必修三Unit5 Canada language points.pptVIP

 ①surroundings 专指自然环境，从周围的事物这一客体着眼。 a beautiful surroundings /environment ②environment 既可以指自然环境，也可以指精神环境，从环境对人的感受、道德观念的影响着眼。 ③condition的复数形式 conditions可表示“环境，情况”的意思，但它主要是抽象意义上的。 living conditions生活状况 与settle相关的短语: settle an old score 清算旧帐 settle for sth. 勉强接受 settle in/into sth. 适应 settle on sth. 选定; 决定 border (n.)边界；国界；边沿 (vt.vi.)与……接壤；接近 ●用法拓展 a border town 边境城市 the border of the lake 湖边 on the border of 将要；接近于；在……的边界上 border on sth. 接近某物，毗邻某物；几乎与……接近；近似 Read the passage again and find the main characters of Toronto, Montreal. What can you see and do in the two different cities? 7, confirming that fall had arrived in Canada. ……表明秋天已经来到加拿大。 阅读下列句子，注意confirm的意思。 1) Has everyone confirmed (that) they’re coming? 2) The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights. 3) He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season. [自我归纳] confirm 意为 ___________ (句1、句2)，后可接that从句；也可意为 ________________________ (句3)。 [拓展] confirmation n. 证实、确认书、证明书 confirmed adj. 确定的、已被证实的 批准(职位、协议等)、确认 证实、确定 confirm （vt.) (尤指通过提供证据)证实，证明；确定，确认 ●用法拓展 confirm sb. in belief/opinion/theory 使某人对信念/观点/理论明确 confirm sth./that... 证实 confirm whether... 确认是否…… It has been confirmed that... 已经确定…… confirm （vt.) ①有人问她时，她肯定了她将要退休。 When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire. ②我们必须确认那是不是真的。 We must confirm whether it is true or not. ③已经确定刘易斯的下一场拳击赛将阵布鲁诺。 It has been confirmed that Lewiss next fight will be against Bruno. 重点例句： …, and that Canada’s population is only slightly over thirty million, but now they were amazed to see such an empty country. 8. slightly slightly (adv.) 轻微地；稍微 ①The number of passengers by this line fell off slightly in January. 一月份这条航线的乘客数量略有减少。 ②This one is slightly better than that. 这一个比那个稍好一点。 slightly (adv.) ●用法拓展 slight (adj.) 微小的，轻微的，微不足道的；不结实的，纤弱的；脆弱的 ①I have a slight cold. 我患了轻微的感冒。 ②The wind seemed to lift her slight body. 风似乎要把她瘦弱的身体吹起来。 9. distance In the distance, they could see the misty c