TheSaintJeanBaptisteSocietywasfoundedin1834topreservetheFrenchlanguageandnationalhistoryandtopromotetheindependenceofQuebec.Thesocietychosethemapleleafasitssymbol.In1848themapleleafwasreferredtoasthechosenemblemofCanadainaTorontoliteraryannual.

UsedbyTroops

By1860，the100thRegiment(theRoyalCanadians) incorporatedtheimageofthemapleleafintoitsbadge.ItwasagainusedbyCanadiantroopsin1939duringWorldWarⅡasadistinctivesymboloftheirCanadianidentity.

ConfederationSong

In1867，AlexanderMuirwroteCanada’sconfederationsong.ItwastitledTheMapleLeafForeverand

wasregardedasthenationalsongofCanadaformanydecades.

StateSymbol

OntarioandQuebecincludedthemapleleafintheircoatofarmsby1867.

UseonCurrency

Atonepoint，themapleleafwasoneveryCanadiancoin，buttodayitremainsononlythepenny.

NationalSymbol

OnFebruary15,1965，thenationalflagofCanadawasinaugurated.Theredandwhiteflagfeaturesthemapleleafastheonlysymbol.PreviouslytheCanadianflaghadasmallUnionJackintheupper-leftcorner.FrenchCanadiansdidnotapprovebecausetheyhadnotiestoEngland.EnglishCanadianswerekeenertokeepit.OnethirdofthepopulationwasneitherFrenchCanadiannorEnglishCanadianandwantedsomethingentirelynew.ThemapleleafsymbolizedandcelebratedauniquelyCanadianidentity.

1．iconicadj.图标的

2．emblemn．象征；徽章

3．inauguratev．举行仪式；创始

Readthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1．DoyouknowhowmanyspeciesofmaplearethereinCanada?

Ten.

2．WhyFrenchCanadiansdidnotapproveasmallUnionJackintheflag?

BecausetheythoughttheyhadnotiestoEngland.

Period One　Welcome to the unit & Reading

Ⅰ.单词自测

1．countlessadj.无数的，数不清的

2．freezingadj.极冷的，冰冻的；adv.极冷地

3．recreationn．娱乐，消遣

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教材

Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：Canada—land of maple trees

Reading(2)：Canada—land of maple trees

Word power: Touring the UK

Grammar and usage: Overview of attributive clauses

Task(1): Planning a trip: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Planning a trip: Skills building 3

Project(1): Making a presentation about Chinese culture

Project(2): Making a presentation about Chinese culture

Self-assessment

Unit 2 Witnessing time

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：The Acropolis now

Reading(2)：The Acropolis now

Word power: Greek in English

Grammar and usage: Overview of noun clauses

Task(1): Writing a letter about the Tower of London: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Writing a letter about the Tower of London: Skills building 3

Project(1): Writing a proposal for saving a building

Project(2): Writing a proposal for saving a building

Self-assessment

Unit 3 The meaning of colour

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：National flags, colours and cultures

Reading(2)：National flags, colours and cultures

Word power: National flowers; Colour idioms

Grammar and usage: Overview of adverbial clauses

Task(1): Designing a Beijing opera mask: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Designing a Beijing opera mask: Skills building 3

Project(1): Reporting on colours and cultures

Project(2): Reporting on colours and cultures

Self-assessment

Unit 4 Behind beliefs

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：Biblical idioms in English

Reading(2)：Biblical idioms in English

Word power: Religions; Religious words

Grammar and usage: Analysis of complicated sentences

Task(1): Telling a story about Father Christmas: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Telling a story about Father Christmas: Skills building 3

Project(1): Reporting on a historic religious site

Project(2): Reporting on a historic religious site

Self-assessment

考点

词汇

语音

语法

主题

语篇范围

语用

其他

语音及听说

词汇

完形填空

阅读理解

补全对话

短文/单句改错

翻译

书面表达

试卷

高考

专辑

教材

Unit 1 Other countries, other cultures

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：Canada—land of maple trees

Reading(2)：Canada—land of maple trees

Word power: Touring the UK

Grammar and usage: Overview of attributive clauses

Task(1): Planning a trip: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Planning a trip: Skills building 3

Project(1): Making a presentation about Chinese culture

Project(2): Making a presentation about Chinese culture

Self-assessment

Unit 2 Witnessing time

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：The Acropolis now

Reading(2)：The Acropolis now

Word power: Greek in English

Grammar and usage: Overview of noun clauses

Task(1): Writing a letter about the Tower of London: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Writing a letter about the Tower of London: Skills building 3

Project(1): Writing a proposal for saving a building

Project(2): Writing a proposal for saving a building

Self-assessment

Unit 3 The meaning of colour

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：National flags, colours and cultures

Reading(2)：National flags, colours and cultures

Word power: National flowers; Colour idioms

Grammar and usage: Overview of adverbial clauses

Task(1): Designing a Beijing opera mask: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Designing a Beijing opera mask: Skills building 3

Project(1): Reporting on colours and cultures

Project(2): Reporting on colours and cultures

Self-assessment

Unit 4 Behind beliefs

Welcome to the unit

Reading(1)：Biblical idioms in English

Reading(2)：Biblical idioms in English

Word power: Religions; Religious words

Grammar and usage: Analysis of complicated sentences

Task(1): Telling a story about Father Christmas: Skills building 1 and 2

Task(2): Telling a story about Father Christmas: Skills building 3

Project(1): Reporting on a historic religious site

Project(2): Reporting on a historic religious site

Self-assessment

考点

词汇

语音

语法

主题

语篇范围

语用

其他

语音及听说

词汇

完形填空

阅读理解

补全对话

短文/单句改错

翻译

书面表达

试卷

高考

专辑