．重点词汇：multicultural quiz Canadian beaver grizzly polar penguin prime governor continent baggage chat scenery eastward westward upward surround harbor measure aboard eagle stampede cowboy within border slight slightly acre urban location topic mix mixture bush maple frost confirm wealthy distance mist misty schoolmate booth downtown pearl approximately dawn workplace buffet broad nearby tradition terrify terrified pleased impress impressive prime minister rather than settle down manage to do catch sight of have a gift for in the distance
二．单元重点词汇讲解
1. 在“one of + 复数名词或代词+定语从句”结构中的主谓一致
⑴在“one of +复数名词或代词+定语从句”结构中，分句中的谓语动词用复数形式；
e.g. This is one of the most interesting questions that have been asked.
He is one of the few persons I know who have learnt from experience.
⑵当one之前有the only等词修饰时，分句中的谓语动词用单数形式。

e.g. Sara was the only one of the youngest girls who plays in the band.
He was the only one of the boys who was given a prize.
2. lie作为不同意思时的过去式和过去分词
⑴撒谎：lie----lied----lied;
⑵躺着，平放：lie----lay----lain;
⑶产卵，下蛋，放：lay----laid----laid
3. adj.＋ly→adv.
wonderful(adj.)极好的；精彩的→wonderfully(adv.)极好地；精彩地
obvious(adj.)明显的→obviously(adv.)明显地
violent(adj.)猛烈的；强暴的→violently(adv.)猛烈地；激烈地
peaceful(adj.)和平的；安宁的→peacefully(adv.)平静地；和平地4. rather than 与其；不愿；而不是
would rather do...than do...＝would do...rather than do...宁愿……不愿……
prefer to do...rather than do...宁愿……而不愿……
would rather that... 宁愿……(从句中常用虚拟语气)
other than 不同于；除了……以外
or rather 更确切地说
5. surround vt. &vi. 包围；围绕
surround...with...用……包围……
be surrounded with/by... 被……包围/环绕
surrounding adj.周围的；附近的
surroundings n.环境；周边事物
e.g. Once upon a time，a king who was polite to surrounding countries lived in a castle surrounded by a large forest and having wonderful surroundings.
6. measure vt. & vi. 测量；衡量；判定n. 计量制；计量单位；措施
measure...by... 用……来衡量……
be measured by/in 用……来衡量/计算
take measures to do sth. 采取措施做某事
take one’s measure 量某人的尺寸
make sth.to sb.’s measure 照某人的尺寸做某物
7. aboard adv. & prep. 在(船、飞机、火车、公共汽车)上；上(船、飞机、火车等)
go aboard (the ship/plane/train) 上(船、飞机或火车)
Welcome aboard！欢迎乘坐！
on board (＝aboard) 在船上；在飞机上
e.g. The man with broad shoulders boarded the plane to travel abroad and he only took daily necessaries aboard.
8. settle down定居；(使……)平静下来；专心于
settle down to (doing) sth. (to 为介词)开始认真对待……；定下心来做……
settle vt. 解决(问题、纠纷等)；定居
settlement n. 解决；定居；协议
settler n. 定居者；移民者
e.g. After this panda settled down in the mountain，she settled herself down. Look！She is settling down to eating bamboo leaves. 9. manage和try辨析
(1)manage to do“(设法)做成某事”，含有“成功；办成”的意思
(2)try to do“试图做某事”，但不知道能否做成
e.g. In spite of bad weather，we __________ to get to the airport in time.
He _______ to make his daughter believe what he said，but he failed.
10. catch sight of 看见；瞥见
at first sight乍看起来；一看见
in/within sight 在视线内；看得见
out of sight 看不见；在视线外
at the sight of 一看见……
lose sight of 看不见……
come into sight 进入视野中
11. have a gift for有……天赋
gift (＝talent) n.天赋；天生的才能；礼物
gifted (＝talented) adj 有天分的；有天赋的
a gifted man＝a man of many gifts一位多才多艺的人
be gifted/talented in sth. 擅长做某事
e.g. The gifted musician is a man of many gifts，who had a gift for music when he was a child，and now he is gifted in playing many musical instruments.
12. terrify vt.使恐惧，使惊吓；恐吓，威胁
terrify sb.into doing sth. 恐吓/威胁某人做某事
terrifying adj. 可怕的(用来形容事/物)
terrified adj. 很害怕；恐惧(用来形容人或人的表情)
be terrified of (doing) sth.害怕……
be terrified at/by...因……而害怕
be terrified that...害怕……
e.g. From the boy’s __________ look，we can see the ________ noise ________ him (terrify) .
