Canada-- “The True North”

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

2. Which is the national flower of Canada? A. B. cherry rose C. Q D. maple daffodil

Toronto maple trees Maple country

3. What is the capital of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. D. Calgary Ottawa

4. What is the largest city of Canada? A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. Q D. Calgary Ottawa

5. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin

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

7. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada and what are they? A.Lake Superior B.Lake Huron C.Lake Erie D.Lake Ontario E.Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan

Skimming 1. What is “The True North”? 2. What is the passage mainly about? It is about _____ of two girls; and it tells us some information about ______. a trip Canada Who? What? Where? How? The True North is the name of cross- Canada train.

Text structure Part 1 Para. ___ Part 2 Para. ___ Part 3 Para. ____ Brief __________ of their trip Their _____ on their way to the station What they really ____ and ____ after boarding the train introduction saw felt chat

Draw the route of the two girls traveling across Canada. Vancouver Scanning Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder Bay Lake Superior Toronto

Rocky Mountains Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean

1. _____________ 2._________________ population ___________ Para.2 Canada distance ____________ (from coast to coast) Going eastward, you’ll pass 1.______________ 3.______________________ _______ Vancouver the warmest part the most beautiful city 3. _______________ _______________ increasing rapidly. 5._________________ 4. ______________ ______________ wet climate trees ___________ extremely tall measuring 90 metres mountains wide rivers & large cities 2. ____________ scenery 5,500 kilometres oldest & most beautiful forests one of Canada’s most popular cities lakes & forests ? ? Careful reading

1. What mountains did they cross ealier that day? 2. Which city did they go after crossing the mountains? 3. What did the girls think about Canada after 2 days’ travel? 4. Where did they go after dinner? 5. Which lake did the train rush across that night, and what’s their next destination( 目的地 )? 2. Next stop… Calgary… Read Para.3-5 and answer the following questions. 3. After 2 days’ travel, … empty… 4. After dinner, …Thunder Bay… 5. That night … across Lake Superior … Toronto Vancouver Time route 1. Earlier that day, …Rocky Mountains.

Introduce the following cities the warmest; the most beautiful, be surrounded by; skiing & sailing; most popular city; population; forests; climate at the top of; busy port city; be surprised at the fact that catch sight of If I have the chance to travel to Canada, I prefer to go to ___, which is a… city. The reasons are as follows: Firstly,… Then,…. Besides,…. Vancouver: Calgary: Rocky Mountains: Thunder Bay: Calgary Stampede; cowboys; have a gift for; prizes

A: You B: Li Daiyu A: Hello, Li Daiyu. I hear about the news that you have been to Canada. B: Yes, it’s a … trip. A: Really? How did you go there? B: … A: Which cities impressed you most? B: I prefer… Because… A: It sounds… Where else did you go? B: … A: Did you see …? B: … A: It’s really a wonderful experience. Dialogue

Write a short letter asking Copernicus to publish his ideas so everyone can read them. 1. Writing : Suppose you were Li Daiyu and write a passage to introduce your trip to your classmates. 2. 作业本 P55 ， Ex. Ⅰ, Ⅱ.

Suppose you were Li Daiyu. Introduce your trip to the classmates. There can never be a more …trip than the study tour in Canada. I came there by…. I traveled across the whole continent from … to…. The city that impressed me most was … because… What’s more, I visited…After that, I paid a visit to …, which …While crossing …I caught sight of… Above all, it is well worth visiting. Introduce your trip

Brief introduction about the trip who_______ and her cousin ______ whyto _________________ howfirst by______, then by______ where Li Daiyu Liu Qian visit their cousins plane train Montreal, Canada Part 1 Read Para.1 and finish the chart below Careful reading

summary Li Daiyu and liu Qian took the train— “______________” from ______to _______ across Canada. Canada is the _______ largest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers from ________ to ________. As they go _________, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is ___________ by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins_______ _________ in the seats after going________ the train, they __________ mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and a eagle. Their next stop was Calgary. The True North westeast second coast eastward surrounded settled down caught sight of aboard

Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the _______ from all over North America________ ___ ______ ________ riding wild horses. Then they _______ ________ a wheat-growing province to Thunder Bay, a busy______ city at the top of the Great Lakes. Because of the Great lakes, Canada has ______________ than any other country in the world. It has __________ of the world’s total fresh water and much of it is in the Great Lakes. Then the train ____________ the top of Lake Superior, ________ the great forests and southward __________ Toronto, their next destination. cowboys have a gift for went through port more fresh water one-third rushed across through towards

Li Daiyu and liu Qian took the train— “The True North” from west to east across Canada. Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is 5,500 kilometers coast to coast. As they go eastward, they saw beautiful scenery as well as cities. Vancouver is surrounded by mountains on the north and east. When the cousins settled down in the seats after going aboard the train, they caught sight of mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and a eagle. Their next stop was Calgary.

Calgary is famous for its competition. Many of the cowboys from all over North America have a gift for riding wild horses. Then they went through a wheat-growing province to Thunder Bay, a busy port city at the top of the Great Lakes. Because of the Great lakes, Canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world. It has one-third of the world’s total fresh water and much of it is in the Great Lakes. Then the train rushed across the top of Lake Superior, through the great forests and southward towards Toronto, their next destination.

Follow me to Canada Hello, everyone! Welcome to Canada. Now let me introduce Canada to you. (Canada is the second largest country in the world…) guide Distance Population Fresh water supply Vancouver The Rocky Mountains Calgary Thunder bay Scenery

What did they hear about? Guessing What might be included in a journey during a trip to Canada? Places Scenery What did they do? Trip to Canada

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