Unit 5 Canada —— “The true North”(Period 1 Warming up and Reading 1)
300名學生three hundred students
這些雞蛋里的3打 three dozen of these eggs
幾打雞蛋 dozens of eggs
5. many people think it is the most beautiful city in canada, as it is surrounded by mountains on the north and east and the pacific. 許多人都認為溫哥華是加拿大最美麗的城市,因為它的北面和東面都被大山包圍。
surround vt. 包圍,環繞,圍繞
surround sb/sth with sb/sth
sth/sb be sourrounded by/with sth
籬笆環繞著學校。the fence surrounds the school
他們出動了軍隊包圍了該城。they have surrounded the town with troops.
房子的四周有高墻。the house is surrounded by high walls.
6. on the coast north of vancouver some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world still remain.溫哥華以北的海岸依然生長著世界上最古老,最美麗的森林。
north of = to the north 表示“在……的北方”,其他方位詞,如:east, west, south, southeast, northeast等,都有類似的用法。
他住在洛杉磯以東(的地方)。
he lives to the east of los angeles
7. that afternoon in the train the cousins settled down in their seats. 那天下午表姐妹倆才在火車上落了座。
settle down 安穩坐下,安居下來,適應起來
他爺爺手拿報紙坐在扶手椅里。
his grandfather settled down in the armchair with a newspaper.
你適應新工作了嗎? have you settled down in your new job yet?
8. many of them have a gift for working with animals and they can win thousands of dollars in prizes. 他們中許多人都有與獸共舞的才能,他們能贏得幾千美元的獎金。
have a gift for 在…..方面有天分;有天賦
她對學語言有天賦。she has a gift for learning languages.
好像他對音樂有些天賦。it seems he has a gift for music.
period 3 learning about language
step 1: check the answers of exercise 1 on page 36
multi = many meanings
multicoloured made of many colours
multichannel having many channels
multiform existing in many forms
multinational including many nations
multistorey having many stories / storeys
multimedia using many media
multitrack made of many tracks
multifaith including many religions / faiths
multimember made of many members / people
-ward(s) = in a direction meanings
forward(s) ahead, to the front
eastward(s) to the east
westward(s) to the west
southward(s) to the south
backward(s) to the rear; to the back
outward(s) out, in a direction away
northward(s) to the north
inward(s) to the inside
toward(s) in a direction to
step 2: check the answers of exercise 2 on page 36
extremely、have a gift for、settle down、coast
surround、harbour、figure out、port、within
step3:check the answers of exercise 3 on page 36
figure out 、harbour、within、border、a gift for
settled down、surrounded 、extremely