Book 3 Unit5 Canada----"The True North"

Ⅰ: Preview：

1. 了解加拿大的概况--地理位置，主要城市，风土人情等；

了解多元文化现象和多元文化国家的特点

2. 学会方向与位置的表达法

3. 掌握本单元词汇和习惯用法

4. 掌握同位语从句的用法

Ⅱ. Language points:

1. It is the second largest county in the world. 它是世界第二大国。

1）"the+序数词+形容词最高级+名词" 表示 "第几大/高/长"的意思.

The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.

黄河是中国的第二长河。

2）"the +形容词最高级"表示"最......"而"a/an +形容词最高级"表示"很，非常"=very

　　This is a most interesting film. 这是一部非常有趣的电影.

3）"The+序数词"表示"第几......"而"a/an+序数词"表示"再一，又 一"

This is the first time I have been in Beijing.这是我第一次来北京.

He has eaten two apples, and he wants to have a third one.

他已经吃了两个苹果,还想再吃一个.

2. Rather than take the airplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train west to east across Canada.

　　他们不想一路乘飞机,她们决定飞到温哥华,再从西海岸乘火车横穿加拿大到达东海岸.

rather than 而不是,不愿,不要, 常用来连接并列的成分.

1) I would have a coffee rather than coke. 我想喝咖啡,不想喝可乐。

2) He was busy writing a letter rather than reading the newspaper.

3) I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.

相关短语：

1) would rather do ...than do=would do ...rather than do ...宁可...也不...

2) prefer to do...rather than do...宁可...也不...

3) or rather 更确切的说

He worked till late last night, or rather, early this morning.

他昨晚工作到很晚,更确切的说,直到今天早上.

4) other than = but, except 除了...以外,除了

There's nobody here other than me. 除了我这里没有别人.

5) would rather 后接宾语从句时,谓语动词用虚拟语气.当表示一个现在或将来的愿望时,谓语动词用一般过去时，常用结构 "would rather sb. did/didn't sth."; 当表示一个过去的愿望时,谓语动词用过去完成时.

1) ---- Do you mind if I smoke?

---- Well, I'd rather you didn't. 嗯,你最好别抽.

2) I would rather you came with us. 我倒愿意你和我们一起来.

3. It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 metres.