Unit 5 Canada— —”The True North”
1. Which is the national plant of Canada? A. cherry D. peonyC. maple B. rose
2. What is the national animal of Canada? A. B. Beaver Grizzly bear C. D. Polar bear Penguin
3.What language (s) do Canadians speak? A. English B. English and German C. English and French D. English and Spanish
the French-speaking province ----? languages Official languages: English and French
England France settlers from France settlers from England settlers The first settlers arrived from England in Settlers from France reached Canada in 1534.
4. What is the leader of the country called? A.President B.Prime Minister C.Queen
A. B. Vancouver Toronto C. Q D. Calgary Ottawa 5. What is the capital of Canada?
6. How many “Great Lakes” are there in Canada ? A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6 Go on please!
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7.Which is the national flat of Canada? A. B. C. D. Quiz Quiz Warming-up
Canada is in northern North America position
the largest country in the world the second largest country in the world size has an area of 9,984,670 square kilometers ; the distance from east to west is5,500 kilometers 3rd 4th
population a population of 30 million.
Climate different from area to area (as in china ) in the north winters long ； snow for six months Ottawa: winter ℃ Summer ℃ west coast warmest January : 3 ℃ July : 18 ℃
resources of Canada fresh water coaloilnatural gas forests fish
forests Much of the country is covered by forests ;
fresh water the five great lakes one third of the world’s fresh water
fishing : important for Canadians ; be sold to many other countries
Li Daiyu and Liu Qian A Trip On “The True North” 1. How did they get to their destination ( 目的地 ) ? 2.Why did they visit Canada? 3. Find out the places they visited on the map. Fast reading Rocky Mountains
1. How did they get to their destination( 目 的地 )? They flew from China to Vancouver. Then they took the train from west to east across Canada.
2. Why did they visit Canada? They wanted to visit their cousins in Montreal.
The traveling route ( 路线 ) of the two girls. Rocky Mountains They went eastward across the whole continent.
The first stop-Vancouver Careful reading para2 climate: climate: scenery: scenery: population: population: entertainment (What people can do there): entertainment (What people can do there): natural resources ( 自然资源 ): natural resources ( 自然资源 ): 2.The basic information of Vancouver 1. What can they see when going eastward?
The first stop-Vancouver para2 1. What can they see when going eastward? Going eastward, they will pass mountains and thousands of lakes and forests, as well as wide rivers and large cities.
The first stop-Vancouver para2climate:scenery: entertainment (What people can do there): population: population: natural resources ( 自然资源 ): natural resources ( 自然资源 ): It is the warmest part of Canada It is most beautiful city, surrounded by mountains and the Pacific Ocean You can ski/go skiing in the Rocky mountains and sail/go sailing in the harbour 2.The basic information of Vancouver The tress are extremely tall, some measuring over 90 meters. Its population is increasing rapidly
The traveling route ( 路线 ) of the two girls. Rocky Mountains That afternoon cross
That afternoon’s activity: Para3: True or False: 1.When the girls crossed the Rocky Mountain, they looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. Calgary 2. What is Calgary famous for?
That afternoon’s activity: Para3: True or False: When the girls crossed the Rocky Mountain, they looked out of the windows and saw Native Indians and cowboys. Catch sight of mountain goat& grizzly bear & eagle
The Next Stop: Calgary Q: What is Calgary famous for? A. A western festival for the competition of riding wild horses. B. It’s a festival only for Canada’s cowboys to ride wild horses. C. An activity to teach people how to train wild horses. What can people do at the Stampede? It is famous for the Calgary Stampede What is the Calgary Stampede?
The traveling route ( 路线 ) of the two girls. Rocky Mountains Two days later
Para 4:Two days later: Where is Thunder Bay? Thunder Bay How much fresh water does Canada have?
Para 4:Two days later: Where is Thunder Bay? Thunder Bay This city is at the top of the Great Lakes, and is an urban city.
Para 4:Two days later: Thunder Bay How much fresh water does Canada have? One third of the world’s fresh water, and much of it is in the Great Lakes.
The traveling route ( 路线 ) of the two girls. Rocky mountains That night If there is another paragraph, what will be talked about? What do you think of their trip?
A Trip On “The True North” A. It refers to “ the Cross-Canada train”. B. It means they really experience the customs and attractive scenery in Canada – Northern North America. C. Both A and B What does “The True North” really mean in our text?
Which places in Canada will you suggest me going?
Vancouver Calgary The Rocky Mountains Thunder Bay Toronto
Design a route ( about 2 weeks). A How When The route ( 路线 ) B: the first place C: the second place D: the third place A B C D
Homework: Work up ( 整理 ) your discussion and write down on your exercise book.
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