Unit5 CanadaThe True North

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Canada

How much do you know about Canada?Lets have a quiz.

1. Which is the national flag of Canada?B.A. C. D.

2. What language(s) do Canadians speak? A. English. B. English and German. C. English and French. D. English and Spanish.

3. What is the capital of Canada?A. B.

Vancouver. Toronto.C. D.

Calgary. Ottawa.

4. What is the national animal of Canada?A. B.

Beaver. Grizzly bear.C. D.

Polar bear. Penguin.

5. What is the Canadian leader called? A. President B. Prime Minister C. Governor D. King

6. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th

Ottawa9.98million km25,500km

6. Canada is the ______ largest country in the world. A. 2nd B. 3rd C. 4th D. 5th_______ is the largest country; _______ is the third largest.RussiaChina

7. Which continent is Canada in? A. North Africa. B. South Africa. C. North America. D. South America.North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaArctic

8. How many Great Lakes are there in Canada? What are they?Lake Superior (Lake Huron( )Lake Erie( )Lake Ontario( )Lake Michigan ( )CanadaU.S.A

Lake Superior (Lake Huron( )Lake Erie( )Lake Ontario ( )

What words would you use to describe Canada?

ReadingA Trip on The True North

I am Liu QianI am Li Daiyu

Read the passage fast to find out:

1.What is The True North 2. The main places mentioned in the text, and try to draw their travelling route( .I. Listening & Skimming

The True North is the train that goes across Canada / the cross-Canada train.What is The True North?

VancouverRocky MountainsCalgaryThunder BayLake SuperiorTorontoThe main places mentioned in the text.Can you draw their travelling route on the map?

Can you draw the travalling route of the two girls?Vancouver Rocky Mts.Calgary Thunder BayToronto L. Superior

What have they seen and learned there?Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly?What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains? What is Calgary famous for?Where is Thunder Bay? What have they known about it?II. Detailed reading

1. Why is the population of Vancouver increasing rapidly?the warmest part of Canadamountains; the Pacific Ocean on the west;Old and beautiful forestsski in the Rocky Mountains

sail in the harbour (

Climate Surroundings () Sports

the most beautiful city in Canada

2. What have they seen in the Rocky Mountains?mountain goatsgrizzly bearan eagle

3. What is Calgary famous for?*the Calgary StampedeStampede is a big event in Calgary, in which _________ from all over the world who have a _____ for (..) riding wild _________ compete with each other to _________________________.cowboyswin thousands of dollars

horsesgift

4. Where is Thunder Bay? What have they known about it? * at the top end of the Great Lakes* a very busy port city

Toronto

III. Comprehending

1. Li Daiyu and Liu Qian are not flying directly to the Atlantic coast in that ____. A. they want to visit their cousins B. they want to travel across Canada C. they have something important to do D. they can drive their own car

2. Canadas greatest natural resources are __. A. water & coal B. wood & coal C. coal & oil D. water & wood

3. Why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?Because they found nobody on their way.Because there are only thirty million people living on such a huge land and most of them live within the areas of the USA border.There are too many lakes in Canada.Because Canada is surrounded by Oceans on three sides.

Now after reading the text, what words would you use to describe Canada?Task 1:

Task Two: group discussionhow will you introduce your country and which cities will you introduce to your visitors?

Try to list several reasons. You may use the information from the text.If you are a Canadian guide,

Cities like these: Vancouver, Calgary, Thunder BayPatterns:1. Welcome! Canada is a country.

2. Id like to introduce Vancouver to you, because it is ; it has

Canada Palace in Vancouver

CN Tower in Toronto Canadas National Tower

The Empress Hotel in Victoria

Parliament House in Ottawa

The Rocky Mountains

Banff National Park

the Niagara Falls

the covered stadium (home of several famous football teams)

The Botanic Gardens in Montreal

A Chinatown in Toronto

Montreal is the cultural capital of Quebec and the main entry point to the province. it has a large number of attractive and fashionably dressed people.

Montreal, Canada's Number 1 container port and the second largest city , is also a important business centre in the North Atlantic .

Summary Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the _____ in Canada from _____ to _____ . Their cousins friend, Danny Lin, took them to the train station to catch ____ _____ ______. Canada is the _______ biggest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ______ to _______. As they went ________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north and east. When The True secondcoastcoastwesteastNorthtraineastwardsurrounded

the cousins ______ _____ in the seats, they looked out of the window. They saw mountain goats and even a _______ bear. Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys all over North America ____ _ ___ ___working with animals. Then they ______ ________ a wheat-growing province. Thunder Bay is a busy port. It is ______ ___ the center of the country.grizzlyhave a gift forsettled downwent through toclose

Useful expressionsP33the second largest country P34 (para.1)be on a trip to/take a trip torather than do sth.all the way (para.2)on the way to go eastward in less than five days be surrounded by ...increase rapidly

(Para.3)Settle down Manage to do (succeed in doing) Catch sight of From all over the world Have a gift for Win thousands of dollars in prizes (Para4)Slightly over thirty million In an urban area At the top of Be surprised at the fact that ( One-third / One third of