13. mix vt. & vi.混合；调配
mix sth. with sth. 把某物与某物混合起来
mix with sth. 与某物相融合
mix up 弄错；弄乱；混淆
mix...up with... 把……和……搞混了
mixture n. 混合(物)；混合状态
14. confirm vt.被证实；证明；批准
confirm sth. / that.../what 从句证实……
confirm sb.in sth. 使某人确信某事
It has been confirmed that... 已经确定……
15. in the distance在远处
at/from a distance 从远处，离一段距离
at a distance of... 在……的距离
within walking distance 步行即可到达的地方，几步之遥的地方keep sb.at a distance 与某人保持一定距离
keep one’s distance from 与……保持距离
distant adj.(时间或空间)遥远的；久远的；远处的；远亲的，远房的
16. tradition n.传统；风俗
It is a tradition to do sth. / that... 做某事是传统
by tradition 按照传统
traditional adj. 传统的；惯例的
17. impress vt. 使印象深刻；使铭记
impress sth. on/upon sb.使某人铭记……；使某人明白某事物的重要性
impress sb. with sth.＝be impressed by/with sth.给某人留下深刻印象
impression n. 印象；感想；想法
leave/make/have a (n)...impression on sb.给某人留下……的印象18. as far as...远到……；(表示程度、范围)就……而言；尽……
as/so far as I know/can tell 就我所知/依我看
as/so far as I am concerned 就我而言
as well as既……又；和……一样好
as good as 与……几乎一样；简直；几乎
as long as 只要；长达
as soon as 一……就……
19. surroundings主要指自然环境，偏重于生活、居住的周围环境
environment指大的自然环境，范围要比surroundings大；也可指精神环境、人文环境。

强调环境对人的感受、道德以及观念的影响
e.g. As is known to all, an unhappy home can affect a child's behavior.
It took me a few weeks to get used to my new . 三．用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The aliens took me the UFO so that they could do research on me.
2．There is just (slight) too much salt in the soup. 3．David likes to surround himself young people.
4．The tailor made a suit my measure.
5．We are living in pleasant (surround)．
6．Her mother has a gift making guests feel at home.
7．She would die than give in to the thief.
8．Jenny managed (pass) her driving test on the fifth attempt. 9．I caught sight an empty seat at the back of the bus.
10．I want to get married and settle .
11．He was deeply troubled by the thought she might leave him. 12．I finished the work in advance, all of them (help) me. 13．We must take measures (stop) pollution.
14．Our class has more students than other class.
15．I would stay at home than go out.
16．If you add too much liquid, the (mix) will not be thick enough.
17．It became fashionable for (wealth) families to send their teenage children to foreign countries.
18．A straight line is the shortest (distant) between two points.
19．It is an old (traditional) for Chinese people to get together and eat dumplings on the eve of the Spring Festival. 20．Mr. Smith was (please) that his father was being taken care of in the Home of the Aged.
21．The (terrify) news made her awake all night long. 22．My father impressed me the value of hard work.
=My father impressed the value of hard work me.
23．Her gentleness has given me a deep (impress)．
24．After dinner we often walk as as the bank of the river.
25．Much to his delight, he saw his mistress'blue shirt the distance.
26．I often dreamed my younger brother soon after I left home.
27．Don't mix the two kinds of vegetable seeds.
28．We shall go on tour to Shanghai in summer vacation.
29．dawn I woke him up and said we were leaving.
30．all teachers are for this plan. That is, some people are against it.
31．The couple entered the hall, (talk) with each other.
32．We all think she is working very hard and she will surely go to a very good university.
四．语篇填空
The next morning the bushes and maple trees outside their windows were red，gold and orange，and there was frost on the ground,1.________ (confirm) that fall had arrived in Canada. After arriving in Toronto,2.________ biggest and most wealthy city in Canada，Li Daiyu and her cousin went on a tour of the city. Having climbed up the tall CN Tower，they looked across the lake.3.________ the distance，the misty cloud 4.________ (rise)from the great Niagara Falls.
5.________ they walked north from the harbor area，Li Daiyu
phoned Lin Fei，one of her mother’s old 6.________ (schoolmate)，from a telephone booth. They met Lin Fei around dusk in downtown Chinatown，and they chatted 7.________ her at a restaurant. The train left late that night and arrived in Montreal 8.________ dawn the next morning. At a buffet restaurant，they were looking over the broad St Lawrence River 9.________ they met a young man called Henri,10.________ told them that most people in the city spoke both English and French，but the city had French culture and traditions.。