课程内容
九年级英语Unit 8《Culture Shapes Us》Lesson 46 Home to Many Cultures
New words
1.percent n.百分之......
2.central adj.中部的，中间的
3.immigrant n.移民
4.according to prep.根据；依据
5.official adj.官方的；正式的
6.custom n.习惯；风俗；习俗
Canada is home to many cultures.Three _percent__ of all Canadians are First Nations people.The people of the First Nations were there before other people came to North America.Now more than half of Canadians have British or French blood.The rest are from every part of the world:Asia,Africa,_Central__ America,South America,Australia and other European countries.
Canada became a country in 1867,and for more than a hundred years,most _immigrants___ in the country were from Europe.In the 1970s and 1980s,that changed._According___ to a survey,the number of European immigrants dropped from 90 percent to 25 percent,and the number of Asian immigrants rose from 3 percent to 48 percent.
Although Canada has two _official_ languages--English and French,most Canadians do not speak both.Many immigrants speak two languages--the language of their first country and English or French.Canada welcomes cultural differences in the people who live there.
So what is a Canadian?That's a little hard to describe.Canada does not have one culture-it has many.It is important that people from different cultures can live together in one country.
Is there a Canadian food?Not really.Is there a Canadian _religion___?No.Is there a Canadian kind of music?No again.Is there a Canadian way of understanding the world?Yes.It's that people should respect and accept one another and help one another.It's important to keep different languages,religions and customs alive.
Language notes
1.Three percent of all Canadians are First Nations people.
percent是“百分之......”的意思。在英语中，百分数用“基数词+percent”表示。
拓展：基数词+percent of+名词.代词用作主语时，谓语动词与介词后面的名词或代词一致。
2.Now more than half of...
more than多于；超过，其后跟数词，相当于over；
拓展：more than还意为“不仅仅；不止”
3.The rest are from...
the rest多余的；剩余的
拓展：the rest of其余的；剩余的
后接名词或代词。the rest of结构作主语时，谓语动词的单复数取决于of后面接的名词的单复数形式。
4.according to根据；后接名词或代词。
5.the number of...意为“......的数量”，后接可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
拓展：a number of表示“许多；大量”，后接可数名词复数，作主语时谓语动词是复数。
6.from...to...为常用介词短语，意为“从......到......”
7.That's a little hard to describe.
a little的用法归纳
完成句子
1.北京是多种文化的发源地。
Beijing is _home to__ many cultures.
2.一半以上的学生来自中国。
_More than half of_ the students come from China.
3.他能明白这一点很重要。
_It's important__ that he can understand it.
4.孩子们应该尊敬自己的父母和老师。
Kids should _respect____ parents and teachers.
5.读英文报纸是学习英语的一种好方法。
Reading English newspapers is _a good way to learn_ English.
Let's Do It!
1.Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1.What percent of Canadians are from the First Nations?
_3%_____
2.What languages do most immigrants to Canada speak?
_The language of their first country and English or French.____
3.Why are there many cultures in Canada?
_Because many immigrants from every part of the world come to Canada.___
4.What's the Canadian way of understanding the world?
_It's that people should respect and accept one another and help one another.It's important to keep different languages,religions and customs alive._____
2.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
1.He came back from _Canada___(canada)three years ago,but he keeps in touch with his _Canadian__(Canada) friends.
2.If you could travel to only one _European___(Europe)country,which one would you choose?
3.He wonders what this means for the future of _Asian__(Asia) markets.
4.Understanding cultural _differences___(difference) is very important for companies involved international business.
5.I'd like to take you to our city's _central__(centre) park.
3.Make sentences using the given information.
1.the number of websites/22 in 2009/315 in 2013/the report(rise from...to,according to)
→The number of websites rose from 22 in 2009 to 315 in 2013,according to the report.
2.the price of it/$25 a kilogram in 2003/$250 this year/the research(rise from...to,according to)
→The price of it rose from $25 a kilogram in 2003 to $250 this year according to the research.
3.David's weight/150 pounds last month/120 pounds this month/his doctor(drop from...to,according to)
→David's weight dropped from 150 pounds last month to 120 pounds this month according to his doctor.
Homework:
Finish the exercises of Lesson 46.
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