canada --- land of the maple tree reading module 9 unit 1
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Canada --- Land of the Maple tree
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Module 9 Unit 1
Canada --- Land of the Maple Tree
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Reading task
Expressions
Experience Canada
activity
climate
geography
history
location
city
population
place of interest
size
symbol
activities
cities
climate
geographyhi
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population
size
symbol
Canada
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What are talked about in the text?
Category Description
______ About 30 million
______ The ______ is to the north, the USA to the south
______ Second largest country in the world
Geography _____ wastes; mountain; plains; rivers; forests.
Major cities
Toronto Largest in Canada; famous for the CN Tower
Montreal World second largest ____________ city
Vancouver _____ ; has the biggest Chinese population
Edmonton The largest pedestrian mall in the world.
Place of interest Niagara Falls; beautiful architecture
______ Quebec: originally a ______ colony; gold rush in 1896
______ Maple leaf
Population
Location
Size
History
Symbol
Arctic
Frozen
French-speaking
Multicultural
French
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Size
one of the largest second only to Russia border with US the longest no defence
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Location
in north America the Arctic in the north USA in the south the Atlantic in the east the Pacific in the west
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the Arctic in the north
Geography
frozen wastes vast mountain ranges enormous open plains countless rivers seemingly endless forests many wild animals fish
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Place of interest
fantastic natural scenery Niagara Falls beautiful architecture
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Cities
Vancouver
Toronto
Edmonton
Niagara
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multicultural
Montreal
History
Quebec originally colonized by France lost to the British in 1763
Alaska gold rush since 1896
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Symbol
maple leaf CN Tower Niagara Falls
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Population and culture
about 30 million urban, metropolitan lifestyle unique culture
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Climate
-20°C in winter in the arctic north
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Activities
outdoor activities hike sail ski snowmobile travel hunting photographing
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Toronto
the most multicultural in the world the largest in Canada CN Tower, the tallest in the world
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Montreal
the second largest in Canada the second largest French-speaking in the
world, next to Paris a port in Quebec province a mix of old and modern fashioned
buildings colourful nightlife
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Vancouver
in British Columbia on the Pacific coast harbour superb scenery close to the most popular wilderness and
ski areas modern comforts the largest Chinese population in North
America
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Edmonton
in Alberta province the West Edmonton Mall, the largest
pedestrian mall in the world 55,000 customers every day
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Niagara
most widely recognized natural phenomenon
near the Atlantic 670 meters wide, 56 meters’ fall partly semicircle
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Expressions second to; second to noneborder in the south; ice-covered lands in the northlocated in…for shortconsist ofbe shaped like…seek one’s fortunea handful of be featured ongo with…name Canada the best country
Expressions
treasures Canada has to offer
Toronto is said to be …
rising 553 metres in to the sky
Paris being the largest, …
the waterfalls, the largest of which is…
Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.
be said to do
Beautiful scenery is just one of the treasures
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Canada has to offer.
that
I explained the trouble I have finding his house.I admire the care he took of the old man.
be said to do
Toronto is often said to be the most multicultural city in the world.
It is often said that Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world.
The mall is said to be the largest pedestrian mall in the world.
It is said that the mall is the largest pedestrian mall in the world.
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-ing 作定语、状语
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There are concrete skyscrapersRising into 553 meters into the sky,
it is the tallest tower in the world.
As it rises It is like an underground city, covering
an area of more than 20 football
pitches.
reaching upwards.
which reach
which covers
独立主格结构 Montreal is also the second largest
French-speaking city in the world, Paris being the largest.
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and Paris is
As it was very hot, we went swimming.It being very hot, we went swimming.
He hurried off, crying for help.He hurried off, his wife crying for help.He hurried off, while his wife cried for help.
定语从句
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The waterfalls, the largest of which is shaped like a semicircle, are 670 metres wide.
He bought many books, none of which is about history.他买了许多书本，没有一本历史书。
倒装语序Smaller in size, but equally famous, is the city of Vancouver.
Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.
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