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Unit 5 Canada–“The True North”
莫村中学 陈鉴波
CanadaLead-in
What’s your first impression of this country?What’s your first impression of this country?
beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…beautiful, modern, attractive, pleasant…
How much do you
know about Canada?
Canada, located in North america, is the second largest country
in the world. It is a country with a small population of slightly o
ver 30 million but a large area of over 9.98 million square metr
es.
加拿大的面积是 9984670 平方公里,居世界第二位,其中陆地面积 9093507 平方公里,淡水覆盖面积 891163 平方公里。
1 What is the Canadian leader called?
A. PresidentB. Prime MinisterC. GovernorD.King
2 How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they?
A. Lake SuperiorB. Lake HuronC. Lake ErieD.Lake OntarioE. Lake Michigan
Lake
Superior
Lake
Huron
Lake
Erie
Lake
OntarioLake
Michigan
3 What is the capital of Canada?A. B.
Vancouver TorontoC. Q D.
Calgary Ottawa
4 Which is the national flag of Canada?
A. B.
C. Q D.
5 What is the national animal of Canada?A. B.
Beaver Grizzly bearC. D.
Polar bear Penguin
6.Which is the national flower of Canada?
A. B.
cherry roseC. Q D.
maple lily
7. What language(s) do Canadians speak?
A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish
the national animal of Canada
Canadian symbol—— maple
leaf
—— beaver
A TRIP
ON “ THE TRUE NORTH”
What is “What is “The True NorthThe True North” in the ” in the passage?passage?
“The True North” is the name of the
train that runs through Canada. (真北方)
Fast reading
It is about Lin Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian took a trip to Canada to visit their cousins in Montreal.
what is the passage mainly about?
plane
train.
brief introduction about the trip
who _____ and her cousin ______
why
how first by______ ,then by______
where
Li Daiyu Liu Qian
to __________________
Montreal, Canada
visit their cousins
Read the 1st para and finish the chart below
Try to find out what these numbers refer
to in the text.
5500:
Thirty million:
One third:
It is 5500 kilometers from the east
to the west of the country.
The population of Canada is
slightly over thirty million.
Canada has one third of the
world’s fresh water.
SkimmingRead the text quickly and quietly to fill in the blanks and match the main idea of the 3 parts
Part 1
para(s)___
Part 2
para(s)___
Part 3
para(s)___
What they really saw and felt after boarding the train
brief introduction of their trip
Their chat on their way to the station
1
2
3-5
Rock
y
Mounta
in
s 5,500km
Pacifi
c O
cean
Atla
ntic
Ocean
1.What is the correct order of the main places mentioned in the passage? (In time orderIn time order)
1) Rocky Mountains 2) Vancouver 3) Calgary 4) Toronto 5) Thunder Bay A. 2-3-5-4-1 B. 3-1-2-4-5 C. 2-1-3-5-4 D. 2-3-1-4-5
2. Which of the following is described as the most beautiful city in Canada?
a. Vancouver b. Calgary c. Toronto d. Montreal3. What does the word “slightly” in the
text mean?A.a bit B. a lot C. greatly D. lightly
A. Because they found nobody on their way.B. Because there are only slightly over thirty million people living in such a huge land.C. There are too many lakes in Canada.D. Because Canada is surrounded by oceans on the three sides.
4. why did they begin to realize two days later that Canada is quite empty?
5. What do you think the paragraph following the last paragraph of the text will be about?
A. Their trip back to China.B. Their trip to Thinder Bay.C. They would begin to visit Vancouver.D. Their trip to Toronto.
Fill in the blanks.
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian took the train in Canada
from ___ to ___ . Their cousins’ friend, Danny
Lin, took them to the train station to ca-tch “____
____ _____”. Canada is the ______ biggest
country in the world. It is 5,500 kilome-ters from
______ to ______. As they go ______, they saw
beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is
__________ by mountains on the north and east.
west east
The True North second
coast coast eastward
surrounded
When 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 from all over North America ____ _
___ ___ working with animals. Then they ____
_______ a wheat-growing province. Thunder
Bay is a busy port.
settled down
grizzly
have a gift for went
through
The Rocky Mountains